Research Opportunities on Cibolo Preserve
Faculty from UTSA and their students can now ask for approval for access, for research purposes only, to the Cibolo Preserve, a 500 acre tract just east of Boerne in south central Kendal County. The land is notable for its beauty, variety of flora and fauna, geological features and areas of archeological interest. UTSA, in an effort to aid their researchers, is offering up to $3000 per project to help defray student researcher support, supplies and equipment. If you are interested in a morning visit to the preserve please contact:
Noe Saldana, (210) 458-7649 , noe.saldana@utsa.edu
Noe Saldana, (210) 458-7649 , noe.saldana@utsa.edu
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More information: Cibolo Preserve brochure (PDF) |
| Approval request form – for UTSA personnel only |
| Previously Funded Projects | ||||
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| Year | Name | Department | Amount | Project Details |
| FY14 | Kathryn Brown | Anthropology | $3,000 | TBD – Dr. Brown may not continue the project this fall. Dr. Brown’s graduate student is currently processing all GIS data that was collected last year. |
| FY14 | Janis Bush | Geological Science | $3,000 | Dr. Bush continued to conduct research on Post Oaks. |
| FY14 | Yongli Gao | Geological Science | $3,000 | Dr. Gao is investigating groundwater and surface water interaction in Cibolo Creek. Enviornmental and artificial tracers will be used to investigate surface water and groundwater interactions. |
| FY14 | Alexis Godet | Geological Science | $3,500 | Dr. Godet studied linking rudist repartition to paleoenvironmental conditions: Evidence from the Glen Rose Rudist reef, Herffs Falls, Cibolo Preserve. |
| FY12 | Jyotsna Sharma-Srinivasan | Biology | $3,000 | Dr. Sharma-Srinivasan conducted a baseline study of invertebrates at two stations in Cibolo Creek that are downstream and |
| FY12 | Afamia El-Nakat | Environmental Science/TSERI | $3,000 | Dr. El-Nakat conducted a comparative analysis of soil moisture content through soil enhancement for the reducation of desertification |
| FY11 | Xiaofeng Liu | Civil Engineering | $3,000 | Dr. Liu conducted research on Cibolo Creek water flow accounting inside the Cibolo Preserve. |
| FY10 | Hatim Sharif | Civil Engineering | $3,000 | Dr. Sharif studied hydrometeorological processes in semi-arid environments. |
| FY09 | Hatim Sharif | Civil Engineering | $3,000 | Dr. Sharif measured the water flow after rainfall events to estimate runoff from catchment area. |
| FY09 | Daniel Gonzalez | Architecture | $3,000 | Dr. Gonzalez studied the development and design of architectural spaces within the natural environment that will serve as educational and research spaces. |
| FY09 | Jamon Halvaksz | Anthropology | $3,000 | Dr. Halvaksz conducted archival research and interviews regarding the use and management of the Cibolo Preserve. Research documented changes in the use of land practices, human-environment interactions and archival records of the same. |
| FY09 | Alan Dutton | Geological Science | $3,000 | Dr. Dutton conducted research on hydrogeophysics investigation of the contributing watershed of the Fern Bank Springs to map subsurface karst features and provide data for better understanding of the subsurface hydrological processes that control groundwater flow, recharge, and discharged in a karst setting. |
| FY09 | Janis Bush | Geological Science | $3,000 | Dr. Bush conducted a research study on Post Oak Community Structure, Function, Dynamics and Potential Controlling Factors in Central Texas. |
