Sierra Nevada Research Institute
Primary CZO Partner Organization
Sierra Nevada Research Institute
The San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada Regions of California are legendary for their vast natural resources, physical and biological diversity, and cultural heritage. These regions lead the nation in agricultural production and in several natural resource and recreation industries. However, rapid population growth, competition for natural resources, air, water and soil pollution, climate change and competing land uses pose serious threats to the sustainability of these regions.
Faculty, researchers, and students in the Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI) conduct basic and applied research on these issues, using the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada as their "outdoor laboratory." Over two dozen UC Merced faculty are members of SNRI.
The Sierra Nevada Research Institute currently operates facilities that support research activities in the Great Valley and Sierra Nevada region. These facilities, which are operated on a recharge basis, are open to the broader research and educational communities.
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CZO People
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INVESTIGATOR, Lead-PI
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Mountain hydrology and biogeochemistry, polar snow and ice, climate impacts and water resources
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Hydrology, groundwater and surface water interactions
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multi-audience outreach, mentored field studies, landscape evolution, environmental geochemistry
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Biology/Ecology
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Surface Water Hydrology, Ecohydrology, Watershed Modeling, Water Resource Management, Climate Change
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News
More news about SSCZO on Center for Ecosystem Climate Solutions
24 Nov 2020 - More news about SSCZO on Center for Ecosystem Climate Solutions, which grew out of the SSCZO, also on Sustainable California
Roger Bales gives local context to Central Valley readers on UN Climate Conference
02 Dec 2015 - Bales offers local context on climate change and UN Conference for Cen. Valley-- and explains how California can pave the way to a sustainable future.
InTeGrating CZO Science
06 Jun 2013 - During the week of May 19, five faculty members interested in Critical Zone science traveled to Northfield, MN to participate in an InTeGrate...
Inaugural Managers to Lead New Vernal Pool Reserve
08 Nov 2012 - MERCED, Calif. — The effort to create a natural reserve out of nearly 6,000 acres adjacent to UC Merced has been jump-started by the hiring of...
SSCZO multidisciplinary opportunities for research collaborators and graduate students
17 Oct 2012 - SSCZO multidisciplinary opportunities for research collaborators and graduate students
New Yosemite Field Station Director Embraces Opportunity
13 Apr 2012 - As the new director of UC Merced’s Yosemite Field Station, Becca Fenwick will combine her love of the outdoors and of the educational...
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Events
SNRI Symposium
Sierra Nevada Research Institute 2013 Symposium - part of UC Merced Research Week
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