This was the end of our afternoon journey through Stanford campus palimpsest. This land has seen five years of my personal history, 128 years of university history, several more as the Stanfords’ stock farm, and thousands and thousands as the ancestral home of the Muwekma Ohlone. Next time we walk around campus, we’ll keep all this history in mind.
Read about Surabhi and Mira's Dish hike here.
Recent Center News
As part of our online magazine's "Up Close" series, Felicity Barringer looks at the federal push to return American Bison herds to tribal control. The effort raises hopes that the once-abundant species can regenerate landscapes and restore native traditions.
A lawsuit blames farmers’ stream diversions for the desiccation of the Great Salt Lake; nearly all of Canada’s winter roads could be unusable by 2080; bills to ban lab-grown meat; another annual heat-associated death record in Arizona; and more environmental news from around the West.
Winter 2024 was a full quarter at the Bill Lane Center with ongoing preparations for our annual Rural West Conference and interviews for internship and research positions.