Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project
(2021)

Understanding Multiple Benefits of Floodplain Restoration from Flood-Managed Aquifer Recharge in California’s Central Valley

Still lake water surrounded by boulders.

Group Members: Alex Ehrens, Annika Leiby, Alex Milward, Nicole Schmidt

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Website: floodforward.wixsite.com

Contact: gp‑floodforward@bren.ucsb.edu

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Group Project Proposal

Description

This project is working to address California's groundwater resilience by analyzing the multiple benefits of using flood waters for managed aquifer recharge and floodplain restoration in the Madera Basin of the San Joaquin Valley.