Tadashi Fukami
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Community ecologist at Stanford University
https://profiles.stanford.edu/tadashi-fukami
Assistant Professor position available at Stanford University, in any area of Earth System Science. Apply by October 1, 2026.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Earth System Science - Stanford University, California, United States
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Earth System Science (https://earthsystemscience.stanford.edu). Ea...
https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-department-of-earth-system-science-stanford-university-california-united-states
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TEK Stories 2026
Podcast by the students who took the course Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Land Stewardship at Stanford University in Winter 2026
https://soundcloud.com/user-174131664/sets/tek-stories-2026
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Indigenous Stewardship for Sustainability
This conference gathers Indigenous scholars, culture practitioners, and allies to address the impacts, challenges, and opportunities of land stewardship and land return to local Indigenous communities...
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/events/indigenous-stewardship-sustainability
2 months ago
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reposted by
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2 months ago
Insightful summary of an extraordinary person being extraordinarily fired: "you don't silence a woman of color who raised concerns about racism by silencing her...The fingerprints are distributed perfectly across the system."
www.linkedin.com/pulse/uclas-...
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UCLA's Most Decorated Ecologist Just Got Fired : Here's the sequence
In January of 2025, at the ICTP ICTS winter school at NCBS, Priyanga Amarasekare offered to take me and a few other students out for my birthday. She didn't have to do that.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uclas-most-decorated-ecologist-just-got-fired-heres-sequence-s-lvfsc/
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Biologist and environmentalist Paul Ehrlich has died
The longtime Stanford professor, a giant in his field of evolutionary and population biology, also led the effort to establish Jasper Ridge Biological Pres
https://humsci.stanford.edu/feature/biologist-and-environmentalist-paul-ehrlich-has-died
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âWith Stanfordâs vision, we could model what decolonial partnership looks like for the world.â
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Without acknowledgment: Stanfordâs indigenous community speaks out against institutional erasure
The decision to discontinue land acknowledgements has sparked debate about the Universityâs commitment to its Indigenous community and raised broader questions about institutional support for Native s...
https://stanforddaily.com/2026/03/08/without-acknowledgment-stanfords-indigenous-community-speaks-out-against-institutional-erasure/
3 months ago
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Bald eagle captured by the camera trap that is monitoring a golden eagle nest at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), a few miles from the university's main campus (
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) (video by Trevor Hebert)
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https://stanford.edu/~fukamit/golden-and-bald-eagles-at-OO.mkv
3 months ago
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2-min video about Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's cultural burning at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve) on their homeland in the San Francisco Bay Area, and how it is helping Stanford students learn:
youtu.be/YuIj9DxqX88?...
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Cultural burning returns to Jasper Ridge
YouTube video by Stanford
https://youtu.be/YuIj9DxqX88?si=8wmt9ZgTm7e-WtKM
3 months ago
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We at Stanford University are grateful to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and the North Fork Mono Tribe for this collaboration on Muwekma Ohlone land.
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Cultural burning returns to Jasper Ridge
Muwekma Ohlone Tribal members conducted a cultural burn at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, providing a learning opportunity for a Stanford course on environmental stewardship.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/02/cultural-burning-jasper-ridge-ecological-knowledge-land-stewardship
4 months ago
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Indigenous laws of nature, from Hankins et al. 2025 Fire Ecology
doi.org/10.1186/s424...
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Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution position available in Biology Department at Stanford University. Apply by April 1, 2026. (Photo by Rick Morris)
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UC Board of Regents approves dismissal of tenured ecology professor - Daily Bruin
The UC Board of Regents approved the dismissal of a tenured UCLA professor Wednesday. Priyanga Amarasekare, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor who began at UCLA in 2005, was initially suspe...
https://dailybruin.com/2026/01/22/uc-board-of-regents-approves-dismissal-of-tenured-ecology-professor
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Muwekma Ohlone Tribe perspectives open the 2025-2026 Community Lecture Series | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) Community Lecture Series opened the academic year 2025-2026 with two inspiring women from the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. These speakers provided p...
https://jrbp.stanford.edu/news/muwekma-ohlone-tribe-perspectives-open-2025-2026-community-lecture-series
5 months ago
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International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2025 - Strengthening research capability and promoting international talent mobility and circulation: a focus on early career researchers who will lead the academia of the future
www.scj.go.jp/ja/int/kaisa...
6 months ago
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Best papers of 2025 in ecology and evolutionary biology (and related fields) according to members of Peay and Fukami labs at Stanford University
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Best papers
https://web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/papers2025.htm
6 months ago
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In these field experiments we did earlier this year in the town of Iijima, we found that spraying nectar yeast and bacteria to buckwheat fields increased insect pollination and seed set.
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6 months ago
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New preprint: "Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae," introducing our new study system at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve), led by Amaury Payelleville
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
7 months ago
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Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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Voices from the Muwekma youth campout 2025 | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
https://jrbp.stanford.edu/news/voices-muwekma-youth-campout-2025
8 months ago
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Excited to release TEK Stories 2025, a podcast series made by the undergraduate students who took the "Catching up with Traditional Ecological Knowledge" class in Winter 2025 at Stanford University
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TEK Stories 2025
Listen to TEK Stories 2025 by Tadashi Fukami #np on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/user-174131664/sets/tek-stories-2025
9 months ago
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Evening lecture on Indigenous language revitalization by Bernadette Quiroz, a member of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Nov 18, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
jrbp.stanford.edu/news/chochen...
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Chochenyo: A Language Reawakened | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
https://jrbp.stanford.edu/news/chochenyo-language-reawakened
9 months ago
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Evening lecture on tribal sovereignty and cultural revitalization by Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Oct 21, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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The Trail of Truth Continues | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
https://jrbp.stanford.edu/news/trail-truth-continues
9 months ago
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For some of the ongoing efforts related to this assistant professor position in TEK available at Stanford, please refer to this article:
jrbp.stanford.edu/news/third-a...
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10 months ago
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Important article by Tara McAllister and her co-authors. We at Stanford University is encouraged by this paper as we launch a new faculty search in the field of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (applications by Sept 30, 2025):
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/494875/assistant-professor-in-traditional-ecological-knowledge
10 months ago
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Poster at Botanical Society of America conference
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11 months ago
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Story about a recent conference at Stanford University, "Environmental Justice through the Lens of Indigenous Peoples"
jrbp.stanford.edu/news/third-a...
11 months ago
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This virtual program will cover general aspects of applying to Biology PhD programs, from cell, molecular and organismal biology to ecology and evolution, helping students craft application materials, navigate graduate interviews, and choose the program best fit for them. Apply by July 21, 2025.
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Conference on Environmental Justice through the lens of Indigenous Peoples, held this week at Stanford University
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Environmental Justice Through the Lens of Indigenous Peoples: Research Agendas to Address Unanswered Questions Conference
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/events/environmental-justice-through-lens-indigenous-peoples-research-agendas-address-unanswered
about 1 year ago
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New paper where we suggest bacteria in the honeybee stomach may be more interesting to study than generally thought.
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
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Bacteria in Honeybee Crops Are Decoupled from Those in Floral Nectar and Bee Mouths - Microbial Ecology
Bacteria in the honeybee gut are a well-recognized factor affecting bee health. However, the primary focus of this research has been the hindgut, while the crop, or honey stomach, is assumed to be dom...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02544-x
about 1 year ago
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Grateful to be part of this Univ of Toronto EEB event
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about 1 year ago
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From Reo and Ogden 2018
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
over 1 year ago
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From McAllister et al. 2023
doi.org/10.20417/nzj...
over 1 year ago
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From Goode et al. 2022
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over 1 year ago
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New review article in
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on nectar bacteria--their evolutionary origin, dispersal mode, effects on nectar chemistry and plantâanimal interactions, community assembly, agricultural applications, and their use as model systems in ecological research
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Tiny but mighty? Overview of a decade of research on nectar bacteria
An emerging focus of research at the intersection of botany, zoology, and microbiology is the study of floral nectar as a microbial habitat, referred to as the nectar microbiome, which can alter plan...
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20369
over 1 year ago
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Best papers of 2024 in ecology and evolutionary biology, as chosen by Guzman, Peay, and Fukami labs at Stanford University:
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Best papers
https://web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/papers2024.htm
over 1 year ago
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Corine Pearce, a Native California basketweaver from the Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo, taught us that master basketweavers make holes, or da:w (door in Pomo), intentionally. Holes in baskets become spirit doors that connect people across generations.
youtu.be/liUxHi_51jU?...
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Basket weaving comes to Jasper Ridge with Corine Pearce
YouTube video by Trevor Hebert
https://youtu.be/liUxHi_51jU?si=QbJmxUb-NnY89ysZ
over 1 year ago
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On TEK: âIf you are multilingual and are truly fluent, you do not mix two languages; when you speak in English, you think in English and when you speak in Arabic, you think in Arabic. You become almost a different person because there is an entire culture associated with one language. (1/4)
over 1 year ago
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Podcast interview, where Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about her new book, âThe Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural Worldâ
youtu.be/oarv176EbK4
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Overcoming the Scarcity Mindset | Robin Wall Kimmerer
YouTube video by Ten Percent Happier
https://youtu.be/oarv176EbK4
over 1 year ago
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In our TEK book club at Stanford, we've just finished reading "On Indigenuity" by Daniel Wildcat. One message is that we need "cultural climate change," as "one cannot fix or solve problems with the same kind of thinking that created them."
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On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth | Fulcrum Books
Mother Earth is calling on us to actâthe collective wisdom of thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge can guide us. Indigenuity, or Indigenous ingenuity, stems from an ancient idea and practice tha...
https://www.fulcrumbooks.com/product-page/on-indigenuity-learning-the-lessons-of-mother-earth
over 1 year ago
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âAs the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe continues its push for federal recognition, events like these show the importance that Indigenous knowledge plays in addressing modern issues.â
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
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Controlled burn revives rare plant in Bay Area preserve after 100 years
The western bewildering bushmallow is endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area. It returned for the first time in over 100 years thanks a Stanford controlled burn.
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/controlled-burn-revives-bay-area-plant-100-years-19925999.php
over 1 year ago
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Honored to collaborate with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe on a youth campout held at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) at Stanford University
jrbp.stanford.edu/news/muwekma...
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Muwekma youth campout, how it came about and why | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
https://jrbp.stanford.edu/news/muwekma-youth-campout-how-it-came-about-and-why
over 1 year ago
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Looking forward to this conversation at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin âOoyakma)
jrbp.stanford.edu/news/book-re...
over 1 year ago
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Enjoyed giving this talk about some of the people involved in our long-term effort to integrate research and education at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
youtu.be/xpP5QPAaFMI
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Flowers as islands: a 16-year story of researchâeducation synergy at Jasper Ridge
YouTube video by Trevor Hebert
https://youtu.be/xpP5QPAaFMI
over 1 year ago
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Our latest step towards the genetic understanding of priority effects
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Transcriptional Responses to Priority Effects in Nectar Yeast
Priority effects, where the order and timing of species arrival influence the assembly of ecological communities, have been observed in a variety of taxa and habitats. However, the genetic and molecu....
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17553
over 1 year ago
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Indigenous awakening at 'Ootchamin âOoyakma, featured in Stanford Report
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
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Prescribed burns at Jasper Ridge awaken a rare plant
The faculty director of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) reflects on a locally endemic plant growing vigorously in the area where intentional burning was applied to chaparral ear...
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/10/intentional-burning-awakens-a-fire-follower
over 1 year ago
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Intro to Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a lecture given to Stanford University undergraduates on Sept 26, 2024, to learn from Robin Kimmerer, David Suzuki, Valentin Lopez (Chairman of Amah Mutsun Tribal Band), Charlene Nijmeh (Chairwoman of Muwekma Ohlone Tribe), etc.
youtu.be/8AAi53hhid0
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Intro to Traditional Ecological Knowledge
YouTube video by communityecology
https://youtu.be/8AAi53hhid0
over 1 year ago
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Camera trap photo yesterday of mountain lion at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) of Stanford University. We get these images all the time at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma, but this one is unusual in that it's in broad daylight. Photo: Trevor Hebert
over 1 year ago
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Indigenous awakening at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), in partnership with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
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Intentional burning awakens a fire follower: Indigenous connections | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
https://jrbp.stanford.edu/news/intentional-burning-awakens-fire-follower-indigenous-connections
over 1 year ago
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New sign at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve of Stanford University has 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma. Read why here:
jrbp.stanford.edu/news/ootcham...
over 1 year ago
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Evening talk for general audience at a local public library (Los Altos Library) at 7pm, July 31
www.cnps.org/event/flower...
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Flowers as Islands, a talk by Tadashi Fukami - California Native Plant Society
Whether native or introduced, almost all species of plants whose flowers contain nectar host microorganisms like bacteria and yeasts in the nectar. Initially free of microbes, flower nectar gets its [...
https://www.cnps.org/event/flowers-as-islands-a-talk-by-tadashi-fukami
almost 2 years ago
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