2007 Shipley Skinner Award Recipients!

We are pleased to announce that the following Shipley Skinner award recipients for 2007 Funded Projects are:

1. Sara Jo Dickens & Edith Allen for "Prescribed burn and non-native plant density effects on soil characteristics in a California grassland"

2. Paul DeLey for "First exploration of nematode diversity in the Shipley-Skinner Reserve"

3. Senanu Spring-Pearson & Leonard Nunney for "Modeling populations within the Stephen's kangaroo rat habitat conservation plan: A re-evaluation"

Our thanks go out to everyone who participated in the Shipley-Skinny Reserve Endowment and our contraluations go toward the winners!

2007 Call for Proposals

The 2007 call for proposals is now closed.

Introduction

The Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) and the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) of the University of California at Riverside announce a Call for Proposals for faculty desiring to perform research on the Shipley-Skinner Reserve or relating to Multiple Species Preserve design or management in Riverside County. Situated between the urbanizing areas of Temecula and Murrieta to the southwest, Hemet and San Jacinto to the northeast, and bounded by Lake Skinner on the south and Diamond Valley Lake on the north, the Shipley-Skinner lands comprise an important habitat for a variety of coastal sage shrub, chaparral, oak woodlands, non-native grasslands, riparian, and freshwater lake species. This area provides habitat for many rare, threatened, and endangered species.

In 1991, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California initiated a management plan to recognize and govern habitat values on lands acquired to mitigate the projected impacts of MWD's water development projects in Western Riverside County. Asked to provide research in habitat protection, monitoring, and restoration, CNAS instituted this call to address these issues at the Shipley-Skinner Reserve. In 2001, the area of research expanded to other reserves in the county as the County of Riverside established an endowment to the CCB for the study of conservation issues affecting Riverside County.

History of the Endowment

Previously and currently funded projects are listed here, along with available documents regarding the projects.

Final Report

A final report will be required at the end of the project period. This report must include specific recommendations for maintenance and enhancement of the habitat and/or species at the Shipley-Skinner Reserve (Skinner Shipley endowment) or regional conservation issues (Riverside County endowment). The report should be submitted electronically and will be posted on the CCB web site (www.ccb.ucr.edu). All data must be submitted to the CCB.

Additional information

For additional information please contact:
Veronique Rorive
Center for Conservation Biology
Phone: 951/827-5494
Email: vrorive@ ucr.edu