During the 2025-2026 academic year, thirteen high school and college students conducted eleven environmental research projects at Madrona Marsh under the scientific mentorship of Miriam Taeubel, Ph.D. (Madrona Marsh Instructor II/California Earth Science). These are the students and their projects:
Grace Choi, West High School: Evaluating Air Pollution on the Bacterial Microbiomes of Lichen in Urban Wetlands
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Riley Coleman, South High School: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Natural Herbicides on Creeping Water Primrose (Ludwigia peploides)
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Abigail Ho, UC Riverside: Investigation of Bacteria Morphologies on Amphibian Skin
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Rebecca Lampshire, El Camino College: Macrofungal Diversity in an Urban Wetland
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Yuma Maeda, West High School: Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Communities in Two Urban Wetlands: Madrona Marsh and Henrietta Basin
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Aaron Miller, South High School: Impacts of Heavy Metals on Isopod Health
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Charlotte Moo and Eva Ojo, West High School: Phytoremediation Potential of Mule Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) for Copper and Zinc Removal in California Wetlands
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Chelsea Nguyen and Marcus De Silva, West High School: Effects of Copper Exposure on Survival and Heart Rate in Daphnia magna
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Rithwin Rengajaran, West High School: The Role of Cottonwood Trees (Populus fremontii) in Reducing Carbon in an Urban Ecosystem
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Kai Terada, El Camino College: Wildfire Simulation Using Fire, Smoke, and Biochar to Simulate Germination in Lupine Seeds (Lupinus succulentus)
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Andrew Tu, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School: Sustainability of Permaculture
