Waterway Stewardship

LxL Waterway Stewardship

These posts give an overview of the types of projects students in the Arboretum and Public Garden's Learning by Leading™ Waterway Stewardship program lead.

a group of volunteers in the UC Davis Arboretum Waterway.

UC Davis Arboretum Waterway Caretakers

by Ann Filmer
Thu, August 29, 2024

As part of the UC Davis Arboretum Waterway Flood Protection and Habitat Enhancement Project, a new volunteer team – the Arboretum Waterway Caretakers – was established in spring 2024.

Image of UC Davis grad in cap, gown and stole waving blue and gold streamers in front of the brick UC Davis monument.

Glitter is litter: Grads Asked to Use Eco-friendly Photo Props and Backdrops

Wed, May 22, 2024

Environmental Education

Reminder: Glitter is litter! To create the perfect graduation photo, many students and photographers take advantage of props like plastic confetti and glitter. The problem is that any confetti left on campus grounds will eventually flow through storm drains and end up in the Arboretum Waterway and Putah Creek.

Mina Bedogne

Thu, September 21, 2023

Student Leadership

Waterway Stewardship Intern, Winter 2021 – Spring 2023

Reducing Green Algae With Green Energy

by Sara Amid
Tue, February 01, 2022

A 1200 SF floating solar aeration system will be installed on the west end of the UC Davis Arboretum Waterway to research how this low-cost clean energy treatment works to circulate water and prevent algae build up.

Image of Fernanda Arao monitoring a floating island in the UC Davis Arboretum Waterway.

Nitrate Monitoring in the Arboretum Waterway

by Thomas Steensland, Learning by Leading Waterway Stewardship Intern
Tue, January 04, 2022

Learning by Leading™ Waterway Stewardship interns assess the impact of the Arboretum Waterway’s floating islands on water quality with a new TGIF-funded nitrate probe.

Going Green with the E-Gator

Wed, July 07, 2021

Student Leadership

by Karyn Utsumi, co-coordinator Learning by Leading Waterway Stewardship

Image of Wyatt Deck redwood planks being taken for use by pond turtles.

Wyatt Deck Update: Demolition Begins, Turtles Win

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Tue, May 18, 2021

Environmental Education

A number of turtles in the Arboretum Waterway that compete for the best places to bask above water, so students in our Learning by Leading™ Waterway Stewardship program are incorporating some of the deck's planks into their latest floating island project.

How well do you know the birds of the Arboretum Waterway?

Tue, May 26, 2020

Environmental Education

Next time you visit the UC Davis Arboretum, see if you can identify these five species of birds that frequently visit.

Noreen Mabini

by Sydney Odman
Tue, May 19, 2020

Student Leadership

Learning by Leading Waterway Stewardship Co-Coordinator 2021

group of interns from waterway stewardship harvesting tule

Arboretum Waterway Improved with Tule Transplants

by Indigo Wang
Tue, February 04, 2020

Student Leadership

Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus) offers wildlife habitat for birds and other animals, prevents erosion and adds to the aesthetic appeal of the landscape along the Arboretum Waterway.