The Humboldt Botanical Garden, located in southern Eureka, is where the Lost Coast Brewery Native Plant Garden thrives. Our project for The Humboldt Botanical Garden will focus on the described main role of botanical gardens. Given The Humboldt Botanical Garden is focusing on exhibiting endemic species to the Northern California region, we would like to emphasize its role as a place for understanding plants and recognizing the species diversity in the region. One of the ways to make it possible is to expand access to the botanical garden. Through making a trail map that displays whole paths in the garden, people will gain another way to navigate the garden.

Muscular imbalances are common in mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters and can decrease performance and increase injuries. This study aims to investigate the effects of fixing muscular imbalances of MMA fighters. The experiment will consist of 20 MMA fighters assigned to either an intervention group or control group. The intervention group will receive an 8-week program targeting their muscular imbalances. Pre- and post-intervention measures will be assessed. This research highlights the importance of addressing muscular imbalances in MMA fighters to improve their overall performance and reduce the risk of injury.

The purpose of this research is to investigate the therapeutic potential of exercise as an adjunctive treatment for substance use disorder, with the focus on three target problematic areas, in chronic use and relapse. 1. Regulation of the stress response or the HPA axis. 2. Promotion of neuroplasticity through BDNF expression. 3. Activation of natural dopamine reward pathways. This research will evaluate exercise's efficacy in building stress resilience, facilitating neural repair, and satisfying altered reward circuitry - thereby reducing susceptibility to relapse triggers. Potentially legitimizing its use as a low-cost, sustainable adjunct to current rehabilitation strategies.

This study aimed to understand the factors influencing extended periods of inactivity in barred owls. We analyzed environmental factors, such as temperature and seasonal variations, along with individual characteristics like sex, to better understand their activity patterns. The findings could aid in developing more effective management strategies for barred owls through targeted removal programs, ultimately improving conservation efforts for the threatened northern spotted owl.

Samsung smart tags are used as a tool for tracking the location of mule deer and assessing their use in different environments with levels of urbanisation.

My research seeks to examine the body hair experiences of female HSU students and pressures they face conforming to local normative gender expectations. Drawing on a random sample of 300 female HSU students, I administered an online survey. My survey questions focused on the factors influencing respondents to grow out armpit and leg hair, and how individual characteristics influence women`s body hair practices at HSU. I will present my methods, data, and concluding analysis.

The Costco-Price Collection is an assortment of historic artifacts excavated in 1994 from the current Costco site and former city dump in Eureka, California. A portion (619 artifacts) was kept as a teaching collection in the Archaeology Research Laboratory at Humboldt State University, and has been used to educate students and encourage interest in California archaeology. This presentation will showcase the rehabilitation of this collection from its original inherited state in 2013 to its current incarnation as a useful and coherent resource through the three-year timeline.

LEVEE STORIES UNEARTHED: FIELD AND MIXED METHODS IN SUPPORT FOR AN EXPEDITED RECONNAISSANCE STUDY

My project describes the work put into nominating the Arcata Plaza to the National Register of Historic Places. This is a research based project which highlights the cultural importance of Plaza as it has hosted many large events over the course of its history.

ANTH 352: Experimental Archaeology is an introduction to the principles and applications used in recreating the technologies of the past. Students participate in research, experimentation and experiential components throughout the term. During the course of the Spring 2018 class, students designed and implemented experimental archaeology projects that included wattle and daub construction, ceramic production and materials, consumables including food, bread and mead, ethnographic and archaeological instrument construction, ship-building, book binding, textile production, and ancient weapon technologies.