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Principal Investigator
Sarah Payne
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Yellowstone Ecological Forecasting (Summer 2022)
Team: Kyle Steen (Project Lead), Vanessa Bailey, Gabriella Boodhoo, Barry McLaughlin
Summary: The removal and reintroduction of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Yellowstone National Park have shaped the ecological composition of this distinct landscape, representing a textbook example of...
Principal Investigator
Sarah Payne
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Haiti Agriculture II (Summer 2022)
Team: Kelli Roberts (Project Lead), Justin Meyer, Rajneesh Sharma, Monique Howlett
Summary: The Caribbean country of Haiti has an extensive history of deforestation and environmental degradation stemming from French colonization. Over the past 33 years, the Haiti Reforestation Partnership (HRP)...
Principal Investigator
Sarah Hettema
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Puget Sound Water Resources (Summer 2022)
Team: Mike Hitchner (Project Lead), Lily Oliver, Sofia Fall, Lyndsay Zemanek
Summary: Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is a critical component of nearshore ecosystems in the Puget Sound region of the Salish Sea. The Port of Seattle and...
Principal Investigator
Sarah Hettema
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Yampa Water Resources (Summer 2022)
Team: Samrin Sauda (Project Lead), Ethan Gates, Erin Weitzel, Morgan Guttman
Summary: The Upper Yampa River Watershed (UYRW), located in northwestern Colorado, plays a key role in providing water to the Colorado River. However, the UYRW has been impacted by...
Principal Investigator
Ryan Hammock
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Albuquerque Urban Development (Summer 2022)
Team: Max Stewart, Christina Dennis, Ritisha Ghosh, Richard Kirschner, Steven Nystrom
Summary: The City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is experiencing increasing urban heat island (UHI) effects, which impact the health, safety, and comfort of the community. In partnership with the...
Principal Investigator
Marco Vallejos
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Wichita Climate (Summer 2022)
Team: Brooke Laird (Project Lead), Melissa Ashbaugh, Muskaan Khemani, Sadie Murray
Summary: Wichita, Kansas is facing a host of climate threats, one being extreme heat that is manifested through the urban heat island (UHI) effect. The uneven distribution of heat risk...
Principal Investigator
Marco Vallejos
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Milwaukee Urban Development (Summer 2022)
Team: Madeleine Tango (Project Lead), Jack Acomb, Lisa Son, Annika Harrington
Summary: Milwaukee County has experienced an increase in flooding due to climate change and urbanization. The frequency and severity of flooding vary spatially due to differences in land cover...
Principal Investigator
Tyler Pantle
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Kansas City Disasters (Summer 2022)
Team: M. René Castillo, Hadwynne Gross, Eric Sjöstedt, Raychell Velez
Summary: Pluvial flooding, over-saturated ground, and poor drainage systems disproportionately impact historically disinvested neighborhoods during extreme rainfall events independently of overflowing water bodies. These communities are impacted by physical and...
Principal Investigator
Katie Lange
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Western Sonoran Water Resources (Summer 2022)
Team: Anne Britton (Project Lead), Deirdre An, Seamus Geraty, Charles Nixon
Summary: Ephemeral freshwater rock pools, known as tinajas, have great biologic and cultural importance as sources of surface water in the western Sonoran Desert (WSD). Tinaja flooding and...
Principal Investigator
Caroline Williams
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Maipo River Valley Agriculture (Summer 2022)
Team: Benjamin Goffin (Project Lead), Duncan Srsic, Rishudh, Sarah Carlos
Summary: Agriculture is the primary use of water in the Maipo River basin of Central Chile, accounting for ~ 75% of the total demand. Assessment of irrigation needs for...