Category Archives: education

The Dreamt Land by Mark Arax: We’re all complicit in California’s water follies

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Ann Willis

by Ann Willis We are all sinners. At least, that’s the impression Mark Arax leaves in The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California. What’s bold, and distinguishes this book from others about California, is that Arax grapples with … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Cadillac Desert

Posted on July 9, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Jay Lund In 1986, when Mark Reisner published his book Cadillac Desert, I had just begun professing on water management. The book went “viral,” before the word viral had its present-day internet-intoxicated meaning.  The book offered a compelling revisionist … Continue reading →

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Summer Snowmelt Safety – Know the Flow Before You Go

Posted on June 11, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Megan Nguyen As recently as this weekend, winter storms have brought much snow to the Sierra Nevada after five years of drought. Warm temperatures have begun to melt the mountain snow that will flow down the valley through a … Continue reading →

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The Horror of a Salmon’s Wheel of Misfortune

Posted on October 30, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Miranda Tilcock Salmon in the Stream 10 little salmon eggs, resting in a redd 1 was covered in silt, now the egg is dead 9 little alevin, with their yolks attached, 1 was washed away, and never made it … Continue reading →

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Water is for fighting over? – a review of John Fleck’s recent book

Posted on October 17, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund Most expressions on Western water issues are reflex or studied advocacy favoring a single viewpoint or opposing other viewpoints.  A minority provide thoughtful and reasonably balanced insights.  John Fleck’s new book, “Water is for fighting over” is … Continue reading →

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How ecogeomorphology changed my life

Posted on September 21, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Tyler Goodearly For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to study fish. Like my idols, Jacques Cousteau, or Steve Irwin, or Jeff Corwin, I too had the “fish itch,” and I knew I must follow this passion. … Continue reading →

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Ecogeomorphology: A Transformative Expedition Education

Posted on September 18, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

This week, the Center for Watershed Sciences is proud to feature our flagship education course, Ecogeomorphology. What began as a collaboration between then-Professors Jeffrey Mount and Peter Moyle to introduce students to cross-discipline thinking in expedition settings has developed into … Continue reading →

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California WaterBlog survey and recommended reads

Posted on September 11, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Ann Willis Editor’s note: The survey link is now closed. Thank you to all who participated! If you have feedback, feel free to comment directly on this post. A. Willis 9/22/2016 As the water year comes to an end, … Continue reading →

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Visualizing Flows – A Sandbox Experience with Modeling

Posted on August 7, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Jeanette Newmiller In winter quarter 2016, Dr. Colleen Bronner of the UC Davis Department of Civil Engineering gathered a small group of graduate students and posed a challenge. To support new education standards involving teaching engineering methods throughout K-12 … Continue reading →

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Wanted: student scientists looking for inspiration and adventure

Posted on February 7, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Sarah Yarnell and Ann Willis Every spring for the past 12 years, a class of a dozen or so UC Davis undergraduates ride a river in the American West for a learning adventure like none other in their college … Continue reading →

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