Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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Prioritizing Prescribed Fire to Protect Water Quality in the Sierra Nevada

This project is identifying locations for fuels reduction to maximize benefits to river ecosystems and clean water supply. This model will be looking at fire and water processes in the Cosumnes, American, Bear, and Yuba (CABY) river regions in the Sierra Nevada Forests.

Group Members: Simone Albuquerque, Indigo Bannister, Allison Hacker, Jon Hart, Evan Heberlein

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: American Rivers

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Vessel Speed Reduction, Air Pollution, and Whale Strike Tradeoffs in the Santa Barbara Channel Region

Vessel Speed Reduction, Air Pollution, and Whale Strike Tradeoffs in the Santa Barbara Channel Region

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Clients: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Investigating the Feasibility of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Santa Barbara County

The objective of this project was to determine the cost-effectiveness and implementation feasibility of GHG mitigation strategies in Santa Barbara County.

Clients: Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

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Decision Support for Coral Reef Fisheries Management: Community Input as a Means of Informing Policy in American Samoa

Decision Support for Coral Reef Fisheries Management: Community Input as a Means of Informing Policy in American Samoa

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: American Samoa Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources