Adventures
Here, you can join us as we venture across Northern California to explore the natural settings central to our work and to assist fellow scientists with their research projects.
The Delta
Our Lab Team hit the road for a field trip to the local rice paddies and the Cosumnes River Preserve to get a closer look at the land where we work and conduct our studies.
Internship Field Visits
Donna assisted the SAWS Crop Sensing Group with taking down Eddy Covariance towers in an olive orchard in Oroville. She also attended Cone Camp in Pollock Pines where she learned about conifer seed surveying, monitoring, and collection.
Collaboration with the SAWS Geophysics Group
We’ve had the privilege to assist geophysicists Gordon Osterman, Solomon Ehosioke, and Stephanie Phillips in their fieldwork in Davis, Esparto, Lockeford, Winters, Terranova, and Paso Robles. The Geophysics team measures soil resistivity, temperature, and water content to better understand the geophysical processes that govern aquifer recharge.
Lookout Slough
Day 2 of the Delta Stewardship Council Adaptive Management Conference (October 2025) included a field trip to Lookout Slough, a recently restored wetland.
Bullseye Pistachio Orchard Tour
We toured a pistachio farm with Matthew Roby, a biometereologist on SAWS.
Salton Sea Tour
We toured new migratory bird habitat being developed in collaboration with California Fish & Wildlife.
