#41, June 11, 2025
Eric Zimmerman
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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:
6/13/25 Spring
Deadline to
Submit Incomplete Grades
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Presentation
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Please note: Thursday, June 19th and Friday, July 4th
are
campus holidays.
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ES ADVISING AVAILABLE ALL SUMMER:
That’s right, your ES Advising Team works throughout the summer and are here to help! Students are always welcome to first check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for answers to many common questions. If one can’t find the answers there you have multiple options to speak with an ES Advisor, including:
- Email questions to advi...@es.ucsb.edu and we will do our best to respond as soon as possible (normally 1-2 business days).
- We also offer drop-in Advising in Bren Hall, Rm 4312, Monday thru Thursday from 1:00-3:00 pm. Just come by and we will help you on a first come-first serve basis.
- Or, you can schedule
a remote Zoom appointment with an advisor using
the Schedule Appointment link on the ES Advising
webpage. Appointments are generally available M-F
9:00-11:45 am and 3:00-4:00 pm. and all-day Friday.
Please
note: Thursday, June 19th and Friday, July 4th
are campus
holidays and ES Advising will not be available on these days!
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INDEX:
1) INVITED: UCSB GreenScreen 2025 Student
Film Premiere
(featuring a number of ES majors)
- Friday, June 13, 2025 7pm to 9:30pm Get
your free tickers here
2) EXCITING
FALL ES
COURSE: REGISTER for a
special FALL
2 Unit E.S course
- ENV S 194TK (Traditional Ecological Knowledges
Studies).
3) Fun
Fall class
available: PORT 32: “Ocean Cultures: People, Routes, and
Environments in the Portuguese-Speaking World
4) SPACE
AVAILABLE: Summer INT
138CC Class on
Climate Journalism
- Scholarships available! Summer Session B.
5) Paid short term summer
field work
opportunity for undergrads to help
conduct sediment and carbon sampling and
surveys of beaver ponds in the
southern Sierra Nevada this summer.
6) PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP:
Wildlife
Corridor Mapping (Room to Roam Project)
with Los
Padres Forest Watch
7) PAID
Coastal
Cleanup Day Internship with Santa Barbara’s Explore Ecology!
- Applications due Friday, June 20 for priority consideration
8) LOCAL
ENV JOB!!! Recruitment
for Air Quality Specialist I/II with the
Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control
District
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CONTENT:
1) INVITED: UCSB GreenScreen 2025 Student
Film Premiere
(featuring a number of ES majors)
- Friday, June 13, 2025 7pm to 9:30pm Get
your free tickers here
Join us for the premiere of the 2025
GreenScreen student
environmental films! This exciting evening will showcase four
student-produced
films, focused on eco-consciousness. Details on all four films
will be
announced soon!
GreenScreen is a hands-on, project-based
environmental media
production program where students work in teams to leverage their
collective
production skills and environmental knowledge. The goal of the
program is not
only to increase awareness about the environment, but to expand
the ways that
these issues are represented and communicated. For more
information about
GreenScreen, visit this
page.
GreenScreen is a hands-on, project-based environmental media production program where students work in teams to leverage their collective production skills and environmental knowledge. The goal of the program is not only to increase awareness about the environment, but to expand the ways that these issues are represented and communicated. For more information about GreenScreen, visit this page.
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2) EXCITING FALL ES
COURSE: REGISTER for a
special FALL
2 Unit E.S course - ENV S 194TK (Traditional Ecological Knowledges
Studies).
Are you interested in a course providing hands-on experience in Traditional/Indigenous Ecological Knowledges (TEK)? Consider applying to enroll in ENV S 194TK for Fall 2025!
This 2-unit ES field course will explore TEK, or Taditional Ecological Knowledges: Indigenous Peoples' many ways of knowing their relationship(s) to the land, air, water, flora, fauna, to each other, and to all beings. This course is focused on reframing our relationships with the land through hands-on participation in tending Indigenous garden spaces on campus.
Students will use the lessons of TEK and reciprocal relationships with the natural world in a hands-on environment. Gardening, workshops, guest speakers, and an independent project will give students the tools they need to put their TEK knowledge into practice within our community garden spaces. Students will create their own independent projects in these spaces, working in conjunction with garden staff and leaders in an effort to make a positive and lasting impact on the local ecosystem. We will collaboratively tend these spaces as a group to aid our Indigenous community's restoration efforts. This course has been meaningfully crafted to correspond with Professor Margaret McMurtrey's ES 193TK course.
By engaging fully with this course, students will:
- Develop their understanding of sustainable Indigenous gardening practices, Indigenous food sovereignty, ethnobotany, Indigenous allyship in outdoor spaces, Chumash culture, and history.
- Identify perspectives and methods of forming meaningful connections with the environment via Indigenous lifeways.
- Improve their ability to incorporate multiple kinds of learning (i.e TEK & Western Science) into hands-on practice.
This course will be held on Mondays 4:00 - 6:00 pm. ENV S 194TK is currently closed on GOLD. Students who are interested in enrolling can find a course application and more information here: https://forms.gle/v4tESy69dmaLhVSs8
* Priority is given to students who have taken or are currently enrolled in ENV S 193TK, and members of AIISA.
Applications are due by Friday, September 12th, by 11:59 PM.
We Welcome Native Students and Allies!
Please fill out the application thoroughly and thoughtfully. The leadership team will review all responses, and as a small course, admission is limited so please be mindful in your response. If admitted, you will be given an add code to register on GOLD officially.
Have questions? Please email reeser...@ucsb.edu
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3) Fun Fall class
available: PORT 32: “
Ocean Cultures: People, Routes, and Environments in the Portuguese-Speaking World
I hope this message finds you well! I’m reaching out to kindly ask if you might be willing to share information about a Fall course I’m teaching—PORT 32 – Ocean Cultures: People, Routes, and Environments in the Portuguese-Speaking World—with your ES students.
The course looks at how the ocean has shaped the cultures, histories, and literatures of Portuguese speaking countries such as Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Portugal, using a mix of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and film. We’ll examine themes including:
– Seafaring and oceanic empires
– The Atlantic slave trade
– Coastal life and surf cultures
– Environmental sustainability and marine ecologies
The class invites students to think globally and comparatively, connecting Africa, the Americas, and Asia, and may appeal especially to those interested in migration, colonial histories, environmental politics, and transnational cultural flows.
It also fulfills GE requirements in Culture
& Thought, European Traditions, and Writing.
(The course currently appears in GOLD under the temporary title Seascapes of Change, but that will be updated this
week.)
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4) SPACE
AVAILABLE: Summer INT
138CC Class on
Climate Journalism - Scholarships available! Summer Session B.
Exciting summer class called INT 138CC: Creative Climate
Communication as
we still have spots available. This class is generously supported
by the
Arnhold foundation and has up to 20 student scholarships
to offset
tuition! Please share this opportunity widely with your student
networks. Thank
you! If students have any questions they can reach out to me
directly.
Class highlights:
- Learn how to write about climate optimism
- Pitch story ideas to magazine editors
- Interview community experts in climate science
- Write a climate journalism or creative article
- Create social media posts to accompany article
- Publish your piece
in Blue Dot Magazine!
See attached flyer for more info or contact Alexandra Phillips alexandra...@ucsb.edu
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5) Paid short term
summer field work opportunity for undergrads to help conduct
sediment and
carbon sampling and surveys of beaver ponds in the southern Sierra
Nevada this
summer.
Are you looking for a summer side-gig that will allow you to travel AND work in the great outdoors? My name is Huck Rees, and I am a PhD student in the Geography Department studying river processes. I am currently in need of an undergraduate field assistant to help conduct sediment and carbon sampling and surveys of beaver ponds in the southern Sierra Nevada this summer. The position will involve three separate trips to the field location from Santa Barbara. One will be short (two nights) and focus on training and planning. The latter two will be long (up to five nights each). The selected field assistant will receive a $2,000 stipend. Food and transport costs will be covered. While in the field, we will be car camping in the Kennedy Meadows area, and working long days in variable field conditions.
Qualifications:
Earth, environmental, geography or ecology related field
Experience camping
Field work experience preferred
Valid US driver’s license
Availability for three separate trips (exact dates flexible):
Exploratory trip in late July
Two week-long trips in August or early September
Be able to work outdoors and hike up to 10 miles per day with gear (up to 30 lbs)
Organized, responsible, and curious
Tolerable of muck, mosquitos, and weather
Email jame...@ucsb.edu with a short description of your experience, availability, and any questions you might have, and we’ll set up a time to talk more! Deadline Friday June 13th.
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6) PAID SUMMER
INTERNSHIP: Wildlife Corridor Mapping (Room to Roam Project) with
Los Padres Forest Watch
Location: Santa Barbara County, CA
Duration: Summer Quarter 2025
Hours: ~20 hours/week for 8 weeks
Compensation: Paid
Deadline to Apply: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Projected start date: July 2025
About ForestWatch
ForestWatch is a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to protecting the Los Padres National Forest and other public lands in California’s Central Coast region. Through science, advocacy, and community engagement, we work to preserve the region’s wildlands for future generations.
Position Overview
ForestWatch is seeking two motivated and passionate interns for our Room to Roam project during Summer 2025. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to critical wildlife conservation
efforts in one of California’s last wild frontiers — the Los Padres National Forest. Interns will conduct fieldwork, GIS analysis, and community outreach to map wildlife corridors and advocate for safe wildlife crossings. This position offers hands-on experience in conservation research, road ecology, environmental policy, citizen science, and nonprofit operations.
Key Responsibilities
• Conduct road surveys along two major highways to map:
o Wildlife crossings (culverts, streams, bridges)
o Barriers to movement (fences, guardrails, barriers)
o Wildlife sightings, including roadkill incidents
• Utilize tools and platforms such as:
o ROADs App (Center for Large Landscape Conservation)
o Survey123 and ArcGIS for mapping and data collection
o California Roadkill Observation System (UC Davis)
• Lead outreach hikes to engage local volunteers in citizen science
• Assist in hotspot analysis using ArcGIS to identify areas of concern
• Support the creation of an interactive digital map and advocacy campaign to raise
awareness of wildlife connectivity and safe crossings
• Collaborate on a potential research article documenting project methodologies and
findings
Qualifications
• Interest or background in: environmental science, ecology, GIS, conservation biology, geography, or related field
• Experience with or willingness to learn GIS tools and mobile data collection apps
• Comfortable with fieldwork in rugged terrain and summer weather conditions
• Strong communication and leadership skills for working with volunteers and the public
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small, dedicated team
Interns Will Gain Experience In
• Forest and corridor ecology
• Road ecology and landscape-level planning
• Environmental outreach and advocacy
• Nonprofit project development
• Data collection, analysis, and digital mapping tools
Additional Information
• Interns will be supervised by ForestWatch’s Wildlife Program Coordinator, Melissa B. Wilder, mel...@forestwatch.org
• Fieldwork will primarily focus on Santa Barbara Counties
• Applicants must have access to transportation and be prepared for outdoor work in remote areas
How to Apply
Please send the following materials to mel...@forestwatch.org:
1. Resume
2. Cover letter explaining your interest in the project and any relevant experience
For more information, visit: forestwatch.org
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7) PAID Coastal
Cleanup Day Internship with Santa Barbara’s Explore Ecology!
- Applications due Friday, June 20 for priority consideration
Explore Ecology is in search of a UCSB student intern to aid in coordinating 2025 Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD) and activities at the Watershed Resource Center (WRC). This opportunity is
available to current UCSB undergraduates, graduating seniors, and graduate students. Coastal Cleanup Day, led by the California Coastal Commission, is an annual event dedicated to cleaning up beaches throughout California. The WRC, situated at Arroyo Burro (Hendry’s) Beach in Santa Barbara, serves as a hub for school trips, educational programs, and community gatherings. Explore Ecology manages both the WRC and CCD on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara.
Job duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Assisting with the coordination of CCD events including managing data, distributing supplies, creating promotional materials, and hosting a site near UCSB
- Work alongside the PR Director, Development Director, and Environmental Education team to create content and host/attend events
- Collaborating with UCSB student groups to further Explore Ecology’s mission and educate the UCSB community about local water quality issues and solutions
- Communicate with volunteers and community members to coordinate Site Captains, local prize
donations, and ensure swift operations on CCD
Required Skills and Experience:
- Environmental and/or communication background
- Experience with social media and/or enthusiasm to learn
- Self-starter, ability to work independently, and strong organizational skills
- Good communication and public speaking skills
- Passionate about preserving and protecting California’s coastal ecosystems
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Graphic design and video editing experience
This internship is funded through a grant from UCSB Coastal Fund
and is open to
enrolled UCSB students. The internship will run from July-October
2025 for a
total of 170 hours (approx. 10 hrs/week). The position requires
in-person work
and allows for some remote work.
Compensation for this position is $17/hr.
Please fill out this form and send any questions to Ellie Cotter, Environmental Educator, at
el...@exploreecology.org by Friday, June 20 for priority consideration. Position open until filled.th
For additional information about Explore Ecology, visit www.exploreecology.org.
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8) LOCAL ENV JOB!!!
Recruitment
for Air Quality Specialist I/II with the Santa Barbara Air
Pollution Control
District
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District is
conducting a
recruitment to fill an Air Quality Specialist I/II (non-exempt)
position in the
Compliance Division, with a hybrid remote work schedule. The
monthly salary
range is $5,994 - $7,824.
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) is an independent government agency that works to improve the health and quality of life for all residents through efficient and
effective air quality management strategies.
The District
takes pride in running a highly professional agency that is at the
forefront of
innovative solutions to improve and protect Santa Barbara County’s
air quality.
District staff members have expertise in engineering, chemistry,
planning,
environmental sciences, field inspection, air monitoring, public
outreach, data
processing, accounting, information technology, human resources,
and
administration.
Under immediate supervision (I), or general supervision (II),
performs a
variety of assignments in the Compliance Division including field
inspections
of air pollution sources and investigations of air quality
complaints to ensure
compliance with air pollution control regulations. Reviews
facility records and
reports including emissions calculations, operational data, and
monitoring
records. Prepares inspection records and written Notices of
Violation to
effectively document observations and actions taken. The Air
Quality Specialist
I is the entry level and training class of the series with less
complex work
and routine assignments. The Air Quality Specialist II is the
fully
experienced, journey level class of the series, which requires
performance of
more difficult tasks. For complete details, please see the job
description
here:
www.ourair.org/wp-content/uploads/Air-Quality-Specialist-I-II-III.pdf.
Applications are due by noon on Friday, June 27, 2025
SEE ATTACHED for Complete job announcement and info and
application
-- Eric D. Zimmerman (he/him) Student Services Manager, Lecturer Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara To schedule a Zoom advising appointment visit: https://tinyurl.com/8nrcckds "Work Hard ~ Play Harder!"