Within easy reach of mountain, ocean and desert, the University of Redlands sits in a geographic sweet spot. Beyond the pleasures each milieu offers, all three ecosystems are also beset by the environmental challenges currently dogging much of California, including drought, land degradation, pollution and the myriad types of havoc an overabundance of humans can wreak.
Opportunities also abound in our Southern California setting for Redlands faculty to get to grips with these challenges up close and to work to find lasting solutions.
Their expertise about our natural resources—the flora of the San Bernardino Mountains, the trees at Big Bear, marine life in the waters off Catalina Island, the night sky as viewed from Joshua Tree—and their passionate commitment to helping to preserve them, in turn inspires legions of Redlands students who, as alumni, are motivated to carry on this vital work.
Stories:
The Paleoclimatologist
In a mountain meadow at Big Bear, Hillary Jenkins and her students are
working to predict the long term effects of California’s drought.
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Damilola Eyelade ‘12 MS GIS
Returning water to the aquifer
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The Botanist
Q&A with Tim Krantz: Nobody knows the plants of the San Bernardino Mountains better than Tim Krantz, and he’s committed to their conservation.
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Torrie Brandon ‘16
Connecting students with conservation
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Katie Heer ‘10
Protecting the Inland Empire’s Natural Resources
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The Astronomer
Q&A with Physics Professor Tyler Nordgren about the loss of dark skies through light pollution.
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Georgia Tunioli ‘13
Keeping the bay clean
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The Marine Biologist
Lei Lani Stelle has logged hundreds of hours tracking whales and dolphins off the coast of Southern California to better understand how humans affect their lives.
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