Master's Project Directory

A Framework for Restoration to Support Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise Recovery in the Western Mojave Desert

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

Group Members: Dannique Aalbu, Erik Martinez, Amber Reedy, Devin Rothman

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Ben Halpern

Client: Desert Tortoise Council

A Greater Gray: A Larval Connectivity Assessment of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

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

Group Members: Samuel Furtner, Stephanie Gad, Isabella Marill, Adam Quian

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Bridging Science and Management in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

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

Group Members: Shannon Boyle, Vanessa De Anda, Kara Koenig, Erin O'Reilly, Monique Schafer

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Carbon Zero: Curbing Climate Change and Driving Energy Efficiency at UCSB

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

Group Members: Charlie Diamond, Evan Ritzinger, Lydia Rudnick, Dawnielle Tellez, Emily Waddington

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, James Frew

Client: Institute for Energy Efficiency, TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project

Feasibility Analysis of Conservation Banking for the Greater Sage-Grouse in Montana

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

Group Members: Bradley Bowers, DJ Macaskill, Jeff Cedarbaum, Katie Day

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: American Prairie Reserve

Quantifying the Economic Potential of Small-Scale Fisheries through Better Management in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

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

Group Members: Diana Flores, Wagner Quirós, Ignacia Rivera, Alexandra Smith

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Rare - Fish Forever Program

Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Impacts of a Green Hotel Certification on the City of Los Angeles

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

Group Members: Jay McConagha, Lillian Mirviss, Rucha Thakar, Natalie Vezina

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: Green Seal

Salmonics: Quantifying the Benefits of River Restoration for Chinook Salmon on the Lower Yuba River, California

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

Group Members: Jo Anna Beck, Nathan Burroughs, Leah Gonzales, Alyssa Obester, Elijah Papen

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Client: South Yuba River Citizens League

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

The Waterfowl of Wall Street: Using Water Markets to Provide Habitat for Migratory Birds

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

Group Members: Andrew Hall, Cora Kammeyer, Justin Kroes, Jayme Ohlhaver, Leslie Regan

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Conservation of Southern California Yellow Pine Mixed Conifer Forests

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

Group Members: Hannah Garcia-Wickstrum, Leana Goetze, Anne-Marie Parkinson, Jennifer Truong

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: US Forest Service

Energy Savings from Moulton Niguel Water District Water Efficiency Programs

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

Group Members: Pat Byrne, Claudia Flores, Jaleise Hall, Ruoyu Wang, Jakob Wilford-Bivin

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Eric Masanet

Client: Moulton Niguel Water District

Wild Pig Management at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

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

Group Members: Benson Truong, Shuhan Song, AJ Zekanoski, Peter Omasta

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor, Christopher Costello

Client: The Nature Conservancy

A Sustainable Agrifinance Solution? Lending to Reward Environmental Performance

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

Group Members: Grace Brofman, Haley Grant , Becca Reynolds, Alexandria Wilkins, Janelle Christensen

Faculty Advisors: Kelsey Jack

Client: Sustainable Conservation

Evaluating the Climate Mitigation Potential of Natural and Working Lands in Santa Barbara County

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

Group Members: Alicia Fennell, Gavi Keyles, Madeline Oliver, Minnie Ringland, Michael Wells

Faculty Advisors: Samantha Stevenson

Client: County of Santa Barbara Sustainability Division

Reducing Agricultural Plastics’ Environmental Impacts

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

Group Members: Lucas Empson, Garrett Eyer, Emma Friedl, Renata Massion, Bobby Miyashiro

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Driscoll's, Inc.

Advancing Methods for Corporate Climate Risk Assessment

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

Group Members: Margaret Brickner, Derek Nguyen, Jordan Faires, Paul Rikhter

Faculty Advisors: Eric Masanet, Matthew Potoski

Client: Raytheon Technologies

Supporting Cooperation in Brazil’s Marine Extractive Reserves

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

Group Members: Dylan Glave, Elliott Matthews, Peyton Moore, Ruben Sanchez Ramirez

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: World Wildlife Fund Brazil

A Framework for Designing Marine Protected Areas for Sharks and Rays in Mozambique

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

Group Members: Anna Abelman, Courtney Krone, Vanessa Rathbone, Rachel Rhodes, Erin Ristig

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Wildlife Conservation Society

Quota Baskets: Exploring Alternative Groupings for Fisheries Management

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

Group Members: Mauricio Collado, Gabriel De La Rosa, Kat Leigh, Siya Qiu

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Environmental Defense Fund