Relationships Between Belowground Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Water (Lunch-MAR | Nov 2024)
Life beneath the ground, especially microbial, plays a crucial yet often overlooked role in delivering ecosystem services and supporting ‘green infrastructure.’ This talk will provide an overview of belowground (soil, vadose, aquifers) biodiversity, highlighting its practical significance, the threats it faces, and strategies for preservation and sustainable management.
Managed Aquifer Recharge in Scott Valley: Exploring Benefits of Winter Recharge to Increase Stream Flow (Lunch-MAR | Oct 2024)
This Lunch-MAR presentation covers a brief history of the Scott Valley managed aquifer recharge project, permitting and regulatory requirements, challenges in project implementation, and progress in evaluating benefits.
Merced River Watershed Flood-MAR Reconnaissance Study (Lunch-MAR | Aug 2024)
A recently completed first-of-its-kind study, the Merced River Watershed Flood-MAR Reconnaissance Study, looks at projected climate change impacts in the Merced watershed and how strategies like Flood-Managed Aquifer Recharge and others can help reduce flood risk, improve water supply, replenish groundwater supplies, and support ecosystems in the Merced River watershed.
