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River sediment extraction: can it be managed in a context of widespread urbanization?

An increasingly important impact to rivers worldwide: extraction of sand and gravel for construction. This webinar provides insights into the issue from a global context, featuring these speakers and topics:

Luis Roberto Hernandez Angulo & Céline Duwig – Modeling the functioning of the largest urban center of the Altiplano (Bolivia) and the potential role of extractive activities

Dr Vikrant Jain – Hydro-geomorphic impacts of anthropogenic stresses on the Yamuna River, India

Dr Santiago Paul Yépez Figueroa – Linking in-channel mining pressure with geomorphological impacts in the Biobío River: the added value of hyper-temporal nanosatellite and UAV observations

Gabriel Melun – Impacts of Alluvial Mining Activities on Small Rivers in French Guiana

Baptiste Potet – Morphosedimentary Restoration Strategy of the Dordogne River: Contributions from the LIFE Dordogne River Project

The webinar is based at the University of Lyon. It’s free but you need to register in advance at this link:
(Note that the webpage lists the time in central European time; in California the webinar time is 8am – 10am.)

https://glourb.universite-lyon.fr/glourb-webinar-3-river-sediment-extraction-can-it-be-managed-in-a-context-of-widespread-urbanization-19-03-2026–403805.kjsp

SF PUC – entry-level position in Urban Watershed Planning

SFPUC is accepting applications for entry-level 5601 Utility Analyst positions (salary range $81,042 – $125,710). Any recent graduates or soon to be graduates that anticipate having any interest in an entry-level job with SFPUC in the next 12 months should apply to this opening. SFPUC will use the list of candidates from this recruitment to hire multiple positions in the next year, including with the Urban Watershed Planning Division. The application is relatively brief and only requires basic information on your education and professional experience. 

Applications are due this Wednesday April 2, 2025.  Apply here.


H/H Engineer, Water Resources SF District Army Corps

See info on engineer position now open at US Army Corps Engineers SF District
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/830583600


About the Position: Performs hydraulic and hydrologic engineering design, analyses, and
review of hydraulic structures associated with levees and channels; interior flooding facilities;
river stabilization measures; shore and bank protection; wetlands development; and
engineering projects.


Duties

  • Conducts hydrologic investigations and studies required for flood plain.
  • Studies involve complex projects where multiple problems involve the interplay of tides
    storm surge, fluvial flooding, multiple drainages and backflow.
  • Collects and reconstructs and analyzes data on past flood events.
  • Develops frequency curves of flow for existing conditions based on analysis of available
    stream flow record.
  • Reviews available water level and wave records and correlates data to determine
    frequency curves.
  • Reviews post flood information in order to re-evaluate planning and hydrologic
    assumptions.

Salary
$110,788 – $144,031 per year


Pay scale & grade
GS 12

UC Water Academy: January – March 2025

The University of California Water Academy (UCWA) is a virtual seminar course open to both graduate and undergraduate students across all UC campuses. The course focuses on water policy and management in California and features interactive lectures, guest speakers, and collaborative group projects. The course runs from mid-January to mid-March 2025 and includes an optional river rafting trip in the summer.

UCWA_2025_Syllabus

UCWA2025_Announcement

Environmental Scientist, streams and wetlands, SF Regional Board

The San Francisco Bay Regional Board’s Watershed Management Division has an
opening for an Environmental Scientist in the streams and wetlands program. The
position involves writing permits for work in and around streams, wetlands, and SF Bay
under Clean Water Act Section 401 and the Porter-Cologne Act. Apply by 11/13/2024
 
For further information::
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=455097

The Grand Canal: Two Views

Miao Wang, Associate Professor, Tianjin University 

Frank Yao, PhD candidate UC Berkeley

Tuesday 23 April, 2-3pm, Rm 315D Bauer Wurster Hall

This Riverlab seminar is about a canal, a man-made river that is longer than most natural rivers.  With its long and layered history, the Grand Canal is now undergoing revitalization as a centerpiece of the cities through which it flows.  In this seminar, two scholars look at the role of the river (current and potential) in Hangzhou and Tianjin.  

Wang Miao is an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at School of Architecture, Tianjin University. Her main research field includes Regional cultural heritages, Environmental protection and Regeneration, Big Data Analytics for landscape. She also teaches design studios deling with landscape architecture and cultural heritage protection. 

Frank Yao is a PhD student in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at UC Berkeley.

Wrangell Mountains Field Studies Program

The Wrangell Mountains Field Studies Program is an exciting and unforgettable seven week, six credit earth sciences course accredited through the University of Maine and offered by The Wrangell Mountains Center nonprofit in the remote and off-grid town of McCarthy Alaska within North America’s largest national park, Wrangell-St.Elias. Students will spend a total of 4 weeks in the backcountry and 3 weeks on the WMC campus, led by instructors and PhD students at UMaine. The interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on geology, ecology, arts and social sciences through hands-on field research in glacial, alpine and boreal environments. Program dates are June 22nd to August 10th. Application deadline is April 5th. To learn more, join a Virtual Presentation or visit our website at wrangellmountainsfieldstudies.org (presentation dates and links listed on our homepage).

Landscape Architect/Restoration Practitioner

Position: Landscape Architect/Restoration Practitioner

Start Date: Spring 2024
Status: Full-Time Salary
Salary: D.O.E.

Fred Phillips Consulting (FPC) is looking for an mid-level Landscape Architect/Restoration Project Manager. This position is based in Ridgway Colorado, remote work is a possibility but must be located in the four corners area. the last 25 years Fred Phillips has been a leader in resource management, landscape design and ecological restoration in the southwest. This position will include (but not be limited to) the following duties:

  • Assisting in a large scale GIS riparian vegetation/restoration mapping
  • Assisting in completing grants, restoration plans and design documents
  • Performing analysis on restoration sites including wetland delineation, vegetation surveys and soil
    analysis.
  • Performing native seed collection in remote areas as part of a crew
  • Assist with writing and editing technical work documents
  • Completing ARC GIS/CADD mapping/design of large scale restoration projects.
  • Developing perspective sketches, renderings and details of designs.
  • Assisting with design details, research and presentation graphics
  • Assisting with day to day administration work
  • Running field restoration crews in remote areas

Must have a degree in Landscape Architecture, Wildlife Biology, Ecological Restoration, Environmental Engineering or similar and some practical experience in the field. Must have strong graphic design and writing skills and be able to work independently. Must be proficient in Arc GIS, CADD, and ADOBE CS and Microsoft office. Writing skills, working in challenging remote field conditions, outdoor guiding/field experience, landscape construction and experience working with diverse cultures preferred.

If you want to learn ecological restoration planning, design, fundraising and construction and work with diverse communities this is a great opportunity for you.

Check out the exciting work we are doing at fredphillipsconsulting.com and on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.

Email/Mail Resume, portfolio, and references to:
[email protected]