Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory

04 Aug, 11 AM - 06 Aug, 05 PM

In partnership with the United States Forest Service (USFS), UC Davis will delineate meadows and survey streams across the Sierra Nevada in ten national forests from The Modoc National Forest in the north to The Inyo National Forest in the south. The overarching goal of this project is to assist the United States Forest Service in determining the potential water storage capacity of eroded meadows within its national forests. UC Davis will be conducting meadow field delineations and determining the extent of erosion for a subset of meadows in the project area described above. Meadow locations and areas will be determined by recording points along the meadow perimeter with a GPS unit. After delineation of meadow perimeters, the selected meadows will be classified as either eroded or non-eroded. Given the variability in meadow conditions, absolute quantitative criteria for classification are difficult to establish, and professional judgment on the part of the field survey crews will be required.

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Under Project # 23869 | Research

Sierra Nevada meadows Project

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Group of 4 Research Scientist/Post Doc Aug 4 - 6, 2011 (3 days)

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Dorm 4 Aug 4 - 6, 2011