Project Lead: Jake Hill (CERA Horticulturalist)
Vivero Fellow (2025-2026): Steph Kama-Kama
The Fellow will select a digital medium that best illustrates how land stewardship and educational activities vary seasonally during a year at CERA, the Conard Environmental Research Area, and use that medium to integrate GIS data, photos, and other information provided by the project lead. The goal of the project is to succinctly show the College community and general public what day-to-day work at CERA looks like, why it’s done, as well as where and when the work takes place. Though an ESRI Story Map seems the most obvious choice for the project, the Fellow may select another medium if it fits.
Broadly speaking, the project aims to highlight activities involving prescribed fire, invasive species management, infrastructure improvement, seed harvest and planting, biological monitoring, and field/laboratory study. The scope of this project is large, and may require a multi-year effort, so the Fellow and project lead may see it fit to integrate one piece of the puzzle at a time. The Fellow will have ample opportunity to build skills integrating complex and varied GIS datasets with concise storytelling, all while learning a little bit about land stewardship along the way.
