Master's Project Directory

Beaver (Castor Canadensis) Impact on Water Resources in the Jemez Watershed, New Mexico

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: WildEarth Guardians

A Water Budget Analysis to Support Sustainable Water Management for Human and Ecological Needs in the Black River Basin, New Mexico

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission

Incorporating Land Use Impacts on Biodiversity into Life Cycle Assessment

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: Patagonia

Assessing On-Road Freight Emissions for Patagonia and Evaluating Low Carbon Fuel Alternatives

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Brandon Kuczenski

Clients: Patagonia

Promoting Multi-benefit Floodplain Conservation Strategies Along the Lower Santa Clara River Through the Prioritization of Agricultural Conservation Easements

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

Assessing Resources for Public Access at Tejon Ranch, California

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

An Analysis of Bioeconomic Tradeoffs in Vaquita Conservation Policies

Group Members: Jade Sainz

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: World Wildlife Fund Mexico

Assessing Management Strategies for the Artisanal Sector of the Peruvian Anchoveta Fishery

Group Members: Tracey Mangin

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Clients: The Nature Conservancy Peru

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

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

The Food Waste Project: Understanding Behaviors and Attitudes, Assessing Knowledge Levels, and Raising Awareness

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Clients: Innovation Center for US Dairy

The Non-Market Value of Private Recreational Boating in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Group Members: Gavin McDonald

Faculty Advisors: Matt Potoski

Clients: Environmental Defense Center, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

The Snapper Saga: An Assessment of Sector Separation on the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Red Snapper Fishery

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson, Christopher Costello

Clients: Ocean Conservancy

Analyzing a Proposed Expansion of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary System

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

UCSB - Water Action Plan

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Clients: UCSB

Mitigating Climate Change Through Tropical Forests: An Analysis of U.S. Bilateral REDD+ Finance

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah, David Tilman

Clients: Tropical Forest Group

Sustainable Water Use in the Ventura River Watershed

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: Surfrider Foundation Ventura Ecosystem Program