Thesis Topic: Effects of management practices on native plant populations on working lands.

Advisor: Susan Marshall and Matt Johnson

Undergraduate Degree/Institution: Humboldt State University

I was born and raised in the small city of Arvin at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. Both of my parents immigrated to California from their homelands in Guanajuato, Mexico in search of opportunity so that they could provide a greater future for their children. Inspired at a very young age by the wildflowers that would paint the foothills around my hometown every spring, I knew that I wanted to pursue an education and career focusing on researching and conserving wildland plants. After graduating high school, I went on to study at Bakersfield College where I earned my Associate of Science degrees in forestry and horticulture. Then I transferred to Humboldt State University where I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Rangeland Resource Science in 2020. Two years later, I return to Humboldt to pursue my master’s degree at Cal Poly Humboldt. Some of my favorite activities include gardening, hiking, and photographing every plant I comes across!