Tag Archives: Chris Bowman

Trick or treat? Aliens at the door

Posted on October 29, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Chris Bowman Many of the alien species invading California’s lakes and streams would make for wickedly good Halloween costumes. Take the Shokihaze goby, Tridentiger barbatus (above and right), a native of Asian now common in Suisun Bay and the lower Sacramento … Continue reading →

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Halloween horrors and machetes on the Butte

Posted on October 30, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Chris Bowman Photos by Bill Husa, Chico Enterprise-Record They spook the faint-of-heart every Halloween. Ghoulish, hollow-eyed creatures stumble about like they’re half-dead. Their skin is mottled from open sores. Rotting lips peel back to reveal horrific grins. But enough … Continue reading →

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A confluence of whitewater and watershed scientists

Posted on April 23, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

UC Davis watershed scientists immerse themselves in rafting guide training on the South Fork American River, April 2013. Video by Eric Holmes By Chris Bowman Researchers here at the multidisciplinary UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences convey the power and … Continue reading →

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Unmasking California’s water ‘Maven’

Posted on March 27, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Chris Bowman Still in their early teens, Joshua and Noah Austin have yet to reject their mother’s idea of family fun. Chris Austin hauls the family around California to visit canals, dams and reservoirs. They recently made a week’s … Continue reading →

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