Podcasts about ecohydrology

Nella rubrica Contemporaneamente, Mariantonietta Firmani intervista Andrea Rinaldo Nobel per l'acqua 2023 e Simona Forti filosofa. L'intervista è in Contemporaneamente di Mariantonietta Firmani, il podcast divulgato da Artribune.com e Parallelo42.it In Contemporaneamente podcast trovate incontri tematici con autorevoli interpreti del contemporaneo tra arte e scienza, letteratura, storia, filosofia, architettura, cinema e molto altro. Per approfondire questioni auliche ma anche cogenti e futuribili. Dialoghi straniati per accedere a nuove letture e possibili consapevolezze dei meccanismi correnti: tra locale e globale, tra individuo e società, tra pensiero maschile e pensiero femminile, per costruire una visione ampia, profonda ed oggettiva della realtà. Andrea Rinaldo e Simona Forti, ci raccontano di ingegneria idraulica e filosofia, ostinazione e passione, frattali e autodeterminazione. Dell'universalità della geometria della natura da cui deriva la possibilità di predire, a partire dalla reti fluviali, propagazione e sopravvivenza di specie, popolazioni e patogeni. E poi, la filosofia non ha il compito di normare la realtà ma porre domande universali sulle motivazioni. Quindi, la democrazia è quella forma politica che più di altre ha cercato di tenere insieme libertà e uguaglianza, e molto altro. GUARDA IL VIDEO!! https://youtu.be/-BNTBilgYI8 BREVI NOTE BIOGRAFICHE DEGLI AUTORI Andrea Rinaldo, idrologo, laurea in Ingegneria idraulica all'università di Padova, PhD alla Purdue University; dal 1986 ordinario di Costruzioni idrauliche all'Università di Padova. Tra i molti riconoscimenti: “ERC Advanced Grant”, 2008-2013; “Doctor Honoris Causa, Université du Québec-Laval”, 2014; nel 2023 “Stockholm Water Prize”, conosciuto come Nobel dell'acqua.Inoltre è Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources nell'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale di Losanna (EPFL), dove ha fondato e dirige il Laboratory of Ecohydrology. Visiting Professor e Research Associate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology e Princeton University (USA); è stato Direttore di Dipartimento in tre università: Trento, Padova, EPFL. È anche grande divulgatore, autore di 4 monografie e 330 articoli su riviste internazionali con oltre 30,000 citazioni. Senatore eletto a Padova per 12 anni; grande sportivo, tre volte Campione d'Italia con il Petrarca rugby, dal 2002 dirigente nazionale della Federazione Italiana Rugby. In fine è socio di Accademie Italiane e straniere, tra cui l'Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Venezia, di cui oggi è presidente. È anche socio in: “Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences”; US “National Academy of Sciences”; “Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei”. Simona Forti filosofa, ordinario di filosofia politica alla Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; Part-time Faculty alla New School for Social Research, New York fino al 2020. Ha insegnato all'Università del Piemonte Orientale e in diverse Università straniere, tra cui Columbia University, New York e Northwestern University.Presidente dell'International Centre BIOS, dell'Università del ‘Piemonte Orientale, è membro di autorevoli istituzioni tra cui: SIP: “Society for Italian Philosophy”, (USA/Canada). “CAPPE”, Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, University of Brighton, (UK); “BioPolitica”, Flinders University, Adelaide, (Australia); “Der Hannah-Arendt Preis für politischen Denken”, Bremen and Berlin, (Germany). Laurea in filosofia a Bologna, PhD tra Freiburg e Bremen (Germania), Torino e NewYork. È Principal Investigator in autorevoli ricerche sostenute con oltre ottocentomila euro da prestigiosi enti internazionali, tiene conferenze e docenze nelle più autorevoli università in diversi Paesi. La sua opera “New Demons. Rerhinking Power and Evil Today”, Stanford University Press 2015, tradotto in numerose lingue, è considerato cruciale per ripensare l'idea di male. In fine, il prossimo libro “Totalitarianism. A borderline Idea in Political Philosophy” in uscita per Stanford U.P. dicembre 2023.

Guest Alex Konings studies fundamental links between the global cycle of water percolating into the ground and evaporating into the skies and a similar cycle of carbon moving through the world, shaping ecosystems, droughts, and fires. These cycles are inextricably bound, she says, and understanding how they function individually and in tandem is key to life on planet Earth. These important cycles may be easily overlooked but they cannot be ignored, Konings tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast.

Guest Alex Konings studies fundamental links between the global cycle of water percolating into the ground and evaporating into the skies and a similar cycle of carbon moving through the world, shaping ecosystems, droughts, and fires. These cycles are inextricably bound, she says, and understanding how they function individually and in tandem is key to life on planet Earth. These important cycles may be easily overlooked but they cannot be ignored, Konings tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast.Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything WebsiteConnect with Russ >>> Threads or Twitter/XConnect with School of Engineering >>> Twitter/XChapters:(00:00:00) Introductions Host Russ Altman introduces the episode's focus on plant water with Dr. Alex Konings.(00:02:37) Understanding Global Carbon and Water CyclesDr. Konings defines and explains the global carbon and water cycles and their interconnectedness, and significance(00:05:08) TranspirationDetailed explanation of transpiration: the movement of water through plants, from soil to leaves and into the atmosphere. Significance of transpiration in the context of water loss and its impact on available resources.(00:07:25) Implications of TranspirationDiscussion on how transpiration affects weather, solar energy, weather forecasts & water cycling via transpiration.(00:10:21) Transpiration and Climate ChangeDr. Konings elaborates on the changing dynamics of transpiration in response to rising atmospheric temperatures &  how plants adapt to increased transpiration, as well as their area of research.(00:13:48) Using Satellites to measure Plant Water ContentExplanation of how satellites utilize microwaves and radar technology to measure water content in plants & challenges associated with it.(00:18:37) Impact of Transpiration on DroughtsDr. Konings elaborates on how increased transpiration in higher temperature intensifies and speeds up the onset of drought conditions.(00:21:37) Satellite Gravity Measurements for Groundwater AssessmentAn explanation of how satellites can be utilized to measure groundwater by measuring the force of gravity. (00:22:30) Plant Water Dynamics, Fire Risk & PredictionsDr. Konings discusses the intricate relationship between plant water dynamics and fire risk, and how satellite-derived plant water data can be utilized in fire risk assessment models.(00:26:39) Satellite Sources and Public Data AccessibilityInsight into the satellites used for measurements & accessibility of satellite data from federal agencies for research and public use.(00:27:51) Role in Governmental Agencies and PolicyDr. Konings elaborates on how her measurements and research is being utilized by government bodies and the potential for it.

Dr. Christina (Naomi) Tague is an Associate Professor of ecoHydrology in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Naomi is an ecohydrologist who studies how water, vegetation, and climate interact. She uses computer models and simulations to integrate different systems and understand landscapes as a whole. When she's not hard at work in the lab, Naomi really enjoys dancing has gotten into a particular form of dance that also includes elements of martial arts. She received her Bachelor degree from the University of Waterloo in Systems Design Engineering and her MS and PhD degrees in Geography from the University of Toronto and completed postdoctoral research with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Naomi then spent five years as a member of the faculty at San Diego State University before moving to UC Santa Barbara. Naomi joined us for an interview to share more about her journey through life and science.

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (4:38).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImagesExtra Information Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 4-15-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of April 18, 2022.  This update of an episode from July 2017 is part of a series this year of episodes related to trees and shrubs. MUSIC – ~14 sec That's part of “The Ash Grove,” a traditional Welsh tune performed by Madeline MacNeil, on her 2002 album, “Songs of Earth & Sea.”  Born in Norfolk and raised in Richmond, Ms. MacNeil was a well-known and highly regarded musician based in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley until her passing in 2020. The music opens an episode where we revisit the status of North American ash trees and explore the water impacts of pest damage to trees generally. As noted in the July 2017 episode on ashes, North America is home to 16 native ash species, with six of those occurring naturally in Virginia.  The two most common ash species in Virginia are White Ash, which tends toward upland habitats, and Green Ash, which is often found along streams and rivers.  In those areas, Green Ash can be a significant portion of the vegetation and help create habitats, improve water quality, and stabilize flows.  Both species provide food for a variety of animals and both have been widely planted in cities and towns. Since the early 2000s, ash tree populations have been devastated by the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle native to Asia.  As of April 2022, the insect had been found in at least 35 states and the District of Columbia, and in nearly all of Virginia.  In an affected tree, the insect's larvae create a network of tunnels that impair the tree's transport of water and nutrients, eventually killing the tree.  Once an area's invaded, ashes are unlikely to survive for more than a few years without expensive chemical treatment of individual trees.  At the scale of whole forests, researchers and managers are exploring the use of parasitoid wasps as a biological control method. The Emerald Ash Borer is only one of many pest species threatening different trees in Virginia and elsewhere.  Several of these pests have been the subject of research on their water-related, or hydrologic, impacts.  Researchers are interested in how loss of tree leaves or death of trees can affect evaporation, soil moisture, water-table levels, streamflows, water chemistry, and snowpack.  Those water-cycle processes are in turn connected to ecosystem pathways of carbon, nutrients, and energy, all being affected by climate changes.  From all of these connections, little ash-boring beetles become part of a biosphere-sized story. Thanks to Janita Baker of Blue Lion Dulcimers and Guitars for permission to use Madeline MacNeil's music,” and we close with about 25 more seconds of “The Ash Grove.” MUSIC – ~24 sec – instrumental. SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Virginia Water Radio episode builds upon and updates information in Episode 376, 7-10-17. “The Ash Grove/O Spirit Sweet of Summertime” is from Madeline MacNeil's 2002 album “Songs of Earth & Sea”; copyright held by Janita Baker, used with permission.  More information about Madeline MacNeil is available from Ms. Baker's “Blue Lion Dulcimers & Guitars” Web site, online at https://www.bluelioninstruments.com/Maddie.html. Virginia Water Radio thanks Daniel McLaughlin, of the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, for his help with this episode. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGES Emerald Ash Borer-infected White Ash tree that cracked and fell in a Blacksburg, Va., neighborhood in 2021.  Photo taken April 19, 2022.Nationwide range maps for ash tree species and the Emerald Ash Borer, as of January 2021.  Map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, “Emerald Ash Borer,” online at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/emerald-ash-borer/emerald-ash-borer.Adult Emerald Ash Borer.  Photo from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, “Emerald Ash Borer,” online at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/emerald-ash-borer/emerald-ash-borer. EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT THE EMERALD ASH BORER The following information is quoted from the Virginia Department of Forestry, “Emerald Ash Borer in Virginia—An Introduction,” online at https://vdof.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e2660c30d9cd46cc988cc72415101590. From Background Tab: “After only 1-5 years of infestation, the larvae create extensive tunnels under the bark that disrupt the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients, which eventually girdles and kills the tree. The length of this process depends on tree age, health, and EAB density in the area but no ash tree is safe - 99% of infested ash will die.” From Distribution Tab: “In the U.S., EAB targets 16 species of native ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) and white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus).  In Virginia, white ash (Fraxinus americana) and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) are the most commonly found, though there are four other species that have limited ranges (pumpkin, black, blue, and Carolina ash). In the wild, ash often prefers wetter environments and are dominant species along rivers and streambanks.  Ash decline and death may have a negative impact on streambank stabilization and waterways in these rural areas.  Though only a small percentage of Virginia's forests are composed of ash (2-3%), urban areas can have tree inventories tallying up to 13% ash.  This is where dead ash poses the most risk!” From Biological Control Tab: “Biological control (or “biocontrol”) is a management strategy that involves releasing natural enemies from the pest's native range to control the pest at a given location.  Researchers identified wasps in the early 2000s from Eastern Asia that had co-evolved with emerald ash borers as a parasite to control its populations.  They then conducted extensive research in quarantined U.S. labs to study their life cycle, environmental parameters, and host species.  After nearly a decade of trials, only four wasp species passed the strict requirements set by the USDA-APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) and were approved for release.  APHIS now rears these wasps in large quantities then collaborates with federal, state, and local governments, as well as land owners to release them at approved sites.  These tiny stingless wasps lay eggs in EAB eggs or larvae, effectively killing the EAB host, and are commonly called “parasitoids.” ...These wasps do not harm humans in any way, they only target emerald ash borer as a host. The use of these biocontrol agents in suppressing EAB has shown promising results, but it will take years of controlled releases and research before we see successful parasitism and a reduction of the EAB population.” SOURCES Used for Audio Samuel H. Austin, Riparian Forest Handbook 1: Appreciating and Evaluating Stream Side Forests, Virginia Department of Forestry, Charlottesville, 2000. J. A. Biederman et al., “Multiscale observations of snow accumulation and peak snowpack following widespread, insect-induced lodgepole pine mortality,” Ecohydrology, Vol. 7 (2014), pages 150-162. J. A. Biederman et al., Increased evaporation following widespread tree mortality limits streamflow response,” Water Resources Research, Vol. 50 (2014), pages 5295-5409. S. T. Brantley et al., “Changes to southern Appalachian water yield and stormflow after loss of a foundation species,” Ecohydrology, Vol. 8 (2015), pages 518-528. T. R. Cianciolo et al., “Hydrologic variability in black ash wetlands: Implications for vulnerability to emerald ash borer,” Hydrological Processes, Vol. 35 (2021), e14014. D. W. Clow et al., “Responses of soil and water chemistry to mountain pine beetle induced tree mortality in Grand County, Colorado, USA,” Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 26 (2011), pages 174-178. Anthony D'Amato et al., “Ecological and hydrological impacts of the emerald ash borer on black ash forests,” Northeast Climate Science Center, online at https://necsc.umass.edu/projects/ecological-and-hydrological-impacts-emerald-ash-borer-black-ash-forests. M. J. Daley et al., “Water use by eastern hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) and black birch (Betula lenta): implications of effects of the hemlock wooly adelgid,” Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Vol. 37 (2007), pages 2031-2040. J. S. Diamond et al., “Forested versus herbaceous wetlands: Can management mitigate ecohydrologic regime shifts from invasive emerald ash borer?”  Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 222 (2018), pages 436-446. Emerald Ash Borer Information Network, online at http://www.emeraldashborer.info/index.php.  Virginia information is online at http://www.emeraldashborer.info/state/virginia.php.  Information by county for each state is available in the table online at http://www.emeraldashborer.info/state-dectection-table.php. Gary M. Lovett et al., “Forest Ecosystem Responses to Exotic Pests and Pathogens in Eastern North America,” Bioscience Vol. 56, No. 5 (May 2006), pages 395-405. Steven G. Pallardy, Physiology of Woody Plants, Third Edition, Elsevier/Academic Press, Burlington, Mass., 2008. D. E. Reed et al., “Bark beetle-induced tree mortality alters stand energy budgets due to water budget changes,” “Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol., 131 (2018), pages 153-165. W. M. Robertson et al., “Soil moisture response to white ash mortality following emerald ash borer invasion,” Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 77 (2018). Anita K. Rose and James S. Meadows, “Status and Trends of Bottomland Hardwood Forests in the Mid‑Atlantic Region,” USDA/Forest Service Southern Research Station, Asheville, N.C., November 2016; available online at https://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/53238. Scott Salom and Eric Day and Scott Salomn, “Hemlock Wooly Adelgid,” Virginia Cooperative Extension (Publication 3006-1451/ENTO-228NP), Blacksburg, Va., 2016, online at https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/75419. U.S. Department of Agriculture/Forest Service/Northern Research Station [Newtown Square, Penn.], “Forest Disturbance Processes/Invasive Species,” online at https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/.” U.S. Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service, “Plants Data Base,” online at https://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch. U.S. Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS):“Asian Longhorned Beetle,” online at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/asian-longhorned-beetle;“Emerald Ash Borer,” online at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/emerald-ash-borer;“Gypsy Moth,” online at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/gypsy-moth. Virginia Departme

In this episode I speak with Alexa Whipple, Project Director at the Methow Beaver Project, a program of the Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation. Visit the Methow Beaver Project online (https://methowbeaverproject.org) and follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Methow-Beaver-Project-221123695055531   Our Creature Feature this week is on pupfish of the genus Cyprinidon. They’re cute. They’re badass. And they’re mostly endangered. Want to submit a creature feature of your own to be aired on the show? Please do! Learn how at: https://fisherwomenpod.wordpress.com/creature-feature/ Get Involved! (listed north to south and west to east) Washington: The Methow Beaver Project https://methowbeaverproject.org Oregon: Beaver Works (Bend) and The Beaver Coalition (Jacksonville) https://beaverworks.org https://www.beavercoalition.org: A hub of beaver resources, sparked by the award-winning 2018 documentary “Beaver Believers” California: Bring Back the Beaver Campaign (Sonoma County), Worth a Dam (Martinez, East Bay Area), the SLO Beaver Brigade (San Luis Obispo) https://oaec.org/category/water/beaver/ https://www.martinezbeavers.org http://www.slobeaverbrigade.com Massachusetts: Beaver Solutions LLC: https://www.beaversolutions.com/ Connecticut: Connecticut Beaver Initiative: https://cwrawildlife.org/ct-beaver-initiative/ Pennsylvania: Beavers Matter: https://www.beaversmatter.org/ North America and Europe: The Beaver Trust, The Beaver Institute and BeaverCon https://beavertrust.org https://www.beaverinstitute.org/ https://www.beavercon.org/   Resources (Open-access listed first; * indicates paywall/ 11       products for sale) The Beaver Restoration Guidebook. Updated June 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e573dd0e2dc52648c2d6577/t/5f10a89a17d20b4ac4dc62c4/1594927290953/BRGv.2.0_6.30.17.pdf Fairfax, Emily and Eric Small. 2018. “Using remote sensing to assess the impact of beaver damming on riparian evapotranspiration in an arid landscape” Ecohydrology. http://geode.colorado.edu/~small/docs/Fairfax_et_al-2018-Ecohydrology.pdf B. Clure and C. Thorne. 2014. “A stream evolution model integrating habitat and ecosystem benefits” River Research and Applications. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/97b5/7edce62571b00897b0ba5c182076772cf92a.pdf Michael M. Pollock, Timothy J. Beechie, Joseph M. Wheaton, Chris E. Jordan, Nick Bouwes, Nicholas Weber, Carol Volk, 2014. “Using Beaver Dams to Restore Incised Stream Ecosystems” BioScience. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/64/4/279/2754168 2020. “Beaver power provides year-long water to Idaho ranch” Beef Magazine. (News) https://www.beefmagazine.com/sustainability/beaver-power-provides-year-long-water-idaho-ranch Michael M. Pollock, George R. Pess, and Timothy J. Beechie. 2004 “The Importance of Beaver Ponds to Coho Salmon Production in the Stillaguamish River Basin, Washington, USA.” North American Journal of Fisheries Management http://duff.ess.washington.edu/grg/publications/pdfs/Pollock.pdf Whipple, Alexa. 2019. “Riparian Resilience in the face of Interacting Disturbances.” (Conference Presentation) https://www.rrnw.org/wp-content/uploads/5.1-RRNW-Alexa-Whipple-2019.pdf *Frances Backhouse. 2015. “Once they were hats: in search of the mighty beaver” (Book) https://www.amazon.com/Once-They-Were-Hats-Search/dp/1770412077 *Ben Goldfarb. 2018. “Eager: the surprising, secret lives of beaver and why they matter” (Book) https://www.amazon.com/Eager-Surprising-Secret-Beavers-Matter/dp/160358739X   *The Beaver Believers. 2018. (Film) https://www.thebeaverbelievers.com/   Credits Thank you to Alexa Whipple for the great cover photo of herself for this episode. Theme mixed by me, using sounds sourced from sfxgo, orangefreesound, and freesound. Please see website for full credits. Thank you.

A conversation with California State University-Chico Professor Don Hankins about his work integrating ecohydrology with Indigenous water and fire management practices and policy. Find the episode transcript here: https://www.watertalkpodcast.com/episodes/episode-07-s3bx3

Professor Khan is the Director of the UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific and also serves as the UNESCO Representative for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste. His key leadership and management areas at UNESCO have included science capacity building and policy advice across the region. He has coordinated key programs such as Water Education for Sustainable Development, Ecohydrology, water and ethics and many others. He is a founding fellow of the Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World. He previously served as the Research Director of the Irrigated Systems and Rural Water Use areas of The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia and as Professor of Hydrology and Director of the International Centre of Water at the Charles Sturt University in Australia where he conducted policy research on the nexus of water, energy and food. He also continues to serve as Adjunct Professor at numerous universities in Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and China. He speaks to us about some of his scientific research, the importance of understanding the perspective of different stakeholders, data sharing across national boundaries, having tangible impact on the lives of beneficiaries, using a whole of the river and a whole of society approach, social inequalities and the environment, public-private partnerships, mobilizing all sectors of society, UNESCO’s COVID-19 related work and much more. He joins us from Canberra, Australia.

A new publication from the USDA’s Rocky Mountain Research Station tracks changes to pinyon and juniper woodlands over 20,000 years. Researchers say the woodlands have always responded to changes in climate, but human development, more severe drought, and larger wildfires are showing their impacts. Plus, the introduction of a new dino at Dinosaur National Monument, and Public Lands Corner explores a heat-map that shows recreational use patterns on public lands near Moab – and the rest of the world. Show Notes: The Ecology, History, Ecohydrology, and Management of Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau of the Western United States – https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_series/rmrs/gtr/rmrs_gtr403.pdf UPR, Introducing A New Dinosaur Found at Dinosaur National Monument – https://www.upr.org/post/introducing-new-dinosaur-found-dinosaur-national-monument Public Lands Corner – https://www.strava.com/heatmap#7.00/-120.90000/38.36000/hot/all https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

Tonantzin Terrazas comes into the ALUMNOTYET studio talking plant ecohydrology, water use efficiency, the Mexican desert vs. central Australia and the joys of field work and 4WDing (and throwing up underwater).You can follow more of Tonantzin's work on Twitter @TonantzinTarin or contact us directly on Twitter @alumnotyet or @pelagicjohnson or like us on Facebook at "Alumnotyet".

Have you spent much time thinking about the food you eat? About where it is produced, why it looks like it does, and how old and nutrient rich the food actually is? This podcast explores a positive approach to eating local trusted food. Telana swapped her scooter and borrowed an old car nicknamed the Chariot, to drive the 14km’s from home to a farm in Kyalami, Johannesburg. She went to visit farmers’ Jacques and Promise, to collect her veggies that she ordered online the day before, in an attempt to be a more conscious consumer. They talk about: * Ecohydrology and Biodynamic farming * Ugly food - our perception of what food should look like * Conscious food consumption and what we need to be thinking and asking about * GMO’s and pesticides and alternate options * Reasons to buy local * How to deal with food waste in an ecological and environmentally friendly way For more information see : http://talkpossibility.innercoaching.co.za/growing-food

Watch Simon Hook from JPL talk about Ecohydrology/ECOSTRESS during the recent Short Course "Observing Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Carbon Cycle from Space" - Keck Institute for Space Studies, October 5, 2015.

Dr. Christina (Naomi) Tague is an Associate Professor of ecoHydrology in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her Bachelor degree from the University of Waterloo in Systems Design Engineering and her MS and PhD degrees in Geography from the University of Toronto and completed postdoctoral research with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Naomi then spent five years as a member of the faculty at San Diego State University before moving to UC Santa Barbara. Naomi is with us today to tell us all about her journey through life and science.