Jay Lund, Vice Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, and his wife Jean Lund have made a historic donation of $800,000 to the Center for Watershed Sciences. This large and generous gift will support graduate students to engage in interdisciplinary water research, pursue their own interests, and think creatively about how to tackle major water problems.
The Center for Watershed Sciences is excited to share a newly funded Synthesis Incubator project to synthesize water temperature and wildfire data from rivers across the western United States to characterize spatiotemporal patterns of riverine heatwaves and how they might be affected by wildfire.
The Center for Watershed Sciences is excited to share a new funded Synthesis Incubator project to construct the first quantitative regional comparison of wetland fish communities throughout the San Francisco Estuary.
The Center for Watershed Sciences is excited to share a new funded Synthesis Incubator project to initiate development of an individual-based model of green sturgeon in central California that can be used to simulate effects of changing climate and water management on population dynamics, habitat use, and movement.
Are you concerned about aquatic resources? You can shape the research agenda for freshwaters! As described in this recent ASLO Bulletin article, survey is now open and a workshop is planned to evaluate the ‘grand challenges’ in aquatic ecology and help set a future research agenda. Concern about freshwater resources twenty-five years ago led to The Freshwater Imperative (FWI), a research agenda designed to improve our understanding and management of freshwaters.
Students in Solano County are working with researchers from UC Davis and NOAA to investigate the mysterious behavior of 'spinning salmon'. A number of years ago, fisheries researchers observed juvenile salmon twisting around in a spiral corkscrew pattern. They believe that the unusual behavior is linked to thiamine — an important vitamin needed for cell function — deficiency in fish returning to inland waterways from the ocean.
The Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest is back for its 52nd year, after a 2-year pandemic halt. The contest is open to the public and participants are tasked with finding and collecting the first Cabbage White butterfly of the year in central California, one of the first butterflies to emerge in late winter.
Please join the UC Davis Institute of the Environment Wednesday, Feb. 8, as we host a distinguished panel of experts to discuss the cultural significance of the dam removal, the future of the river, and how climate change may impact the river and its fishes.
The recent onslaught of atmospheric rivers this month has certainly made the headlines. Reservoirs in California are refilling, groundwater is slowly recharging, and the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 200% of average. So, is California still in a drought? It's too soon to tell. Check out the coverage below to hear what CWS researchers have to say:
We seek to fill a non-tenured, academic term appointment as an Assistant Specialist. This position of Specialist provides technical or specialized expertise (e.g., with instrumentation and research equipment or with social science research methods) in the planning and execution of a research project. Candidates must be apprised of emerging issues and problems and maintain technical competence in the designated area(s) of specialization.
