From 2023 until 2026, I taught the SYN 100 course titled “Urban Nature” for the Synthesis Program in Seventh College at UC San Diego. This is a collection of cover letters and websites that student groups produced in my course within 10 weeks.
Please contact me to gain access to the links to view the materials.
2025-2026
Fall 2025
Smell the Roses: a Guide to Visiting Rose Canyon
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Correlation Between Cleanliness and Biodiversity: Observing Wildlife at Gliderport
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
The Green Zine: Scripps Coastal Reserve
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Layers of Change: A Student Guide to Scripps Coastal Reserve
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Between the City & Sea: Coexistence at the Children’s Pool
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Behind the Gate: Scripps Coastal Reserve
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Understanding Threats to Willowy Monardella Populations to Unlock Benefits to Local Ecosystems
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Cabbage Chemistry: DIY pH & Soil Testing
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Winter 2026
Mapping Native Shrubs at the Elliott Chaparral Reserve
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
2%: A Field Guide to Vernon, CA: Urban Nature in an “Exclusively Industrial” City
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Calculating Eucalyptus Biomass at Elliott Chaparral Reserve
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Divide and Cultivate: Native Flora Introduction in UCSD Street Medians
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Rose Canyon Guided Trail: Closing the Psychological Distance Between the Community & Rose Canyon
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Savoring the Shrubs: A Guide to Foraging in UCSD
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Advancing Nature-Friendly Cutlery Solutions
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Green Eats
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Regrow What You Throw: Reducing Food Waste and Saving Money
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Spring 2026
Roots to Recipes
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
The Pit
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Bin Here, Ignored That
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Sunscreen Colored Coral
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Investigation of Recent Increases in Seabird Deaths in San Diego due to Rising Ocean Temperatures
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Turning the Tide: A Guide to the La Jolla Tidepools
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Beach Bingo: A Game to Understand the Health of your Local Beach
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
Impact of Community Gardens on Food Sovereignty in Barrio Logan
Proposal | Cover Letter | Website
2024-2025
Winter 2025
Biodiversity in San Diego’s Urban Spaces
Cover Letter | Website
Cleaning Up the Mind: The Effect of Environmental Cleanups on Mental Health
Cover Letter | Website
Scraps of Scripps:
Digital Scrapbook Around Ecological Relationships Between the Reserve, Wildlife, & Local Community
Cover Letter | Website
The Coastal Live Oak: A Cornerstone of Rose Canyon Pamphlet and Children’s Book
Cover Letter | Website
The Triple Threat: Three Forms of Pollution in Rose Canyon
Cover Letter | Website
Fall 2024
Analysis of Soil Quality via Water Runoff
Cover Letter | Website
Doyle Park Biodiversity
Cover Letter | Website
Evaluating Soil Quality Across the Urban Landscape:
Impacts of Human Activity on Soil Metrics and Health
Cover Letter | Website
Living Library: A Guide to Exploring Campus Ecology through Geisel’s Landscape Biodiversity
Cover Letter | Website
2023-2024
What is Rose Canyon? Rose Canyon Climate Media Poster and Educational Resource
Website
Climate Change Conversation Mementos: Sparking Climate Change Conversation
Website
Plants: An Ecological Guide to Rose Canyon
Website
Rose Canyon e-Pamphlet: Increasing the Accessibility & Aesthetics of Rose Canyon Marketing
Website
Rose Canyon: 15-Minute City | Applying the 15-Minute City Concept to Rose Canyon
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