Master's Project Directory

Motivating Private-Public Collaboration to Reduce Fire Severity in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Justin Heyerdahl, Chris Hughes, Tess Morgridge, Craig O'Neill, Jason White

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Sierra Resource Conservation District

Developing a Wild Pig (Sus Scrofa) Management Plan for Tejon Ranch

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2014)

Group Members: Jocelyn Christie, Emily DeMarco, Elizabeth Hiroyasu, Adam Kreger, Maxwell Ludington

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Sustainable Microforestry: An Adaptive Management Tool for Smallholder Agroforestry Farms in Ganze District, Kenya

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Philip Curtis, Brian Lundardi, Amy Parks, Claire Phillips

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: KOMAZA

The Future of Large-Scale Solar Energy in California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Sarah Amspacher, Vanessa Arent, Stephanie Dashiell, Tetsuhisa Kamiya, Amy Linn, Sydney Ward

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague, Jeff Dozier

Client: AECOM

Evaluating the Multiple Benefits Associated with Distributed Rainwater Catchment Systems in Austin, Texas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Kristan Culbert, Kelly Odion, Alex Brown, Madeline Gorchels

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Pacific Institute

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in the Cofan Bermejo Reserve, Ecuador

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Heather Abbey, Carolyn Ching, Tyson Eckerle, Scott Webb, Emily Welborn

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: La Fundacion para la Sobrevivencia del Pueblo Cofan

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Investing in Responsible Tourism and Conservation in Mexico

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2009)

Group Members: Kristian Beadle, Gia Brazil, Ashley Dean, Lucas Johnson, Paul Spraycar

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague, Catherine Ramus

Client: Playa Viva, LLC

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adaptations to Climate Change: Comparing Feasbility of Ecosystem-based (EbA) Methods for Climate Change Adaptation with Engineered Approaches

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2012)

Group Members: Sarah Clark, Teo Grossman, Nicholas Przyuski, Cassidee Shinn, Danielle Storz

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Conservation International

Using Surface Winds to Improve the Accuracy of Fire Spread Modeling for Hazard Assessment: A Case Study in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2010)

Group Members: Adam Anderson, Kyung Koh, Danica Schaffer-Smith, Erin Shapiro, Wendy Su

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Evaluating the Impacts of Small-Scale Greenspace: A Case Study of Harlem Place in Downtown Los Angeles

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2010)

Group Members: Theresa Morgan, Kathryn Riley, Rebecca Tannebring, Leanne Veldhuis

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Vegetated Roofs in the Los Angeles River Watershed: The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Stormwater Runoff and Management

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2008)

Group Members: Samuel Bennett, Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Sean McCormick, Daniel Morris, Marcy Protteau

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Earth Pledge

Cumulative Impacts Assessment for Timber Harvest: How Best to Incorporate Wildfire Risk and Hazard

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Laura Gray, Lauren Krohmer, Emma Siegfried, Courtney Schatzman, Caitlin Swalec

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

The Bathtub Ring: Implications of Low Water Levels in Lake Mead on Water Supply, Hydropower, Recreation, and the Environment

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Ning Jiang, Season Martin, Julia Morton, Skyler Murphy

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Western Water Policy Program - University of Colorado

Sharing Canada’s Last Frontier: Creating a Conservation Network to Ensure Continued Wildlife Connectivity in the Mackenzie River

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Andrew Cawley, Sarah Halperin, Naomi Louchouarn, Michael Paccassi

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague, Lee Hannah

Client: Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Prioritizing Prescribed Fire to Protect Water Quality in the Sierra Nevada

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: American Rivers