Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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Conservation Gap Analysis and the Business Case for Protecting Surf Ecosystems

2025 MESM Group Project: Conservation Gap Analysis and the Business Case for Protecting Surf Ecosystems

Group Members: Ryan Anderson, Manuela Díaz, Sofia Gutierrez, Miranda Scalzo, Emma Tao

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

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Understanding Multiple Benefits of Floodplain Restoration from Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge in Madera County, California

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.

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

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Clients: California Department of Water Resources, Environmental Defense Fund

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Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

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Evaluating the Potential of a Market-Based Transferable Development Rights Program for Open Space and Farmland Preservation in Santa Barbara County

Evaluating the Potential of a Market-Based Transferable Development Rights Program for Open Space and Farmland Preservation in Santa Barbara County

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Clients: Santa Barbara County Planning Division

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Assessment of an Artificial Breach of an Impounded Coastal Water Body: A Case Study of Goleta Slough

Assessment of an Artificial Breach of an Impounded Coastal Water Body: A Case Study of Goleta Slough

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: Santa Barbara County Planning Division