Osborn weather station
2010 to 2011
Faculty: Farid Farahmand, Mohammed Haider
Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry, Department of Engineering, Department of Geography
Unused sensors were donated by the Geography Department to the Center to serve as the basis for a new weather station at the Osborn Preserve. Two Engineering Science students took on the challenge of constructing a long-term weather station as their capstone project. Project goals included transmitting data wirelessly to the base station, easy to read LabView interface, robust and reliable outdoor system, self-sufficient power, data storage for extended periods of time, compliance with EPA standards for climate measurements, and long system lifespan.
Weed Management Planning at the Osborn Preserve
2011
Faculty: Caroline Christian
Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry
Maintaining natural processes on 4,200 acres of wildlands at our preserves requires a careful assessment of risks, opportunities and resources.
Sediment prevention in salmon-bearing streams
2011 to 2014
Faculty:
Partners: Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Road related sediments are a non-point source pollutant detrimental to Coho salmon and steelhead trout. With $700,000 in funding from the EPA, the Center collaborated with the Mendocino Resource Conservation District to undertake road work and riparian restoration to reduce sedimentation in the Rancheria Creek Watershed.