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Equipment wishlist.

Supplies for student research projects. New, used, and lab surplus all welcome. We pick up on or near campus.

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Something not listed? Email gmonroe@ucdavis.edu. No chemicals or reagents. Prefer to give money? Donate here.

Growing plants

  • Seeds (old or leftover is fine)
  • Plants, seedlings, cuttings
  • Pots, flats, seed trays
  • Potting soil, compost, fertilizer
  • Soil moisture sensors
  • Grow lights and shelving

Field instruments

  • Infrared thermometers
  • Temperature/humidity data loggers
  • Probe thermometers
  • Soil moisture meters
  • pH meters
  • Conductivity (TDS/EC) meters
  • Light meters
  • Anemometers
  • Rain gauges
  • Trail cameras
  • BBC micro:bit boards

Lab ware and plastics

  • Tubes, pipettes, tips
  • Beakers, graduated cylinders
  • Petri dishes and agar
  • Storage containers, mason jars
  • Gloves, safety glasses

Measuring and looking closely

  • Hand lenses
  • Phone macro lenses
  • Foldscopes
  • Digital scales (0.01 g)
  • Digital calipers

Sampling gear

  • Measuring tapes (50 m)
  • Quadrats
  • Sweep nets and aquatic D-nets
  • Waterproof field notebooks
  • Sample bags and vials
  • Marker flags, flagging tape, markers

Test kits

  • Water test strips
  • Nitrate and phosphate kits
  • Soil test kits
  • Sticky insect traps