#48 April 24, 2026
Eric Zimmerman
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IMPORTANT REGISTRATION DATES & DEADLINES:
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Pass #1 starts.
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- UCSB Summer Session Registration info here!
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ES FACULTY IN THE NEWS:
“Rethinking Rivers: Their greatest services may be the ones we
overlook” is an
article featuring ES Professor Rafael
Schmitt
talking about his work considering the value of fisheries,
sediment and culture
shifts economic calculations for development along rivers!
Read this UCSB Current Article here!
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INDEX:
1) DON’T FORGET - THIS WEEKEND'S
Earth Day Events!
City of Santa Barbara
EARTH DAY – The
first in the country!
April 25-26, 2026 in Alameda Park, downtown Santa Barbara
Isla Vista Earth
Day
Festival on Saturday
April 25 from 12 - 4 p.m. at Anisq'Oyo Park
2) UCSB ENV LECTURE:
“Wildfires,
Climate Change, and Transformation in
Anthropocene Forests” by Katherine
Siegel, Assistant Professor of Geography, UCB
- Mon, Apr 27 2026, 11am - 12pm - Bren Hall 1414
3) UCSB Info Session: CA Waterboards Info Session -
Join us for an
insightful
panel on careers in water
- Monday, April 27, 5:00 - 6:00 pm Engineering Science
Building (ESB) 2001
4) UCSB Environmental
Entrepreneurship
Lecture & Internship Opportunity:
“Building Brands Responsibly and with
Purpose: An Entrepreneurial Talk with Michelle Visser”
- Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 5:30pm - 7:00pm, ILP 2101
AND Internship Recruitment & Networking “Mini” Fair
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Mosher Alumni
House Alumni
Hall, 2 floor
5) UCSB Virtual Workshop:
“Overview
of graduate school and its effect on career opportunities”
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. AND Thursday,
April 30, 2026, 4:00
- 5:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom link will be sent (click
here to register)
6) ES
CAREER WORKSHOP: LEVEL UP YOUR
RESUME
Thursday, April 30th, 5:00-5:30 PM - Bren
4016 - Seminar Room
7) Open
House at the UCSB
Cheadle Center – Electronic Music for Biodiversity!
- April 30, 2026, 4-6pm, FREE, Harder South Building 578
8) Your Children's Trees at UCSB
has 2-3
YCT at UCSB Growing Ground
Coordinators position available.
9) Santa
Barbara
Literary Festival presents Waste, Truth & the Planet, incisive
conversation
between author of
Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World,
and Kathi King from
the CEC.
- Sunday, May 3rd, 4:40-5:30 at the CEC’s Environmental Hub, Downtown SB
10) CA Department of Fish
and Wildlife JOB OPENING for a Scientific Aid for the
California Recreational Fisheries Survey
(CRFS)
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CONTENT:
1) DON’T FORGET - THIS
WEEKEND'S Earth Day Events!
City of Santa Barbara EARTH
DAY – The
first in the country!
April 25-26, 2026 in Alameda Park, downtown Santa Barbara
Isla Vista Earth Day
Festival on Saturday
April 25 from 12 - 4 p.m. at Anisq'Oyo Park
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2) UCSB ENV LECTURE:
“Wildfires,
Climate Change, and Transformation in Anthropocene Forests” by
Katherine
Siegel, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Colorado
Boulder
- Mon, Apr 27 2026, 11am - 12pm - Bren Hall
1414
Katherine is a rising star at the intersection
of
conservation and ecology. Her work consistently pushes the field
toward more
transparent, defensible, and policy-relevant science. She has made
transformative contributions to understanding how
disturbances—particularly
wildfire—shape ecological systems, using rigorous, causal
inference approaches.
She is quickly becoming a global leader and reshaping how we
measure and
understand disturbance impacts in terrestrial ecosystems.
For more information about this lecture and Katherine’s biography
click
here.
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3) UCSB Info Session: CA Waterboards Info Session -
Join us for an
insightful panel on careers in water
- Monday, April 27, 5:00 - 6:00 pm Engineering Science Building
(ESB) 2001
Learn about work experience, internships, job opportunities, and how to apply for State jobs!
Register on Handshake so we buy enough pizza!
More info in the College of
Engineering Recruiting Events Calendar
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4) UCSB Environmental
Entrepreneurship
Lecture & Internship Opportunity: “Building Brands Responsibly
and with
Purpose: An Entrepreneurial Talk with Michelle Visser”
- Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 5:30pm - 7:00pm, ILP 2101
AND Internship Recruitment & Networking “Mini” Fair
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Mosher Alumni
House Alumni
Hall, 2 floor
We're excited to welcome Michelle Visser to campus on April 28 and 29. She is founder of Honest Baby Clothing, in partnership with Gaucho Chris Gavigan and actress Jessica Alba, and a leader in the “organic, sustainable revolution” in baby and children’s apparel. Michelle has directed and grown iconic brands including Banana Republic, Nike, Pottery Barn Kids, Ralph Lauren, and Burt’s Bees Baby. She just recently launched Butterblu, a 100% organic cotton baby clothing line. Her daughter is a UCSB student.
See attached flier for more info and to RSVP – required!
QUESTIONS? Chloe Maassen |chloem...@ucsb.edu
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5) UCSB Virtual Workshop:
“Overview
of graduate school and its effect on career opportunities”
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. AND Thursday, April
30, 2026, 4:00
- 5:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom link will be sent (click
here to register)
Are you considering graduate school but unsure of its impact on your future career? Join us for a workshop that provides an overview of what graduate school entails and how it can shape your professional path. Whether you’re looking to advance in your current field, pivot to a new one, or deepen your expertise, this session will help you understand the unique opportunities and challenges that graduate education presents.
Key topics covered include:
- What Graduate School Is: An introduction to the structure,
types, and
academic expectations of graduate programs.
- Academic vs. Professional Graduate Programs: Exploring the difference between research-based and practice-focused degrees.
- Career Advancement: How obtaining an advanced degree can open doors to leadership roles, higher salaries, and specialized fields.
- Skills Developed in Graduate School: Insights into how graduate school enhances critical thinking, research, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Whether you are at the beginning of your graduate school journey or just considering your options, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about how an advanced degree can elevate your career opportunities.
Click
here to register!
For further info Please contact: Dr. Carlos Nash, Graduate Student
Life
Officer, UCSB Graduate Division at cn...@ucsb.edu
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6) ES CAREER WORKSHOP: LEVEL
UP YOUR
RESUME
Thursday, April 30th, 5:00-5:30 PM - Bren
4016 - Seminar Room
Looking for
internships or ways to
gain hands-on experience? We’ve got you covered! Come to Gain
Experience: Internships
and Other Opportunities, hosted by Career Counselor
Lindsay Rasmussen, and
learn how to get started.
See attached flier!
Questions, email <es-wor...@ucsb.edu>
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7) Open House at the UCSB
Cheadle Center – Electronic Music for Biodiversity!
- April 30, 2026, 4-6pm, FREE, Harder South Building 578
Blevin Blectum (Bevin Kelley) creates electronic sound-sci-fi
fantasy in
decadent A/V technicolor forms. She performs solo and is one half
of the
classic early-2000s San Francisco duo Blectum From Blechdom with
Kristin
Erickson. Her work blends playful, futuristic electronics with
dreamlike
textures, shifting from whispers, bird calls, and metallic sounds
into vivid
rhythmic sequences. In performance, she expands this world through
live
reinterpretations, extended variations, and new unreleased
material. This
performance is sponsored by the UCSB Coastal Fund and is part of
our Natural
History Collection open houses at the Cheadle Center.
RSVP
and/or submit artwork here.
See attached poster for more info.
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8) Your Children's
Trees at UCSB has 2-3 YCT at UCSB Growing Ground Coordinators
position
available.
Are you passionate about ecological restoration, conservation,
and/or urban
forestry? Your Children's Trees at UCSB has 2-3 YCT at UCSB
Growing Ground
Coordinators position available. We are looking for someone with
gardening
experience who enjoys working outdoors and can lead volunteers and
interns
while helping them learn and care for the growing grounds.
As a YCT at UCSB Growing Ground Coordinator, you should expect to
host weekly 3
hour events in which YCT interns and volunteers work to care for
and maintain
the growing grounds. Additionally, you should check on the growing
grounds 1-2
times a week and attend monthly 1 hour board meetings to discuss
YCT objectives
with other board members. The coordinator should ideally be
available in Spring
and Summer Quarters to gain some experience with the growing
grounds before
starting Fall Quarter.
To learn more about the position please see our full job description.
We are taking applications on a rolling basis, but applications fully close on May 3rd. Please apply here: https://forms.gle/C2pEFK3wW5oGimRo9
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9) Santa Barbara
Literary Festival presents Waste, Truth & the Planet, a timely,
incisive
conversation between Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Edward
Humes, author of
Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World, and
Kathi King from
the CEC.
- Sunday, May 3rd, 4:40-5:30 at the CEC’s Environmental Hub, Downtown SB
Director of Outreach and Education at the Community Environmental Council here in Santa Barbara.
Drawing on years of investigative reporting, Humes pulls back the curtain on the hidden systems that govern what we throw away, and the staggering environmental, economic, and ethical consequences of a culture built on waste. Together with Kathi King, he will explore the critical role journalism and community education play in driving meaningful change, and offer practical, actionable steps that individuals, communities, and institutions can take right now.
We believe this conversation sits squarely at the intersection of research, policy, and public communication that defines the UCSB Environmental Studies Program's mission and we would be honored to have you and your students in the room.
Students can attend for free using the discount code ENVIRO at checkout.
The Santa Barbara Literary Festival
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10) CA Department of
Fish and Wildlife Job Opening for a Scientific Aid for the
California
Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS)
I’m an Environmental Scientist for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. I am reaching out to the local Universities, as we have a job opening for a Scientific Aid for the California Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS). It would be a great opportunity for a student to get their foot in the door with the department. Can you please share the posting below with your students or anybody else you know who may be interested? They can contact me through this email if they have any questions. The job posting closes on May 3rd.
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=506365
Questions, contact: Tiffany Miller <Tiffany...@wildlife.ca.gov>
-- 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!"
