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Principal Investigator
Carli Merrick
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Bryce Canyon Water Resources (Fall 2022)
Team: Aaron Carr (Project Lead), Mel Frost, Alissa Stark, Ashley Grinstead
Summary: Bryce Canyon National Park is home to groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) that are threatened by a multidecadal drought and increased groundwater extraction due to a spike in tourism...
Principal Investigator
Sarah Payne
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Georgia Disasters (Fall 2022)
Team: Isabella Chittumuri (Project Lead), Nancee Uniyal, Nathan Tesfayi, Shakirah Rogers
Summary: In September 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall in southern Georgia, causing severe flooding and widespread destruction. Disaster recovery programs were inaccessible for heirs' property owners due to title difficulties...
Principal Investigator
Sarah Hettema
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Eastern Plains Agriculture (Fall 2022)
Team: Jillian Joubert, Sarah Hettema, Deni Ranguelova, TR Ingram, Max Stewart
Summary: Adaptive management on cattle ranches requires rangeland managers to decide the location and duration of the cattle grazing activity across different pastures. Biodiversity, forage availability, and cattle health...
Principal Investigator
Sarah Hettema
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Carmel Valley Urban Development (Fall 2022)
Team: Cooper Campbell (Project Lead), Julia Portmann, Devina Garcia, Audrey Wilson
Summary: Urban expansion in diverse ecosystems has numerous detrimental impacts, including diminished biodiversity, impaired water quality, and reduced carbon storage potential. In the Carmel Valley region of California’s...
Principal Investigator
Lisa Tanh
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
San Diego Water Resources (FALL 2022)
Team: Ethan Gates (Project Lead), Stefanie Mendoza, Jonathan Szeto, Max VanArnam
Summary: Stormwater and wastewater runoff are a large source of pollutant discharge along the southern California coast and are a major concern to the health of local communities...
Principal Investigator
Lisa Tanh
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Maldives Climate (Fall 2022)
Team: Aidan Harvey (Project Lead), Daniel Lopez, Mitch Porter, Derek Chin
Summary: Global sea level rise as a result of climate change continues to pose a critical threat to coastal ecosystems and populations. The archipelagic country of the Maldives is of...
Principal Investigator
Caroline Williams
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Shoshone River Water Resources (Fall 2022)
Team: Robyn Holmes (Project Lead), Will Campbell, Cassie Ferrante, Nelson Lemnyuy
Summary: In 2016, a routine repair operation at the Willwood Dam released tons of built-up sediment into the Shoshone River, polluting the river and negatively impacting the ecosystem...
Principal Investigator
Sarah Payne
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Yellowstone Ecological Forecasting II (Fall 2022)
Team: Vanessa Bailey (Project Lead), Ryan Brinton, Samantha Snowden, Aliza White
Summary: Aspen stands in Yellowstone National Park have been indirectly affected by the removal and reintroduction of wolves in 1926 and 1995, respectively. The National Park Service has...
Principal Investigator
Brandy Nisbet-Wilcox
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
IDAHO WILDFIRES (Summer 2022)
Team: Ford Freyberg (Project Lead), Carson Schuetze, Jessica Hiatt, Brenner Burkholder
Summary: Escalating severity and frequency of drought and wildfire call for effective and cost-efficient mitigation planning and monitoring protocols. The Palouse ecoregion, an agricultural epicenter in North-central Idaho, is of...
Principal Investigator
Caroline Williams
Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP
Chesapeake Bay Water Resources (Summer 2022)
Team: Katherine Hahn, Julia Atayi, Julia Portmann, Abigail Sgan
Summary: An increase in total suspended sediment (TSS) concentrations and turbidity have contributed to poor water quality in the Chesapeake Bay since the 1970s. Although turbidity and TSS have been...