Since 1999, the chapter has sponsored a scholarship program for students doing research on na tive plant topics.

Bradley Speno, San Jose S tate University, Graduate Research Scholarship: Alameda Song Sparr ow Habitat Use as an Indicator of Salt Pond Restoration
Bradley gathered plant information by walking through areas affected by sal twater restoration to see how native plants and their variety changed. He a lso looked at bird banding and surveys on the Alameda song sparrow to see i f it could show if the restoration was working well. Bradley received his b achelor's degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado and worked for different government agencies and companies before going to San José State University for his master's degree. His research f ocuses on local restoration projects, and he plans to use his knowledge to help restore habitats.

Cecilia Girvin, UC Santa Cruz, Graduate Research Scholarship: The Role of Sexual Conflict i n Hermaphroditic Floral Evolution

Cecilia Girvin, a PhD student at UC Santa Cruz, is researching how environmental an d biological factors influence the evolution of flowers, focusing on Clarki a unguiculata, a plant that opens its bisexual flowers in summer, facing ch allenges like water scarcity. Her work aims to understand how these factors affect the plant's survival and reproduction.

J oseph Cusenza, UC Santa Cruz, Undergraduate Research Scholarship: The Role of Plasticity and Pollinators on the Expression and Evolution of Floral Lon gevity

Joseph Cusenza, a recent graduate from U C Santa Cruz, is studying the impact of flexibility and pollinators on the development and evolution of flower longevity, building on his previous stu dies in environmental science. He continues to work with Cecilia Girvin on a project that explores the effects of different selection pressures on the plant's survival and reproduction.

This talk will be li ve streamed on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@CNPSSantaClaraValley - registration NOT required) and on Zoom (http://www.cnps-sc v.org/talk-20240918 - registration required).

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Since 1999, the chapter has sponsored a scholarship program for students doing research on native plant topics.

Brad ley Speno, San Jose State University, Graduate Research Scholarship: < em>Alameda Song Sparrow Habitat Use as an Indicator of Salt Pond Restoratio n
Bradley gathered plant information by walking through areas affected by saltwater restoration to see how native plants and their variety changed. He also looked at bird banding and surveys on the Alameda song sparrow to see if it could show if the restoration was working well. B radley received his bachelor's degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology f rom the University of Colorado and worked for different government agencies and companies before going to San José State University for his master's d egree. His research focuses on local restoration projects, and he plans to use his knowledge to help restore habitats.

Ceci lia Girvin, UC Santa Cruz, Graduate Research Scholarship: The Role of Sexual Conflict in Hermaphroditic Floral Evolution

Cecilia Girvin, a PhD student at UC Santa Cruz, is researching how environmental and biological factors influence the evolution of flower s, focusing on Clarkia unguiculata, a plant that opens its bisexual flowers in summer, facing challenges like water scarcity. Her work aims to underst and how these factors affect the plant's survival and reproduction.

Joseph Cusenza, UC Santa Cruz, Undergraduate Research S cholarship: The Role of Plasticity and Pollinators on the Expression and Ev olution of Floral Longevity

Joseph Cusenza, a r ecent graduate from UC Santa Cruz, is studying the impact of flexibility an d pollinators on the development and evolution of flower longevity, buildin g on his previous studies in environmental science. He continues to work wi th Cecilia Girvin on a project that explores the effects of different selec tion pressures on the plant's survival and reproduction.

This talk will be live streamed on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@CNPSSa ntaClaraValley - registration NOT required) and on Zoom (http://www.cnps-scv.org/talk-20240918 - registration required).

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