UC Davis Classes

This year, the students of Ecogeomorphology (ecology, geomorphology, and management of western US rivers) focused on the Salmon River, Idaho as an example of a watershed of management importance. The Mainstem of the Salmon River is a free flowing large river and a part of the heavily regulated and socially and economically important Columbia River watershed.  The class studied the importance of the Salmon River in the larger context of climate change, habitat restoration, wildfire, and fisheries management.

The course familiarizes student participants with the geology, oceanography, coastal dynamics, ecology, and other sciences and research relevant to Bahía de Loreto, the Gulf of California, and Baja California more broadly.

This class was a field-based multidisciplinary study of the ecology, geomorphology and management of rivers in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, with a focus on the Tuolumne River watershed.

The course brought together students from different scientific backgrounds to study the San Juan River watershed, covering ecology, geomorphology, and management through classroom sessions and literature reviews. It culminated in a seven-day rafting trip for field data collection and analysis.

An extension of previous Ecogeomorphology Grand Canyon classes, this class was held in winter quarter of 2020.

An extension of previous Ecogeomorphology Grand Canyon classes, this class was held in winter quarter of 2018.

An extension of previous Ecogeomorphology Grand Canyon classes, this class was held in winter quarter of 2017.

An extension of previous Ecogeomorphology classes, this class teaches student participants about the geology, ecology, and management issues associated with the Grand Canyon and Colorado River.

This course seeks to introduced advanced undergraduate students to multidisciplinary collaborative watershed and stream analysis through combined laboratory and field study of a selected stream system. Topics relating to management of stream systems were discussed throughout with emphasis on the management of Sierra Nevada rivers in California.