SLIDES: Integrated Policy, Planning, and Management of Water Resources

Presenter: Robert Wilkinson, Ph.D., Director of the Water Policy Program, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California-- Santa Barbara 60 slide

SLIDES: Integrated Policy, Planning, and Management of Water Resources

Presenter: Robert Wilkinson, Ph.D., Director of the Water Policy Program, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California-- Santa Barbara 60 slide

SLIDES: Practicing Sustainability in Natural Resource Industries

Presenter: Gary D. Libecap, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and Economics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) 10 slide

Public, Private and Tribal Lands in Humboldt and Trinity Counties

This map titled “Public, Private and Tribal Lands in Humboldt and Trinity Counties” was a commissioned project by Dr. Yvonne Everett in the Environmental Science and Management Department at Humboldt State University. The purpose of the map was to depict the overlap in land ownership and native, pre-European territories. The most challenging part of the project was finding a way to successfully represent multiple land ownership layers while also distinctly calling out former aboriginal territories, all in one map. For this, bold dotted lines with soft concentric halos seemed to do the trick. These aboriginal territories were manually digitized from another map, and only include a select few tribes pertinent to Dr. Everett’s research. A light hillshade was also added, providing subtle texture to the map

Historical changes in land condition in the South Australian arid pastoral zone

Historical changes in land condition of two north-eastern pastoral districts of South Australia were examined. Changes in rangeland condition from 1880 to 1994 were assessed from historical data including pastoral records, state archives and personal observation. Information was also collected on four main factors affecting rangeland condition: stock, rabbits, kangaroos and rainfall. A methodology was developed for the classification of all reliable historical data on a five-point scale based on plant cover and soil stability. The classified data was then analysed graphically and statistically. This approach was found to be a useful indicator of land condition for the North East Pastoral Soil Conservation District, and found that land condition deteriorated rapidly from the 1880s to the turn of the century, remained low until the 1930s, and has since improved considerably. The method was unsuccessful in the Maree Soil Conservation District due to the vastly varying land systems intermingled through the area and the sheer size of the area.Thesis (M.App.Sc.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Environmental Science and Management, 199

Bivalve Restoration Suitability Analysis

Cal Poly Humboldt Environmental Science and Management: ESM 475 Planning and Policy Capstone Practicum. The goal of this project is to provide Humboldt Baykeeper with a report of potential designs, sites, benefits, and stakeholder opinions related to developing a native Olympia oyster and clam garden restoration pilot project on Wigi. This suitability analysis will examine several different locations across the bay and compare the feasibility of (1) an Olympia oyster restoration, (2) an Olympia oyster living shoreline restoration for sea-level rise, and (3) a clam garden restoration. Based on our research, we will provide an analysis of four sites in North Humboldt Bay for various bivalve restoration strategies. The maps in this report display potential sites based on ecological and regulatory parameters for successful bivalve restoration. This potential pilot bivalve restoration project will provide multiple benefits to communities around Wigi, positively affecting bay ecology, sea-level rise mitigation, and Indigenous cultural practices. It also has the possibility of serving as a collaborative educational site for students across Humboldt County

DEMONSTRATING ADAPTABILITY: ROLE MODELLING MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEARNING IN THE LAB, ONLINE AND AT HOME

In this paper we analyse changes required in the role of laboratory demonstrators to support students across a mid-semester move to online learning in response to COVID-19. ‘Multidisciplinary Laboratories’ is a large (~450 students) first-year, multi-campus course at the University of Newcastle that is organised around two multifaceted investigations: ‘Water – would you drink it?’, and ‘Energy – can it be sustainable?’. The course introduces students each week to diverse disciplinary perspectives, i.e. Environmental Science and Management, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Human Geography, Earth Sciences, and Physics. The teaching cohort in each laboratory session (~45 students) comprises a discipline-specific academic lead that changes weekly, and two demonstrators who remain with the class for the whole semester. As laboratories moved online, demonstrators supported students’ learning through synchronous live classes, experiments at home, virtual experiments and asynchronous materials including video tutorials. Importantly, demonstrators have role-modelled for students adaptability under conditions of uncertainty. Analysis of evaluative data including Blackboard engagement records, student surveys and demonstrators’ observations suggests effectively supporting students’ learning required nuanced and important changes in demonstrators’ roles including technical aspects, and techniques for engaging students and facilitating classes