USDA NIFA AWARD No. 2011-38422-31204
Award Title: Watershed Management Experiential Learning for USDA Careers
Lead Agency: Cal State San Bernardino University Enterprises Corporation (FF20717)
Award Period: 09/01/11-08/31/15
Watershed Management Interns’ Final Deliverables
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| Student and Major | CSU Campus | Project Title | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Garcia Geology |
Bakersfield | Determination of Tulare Lake, CA Late Pleistocene and Holoscene Lake Level History Through Geochemical Analysis | Emmanuel Garcia Final Report |
| Kelsey Padilla Geology |
Bakersfield | CSUB Sierra River Discharge Record | Kelsey Padilla Final Report 1 Kelsey Padilla Final Report 2Kelsey Padilla Final Report 3 |
| Logan Prosser Geology |
Bakersfield | Determination of Tulare Lake, CA Late Pleistocene and Holocene Lake Level History Through Total Inorganic Carbon AnalysisDetermination of Tulare Lake, CA Late Pleistocene and Holoscene Lake Level History Through Geochemical and Sediment Analysis | Logan Prosser Final Report 1Logan Prosser Final Report 2 |
| Cristina Rivas Geology |
Bakersfield | CSUB San Joaquin Valley Paleoriver Discharge Record | Cristina Rivas Final Report |
| James Wilson Geology, Psychology |
Bakersfield | CSUB San Joaquin Valley Paleoriver Discharge Record: Grain-Size Proxy | James Wilson Final Report 1 James Wilson Final Report 2 |
| Mayra Navarro Environmental Science and Resource Management |
Channel Islands | Ventura County Resource Conservation District Storm Water Quality Program and Mobile Irrigation Lab | Mayra Navarro Final Report |
| Gloria Ramirez Environmental Science |
Channel Islands | Wishtoyo Foundation’s Ventura Coastkeeper Program Internship | Gloria Ramirez Final Report |
| Jason Martin Earth Science |
Dominguez Hills | Field Analysis and Treatment of Invasive Plant Species in the Angeles National Forest, Southern California | Jason Martin Final Report |
| Steffany Aguilar Loeb Geology |
Fresno | Dinky Land Restoration Project | Steffany Aguilar Loeb Final Report |
| Jaideep Chowdhury Electrical Engineering |
Fresno | Soil Column Study with Polymer Gel | Jaideep Chowdhury Final Report |
| My V Dang Industrial Technology |
Fresno | Automation of Micro-met systems to evaluate crop evapotranspiration(ET) | My V Dang Final Report |
| Debora De La Torre Civil Engineering |
Fresno | Watershed Flow Frequencies | Debora De La Torre Final Report |
| Francisco Diaz Civil Engineering |
Fresno | TMF and Water Affordability | Francisco Diaz Final Report |
| Luis Duran Business, Finance Option |
Fresno | Tahoe National Forest Watershed Management | Luis Duran Final Report |
| Matthew Garcia Civil Engineering |
Fresno | Deer Creek-Santa Ana River | Matthew Garcia Final Report |
| Walter Kyle Griffiths Evolutionary Biology /Ecology |
Fresno | Predator Habitat Use in the San Joaquin River | Walter Kyle Griffiths Final Report |
| Isaac Lee Civil Engineering |
Fresno | Calibration of San Joaquin River Hydrologic Model& Optimization of Regional and Local Stormwater Management Systems | Isaac Lee Final Report |
| Angela Moua Industrial Technology |
Fresno | Hydrogel That Aids in Soil Water Retention | Angela Moua Final Report |
| James Pearson Biology |
Fresno | Mainstream Assessment of the San Joaquin River | James Pearson Final Report |
| Joana Ramirez Business Management |
Fresno | Environmental Education | Joana Ramirez Final Report |
| Annabel Rodriguez Plant Science |
Fresno | Develop and Grow Crops That Use Low Water, Improve Productivity, and Protect Water Quality in the Westside of Central California | Annabel Rodriguez Final Report |
| Jose Gonzalez Environmental Studies |
Fullerton | Effects on Watershed Function with Changes in Plant Functional Groups across Impaired Watershed on the Angeles National Forest | Jose Gonzalez Final Report |
| Emily Nguyen WieberBiology | Fullerton | Effect of Water Replacement Rates and White Plastic on Pomegranate Orchard Physiology, Fruit Yield and Quality | Emily Nguyen Wieber Final Report |
| Michael Becerra Civil Engineering |
Long Beach | Influence of Nutrient Levels on Enterococcus spp.’s Growth at the Inner Cabrillo Beach | Michael Becerra Final Report |
| Gina Oliver Geology |
Long Beach | Measuring Fuel and Soil Moisture with Custom Data Loggers in the San Dimas Experimental Forest, California | Gina Oliver Final Report |
| Cindy Castaneda Biology |
Los Angeles | Landscape Genetic Analysis and Population Structure of Three Sympatric Amphibians in Managed Redwood Forest of Northwestern California | Cindy Castaneda Final Report |
| Issac Gallegos Civil Engineering |
Los Angeles | Research and Implement a Sustainable Green Architecture for Stormwater Management at CSU Los Angeles | |
| Sk Asad Al Mamun Environmental Science (Environmental Engineering option) |
Los Angeles | Nutrient Runoff and TDML in Santa Ana Watershed | Sk Asad Al Mamun Final Report |
| Dennis Palacios Geology |
Los Angeles | Special use Permits for the USDA Santa Barbara Forest Service | Dennis Palacios Final Report |
| Jose RayaCivil Engineering | Los Angeles | The Effects of Flood Control Structures in the Upper Aroyo Seco Watershed | Jose Raya Final Report |
| Scott Blanco Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Monitoring Seasonal Changes in Taxa and Toxicity of a Recurrent Cyanobacterial Bloom in Pinto Lake (Watsonville, CA)Thermocline Stability-Induced Control of a Freshwater Cyanobacterial Bloom: Hypereutrophic Mediterranean-Climate Pinto Lake (Watsonville, CA) | Scott Blanco Final Report 1Scott Blanco Final Report 2 |
| Brittani Bohlke Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Environmental Compliance Tasks and Management Plan Preparation for the Marina Coast Water District | Brittani Bohlke Final Report |
| Cherie Crawford Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Applied science to inform conservation and restoration of a threatened habitat type; the salt marsh – upland ecotone | Cherie Crawford Final Report |
| Patty Cubanski Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Stormwater Watershed Delineation, Analyses, and Regulatory Requirements; County of Monterey | Patty Cubanski Final Report |
| Christina David Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Nitrate Removal, Flow Paths, and Nitrous Oxide Production in Two Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors: Mitigating Agricultural Nutrient Loads in the Salinas Valley, CAEvaluating a Proposed Farm Best Management Practice: Nitrous Oxide Emissions, In-Bed Nitrate and Carbon Monitoring, and Hydraulic Retention Times of Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors in Monterey County, California | Christina David Final Report 1Christina David Final Report 2 |
| Thomas ‘Evan’ DeLay Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Water Resources Assistant for Monterey Peninsula Water Management District | Thomas DeLay Final Report |
| Dwayne Franco Environmental Science Technology and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Forestry Aid Intern with the Agricultural Commissioners Office and California State | Dwayne Franco Final Report |
| Megan GehrkeCoastal and Watershed Science and Policy | Monterey Bay | Water Quality Data Analysis and R Programming Internship Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc. | Megan Gehrke Final Report |
| Eden Gonzalez Biology |
Monterey Bay | Bimolecular Characterization of Agronomical Traits In Agricultural Crops | Eden Gonzalez Final Report |
| Shaelyn Hession Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Aquatic Systems on the California Central Coast: A Pilot Study | Shaelyn Hession Final Report |
| Shane Keefauver Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Carmel River Lagoon Water Augmentation Project | Shane Keefauver Final Report |
| Laura Mercado Science and Environmental Policy |
Monterey Bay | Applying a Multidisciplinary Approach to Create the First Annual Water Quality Report Card of Elkhorn Slough Estuary | Laura Mercado Final Report |
| Gwen Miller Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Nitrate Removal in the Molera Road Treatment Wetland | Gwen Miller Final Report |
| Colin Nicol Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Resource Improvement Projects to Benefit Species of Concern | Colin Nicol Final Report |
| Kenneth Norberg Biology |
Monterey Bay | Fisheries Aide for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District | Kenneth Norberg Final Report |
| Allison Nunes Biology |
Monterey Bay | Land Management of the Santa Lucia Conservancy | Allison Nunes Final Report |
| Daniel Ontiveros Biology |
Monterey Bay | California Tiger Salamander Pond Sampling | Daniel Ontiveros Final Report |
| Emily Paddock Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County: Conservation Incentives and Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Pajaro Watershed | Emily Paddock Final Report |
| Pauline (Polly) Perkins Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | City of Pacific Grove Stormwater Management Internship | Pauline (Polly) Perkins Final Report |
| Adriana Picazo Biology |
Monterey Bay | The Monterey County Health Department, Drinking Water Protection Services (DWPS) | |
| Kirk Post Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Environmental Impact Report and Necessary CEQA Documentation for the Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program: Monterey County Water Resources Agency | Kirk Post Final Report |
| Julianne Rhodes Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Suitable Juvenile Steelhead Habitat in the Carmel River Lagoon | Julianne Rhodes Final Report |
| Gilbert RomeroBiology | Monterey Bay | South Creek Watershed and Aquatic Habitat Analysis | Gilbert Romero Final Report |
| Amber Schat Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Arana Gulch Watershed Assessment and Stormwater Program Implementation | Amber Schat Final Report |
| Camille Sierra Biology |
Monterey Bay | Hollister NRCS Field Office- Outreach and Education Program | Camille Sierra Final Report |
| Lauren Sommers Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy, and Mathematics |
Monterey Bay | Post Construction Stormwater Management Requirements for Development Projects and Recommendations for the City of Monterey | Lauren Sommers Final Report |
| Aimee TeabyCoastal Watershed Science and Policy | Monterey Bay | A Hydrological-Ecosystem Model to Improve Water Resource Management for Yosemite National Park | Aimee Teaby Final Report |
| John Urness Coastal Watershed Science and Policy |
Monterey Bay | Pre-Fire Plan Mapping for the Communities of Palo Colorado and Bryson Hesperia and Fire Danger Rating Area Rezoning of the CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit of CAL FIRE | John Urness Final Report |
| Aaron VargasEnvironmental Studies | Monterey Bay | South Creek Watershed and Aquatic Habitat Analysis | Aaron Vargas Final Report |
| Sharon Yosanda De Leon Geography |
Northridge | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project | Sharon Yosanda De Leon Final Report |
| Christopher Diaz Geography/GIS |
Northridge | Developing Landscape Profiles for Urban Watersheds | |
| Marianne Jara Geography |
Northridge | The Tijuana Historical Ecology Project | Marianne Jara Final Report |
| Sean Leverance Mechanical Engineering |
Northridge | Prototype of a Self-controlled, Self-actuated Surface Roughness Mechanism | Sean Leverance Final Report |
| April Aquino Animal Science |
Cal Poly Pomona | Watershed Restoration and Environmental Education | April Aquino Final Report |
| Tiernan Doyle Landscape Architecture |
Cal Poly Pomona | Angeles National Forest Invasive Plant Project | Tiernan Doyle Final Report |
| Jazmin Gonzalez Geology |
Cal Poly Pomona | Water Quality of the Thompson’s Creek Watershed | Jazmin Gonzalez Final Report |
| Julieta Munoz Plant Science |
Cal Poly Pomona | Special Water Uses: Los Prietos Ranger Station, Los Padres National Forest Service | Julieta Munoz Final Report |
| Paula SotoGeology | Cal Poly Pomona | Discharge and Geochemical Characteristics of Evey Canyon and Icehouse Canyon Springs, San Gabriel Mountains, During Extended Drought | Paula Soto Final Report |
| Carlos Almaguer Computer Science/Computer Engineering |
San Bernardino | San Bernardino County Flood Control Aerial Photograph Project | Carlos Almaguer Final Report |
| Victoria Banegas Photography |
San Bernardino | Aerial Photography Project | |
| Alejandro Bustamante Biology |
San Bernardino | Homesteading the Expansion of the Western United States Bureau of Reclamation Managing Water in the West | Alejandro Bustamante Final Report |
| Jordan FinnesethEnvironmental Health Science | San Bernardino | Removal of Arsenic from Water under Static-State Conditions | Jordan Finneseth Final Report |
| Britanny Garcia Health Sciences |
San Bernardino | San Bernardino County Flood Control Aerial Photograph Project | Britanny Garcia Final Report |
| Sandra Jimenez Criminal Justice & Psychology |
San Bernardino | Volfe Watershed Rainfall/Runoff in Southern California | Sandra Jimenez Final Report |
| David Anthony Hydrogeology |
San Diego State Univ. | Preliminary Evaluation of Watershed Disbursement in San Diego | David Anthony Final Report |
| Kelsey BeyerEnvironmental Engineering & German | San Diego State Univ. | Influence of Capping Agents on Silver Nanoparticle (Ag-NP) Toxicity to Nitrifying BacteriaAnaerobic Digestion of FOG for Optimal Methane Production | Kelsey Beyer Final Report 1Kelsey Beyer Final Report 2 |
| Abigail Campos Public Administration |
San Diego State Univ. | Watershed Management Internship Program | Abigail Campos Final Report |
| Janie Duggan Lara Public Administration |
San Diego State Univ. | USDA-FSA Emergency Assistance Program for Honey Bees and Livestock (ELAP) | Jamie Duggan Lara Final Report |
| Luis De La Torre Environmental Science |
San Diego State Univ. | Water Quality and Quantity During Low Flow in Urbanized Watersheds: A Combined Fieldwork and Remote Sensing Application in San Diego | Luis De La Torre Final Report |
| Issa El Haddad Civil Engineering (with emphasis in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources) |
San Diego State Univ. | Investigating the Toxicity of Silver Ions to Chronically Exposed Nitrifying Bacteria | Issa El Haddad Final Report |
| Elizabeth Fletes Mathematics |
San Diego State Univ. | USDA/FSA Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) Project | Elizabeth Fletes Final Report |
| Rachelle Huber Environmental Engineering |
San Diego State Univ. | Anaerobic Treatment of Restaurant Waste and FOGs | Rachelle Huber Final Report |
| Raymond Lee Geography (Watershed Science) |
San Diego State Univ. | Thermal and Oxygen Dynamics in Four San Diego Drinking Water Reservoirs | Raymond Lee Final Report |
| Tanisha Martin-Chiles Geography, Sociology |
San Diego State Univ. | Natural Resource Conservation Service Watershed Management Internship Final Report | Tanisha Martin-Chiles Final Report |
| Felipe Solorzano Mathematics |
San Diego State Univ. | Imperial County Air Quality | Felipe Solorzano Final Report |
| Elayna Flanders (Bryant) Biology (concentration in Ecology) |
San Marcos | Characterization of Urban Runoff Treatment Ponds Within San Dieguito River Park | Elayna Flanders (Bryant) Final Report |
| LaTeasha Edelman Biology |
San Marcos | From Shrublands to Avocados: Effects of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Soil Carbon Storage and Fertility in Southern California | LaTeasha Edelman Final Report |
| Zarela Guerrero Biological Sciences |
San Marcos | From Shrublands to Croplands: Effects of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Soil Carbon Storage and Fertility in Southern California | Zarela Guerrero Final Report |
| Shelley Lawrence Biological Sciences |
San Marcos | Characterization of Urban Runoff Treatment Ponds Within San Dieguito River Park | Shelley Lawrence Final Report 1 Shelley Lawrence Final Report 2 |
| Juliana Aguilar Geography |
Stanislaus | Tuolumne River Trust: “The Voice of the River” | Juliana Aguilar Final Report |
| Joshua Buchanan Geography |
Stanislaus | Geospatial Analysis of the Pattern of Floodplain, Geomorphology, Land Use, and Riparian Vegetation in the Tuolumne Watershed | |
| Pedro Chacon Geography |
Stanislaus | Tuolumne River Trust Outreach | Pedro Chacon Final Report |
| Felicia Delatorre Ecology and Sustainability-Conservation |
Stanislaus | Biodiversity, Abundance, and Breeding Success of Amphibians in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Ponds in San Joaquin and Stanislaus County |
Felicia Delatorre Final Report |
| Aldo Garcia Geography (with minor in Geology) |
Stanislaus | Geospatial Analysis of the Pattern of Floodplain, Geomorphology, Land Use, and Riparian Vegetation in the Tuolumne Watershed | Aldo Garcia Final Report |
| Michael Machado Geography (with minor in Geology) |
Stanislaus | Geospatial Analysis of the Pattern of Floodplain, Geomorphology, Land Use, and Riparian Vegetation in the Tuolumne Watershed | Michael Machado Final Report |
| Oleta Piecuch Geography |
Stanislaus | Geospatial Analysis of the Pattern of Floodplain, Geomorphology, Land Use, and Riparian Vegetation in the Tuolumne Watershed | Oleta Piecuch Final Report |
| Katrina Quadra Geography |
Stanislaus | Tuolumne River Trust Watershed Internship | Katrina Quadra Final Report |
| Dominic WalkerEnvironmental Science | Stanislaus | Water Quality in the Lower Tuolumne River Watershed, 2011-2014 | Dominic Walker Final Report |
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