Several researches from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Davis have recently published an article on the nexus between California’s Delta and groundwater.
Can California adapt to the challenges of climate change? How will the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) influence water availability and allocation in California? What is the best path moving forward?
Monty Schmitt, a Senior Scientist and San Joaquin River Restoration Project Manager of the National Resources Defense Council, will talk about the impacts of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on endangered species and the implications for floodplain management in California.
The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and the Center for Watershed Sciences are offering a unique Spring quarter course in Applied Watershed Science. Similar to the Shlemon Courses taught in previous years through the Geology department (see http://watershed.ucdavis.edu/education/classes/ecogeomorphology), this course is a multidisciplinary study of the ecology, geomorphology and management of rivers in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
WHAT: Interdisciplinary presentations and panel discussions on the prospects, challenges and opportunities of California having an El Niño event with heavy precipitation this winter.
With meager resources, Chris Austin has made Maven's Notebook the go-to place for staying current on California water science, policy and management. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Chris will share many of the simple, inexpensive and effective ways students, researchers and faculty can engage with California’s water community – as well as journalists and the public at large.
This winter quarter the Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school's California Environmental Law & Policy Center will present a weekly series of public speakers on California water policy called Reconciling Ecosystem and Economy, Mondays, 4:10 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Room 146 Olson Hall.
Mary Matella is scheduled to present "Floodplain restoration planning for a changing climate: Coupling flow dynamics with ecosystem benefits" at 4:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the 3rd floor conference room of Ghausi Hall at UC Davis.
The Center and the Department of Environmental Science & Policy are offering a unique course in applied watershed science this spring that involves rafting several class IV-V whitewater stretches of the Tuolumne River.
Tim Quinn, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies, is scheduled Monday, Feb. 4, to talk about California's challenges in managing water reliability and Delta ecosystem health "coequally," as mandated by the state Delta Reform Act of 2009.
