The UC Davis Arboretum is undergoing major flow changes using recycled water from the campus wastewater treatment plant with the goal of improving water quality in the waterway. The “Stream Team” is group of students who are documenting the renewal of the locally valued natural system and the state of the Arboretum Waterway’s water quality.
The Stream Team was launched in 2017 as part of the class, ECI 140A: Environmental Analysis of Aqueous Systems. In this class, students learn water quality analytical techniques and collected samples from the Arboretum Waterway. The original Stream Team included class participants and other interested students who met weekly in Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 to study and document the value of improved water quality in the arboretum. Since 2017, students in Civil & Environmental Engineering and other fields become members of the Stream Team when they take ECI 140A.
Goals and Participants
The Value of Water
A major goal of this project is to produce a documentary on the theme “The Value of Water” for the AEESP/EESF Student video competition. The team has brainstormed other pursuits and collected water quality data in the arboretum.
Stream Team Advisors
- Faculty: Heather Bischel and Colleen Bronner
- Waterway Steward: Nina Suzuki
- Graduate Students Leaders: Hannah Safford and Celia Kitchell
- Thanks also to Prof Randy Dahlgren for his input, enthusiasm and sharing field equipment!
2017 Stream Team Members
- Adriana Pinon Rivas
- Alyssa Dibirolamo
- Angela Ilagan
- Borum Long
- Catherine Morales-Sandoval
- Chris Hamilton
- Iris Nunez
- Lilly Imani
- Logan Sidle
- Ryan Yamamoto
- Sean Calalang
- Semaj Troupe
- Tongxing Hu
Short Film Documentaries