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August 2011 - Request for Proposals

The Santa Monica Mountains Fund, in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the Southern California Research Learning Center, would like to evaluate the potential for re-establishing federally endangered southern steelhead trout in Zuma Creek. Many barriers to steelhead movement from the ocean up into Zuma Creek remain in both the stretch of creek that runs through private property between Zuma Lagoon and NPS property in Zuma Canyon as well as on federal property itself.

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Southern California Research Learning Center Strategic Plan  - The Southern California Research Learning Center (SCRLC) has completed a strategic five year plan which tiers off the National Strategic plan for the network of seventeen Research Learning Centers.  The SCRLC supports a broad scope of research on the terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and cultural components of Mediterranean Ecosystems. Our main focus is to promote research directed at park management needs. Of particular interest to the SCRLC are topics which enhance understanding of the natural and cultural environments and of the interface between the human and natural communities at Cabrillo National Monument, Channel Islands National Park, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

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Cover of the SCRLC 2010 Annual Report   SCLRC 2010 Annual Report to Congress
The Southern California Research Learning Center 2010 Annual Report details programs and projects including the Loggerhead Shrike Citizen Science Study on Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands, the Climate Change Ambassadors Youth
Program, and the Sea to Shining Sea LIVE distance education program broadcasts to audiences around the country all of which promote scientific inquiry, stewardship, and education within Cabrillo NM (CABR), Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO).
SCRLC 2009 Annual Report cover   SCLRC 2009 Annual Report to Congress
The Southern California Research Learning Center 2009 Annual Report details programs and projects including the LIVE Distance Education Technology Transfer Workshop, a LIVE broadcast to the Second Century Commission, and the Applied Methods Field Course which promote scientific inquiry, stewardship, and education within Cabrillo NM (CABR), Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO).


CMRLC RLC report 2008

 

CMRLC 2008 Annual Report to Congress
The California Mediterranean Research Learning Center 2008 Annual Report details exciting programs and projects which  promote scientific inquiry, stewardship, and education
within Cabrillo NM (CABR), Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO).

November 25, 2008 Update

October 22, 2008 Update

September 10, 2008 Update


Download a PDF of Announcing the names of the students awarded CMRLC Fellowships.

 

CMLRC Fellowships - The National Park Service provides unparalleled opportunities for research and education in some of our nation's most cherished and pristine ecosystems. The Mediterranean Coast network parks face increasingly complex issues that threaten the integrity of natural ecosystems, cultural resources, and visitor experiences.

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Santa Monica College student group discovers unknown species of spider and Students wait for species to be catalogued.

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The California Mediterranean Research Learning Center announces the Southern California Coastal Parks Student Fellowship

The California Mediterranean Research Learning Center (CMRLC) facilitates and research in the California Mediterranean Network of national parks: Cabrillo National National Park, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

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The California Mediterranean Research Learning Center Briefing

The California Mediterranean climate represents one of only five locations in the world where Mediterranean ecosystems support sensitive endemics at risk due to a history of substantial human use, development, and invasive species. The California Mediterranean Research Learning Center (CMRLC) promotes and facilitates scientific and scholarly inquiry within Cabrillo NM (CABR), Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO).

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Monitoring Breeding Success of Xanthus's Murrelets on the Channel Islands

Has removing non- native black rats from Anacapa Island benefited breeding populations of Xantus?s murrelets?

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