Features | Fall/Winter 2024

Features | Fall/Winter 2024

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence. This mini-package, starring the Owens Valley pupfish, Yosemite’s mountain yellow-legged frogs, and the sage-grouse of Long Valley Caldera, features stunning illustrations by alum Charin Park '22. Nature also gets a nod in our art story, set in Ojai’s gorgeous Taft Gardens, while the Colombian Andes are the backdrop for an in-depth piece about a documentary film project that weaves together family memories and Alzheimer's research. Also in the spotlight: discoveries in the humanities from overlooked and underestimated spaces.

Finding a bigger bucket

Desert fish and the legacy of Phil Pister

abstract cactus' on red background

Between Chaos and Cactus

Artist Madeleine Eve Ignon journeys into motherhood in a botanical paradise

Sagegrouse illustration

Sagebrush icons

Researchers gain valuable environmental knowledge by studying the sage-grouse and their habitat

Sierra yellow-legged frog illustration

Comeback kids

Once-endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs have leaped back to life in Yosemite

Laila Shereen Sakr, Huong Ngo, Swati Chattopadhyay

Vantage point

Discoveries in the humanities from overlooked and underestimated spaces

Sisters Marisa and Cristina Venegas

Making memories

Sisters’ birthright informs their special film project, ‘Mapping Alzheimer’s‘


Fall / Winter 2024

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abstract cactus' on red background

Between Chaos and Cactus

Sagegrouse illustration

Sagebrush icons

Sierra yellow-legged frog illustration

Comeback kids