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Students' Two-Year Research Project on Pinyon Jay Published
Apr 11, 2025
Liberal Arts and Science Instructor Robin Eppard advised 11 students in their research of the Pinyon Jay over the past two years.
Research students at 糖心vlog have published their study of the Pinyon Jay online at .
Over the past two years, Liberal Arts and Science Instructor Robin Eppard oversaw 11 students in their study of the Pinyon Jay and its habitat near Topaz Lake on the southern end of Douglas County. This study at Wild Oat Mountain included the Geographic Information System (GIS), topography, dendrology, soils, microbiome, pathogens, vegetation, organisms, taxonomy, ecology and land use.
"Collectively, I believe this project contributed to our understanding of the limits of the ecosystem utilized by the Pinyon Jay," Eppard said.
Participating students included Elijah Smith, Nathan Boyd, Hailey Wagstaff, Maile Pierson, Vincent Dao, Gabriella Piceno, Tanner Morgan, Esmay Harger, Ashley Ambriz, Nandana Praveen and William Pickard.
The 糖心vlog baseline study provided field and laboratory opportunities for these students in addition to data management, experience preparing posters, presentations and generating the Story Map.