Resource Page
Resources for student professionalization, job searching, SOAR network classes, and materials for educators.
The SOAR network offers field sites for research and education, guidance for students seeking to take the next step in their environmental careers, an offering of SOAR network classes that can involve students in the network, lesson modules for educators, and videos for engaging students in environmental studies
We maintain the Google Group soar-bay-area-network for updates and opportunities. If you would like to be added to our listserv, you can search for it by name and request to join, or reach out to Katie Glover (Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma).
SOAR Partner Abe Borker orients students to binocular use and birding at Blue Oak Ranch Reserve during the SOAR Short Course, May 2025. Photo by Jorge Ramos.
For Students
Professional Resources
Download our list of job search resources for environmental fields. This list was developed for students and early career professionals at the SOAR Weekend Intensive in Spring 2025.
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) maintains a Student and Early Career Resource Page on its website with professional organizations, funding sources, graduate school opportunities, and a reading list for self-study.
Classes in our Network
Click to download a list of classes at partner schools with SOAR instructors. Taking these courses is one pathway to becoming more involved in the SOAR Network.
For Educators
Bring your students to the field
Contact Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) or San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory to schedule a field trip.
Lesson modules
(coming soon)
Videos for teaching
(coming soon)
Banner Photo Credit: Students in the SOAR short course observe bird handling, May 2025. Photo by Katie LaBarbera
SOAR Short Course instructor Fen Conway (Lead Biologist, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory) demonstrates bird handling with a California Quail. Photo by Jayden Samuels.