In our presentation, we will be researching and presenting the historical, and current effects in the Eel River regarding the invasive Sacramento Pike Minnow. This fish was introduced into the Eel River watershed in 1962 and has been an issue for people who depend on the river for the past 45 years. The pike minnow is a species that eats juvenile salmonids (salmon, trout, steelhead). Salmonids are extremely important to the eco-system as well as the people who rely on it. The Wiyot people depend on healthy salmon runs each and every year as a source of food, and more importantly in today's day and age, a source of income.

I will be doing a poster that outlines the history of how boy scouts had appropriated native american culture and the effect that that had on both tribes and the scouts that participated in events such as order of the arrow.

Analysis of protein degradation to assess postmortem intervals in a quantative approach.

My poster will be an examination of current tiger conservation efforts and how indigenous people have contributed to the recent growth in tiger populations. Traditional beliefs surrounding tigers shape the perspectives of Indigenous tribes living alongside these powerful cats. Understanding the indigenous perspective of coexistence with tigers offers conservationists new insights for promoting tiger conservation elsewhere. The poster will outline where tigers fit into the attitudes and beliefs of indigenous people living alongside them, how it affects conservation efforts today, and why it is important.

Evidence of high density non-serotinous recruitment post-fire questions if seed dispersal from a live tree is solely responsible. Studies suggest that seed maturation occurs before the cone scales reflex, and it’s possible that cone scales act as a protective barrier during fire, such that mature seeds are protected and remain germinable. If cone scales adequately protect seeds, then an aerial seed source post-fire is available for recruitment, relative to seed maturation and time of fire. This research aims to determine the timing of Pinus contorta ssp. latifolia seed maturation within a coniferous cone and its relationship to degree days.

For our creative project we decided to create a poster explaining the relationionships between controled fires and forests. While participating in our Native American Studies class, we spoke breifly about how Native Americans used controlled fires to better the vegagtaion within their land. As biology (the study of life) and botnay (the study of plants) majors, the idea of controlled fires helping forests become more suitable for the life surronding it was an increcribly intresting topic for our research poster. Throughout our presentation we will be taking a closer look at how exactly controlled fires are able to help plants grow back stronger and healthier in the years after the fire.

The goals of animal conservation and the goals of indigenous peoples wishing to hunt are not compatible in all cases. There has been a large amount of land being modified by modern civilization and it is increasing rapidly. There has been two pressing reasons for the preservation of undisturbed land, one is the preservation of indigenous homelands and the preservation of wildlife. Conservationists and indigenous peoples have been paying attention on certain wildlife and Indigenous homelands. Some of the data they do on hunting by indigenous people are, 1) the time period over which the information on hunting was collected ; and 2) the number of people consuming the game killed.

For ideafest we plan to enlighten our fellow Humboldtians on how Native tribes are helping to save the bison from extinction. Bison have played a key role in Native culture especially in the great plains . Their bison are like our salmon. The Sioux and Assiniboine tribes of Fork pecks currently have the largest restoration herd, with up to 340 bison living and thriving on their lands. We major in zoology and we decided to focus in on this subject because it is a clear bridge on how Indigenous people make connections between animals and their culture. Thereby, a connection between NAS and Zoology is born and recognized :) .

At Humboldt State University we aim to create a robust CRISPR/Cas9 toolkit which enables one to overexpress, repress, inhibit transcription and perform double strand DNA cuts allowing one to undertake research on genes associated with cancer, autophagy and neurological diseases. These tools will enable future students, private sector, and academia to investigate a wide range of biological questions. Currently in the CRISPR/Cas9 system there are inherent problems ranging from indel mutations, poor gene locus targeting, low efficiency, and in vivo applications.We built upon the knowledge in Dr. Steele’s lab and chose to perform Hi-Fi assembly to overcome technological limitations that lowered.

The goal of our research project is to inform our peers on the medicinal practices of tribes like the Cherokee, Creek, and Houma tribes used. We will provide some background information on these tribes and their regions they reside in. We will also discuss how they have used their developed practices to contribute to medicine today. We will then discuss what natural resources these tribes utilized to create these medications and conditions they may treat.