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2020-2021 Funded Projects - Ongoing
Water Education and Stewardship Project
Project Leader: Marianne Bird, 4-H Youth Development Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Capitol Corridor, Sacramento County
The Water Education and Stewardship Project (WESP) will combine two established and successful UCCE natural resource education projects, 4-H Water Wizards and 4-H On the Wild Side, to create a comprehensive water education project. The project will build 4th-6th grade students science skills, knowledge, and awareness about water resources as it pertains to forest ecosystems.
CalASIS: A Portal for Aquatic Species Management
Project Leader: Sabrina Drill, Natural Resources Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
Non-native invasive species threaten the diversity and abundance of native aquatic species and the ecological stability and water quality of California’s inland waters. This project will improve the capacity of land managers to access science-based information to identify, report and manage aquatic invasive species. It will develop a website with a unified map and reporting system and provide training to stakeholders on its use.
Pest Vulnerability Matrix Project Update: Web-PVM
Project Leader: Igor Lacan, Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
This is a student intern project. The student will work on expanding the tree species list and pest information in the Pest Vulnerability Matrix (PVM), a visual tool that allows land managers to evaluate pest threats and allows for quantitative estimates of potential pest damage.
Improving Management of Oak Woodlands on Tribal Lands in Southern California Through Hands-On Workshops
Project Leader: Christopher McDonald, Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Bernardino County
Southern California oak woodlands are under significant threat from development, new invasive pests, and long-term drought. Oaks are a meaningful and important part of tribal culture and are a crucial component of woodlands in Southern California and this projects objective is to educate tribal members and tribal land managers about these threats to and provide them with practical methods of oak restoration. The project team will develop and deliver of a series of hands-on workshops focusing on oak woodland stewardship for tribal representatives.
A Decision Support Tool for California Rangeland Management
Project Leader: William Tietje, Area Natural Resource Specialist, UC Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo County
Over half of the rangelands in California are grazed by livestock and ranchers often come under intense scrutiny from society to demonstrate their stewardship of the ranch and the natural resources they manage. Recent surveys of ranchers and managers indicate their willingness to implement modern management practices that will demonstrate to governmental and environmental groups good stewardship of their rangelands. This projects objective is to design and test a decision-support tool that will help ranchers and managers implement best management practices to maintain and improve ranch enterprise, conserve ecosystem health, prepare for changing environmental conditions, and plan for the transfer of the ranch.