In 2018, we began a comprehensive assessment of forest roads in the watersheds affected by the Copper, Sayre, and Ranch Fires. On behalf of the U.S. Forest Service through the NFWF ANF Copper, Sayre and Ranch Fires Restoration Grant Program, we identified erosion and road issues that are impacting downstream resources or jeopardizing road integrity. […]

Funded by the Caltrans Adaptation Planning Grant and working with the Santa Ynez Chumash Environmental Office, we are assessing potential vulnerabilities from climate change to sites and resources of significance to the Chumash people, as well as impacts to transportation infrastructure that is needed to access them. Through research and community outreach with various bands […]

Through the Southern California Tribal Monitoring Network, the Pala Band of Mission Indians is initiating a collaborative community-scaled air quality monitoring project. Air quality monitors measuring concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and 10 will be deployed on the reservation, and real-time air quality data will be displayed on […]

This project focuses on identifying and evaluating air pollutants impacting the community of Lost Hills using a network of sensors that can continuously detect levels of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter (2.5 and 10), methane, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The Lost Hills community is located adjacent to the Lost Hills Oilfield, a major source […]

On behalf of the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), we are conducting a comprehensive inventory of stream condition in the San Francisquito Creek Watersheds. For this project, we are assessing impacts from the Copper Fire to water resources and aquatic habitat, providing baseline information prior to construction […]