Please join us for this free virtual and in-person event during which the three university student researchers who received grants from our Friends Research Fund in 2023 will present their findings!

This will be a hybrid event taking place in the Science Auditorium (Room 151) of the Southern Oregon University Science Hall and over zoom. A zoom link will be sent out before the event to those who register.

The student presenters this year are:

Trevor Holt is a senior biology major at Southern Oregon University. He will be working with his advisor, Dr. Jacob Youngblood, to catalog the grasshopper species found within the Monument and pilot a long-term monitoring program.

Tayla Moore is a senior biology major at Southern Oregon University. She will be working with her advisor, Dr. Jacob Youngblood, to map the distribution and uncover the natural history of the Siskiyou Short-horned Grasshopper, a species endemic to the Cascade-Siskiyou bioregion.

Hilary Rose Dawson is a Ph.D. candidate in Biology at the University of Oregon. Working with her advisor, Dr. Lucas Silva, at the University of Oregon, she will expand on her previous work to create a preliminary list of truffle (underground-fruiting fungi) species found in the Monument.

The Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument's mission is to support the protection, restoration and conservation of the Monument through service, advocacy and education. Our Hike and Learn programs are designed to introduce the public to different topics and locations within the Monument. Hike and Learns are co-created with local scientists, historians, artists, students, and more.

Cover photo by Tayla Moore