Insights: Water and Drought Online Seminar Series

Water and Drought Information  |  Experts   

This online seminar series from the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, with support from the California Department of Water Resources, brings timely, research-based, relevant expertise on water and drought from around the UC system and beyond directly to interested communities. 
 

Drought impacts on natural resources and infrastructure 

	Droughts, climate change and dams: Reconciling a future for California's native inland fishes Peter Moyle, UC Davis
	Drought - an insidious stress on wildlife Greg Giusti, UC Cooperative Extension County Director and Advisor
	Wildfire and droughts in Sierra Nevada forests Susie Kocher, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Drought, climate change, and California water management Ted Grantham, UC Berkeley
	Climate variability and change: Trends and impacts on California agriculture Tapan Pathak, UC Merced
	Agricultural water management practices under limited water supply: Lessons from recent droughts Jim Ayars, Agricultural Engineer, USDA ARS
	Land subsidence along the Delta-Mendota Canal and neighboring areas Michelle Sneed, California Water Science Center, US Geological Survey
	Implementing California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 Thomas Harter, UC Davis
	Groundwater and surface water interactions under water shortage Thomas Harter, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Managing the drought on rangelands Glenn Nader, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Climate change and paleoclimatology: 2013/2014 in perspective Lynn Ingram, Professor, UC Berkeley

Drought preparedness practices and policies

	Water resources management in the Pajaro Valley, California Brian Lockwood, Senior Hydrologist, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
	Available tools for estimating soil suitability to groundwater banking Anthony O’Geen, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Managing deficit irrigation Marshall English, Oregon State University
	Water-use-efficient tillage, residue and irrigation management Jeff Mitchell, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Ag irrigation industry response to the California drought Inge Bisconer, Toro Micro-Irrigation
	Using agroecological practices to enhance the resilience of organic farms to drought Miguel Altieri, University of California, Berkeley
	Water marketing, groundwater banking, and drought management in California Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California
	Available tools for water demand and management Mortez Orang, California Department of Water Resources
	How will monitoring soil moisture save me water? Dan Johnson, NRCS State Water Management Engineer
	ET-based irrigation scheduling and management considerations under drought Richard Snyder, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Surface irrigation management under drought Khaled Bali, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Field irrigation monitoring for maximum efficiency under drought conditions Blake Sanden, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor

Water management in urban landscapes during drought

	How to save water and beautify your landscape... the sustainable way Janet Hartin, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Impacts of drought on the landscape industry: Estimating water needs of landscapes Dennis Pittenger, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Managing landscapes on limited water Loren Oki, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis

Crop management practices under limited water supply: Annual crops

	Irrigation and nitrogen management for subsurface drip irrigated corn Freddie Lamm,  Kansas State University
	Managing corn under California's drought conditions Mark Lundy,  UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	CropManage: On-line decision support tool for managing water and nitrogen of vegetables Mike Cahn, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Managing water and nitrogen for cool season vegetables under drought Mike Cahn, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Alfalfa water demand and management under drought Daniel Putnam, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Irrigation management of tomato under drought conditions Eugene Miyao, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Managing rice systems with limited water Bruce Linquist, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Salinity management under drought for perennial crops Steve Grattan, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Perennial forage production with limited water Steve Orloff, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis

Crop management practices under limited water supply: Permanent crops

	Soil moisture monitoring and utilization during a drought Dan Munk, Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Efficient citrus irrigation Blake Sanden, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Vineyard irrigation with a limited supply of water Glenn McGourty, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Subtropical orchards management under droughts Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Irrigation management of fruit and nut crops under Sacramento Valley conditions Allan Fulton, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor
	Salinity management under drought for annual crops Steve Grattan, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
	Crop water stress detection and monitoring Ken Shackel, Professor, UC Davis

Thank you to the California Department of Water Resources  for their support.