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Quercus engelmannii (Engelmann Oak)

Quercus engelmannii (Engelmann Oak)

PI: Victoria Sork (UCLA)

Co-PIs: Kirk Lohmueller (UCLA), Sorel Fitz-Gibbon (UCLA)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Quercus wislizeni (Interior Live Oak)

Quercus wislizeni (Interior Live Oak)

PI: Richard Dodd (UCB)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Quercus parvula var. parvula (Santa Cruz Island Oak)

Quercus parvula var. parvula (Santa Cruz Island Oak)

PI: Richard Dodd (UCB)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Quercus lobata (Valley Oak)

Quercus lobata (Valley Oak)

PI: Victoria Sork (UCLA)

Co-PIs: Kirk Lohmueller (UCLA), Sorel Fitz-Gibbon (UCLA)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Quercus berberidifolia (California Scrub Oak)

Quercus berberidifolia (California Scrub Oak)

PI: Victoria Sork (UCLA)

Co-PIs: Kirk Lohmueller (UCLA), Sorel Fitz-Gibbon (UCLA)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak)

Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak)

PI: Richard Dodd (UCB)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Populus trichocarpa (Black Cottonwood)

Populus trichocarpa (Black Cottonwood)

PI: Victoria Sork (UCLA)

Co-PIs: Sorel Fitz-Gibbon (UCLA)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Platanus racemosa (California Sycamore)

Platanus racemosa (California Sycamore)

PI: Victoria Sork (UCLA)

Co-PIs: Sorel Fitz-Gibbon (UCLA)

Treescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Ramalina menziesii (Lace Lichen)

Ramalina menziesii (Lace Lichen)

PI: Victoria Sork (UCLA)

Co-PIs: Sorel Fitz-Gibbon (UCLA)

Herbaceous Plantscourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Limnanthes spp (Meadowfoam)

Limnanthes spp (Meadowfoam)

PI: Vanessa Handley (UCB, Montgomery Botanical Center)

Co-PI: Brian Dorsey (Huntington Botanical Gardens)

Herbaceous Plantscourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Trebouxia decolorans (Algae:Lace Lichen)

Trebouxia decolorans (Algae:Lace Lichen)

PI: Victoria Sork (UCLA)

Co-PIs: Sorel Fitz-Gibbon (UCLA)

Herbaceous Plantscourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Ariolimax columbianus (Pacific Banana Slug)

Ariolimax columbianus (Pacific Banana Slug)

PI: Russ Corbett-Detig (UCSC)

Co-PIs: Richard Edward Green (UCSC), Christopher Vollmers (UCSC)

Invertebratescourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Strix occidentalis (Spotted Owl)

Strix occidentalis (Spotted Owl)

PI: Jeff Wall (UCSF)

Birdscourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Selasphorus sasin sasin (Allen’s Hummingbird)

Selasphorus sasin sasin (Allen’s Hummingbird)

PI: Alan Brelsford (UCR)

Birdscourtney millerJanuary 23, 2026

Tivela stultorum (Pismo Clam)

Tivela stultorum (Pismo Clam)

PI: Mike Dawson (UCM)

Co-PI: Rachael Bay (UCD)

Marine Invertebratescourtney millerJanuary 20, 2026

Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)

PI: Mike Dawson (UCM)

Co-PI: Rachael Bay (UCD)

Marine Fishcourtney millerJanuary 20, 2026

Enhydra lutris nereis (Southern Sea Otters)

Enhydra lutris nereis (Southern Sea Otters)

PI: John Carlos Garza (UCSC)

Co-PIs: Beth Shapiro (UCSC), James Estes (UCSC)

Marine Mammals, Threatened or Endangeredcourtney millerJanuary 20, 2026

Ariolimax californicus (California Banana Slug)

Ariolimax californicus (California Banana Slug)

PI: Russell Corbett-Detig (UCSC)

Co-PIs: Richard Edward Green (USCS), Christopher Vollmers (USCS)

Invertebratescourtney millerJanuary 20, 2026

Masticophis lateralis (Striped Racer)

Masticophis lateralis (Striped Racer)

PIs: Brad Shaffer (UCLA), Ian Wang (UCB)

Co-PI: Robert Fisher (USGS)

Reptilescourtney millerJanuary 20, 2026

Panulirus interruptus (Spiny Lobster)

Panulirus interruptus (Spiny Lobster)

PI: Mike Dawson (UCM)

Co-PI: Rachael Bay (UCD)

Marine Invertebratescourtney millerJanuary 20, 2026