#40 March. 26, 2026
Eric Zimmerman
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IMPORTANT REGISTRATION DATES & DEADLINES:
3/23/26 2026 Summer Sessions Class Schedule released on GOLD!
3/30/26 First day of Spring Quarter Instruction – Don’t miss class
4/6/26 Summer Session 2026 Pass #1 Opens on GOLD
- View Spring
Quarter Registration Deadlines here.
- View Registration
Pass Times & Info here.
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ES ADVISING AVAILABILITY
Note: ES Advising will be unavailable on Friday, March 27th
Spring ES Advising Availability for Spring quarter:
· Email questions to advi...@es.ucsb.edu and we will do our best to respond as soon as possible (normally 1-2 business days).
· Schedule a remote Zoom appointment with an ES advisor using the Schedule Appointment link on the ES Advising webpage. Appointments are generally available M-R 9:00-11:45 am and 3:00-4:00 pm and all-day Friday.
· Or, come to our Drop-in Office Hours in Bren Hall 4312 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1-3pm.
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INDEX:
1). Dear ES majors still looking to enroll in
EEMB 2L for
Spring - Several spaces
have opened up!
2). Interesting UCSB course:
MUS 175P: Eco-acoustic arts. Eco-acoustic
arts focuses on
responses to, and uses of environmental sounds in the
broadest framework of
soundscapes. Open to all students of UD standing.
3). Please join us for a virtual info session
to learn about
UC Center Sacramento!
We have scheduled a couple of virtual info sessions on
the following days
to get more information, and anyone interested can RSVP at uccsp...@ucdavis.edu.
4). REMINDER: Register for the 2026 EEMB Undergraduate Research Symposium!
5). UCSB ENV LECTURE: “How Degraded Corners of
Campus Can
Become
Keystones to Climate Adaptation and Coastal Resilience” by
Lisa
Stratton,
Director of Ecosystem Management, UCSB Cheadle Center for
Biological
Diversity
- Monday, March 30, 2026 | 11:00-12:00 Bren Hall 1414
6). UCSB’s CLAS Academic Skills Coaching,
Spring 2026. In
spring 2026,
UCSB undergraduates can attend any or all of ten different
workshops on
the following academic skills subjects:
7). UCSB’s SciTrek: How Science Works is a
science
education outreach
program at UCSB seeking undergraduate and graduate students
to
volunteer in 2nd - 6th & 7th - 12th grade classrooms
around Santa Barbara
to help students carry out long term science
investigations.
8). Become a Climate Stewart with Santa
Barbara’s Community
Environmental Council’s (CEC) Climate
Stewards Certification Program!
Next Cohort: Spring 2026, April 15 -
June 3
9). Spring 2026 Internship Opportunity: UCSB’s Cheadle Center Aquatic Invertebrate Lab
10). The Santa
Barbara
County Air Pollution Control District is seeking
undergraduate students
passionate about environmental education to
join our Clean Air Ambassador team
in Spring 2026, and continue for
the 2026-2027 school year! This is a paid,
part-time position with a flexible
schedule averaging 5-15 hours per week and
$17/hour starting pay.
11). LOCAL INTERNSHIPS: Habitat Restoration
Maintenance
--
Storke Ranch Vernal Pools
12). SB ENV Job Opportunity: Climate Smart
Agriculture
Program
Manager with the Community Environmental Council
13). JOBS: The
Farm to School
Program for Oxnard
Union High
School District and we are hiring a Program Coordinator,
Nutrition Specialist
and Garden Specialist.
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CONTENT:
1). Dear ES majors still looking to enroll in EEMB 2L for Spring - Several spaces have opened up!
FROM THE BIO DEPT: Several spaces have opened up in EEMB 2LL for the Spring quarter. If you were planning to wait to take EEMB 2LL in the Fall quarter due to the long waitlist this Spring, we recommend you add yourself to the EEMB 2LL waitlist now for Spring 2026. There will be fewer labs offered in the Fall.
Sections will be closed for enrollment later today, so do not delay in adjusting your waitlist settings on GOLD.
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2). Interesting UCSB course:
MUS 175P: Eco-acoustic arts. Eco-acoustic arts focuses on
responses to, and uses of environmental sounds in the broadest
framework of
soundscapes. Open to all students of upper division standing.
Spring 2026, Mondays 5–7.30pm ILP 3101
Instructor: Dr. Hellier, hel...@music.ucsb.edu
Open to all students of upper division standing.
Enrollment via an approval code after contacting the instructor.
No prerequisites.
No experience in musical practices or theories needed, but you do
need to be
open to new ideas and to working creatively, experimentally and
collaboratively.
We encompass a wide range of sound sources, specifically whales, birds, ice, oceans, rivers and trees, and we focus on processes of listening as active practice and creating new environmental sound art.
How can you develop creative sound art works and listening practices as forms of advocacy to communicate crucial aspects of ecological crisis?
Engaging with practices and philosophies of environmental sound and ecologies, and bringing together arts, humanities and sciences, you develop your analytical, intellectual and creative skills through listening fieldwork, analysis, reading/writing (public-facing and academic) and collaborative and individual creative arts/sounds projects.
This course combines:
- analysis of existing environmental sound art works
- conception and creation of new student environmental sound art
works
- discussion of intellectual, theoretical and public facing
readings
- preparation and presentation of public facing materials for
environmental
advocacy work.
Grading is based on: weekly notes and creative practice; class
discussions and
presentations; and creative projects.
Questions, contact Olivia Mendoza: oli...@music.ucsb.edu
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3). Please join us for a virtual info session to learn about
UC Center Sacramento! We have scheduled a couple of virtual info
sessions on
the following days to get more information, and anyone interested
can RSVP at uccsp...@ucdavis.edu.
Thursday, April 2nd from 12-1pm
Friday, April 10th from 2-3pm
Wednesday, April 15th from 11am–12pm
Monday, April 20th from 1-2pm
Tuesday, May 5th from 3-4pm
Wednesday, May 20th from 2-3pm
Thursday, May 28th from 11am–12pm
Tuesday, June 2nd from 12-1pm
Friday, June 12th from 3-4pm
Monday, June 22nd from 1-2pm
Spend a term studying and interning in and around the CA State Capitol at UC Center Sacramento! Gain professional development, academic credit, research, and internship experience!
• Learn more at: uccs.ucdavis.edu
• Apply at: https://apply.uccs.ucdavis.edu
Fall 2026 Term
Rolling Admissions
Final Deadline: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Winter 2027 Term
Rolling Admissions
Final Deadline: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Spring 2027 Term
Rolling Admissions
Final Deadline: Thursday, October 1, 2026
Summer 2027 Term
Priority Deadline: Thursday, December 3, 2026
Final Deadline: Thursday, January 7, 2027
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4). REMINDER: Register for the 2026 EEMB Undergraduate
Research Symposium!
This is a reminder to register for the 5th
Annual EEMB Undergraduate Research
Symposium. This event will be held on Saturday, May 2nd,
2026.
All undergraduates are encouraged to attend, and students conducting research at any stage related to ecology, evolution, and/or marine biology are encouraged to present either a poster, flash talk, or 10-minute talk.
If you would like to present, please indicate this in the registration form. You will receive a separate link sent to your email once you have registered. Abstracts are due on April 10.
UCSB SEEDS and the EEMB URS will be hosting an abstract workshop on 4/7/2026 from 4-6 PM in Noble 2221.
If you plan on attending (anyone who is attending - not just undergraduates), please fill out the registration form!
Registration Form Link: here.
Registration will close on April 17th. If you would like to ensure that you are able to present/attend, please register as soon as possible.
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5). UCSB ENV LECTURE: “How Degraded Corners of Campus Can
Become Keystones to Climate Adaptation and Coastal Resilience” by
Lisa
Stratton, Director of Ecosystem Management, UCSB Cheadle Center
for Biological
Diversity
- Monday, March 30, 2026 | 11:00-12:00 Bren Hall 1414
Sometimes solutions to problems become apparent when we think of
the problem in
a new way; a way that often involves letting go of underlying
assumptions that
we didn’t even realize that we were holding on to. Those
assumptions might
include a fixation on an engineered solution, or in holding on to
the status
quo for certain facilities or habitats, or considering solutions
that involve
multiple jurisdictions. UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and
Ecological
Restoration (Cheadle Center) is helping to solve campus and
community
vulnerabilities to climate change (e.g. flooding) by focusing on
enhancing
habitat quality and ecosystem function in areas that have been
altered by
actions taken 50 to 80 years ago. In that era, wetlands were
viewed as degraded
swamps harboring disease vectors and taking land out of
“productive use”. Now
those filled or altered wetlands are having impacts on adjacent
infrastructure
– like homes, airports and university campuses – and perspectives
are changing
about the value of these historic natural systems.
Lisa Stratton, Director of Ecosystem Management
for the
Cheadle Center, will share insights gained from the successful
restoration of
the upper arms of Devereux Slough (the North Campus Open Space
Restoration
Project), from an on-going planning effort for the UCSB Campus
Lagoon
resilience to sea level rise, and a newly initiated planning
project for the
Goleta Slough.
View
the complete announcement and Dr. Strattons biography here.
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6). UCSB’s CLAS Academic Skills Coaching, Spring 2026. In
spring 2026, UCSB undergraduates can attend any or all of ten
different
workshops on the following academic skills subjects:
· time management
· study planning
· learning from lecture
· reading efficiency
· test readiness
· focus
· fighting procrastination
· confronting confusion
· motivation
· academic confidence.
In addition, CLAS academic skills specialists have appointment times available most weekdays to work with your students one-on-one on any of these topics.
Students can save their spots in workshops or can schedule appointments for individual consultations by going to myclas.sa.ucsb.edu, clicking "my appointments" or “my workshops,” and then clicking "academic skills." Students can attend unlimited workshops and can schedule up to two, thirty-minute, in-person or Zoom appointments every week. Attached, you will find a flier with the complete schedule of this quarter's workshops. Please share it widely, if possible..
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7). UCSB’s SciTrek: How Science Works is a science
education outreach program at UCSB seeking undergraduate and
graduate students
to volunteer in 2nd - 6th & 7th - 12th grade classrooms
around Santa Barbara to help students carry out long term science
investigations.
The Elementary program (2nd-6th grade) will be hosting a BBQ and Sign Up Session on Monday, March 30th at 5:30 pm on the CHEM Lawn and the Secondary program (7th-12th grade) is hosting a cupcake decorating party and information session on Wednesday, April 8th at 5:00pm in Chem 1005D.
SciTrek Elementary is looking for UCSB undergraduate and graduate
students
who are interested in guiding students through the experimental
process. Each
module is centered on one topic and consists of 6-8 sessions
lasting no more
than an hour each, and occurs over the course of two to three
weeks
(transportation will be provided to and from UCSB for each
module). Our
2nd – 6th grade students bond with the SciTrek volunteers,
therefore,
we are looking for students who can be present for the majority of
the module
session dates within one classroom.
All training is provided, so no specific science content knowledge
is needed
before volunteering! If you are interested in finding out more
about SciTrek
and would like to get involved please come to our BBQ! If you
can't make
the BBQ, please send us an email at scitreke...@chem.ucsb.edu for
the elementary program or find more information on our website https://scitrek.chem.ucsb.edu/volunteer-info/elementary-volunteer-info,
and if you would like to see our module schedules visit https://scitrek.chem.ucsb.edu/schedules/elementary-schedules
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8). Become a Climate Stewart with Santa Barbara’s Community
Environmental Council’s (CEC) Climate
Stewards Certification Program! Next Cohort: Spring 2026,
April 15 -
June 3
You’re not alone in wanting to make a difference for our planet. Register for the Community Environmental Council’s (CEC) Climate Stewards Certification Program this spring to build the skills, knowledge, and community to move from awareness to meaningful climate action.
Over eight weeks of online classes and in-person field trips, you’ll gain access to resources and opportunities to get involved in the climate movement, while building connections and learning how to communicate effectively about the climate crisis. You’ll also deepen your understanding of the science and psychology behind climate change and join a supportive network of alumni. The course culminates in a personalized Stewardship Project, where you’ll apply what you’ve learned to take real climate action in your community.
CEC is proud to be the first and only nonprofit on the California Central Coast to offer this certification program, in partnership with the University of California Environmental Stewards program. Whether you’re a nonprofit leader, business professional, college or high school student, retiree, or engaged community member, the course empowers individuals from all backgrounds to advance bold climate solutions, starting at the local level.
Next Cohort: Spring 2026, April 15 - June 3
Format: Online classes via Zoom + in-person field trips
Frequency: Classes on Wednesdays: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. PDT; three to four field trips on weekends: two hours plus travel time
Cost: $360; 50% scholarships are available to Central Coast
residents who
express financial need. For 2026: nine scholarships are available
for K-12
teachers in Santa Barbara County.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Register HERE!
Questions, contact Kathi King <kk...@cecmail.org>
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9). Spring 2026 Internship Opportunity: UCSB’s Cheadle
Center Aquatic Invertebrate Lab
Join the Cheadle Center Aquatic Invertebrate Lab and gain hands-on experience studying wetland ecosystems at UCSB’s North Campus Open Space. Interns will work alongside Cheadle Center staff and student researchers on aquatic invertebrate sorting, identification, and sampling.
Please note that this internship takes place off campus at the North Campus Open Space Field Lab. A commitment of 3 hours per week is required.
Apply here: https://shorturl.at/4nvAQ
Questions? Email ben...@ccber.ucsb.edu
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10). The Santa Barbara
County Air Pollution Control District is seeking
undergraduate students
passionate about environmental education to join our Clean Air
Ambassador team
in Spring 2026, and continue for the 2026-2027 school year! This
is a paid,
part-time position with a flexible schedule averaging 5-15 hours
per week and
$17/hour starting pay.
Clean Air Ambassadors will work remotely, occasionally in the District's offices (Santa Barbara or Santa Maria), and travel to elementary schools across Santa Barbara County.
Clean Air Ambassadors will gain valuable teaching experience by educating K-3 students about air pollution and ways to help improve air quality. This position will involve co-teaching hands-on, interactive curriculum in K-3 classrooms, soliciting teacher participation by conducting outreach, and assisting with the ongoing development of elementary-level curriculum. Applications are due Sunday, April 5, 2026.
For full details about the position and application process, please visit the District’s website and review the attached job announcement. Please contact CleanAirA...@sbcapcd.org with any questions.
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11). LOCAL INTERNSHIPS: Habitat Restoration Maintenance --
Storke Ranch Vernal Pools
Work with a conservation biologist on this local restoration project sponsored by the Storke Ranch Homeowner's Association.
Interns will participate in invasive plant control (lots of weeding!), solarization, phenology data collection, seed collection, and possibly some herbarium specimen collection.
This is a great opportunity to gain valuable hands-on field experience and obtain skills in plant identification and other aspects of restoration.
Contact Kelly Hildner — kkhi...@gmail.com to request an application.
Hours/week: 4-6, most likely Friday mornings.
Location: Storke Ranch is an easy bike ride from the university.
Positions: Volunteer internships are available. There are no paid internships available for this quarter.
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12). SB ENV Job Opportunity: Climate Smart Agriculture
Program Manager with the Community Environmental Council
Come work with us! CEC is hiring a Climate Smart Agriculture Program Manager to lead innovative projects that expand regenerative farming, reduce carbon emissions, and build climate resilience across the Central Coast. In this role, you’ll work directly with farmers, ranchers, land managers, and technical partners to design and scale real-world climate solutions. You’ll also mentor emerging professionals and help grow partnerships with local governments, advocates, and funders across Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.
This is a full-time, salaried position based in Santa Barbara (hybrid schedule). Apply today or share with someone who should!
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13). JOBS: The Farm to School Program
for Oxnard
Union High School District and we are hiring a Program
Coordinator,
Nutrition Specialist and Garden Specialist.
I have attached descriptions to this email and am available for
any questions!
Anna Litz
OUHSD Farm to School Program Manager
e: farm2sch...@oxnardunion.org
t: https://twitter.com/OUHSDfreshfood
-- 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!"
