Organizations

University of California, Davis

UC Davis is one of the nation's top public research universities and is part of the world's pre-eminent public university system. The campus is set in the heart of the Central Valley, close to the state capital and San Francisco Bay Area. As one of the last "small-town universities," we cherish our close relationships on campus and within the Davis community.

United States Geological Survey

Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.

California State University, Hayward

 

Yosemite Association

The Yosemite Association is a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to the support of Yosemite National Park through a program that includes membership, book publishing and sales, outdoor seminars, and visitor services. Established in 1923, the association was the first such "cooperating association" in the U.S. Our revenues are used to support education, museum, research, and environmental programs in Yosemite through donations to the National Park Service.

Yosemite Association - Sierra Nature Notes

In the 1920s and continuing into the mid-60s, the Yosemite Association published Yosemite Nature Notes which was sent to park visitors who, after they returned home, still wanted to keep informed about the natural history of Yosemite and the Sierra. Not an intimidating peer-review scientific journal, contributors to Yosemite Nature Notes were nonetheless often leading scientists and historians doing work in Yosemite. The goal was to bring their discoveries and observations, often otherwise hidden away in journals, to the public. That is the hope of our electronic revival: Sierra Nature Notes..

USDA Forest Service

The Forest Service was established in 1905 and is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service that touch the lives of all Americans.

University of California, Berkeley

"Berkeley is one of the top research universities in the country, offering a distinctive environment for the pursuit and expansion of knowledge."

California Department of Forestry

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection protects the people of California from fires, responds to emergencies, and protects and enhances forest, range, and watershed values providing social, economic, and environmental benefits to rural and urban citizens.

United States Geological Survey - Sierra Nevada Global Change Research Program

"Mountain ecosystems, with their geographic compression of climatic gradients and biological communities, offer unique opportunities for exploring the relationships among climate, disturbance, and forest response. Taking advantage of these opportunities, The Sierra Nevada Global Change Research Program began in 1991. Originally funded by the National Park Service, and now funded by the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, the program has involved more than 20 scientists from ten research institutions. The program set out to explore the fundamental character and significance of forest changes driven by the two most powerful agents of change in the Sierra Nevada: climate and fire. Studies are organized around three time periods: past, present and future. This organizational approach--modern mechanistic studies and extensive paleoecological studies informing one another under the integrative framework of state-of-the-art computer models--is a uniquely powerful way of exploring the character and significance of forest change. The diagram below summarizes the project organization."

University of California

"The University of California is one of the finest research universities in the world. Its academic offerings span 150 disciplines, with more departments ranked in the top 10 nationally than at any other public or private university."

Centers for Water and Wildland Resources - University of California, Davis

 

University of California: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project Science Team and Special Consultants

Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP) Science Team and Special Consultants

University of Nevada, Reno

One of the top 150 research universities in the country, Nevada enrolled 16,336 students in fall 2005. The University's two Reno campuses are in northwestern Nevada, just 15 minutes from the California border. Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the University is 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe and four hours from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Wildlands Resource Center

Wildlands Resource Center, University of California Cooperative Extension

Stanislaus National Forest

 

State Water Resources Control Board

"The State Board's mission is to preserve, enhance and restore the quality of California's water resources, and ensure their proper allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations."