River and Tree health of the Truckee River Basin with Noelle Patterson
Author(s): Noelle Patterson
University of California, Davis
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Summary:
Today we are highlighting our talk with Ph.D. student Noelle Patterson discussing watersheds, the history of the Truckee River Basin, and the health of Cottonwoods in the region.
Description
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Noelle Patterson is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Davis, studying hydrology with a focus on rivers and streamflow. For the last year, Noelle has lived in Reno, NV, close to her study sites on the Truckee River. Noelle has a particular interest in how streamflow interacts with ecological systems, and how human management of rivers can change these systems.
Her talk is broken up into three core sections:
- What is a watershed?
- Brief history of the Truckee River Basin
- Cottonwoods of the Lower Truckee River.
Cite this work
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
- Patterson, N. (2022). River and Tree health of the Truckee River Basin with Noelle Patterson. Headwaters Science Institute, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/YF39-YA70