UCSC Arboretum to conduct vegetation surveys under $2.6M state contract
A team of UCSC botanists will carry out surveys for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in support of a statewide vegetation classification and mapping program
Return to Rat Island: Researchers help restore native species to Aleutian island chain
In 2008, UC Santa Cruz researchers led a conservation effort to remove invasive rats from an island off Alaska’s Aleutian archipelago. A decade later, native island birds and the seashore ecosystem are returning to their natural balance.