About us

The Los Planes Watershed Research project unites the efforts of Pronatura Noroeste (PNO), the San Diego Natural History Museum (TheNat) and a large group of collaborators to measure ecosystem response and resilience based on the management and results of hydrological restoration that has been conducted for more than 10 years in communities in the region.

Researchers

Sula Vanderplank, Ph.D

Project Director Botany Specialist
Pronatura Noroeste

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Lori Hargrove, Ph.D

 Specializes in bird monitoring and ecological analyses
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Gerardo Marrón

Research activities coordinator
Pronatura Noroeste

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Jon Rebman, Ph.D

Curator of Botany
Expert in flora

San Diego Natural History Museum

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Philip Unitt

Dennis and Carol Wilson Endowed Chair of Ornithology and curator of the Department of Birds and Mammals
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Bradford Hollingsworth, Ph.D

The Laurence M. Klauber Curator of Herpetology
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Scott Tremor

mammal specialist
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Shahan Derkarabetian, Ph.D

Curator of Entomology
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Adam G. Clause, Ph.D

Herpetology Collections Manager  
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Jonathan Villarreal Fletes, M.S.

mammal specialist
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Natalia Rodriguez Revelo, Ph.D

Specialist in Entomology Research Associate
San Diego Natural History Museum

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Pamela Horsley

Entomology Collection Manager
San Diego Natural History Museum

Jorge Valdez

Jorge H. Valdez Villavicencio, M.S.

Research coordinator
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Diego Maldonado

Diego Maldonado De La Torre

Restoration Coordinator
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Angela

Angela Tamayo Vázquez

Projects Assistant
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Marco Solis

Marco Solis

Projects Assistant
Fauna del noroeste ac

Laura Norman

Laura M. Norman, Ph.D

Supervisory Research Physical Scientist U.S. Geological Survey
Western Geographic Science Center

Jeremy Mcdowell

Jeremy McDowell

Supervisory Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey
 Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Enrique Flores

Enrique Flores García

iNaturalisMx tutor
Baja California Sur

Mónica Marvan

Mónica Marvan

Field assistant specialized in  plant-insect interactions
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San Diego Natural History Museum

Eva Horna

Eva Horna Lowell

Entomologist
 San Diego Natural History Museum

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Rachel Allingham

Entomologist
 San Diego Natural History Museum

Blanca López

Blanca R. Lopez, Ph.D

Research Associate
Bashan Science Institute.
Environmental Microbiology Group,
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste

Alfonso Medel

Alfonso Medel Narváez, Ph.D

member of the Sociedad Botánica de México and the board of directors of the Red de Herbarios Mexicanos
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste

Maria Luisa

María Luisa Jiménez Jiménez, Ph.D

Researcher in Taxonomy and Systematics of Arachnids
Centro de Investigaciones del Noroeste

Carlos Palacios

Carlos Palacios

entomology and arachnology laboratory
 Centro de Investigaciones del Noroeste

David Chame

David Chame, Ph.D

entomology and arachnology laboratory
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste

Yahir

Jair Rojas

M.S. Student
entomology and arachnology laboratory

Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste

Shane

Shane J. Macfarlan, Ph.D

Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies Department of Anthropology University of Utah

Emmanuel

Emmanuel Javier Vazquez

amphibian and reptile specialist
Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas

WiniFred Frick

Winifred F Frick, Ph.D

Bat Specialist at
 Bat Conservation International

Jerrica

Jerrica Jamison

Ph.D student
 University of Toronto

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Fernando Hernández

Manager of Educational Programs and Community Outreach
Ándale La Paz

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Eleonor Gómez Rebolledo

Educational Programs Coordinator
Kumutú STEAM

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Paola Estrada Gastelum

Learning facilitator
kumutú STEAM

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Lizz González Moreno

Coordinator of Conservation Education
Pronatura Noroeste

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Diana Laura G. López

Communication and environmental education
 Pronatura Noroeste

Florent Gomis, M.S.

Rancho Cacachilas

Carlos Lim, M.S.

Rancho Cacachilas

Jason Sorenson

 U.S. Geological Survey
New England Water Science Center

Alma L Anides Morales

Ph.D. Student
U.S. Geological Survey

Alfredo Martínez

Documentary photographer

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