Student Thanks:

Earthwatch Institute
-http://www.earthwatch.org

The Durfee Foundation
-http://www.durfee.org

Sagehen Creek Field Station, University of California, Berkeley
-http://sagehen.ucnrs.org

California State University at Sacramento
-http://www.csus.edu

Thanks to all the teachers who nominated the SCAP team members:

Marina Stockdale, South Side Area School District - Angela Chimile
Rick Hardy, San Marcos High School - Beatriz Gomez
Tina Savage, Clifton-Clyde High School - Anna Rogers
Laura Panek, The Roeper School - Claire Stamler-Goody
Kelly Arbuckle, Westchester Academy for International Studies - Caroline Machala
Mark Kinsey, Clements High School - Melissa Fwu

The SCAP team members would also like to thank the principal investigators and staff for the amazing opportunity to work hand-in-hand in the field and in the lab. Thank you to Dr. Susan Kephart, Dr. Shannon Datwyler, Kathryn Theiss, Kim Ciano, Anna Dennis, and Molly Sultany for their flexibility, patience, and generosity during the entire expedition.

We also thank Jeff Brown, station manager at Sagehen Creek Field Station for hosting the project, and also thanks to the two resident cats, Buster and Newt, for keeping our cabins mouse (and hantavirus) free.

Staff Thanks:

We would like to thank all of the student participants for their enthusiasm, curiosity, and dedication to all aspects of both lab and field experiments. Thank you also for being a source of laughter and inspiration. We would like to congratulate the team on a successful week of learning, collaboration and fun. Thank you very much to Eathwatch Institute and the Durfee Foundation for making this opportunity available to all of us. We also thank our home institutions, California State University at Sacramento, Willamette University, University of Connecticut and Earthwatch Institute for their support. Good luck to all the students in your future endeavors!