A group of students went down to the Parson's Creek tributary to the Russian River that runs alongside the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center to practice taking measurements of the water.

Majors Focused on Developing Environmental Solutions

Rising temperatures, shifting water patterns and stronger storms are changing the world around us. You can study how research, technology and smart resource management can help communities and ecosystems adapt and thrive. Majors like wildlife, fish and conservation biology or environmental science and management bring you out into experimental fields, waterways and the State Capitol, giving you skills to design solutions to complex environmental challenges.

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This "Water Science and Management" class visited the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center to practice different tools and methods to understand the water cycle.
Developing Environmental Solutions
This "Water Science and Management" class visited the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center to practice different tools and methods to understand the water cycle.
Undergraduate Madeleine Wieland and Nadya Dooley, a master degree candiate, during the wood duck research center work.
Undergraduate Madeleine Wieland and Nadya Dooley, a master degree candiate, during the wood duck research center work.
Douglas fir and mixed conifer line the Trinity River. Such forest types are expected to persist under future climate conditions in Northern California. (Getty)
Douglas fir and mixed conifer line the Trinity River. Such forest types are expected to persist under future climate conditions in Northern California. (Getty)
Professor Kyah Tha Paw U talks with David Quinones, an atmospheric science major, as he tests the wind directional during a Atmospheric Science class.
Professor Kyah Tha Paw U talks with David Quinones, an atmospheric science major, as he tests the wind directional during a Atmospheric Science class.
Bird banding event at the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve on the UC Davis campus.
Bird banding event at the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve on the UC Davis campus.
Students visited Hedegrow Farms where they learned about seed production of native plants.
Students visited Hedegrow Farms where they learned about seed production of native plants.
Free Air CO2 Enrichment facilities like this one in Italy blast crops with air containing increased amounts of carbon dioxide to understand how plants will respond to future climate change. (Courtesy Gail Taylor/UC Davis)
Free Air CO2 Enrichment facilities like this one in Italy blast crops with air containing increased amounts of carbon dioxide to understand how plants will respond to future climate change. (Courtesy Gail Taylor/UC Davis)
This field trip to the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center is to demonstrate tools and methods to undergrads to understand the water cycle, with the ultimate goal of designing sustainable water resources systems.
This field trip to the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center is to demonstrate tools and methods to undergrads to understand the water cycle, with the ultimate goal of designing sustainable water resources systems.
Nadya Dooley, a masters student in avian science, does candling of the ducks eggs during the wood duck research center work.
Nadya Dooley, a masters student in avian science, does candling of the ducks eggs during the wood duck research center work.
Professor Kyah Tha Paw U and teaching assistant Janae Clay laugh with the students as they instruct them on reading a rain catcher during a Atmospheric Science class.
Professor Kyah Tha Paw U and teaching assistant Janae Clay laugh with the students as they instruct them on reading a rain catcher during a Atmospheric Science class.
Bird banding event at the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve on the UC Davis campus.
Bird banding event at the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve on the UC Davis campus.