2012 Tahoe Science Conference Presentations

Session A: Application of Remote Sensing Technologies

• O’Neil-Dunne, Jarlath. LiDAR and multispectral imagery for the Tahoe Basin
• Wright, Conrad. Hyperspectral capabilities for wildfires in the Tahoe Basin (Presentation not available for posting)
• Zachmann, Luke J. Using machine learning and high-resolution, color-infrared aerial imagery to map tree canopy cover and monitor forest disturbance, hazardous fuels reduction, and restoration treatments
• Maloney, Jillian M. New geophysical and geological constraints on the West Tahoe-dollar point fault recurrence interval, Lake Tahoe Basin
• Howle, James F. Using bare-earth airborne LiDAR to reveal and characterize the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, California (Presentation not available for posting)
• Rock, Kevin. Aerial Hyperspectral Data: 360 spectral bands of visualization
• Gold, Peter. Interactive 3D visualization and virtual exploration of the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Mahsman, Joseph. Towards a 3D immersive visualization of the Tahoe Watershed
• Segale, Heather. Environmental education at Lake  (Presentation not available for posting)

 

Session B: Nearshore Ecology and Conservation

• Steissberg, Todd E. Nearshore temperature estimations over time and space with thermal infrared satellite images
• Watanabe, Shohei. Remote sensing of Lake Tahoe’s nearshore environment
• Rowe, Timothy G. Monitoring gasoline and gasoline-derived compounds in Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada
• Fitzgerald, Brian. From Rosewood to Bijou: Nearshore water quality monitoring
• Reuter, John E. Periphyton Biomass Index: A new metric for an old indicator
• Umek, John. Nearshore ecology of Lake Tahoe’s dominant benthic consumer, the signal crayfish (Presentation not available for posting)
• Caires, Andrea. Nearshore Ecological Status And Changes: Spatial and temporal variation in biological communities and implications for understanding the nearshore zone of Lake Tahoe

 

Session C: Understanding and Responding to Climate Change

• Redmond, Kelly T. A Tahoe climate information system (TahoeClim) (Presentation not available for posting)
• Thrasher, Bridget. Statistical downscaling of the CMIP5 archive for impacts research
• Reid, Stephen. Development of a regional greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Noble, Paula J. Holocene Paleoclimate Record: Preliminary results from cores in Fallen Leaf Lake, Tahoe Basin, California, USA
• Moran, Jean E. An examination of the vulnerability of groundwater to climate change in Olympic Valley
• Coats, Robert. Implications of climate change for ecological restoration in the Tahoe Basin

 

Session D: Stormwater Pollution and Best Management Practices

• Alexander, Michael. Affordable techniques for the design, construction, and maintenance of small-scale urban water quality improvements
• Conley, Gary. Infiltration BMP design and maintenance optimization
• Sutherland, Roger C. A demonstration of SIMPTM’s ability to predict fine sediment discharges from existing urbanized landscapes tributary to Lake Tahoe
• Cobourn, John. Residential scale best management practices (BMPs) to protect lake water quality
• Fuller, Michael. Rapid assessment of unpaved road and trail facilities

 

Session E: Wildfires Ecology

• Welch, Kevin. Postfire forest recovery in the Sierra Nevada
• Striplin, Randy. Restoring ecologically beneficial fire to the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Carlson, Chris. After the Smoke Cleared: Vegetation recovery after the Angora Fire

 

Session F: Forest Soil and Dynamics

• Legout, Arnaud. Changes in Tree Uptake Seasonality can Effect Nutrient Leaching: simulated effects in Little Valley, Nevada
• Karam, Sarah L. Fire and biomass harvesting effects on nutrient cycling in the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Robertson, Carinna. Nutrient “hot spots” in forest soils across the Sierran front to the cascades
• Woodward, Casandra. Causes of Nutrient Hotspot Formation in the Mineral Horizon of Sierra Nevada Forest Soils: Modeling approach and impact on nitrate leaching
• Busse, Matt. Soil heating during burning of forest slash piles

 

Session G: Sediment and Nutrient Loading Trends and Dynamics

• Alvarez, Nancy. Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program – Sediment and nutrient loading and concentration data for ten indicator streams through water year 2010
• Elliot, William J. Predicting phosphorus delivery from forested areas in the Tahoe Bain
• Traeumer, Drea Em. Sediment and nutrient load predictions for prescribed fire using optimized WEPP model
• Grismer, Mark E. Erosion Modeling for Land Management in the Tahoe Basin – soil disturbance & restoration detection thresholds
• Heyvaert, Alan C. Characterization of fine suspended particulates in Tahoe Basin stormwater

 

Session H: Aquatic Invasive and Non-native Species

• Chandra, Sudeep. Living Large in Mountain Lakes: What we know about lake trout in the Pyramid-Truckee watershed?
• Ngai, Christine Ka Lai. Preventing Secondary Spread of Non-Native Warmwater Fish in Lake Tahoe: What are we doing now and what’s next?
• Shaw, Dan. Effectiveness of aquatic invasive plant control in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
• Anderson, Lars W.J. Dye Movement in the Tahoe Keys: Implications for management of aquatic invasive species using integrated methods
• Caldwell, Timothy. Status of aquatic invasive species and calcium dynamics in lakes of the Lower Truckee River watershed
• Chandra, Sudeep. Ecology of Emerald Bay: Threats from newly established invasive species and opportunities for developing a managed native-nonnative fishery?
• Denton, Marianne E. Reproduction and population structure of Corbicula fluminea in an oligotrophic, subalpine lake
• Wittmann, Marion E. Using benthic barriers to control Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) in Lake Tahoe, CA-NV: Field observations, monitoring results and lessons learned one year later
• Gamble, Allison. Asian Clam populations in Emerald Bay: Initial ecology results and future investigations
• Forrest, Alexander L. Physical transport of Corbicula fluminea in Lake Tahoe, CA-NV USA
• Hoyer, Andrea B. Simulating and visualizing the expansion of the invasive Asian clam in Lake Tahoe  (Presentation not available for posting)
• Stumpner, Paul. Physical exchange processes in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA-NV

 

Session I: Pelagic Lake Tahoe Ecology and Conservation

• Johnson, Briana. Anthropogenic effects on diatom populations within Fallen Leaf Lake, Sierra Nevada, California
• Hayford, Barbara. Placing physiochemical alterations of Lake Tahoe into biological context: eutrophication leads to large changes in sensitive, bottom-dwelling indicator taxa
• Watanabe, Shohei. The Blueness of Lake Tahoe: Quantitative estimates of water color and evidence of change

 

Session J: Upland Ecosystems, Ecology and Conservation

• Van Gunst, Jane. Tree Mortality in Forests of the Lake Tahoe Basin from 1985-2010: influences of tree density, forest type, and climatic variability
• Provencher, Louis. Forecasting the response of terrestrial habitats to climate change in the Northern Sierra
• Oblinger, Brent. Simple Methods for Rapid Mapping of Tree Mortality Using Readily Available Imagery: A case study from high meadows in the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Tarbill, Gina. Biodiversity and composition of bird and small mammal communities after the Angora Fire
• Maloney, Patricia E. Ecological Adaptations of White Pine Species across Three Elevation Zones: The value of landscape common garden studies in evaluating phenotype by environment interactions in the Lake Tahoe Basin
• White, Angela. Predicting avian community response to changes in forest structure associated with forest restoration practices in the Sierra Nevada
• Tarbill, Gina. Nest site selection and influence of woodpeckers in a burned forest of the Sierra Nevada
• Maloney, Patricia. Forest Tree Species Restoration – Where and Why. The importance of integrating ecological and genetic approaches in forest ecosystem science
• Jensen, Camille E. Forest Health and Mortality Trends across Three Elevation Zones in the Lake Tahoe Basin: The role of disease, bark beetles, and drought
• Bentz, Barbara. Monitoring mountain pine beetle life cycle timing and phloem temperatures at multiple elevations and latitudes in California
• Morawitz, Dana. Where the Weeds Are: Prioritizing regional response to invasive plants using CalWeedMapper

 

Session K: Sensitive Species Ecology and Conservation

• Santora, Maura K. Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in the Upper Truckee River: Restoration of a threatened species in a fluvial headwater environment
• Taylor, Thomas L. Using underwater photography to inform our knowledge of native fishes and understand how aquatic habitat functions  (Presentation not available for posting)
• Stanton, Alison E. Mitigation options for the endangered Tahoe yellow cress
• Henderson, Steve. Osprey mitigation strategies to resolve conflicts with public projects
• Engelhardt, Blake. Where in the basin are they? Validating habitat suitability models for 20 rare plant species
• Slauson, Keith M. Sex-specific effects of fragmentation from ski resorts on the pacific marten in the Lake Tahoe region of California
• Richardson, T. Will. Status and distribution of white-tailed jackrabbits in the Tahoe Basin and adjacent habitats

 

Session L: New Collaborative Partnerships in Response to Climate Change

• Brooks, Keely. The future looks hotter and drier. Now what? Partnering challenges and the strategies needed to move climate science towards application
• Miller, William Paul. Addressing climate change, water supply, and evolving demand over the Colorado River Basin  (Presentation not available for posting)
• Kauneckis, Derek. Mapping Informal Climate Information Networks Across Policy Domains: The case of the Nevada local government networks  (Presentation not available for posting)
• Titlow, Budd. Sustainable Design – Innovative technology for coping with climate change  (Presentation not available for posting)

 

Session M: Does Attribution Matter? Unpacking Perspectives of Attribution and Climate Change

• Pierce, David William. Attributing Climate Change in the Western U.S.: What is due to humans? (Presentation not available for posting)
• Fleck, John. Communicating uncertainty: the challenge of usefully translating science (Presentation not available for posting) 
• Klockow, Kim. Seeing the World through a Political Lens: The connection between weather and climate change perceptions and beliefs
• Wall, Tamara. Why do they do that? Public responses to natural hazard events (Presentation not available for posting)
• Mynster, Tricia. Investigating rural Nevadan perspectives on climate change solutions

 

Session N: Lake Tahoe Pollutant and Modeling

• Gookin, Mark. Utilization of observed data for the computation of fine sediment particle loading and comparison to the pollutant load reduction model (PLRM) (Presentation not available for posting)
• Drew, Jason. Utilizing the PLRM & private property data to select the preferred alternative for WQ projects
• Mathias, Maggie. Developing scientifically valid rapid assessment methodologies to assess Tahoe Basin road condition
• Spear, Brian. A method to estimate the fine sediment load reductions associated with SEZ restoration
• McDonald, Krista. Management applications of high resolution monitoring (HRM) and rapid assessment methodologies (RAMs)
• Anderson, Will. Catchment-scale hydrologic and water quality modeling using SWMM to validate Lake Tahoe TMDL implementation pollutant load estimates
• Nover, Daniel. Methodological approaches for assessing fine particle number, concentration and size distribution in water
• Sahoo, Goloka Behari. Lake Clarity Model: Development of updated algorithms to define particle aggregation and settling in Lake Tahoe
• McClellan, Martin. Lake Tahoe Environmental Quality and Water Clarity: Observations, logs and dissemination of data via project baseline citizen scientist initiative

 

Session O: Conservation and Ecology of Riparian Areas

• Cayce, Kristen. Landscape profile tools for aquatic resource managers
• Klatt, Marcus. Regional implementation of the California aquatic resource inventory (CARI)
• Collins, Josh. Wetland and Riparian Area Monitoring Plan: Tahoe pilot project (Presentation not available for posting)
• Gross, Shana. Monitoring grass lake research natural area with bryophyte cover correlated with climatic change
• Heller, Stephanie. Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Ecosystem Restoration Program Preparing for Climate Change: A management perspective
• Saah, David. An assessment of fire hazard & risk within wildland urban interface and stream environment zones of the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Oehrli, Craig. Blackwood Creek Stream and Floodplain Restoration: A novel approach in a dynamic and changing environment
• Spear, Brian. SEZ restoration using an adaptive management design approach (Presentation not available for posting)
• Gross, Shana. Status of meadows in the Lake Tahoe basin from 2000 through 2010
• Christensen, Wes. Hydrogeology of a Subalpine Peatland and Surrounding Watershed: Grass Lake, Luther Pass, California
• Berrill, John-Pascal. Aspen Growth and Vigor around the Lake Tahoe Basin: Effects of crowding and conifer antagonism
• O’Dowd, Alison. Stream condition in the Lake Tahoe basin using river invertebrate prediction and classification system (RIVPACS)

 

Session P: Outcomes of Forest Fuel Management

• Safford, Hugh D. Fuel treatment effectiveness in California yellow pine and mixed conifer forests
• Taylor, Alan H.(Part 1) (Part 2) Presettlement and contemporary forest conditions, fuels, and fire behavior in the Lake Tahoe Basin, USA
• Stanton, Alison E. Understory vegetation response ten years after prescribed fires in the California State Parks in the Lake Tahoe Basin (Presentation not available for posting)
• Manley, Patricia N. The Upland Fuels Study: Short-term bird and small mammal response to fuel reduction treatments within the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Jones, Greg. OptFuels: Assessing fire risk and scheduling fuel treatments spatially over time to minimize expected loss from future fire
• Loudermilk, Louise. Forest Fuel Treatments in A Changing Climate: assessing forest productivity & carbon storage potential in the Lake Tahoe Basin

 

Session Q: Decision Support and Adaptive Management

• Dix, Margaret A. Lake Atitlán, Guatemala: Challenges in management and collaboration stimulated by ecological changes
• Hopkins, Todd E. Priorities for the Great Basin landscape conservation cooperative
• Hansford, Catherine. A Misunderstood Relationship: Economic vitality and environmental improvement in the Tahoe Basin
• Keely, Joey. Successful adaptive management techniques
• Hogan, Michael. Managing for an Outcome: Development of a measurement-based watershed management process

 

Session R: Atmospheric Sciences and Air Quality

• Zielinska, Barbara. Distribution of ozone and ozone precursors in the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Zhang, Yanyan. Emissions of carbon species, organic polar compounds, potassium, and mercury from prescribed burning activities
• Malamakal, Tom. Gas and Particle emissions from prescribed burning and the effects on air quality in the Tahoe Bain
• Zhu, Dongzi. Impacts of vehicle activity on atmospheric particle deposition to Lake Tahoe
• Green, Mark. Sources of and trends in visibility reducing particles in the Lake Tahoe Basin, 1990-2009

 

Panel Discussion

• Smith, Kimothy. Alpine Urban Agriculture