The natural environment of Sonoma County has been significantly altered in recent decades, coincident with rapid human population growth and major shifts in the economy. Of the ways in which we've changed our environment, which are the most definite? . . .

This project-under the guise of deconstructing a city, beneath the lens of exploring articulations of space-asks language to answer for itself.

"There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in travelling in a stage-coach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place." -Washington Irvine The following piece of fic . . .

The Wilds is a multi-genre creative project containing a range of works including: varying forms of fiction (novel, short story, flash), creative nonfiction (personal essay, personal narrative), and poetry. Thematically, the pieces as a unified whole . . .

A selection of writings within the creative nonfiction and fiction genres. Short stories, flash fiction, and sample segments from larger works are present to provide an example of development within creative writing. The included pieces are: A Nice Da . . .

Just Look at All of You is a creative project containing a collection of short fiction stories. Thematically, the pieces as a unified whole aim to explore the intricacies of human relationships, trauma and recovery, and loss and grief. The collection . . .

A blending of poetic modes sets Daughter in a sparse landscape searching for connection, and failing, as she tries to distinguish herself from expectations of her. The project seeks to explore the fragmentation of identity, the sometimes fraught tensi . . .

Current trends in the box-office have seen an increase in revenue associated with horror films. This thesis will include an examination of previous literature on meaningful decades of horror films and an analysis of sub-genres. The films analyzed will . . .

The Cotati Creek Critters is a watershed group conducting a habitat restoration project along the Laguna de Santa Rosa in Cotati. In June 2005 the group was awarded an Urban Stream Restoration grant from the California Department of Water Resources to . . .

Allensworth, California stands as an example of a larger social and economic movement to build African American town-sites, a movement that took place across the United States following the Civil War. Racial discrimination enabled the existence of the . . .

Twenty years ago, the Patterson City School Districts (PCSD) implemented a series of restructuring reforms that radically altered power relationships within the district. These reforms, known as Trust Agreements, shifted decision making authority away . . .

Purpose of the Study: Research shows that active participation of both students and their parents in children’s schooling is a key factor for academic success. However, participation of immigrant parents tends to be low. Some of the reasons for this a . . .

Purpose of the Project: The purpose of this project is to investigate whether music can be an effective means by which to present content in other subject areas; to ascertain current practice with regard to use of educational music in the elementary c . . .

Minimalist running shoes like Vibram Five Fingers have flooded the market and shoe companies claim that they may improve biomechanical efficiency and metabolic economy when compared with conventional running shoes. PURPOSE: To test claims made by Vibr . . .

Purpose of Study: The project will be a case study that critically examines the process of the development and implementation of the new Earth Science/CP curriculum, working with and supporting the teachers to ensure their success in this process, and . . .

While the number of women participating in sports has increased since Title IX, the number of women coaching women's sports has decreased. Before Title IX was implemented, the percentage of women coaching Division I sports was 90%, today that number i . . .

Constructed wetlands have been emerging over the last 30 years as a good way to treat bodies of water with undesirable levels of pollutants in general, and of polishing municipal wastewater effluent (MWE) in particular. In this study, the nitrate remo . . .

Purpose of the Study: The history of the Pacific Northwest has favored large, extractive and national industries such as the fur trade, mining, lumbering, fishing and farming over smaller pioneer enterprises. This multi-disciplinary study attempts to . . .

This project aims to highlight John Clare’s resistance to ubiquitous systems of knowledge that limit the way we may know something. Clare’s work highlights how scientific, aesthetic, and poetic representations of nature can change our experience with . . .

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare current methods of planning resource conservation projects on private land with conclusions drawn from field work and to identify changes that could improve the planning process. Problem Statement Califo . . .

Little is known about Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) movement patterns, including breeding philopatry, winter site fidelity, migratory connectivity, and within-season movement. Such patterns are important to understanding grebe biology and . . .

Purpose of the Study: The following discussion concentrates on the principal relationships found within the learning environment of American policing, and addresses instructional practices, curricula, and educational philosophies as they relate to lea . . .

Purpose of the Study: The intent of this thesis is to demonstrate that industrial landscapes and other “invisible,” or historically undervalued, landscapes have interpretive potential. The overall goals in this study are to contribute to the academic . . .

The western pond turtle (WPT), Emys marmorata, is listed by the CA Department of Fish and Game as a Species of Special Concern in California and yet still little is known about much of its basic reproductive and developmental biology. It has been well . . .

This thesis research focuses on a curated CRM collection of Late Period Chumash chert microdrills from CA-SLO-214. The main goal of this research is to compare the Chumash drill-making industry in Los Osos to the known industry on the Channel Islands. . . .

Purpose of Study: To document the struggle that Mexican workers from Calliope Designs and Point St. George Fisheries launched in 1988, to obtain union representation. Procedure: Oral interviews were conducted with workers of both plants, union organiz . . .