Lisa Murphy

Title:

Part-Time Faculty - Forestry and Natural Resources

Department:

Career Technical Education

Office:

Toyon

Campus:

Phone:

209-588-5142

Email:

murphyl@yosemite.edu

Information

Lisa Murphy is a lifetime learner who loves outdoor adventure. Some of her passions include: reading books and new scientific studies, ocean kayaking, back country snow play, cycling, traveling to areas of high biodiversity, hiking, and hanging out under a starry sky watching the bats come out.

In addition to teaching for Columbia College, Lisa is co-founder of the Gold Country Bat Project and served on the Board of Directors for Tuolumne Utility District, and is on the Board of Directors for Greenspace the Cambria Land Trust.

Biography

Education:

MS - Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture at Stephan F. Austin State University - Masters in Natural Resources and Communication

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - BA

Fresno Pacific University - Teaching Credential - (Multiple subject, single subject: science and English)

Soil Health Academy Certification – Chico State Center for Regenerative Agriculture

Technical Advisor Program - Chico State Center for Regenerative Agriculture

Classes taught at Columbia College:

FNR 1 Natural Resource Conservation

FNR 12 Oldest, Tallest, Largest

FNR 50 Natural History and Ecology

FNR 61 Introduction to Water Resource Management

FNR 86 California Naturalist Certification - This course awards a certification through UC ANR

FNR 182 Techniques of Surveying Sierra Nevada Wildlife

FNR 190 Climate Stewardship - This course awards a certification through UC ANR

Courses I Teach

Climate Stewardship, FNR 190
This course awards the student a Certification through UC Extension:
Natural History and Ecology, FNR 50
This course will be offered as a series of Wednesday night class on campus at Columbia College and subsequent Saturday field trips
California Naturalist Certification, FNR 86
This course is offered at Baker Station with a required pre-class at Columbia College.Certification as a California Naturalist

Web Sites

Publications

·      Article “Mariposa Grove Revitalized Grove, Providing Sanctuary for Yosemite Wildlife”. Yosemite Conservancy Magazine Winter 2017 (pgs 13-14) https://issuu.com/yosemite-conservancy/docs/ym-aw_2017-magazine-final
·      Short story “Damselfly Emergence at Lower Cathedral Lake”, Inspiring Generations, 150 years, 150 Stories in Yosemite pg. 313 Published by Yosemite Conservancy, 2014.
·      Feature Story in Yosemite Guide Volume 42, Issue 5, June 2017
·      “Bats! Acoustical Monitoring in Yosemite.” Pg19
http://npshistory.com/publications/yose/newspaper/yg17-5.pdf
·      Feature Story in Yosemite Guide Volume 40 Issue 7, September 2015
·      “Yosemite Celebrates 125 years”
http://npshistory.com/publications/yose/newspaper/yg15-7.pdf
·      Feature Story in Yosemite Guide Volume 40 Issue 4, May 2015
·      “Yosemite Citizen Scientists Look for Mercury in Dragonflies,” http://npshistory.com/publications/yose/newspaper/yg15-4.pdf
·      Acknowledged in: River food chains lead to riparian bats and birds in two mid-order rivers. B. Jackson, S. Stock.. 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3148

Downloadable Files

FNR 12 Oldest, Largest, Tallest.docx - FNR 12 Oldest, Tallest, Largest

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