While fire may be a natural cycle of the Santa Monica Mountains, short-term plant life recovery is not. “If you’re interested in Mediterranean ecosystems, you’re interested in fire,” said Marti Witter, a fire ecologist with the National Park Service. The Santa Monica Mountains are part of California’s natural chaparral environment. Shrubs with large leaves dominate the … [Read more...] about Woolsey Scars Show Ecological Recovery, Even as Fire Frequency Rises
Coffee with a Transfer Connects Students at Starbucks
Photo by Marisa Dragos There's a new campaign curating coffee and community on campus. Student Affairs launched an initiative called Coffee with a Transfer to foster friendships between transfer and non-transfer students. Any Pepperdine undergraduate student can fill out an online form with a little bit of information about themselves, and the Office of Student Affairs … [Read more...] about Coffee with a Transfer Connects Students at Starbucks
