Environment & Ecology

Looking Back at the Campaign to Save the West Mesa

August 10, 2021 by

Now, as part of Phase 2, fundraising is being done to create an endowment and restore the West Mesa.
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UC Researchers Dive Deeper Into the Nitrogen Cycle at Sedgwick Reserve

August 3, 2021 by

“Although it's interesting that rock is delivering nitrogen to ecosystems, at least in Sedgwick it’s not going to be a big contributor to the functioning of the system,” Chadwick said.
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With Life Cycle Assessment, Researchers Peer Into the Environmental Legacy of Products

June 26, 2021 by

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a way of measuring the environmental impacts in the stages of a product's life.
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Fleshing Out the Meaning of Regenerative Agriculture

June 12, 2021 by

While regenerative agriculture is still very much a fluid concept, its momentum is steadfast.
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New Evidence from Yucatán Caves Pour In, Suggesting Region Was Wetter Millennia Ago

May 20, 2021 by

The team learned this by examining the isotope composition of stalagmites, mounds of mineral deposits found on the floors of caves that grow upward as water drips from cave ceilings.
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UCSB Researchers Piece Together Detailed Kelp Forest Food Web, Incorporating Parasites

May 2, 2021 by

Morton hopes that the higher resolution of this food web will aid in efficiency and clarity for future research.
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Forks in the Road Emerge in India’s Quest to Expand Renewables

April 25, 2021 by

The country hopes to install more than 400 gigawatts of wind and solar generation by the year 2030.
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UCSB Lecturer Partners with CEC in Advocacy of Sustainable Living

April 23, 2021 by

The campaign, known as Earth Day Every Day, represents the culmination of five years of accumulated lifestyle changes carried out by Williams and her husband.
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Following Widespread Die-offs, Researchers Investigate the Dangers Droughts Pose to Oaks

April 7, 2021 by

Anderegg and his collaborators have studied oaks across the west in North America, hoping to understand what resilience individual species of trees have to drought.
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As Santa Barbara and California Pursue Decarbonization, Electrification Presents New Opportunities

March 30, 2021 by

“It’s easy to get stuck in the mindset that Santa Barbara is so small when, actually, we can create a lasting impact on a global scale,” Parenteau said.
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Following Negotiations, Environmentalists and Indigenous Activists Must Raise $20 Million in 90 Days To Protect West Mesa

March 22, 2021 by

If 90 days have elapsed and the funds have not been procured, Save the San Marcos Foothills has agreed not to further oppose the development.
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UCSB Researchers Uncover a Hydrocarbon Cycle Beneath the Ocean

March 14, 2021 by

Prior to these findings, the extent of the ocean hydrocarbon cycle was largely unknown, according to Love.
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Tracing the Spread of Early Humans Across East Asia

March 12, 2021 by

New knowledge supplied by better technology allowed Kennett and his research group to determine the timing of ancestry change and population movements. 
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Blum Center at UCSB Hosts Public Forum To Discuss Post-Pandemic Green New Deal

March 3, 2021 by

The forum focused on how the pandemic and recent socio-political shifts have impacted the prospects for “transformative economic and environmental change."
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Planned Development Next To San Marcos Foothills Preserve Faces Legal Challenges

February 17, 2021 by

The San Marcos Foothills Preserve is a protected area encompassing 200 acres of oak savanna and grassland between Santa Barbara and Goleta.
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