The following list is a sample of research projects actively pursued by Balance staff during weekends or on vacations. Many involve periodic observations over a number of years or recurring seasons, leading to major presentations and publications.

Hydromodification and effects of urbanization in stream channels (S. Brown, S. Porter, J. Gartner, and S. Chartrand)

Sedimentation and erosion control after major wildfires (B. Hastings and J.Gartner)

Hydrogeologic properties of karst and bedrock aquifers (S. Chartrand, B. Hecht, and M. Woyshner)

Influences of geology and wet/dry cycles on ambient salinity of coastal California streams (B. Hecht, J. Owens, and B. Mallory)

Variation of hydraulic roughness over time in coastal streams of California (J. Owens, B. Hecht)

Land-use effects on watersheds with sandy soils -- integrated hydrologic consideration of recharge, water-quality, drainage, and erosion and sedimentation (B. Hecht and M. Woyshner)

Nitrate budgets of streams in the central Coast Ranges (C. White, B. Hecht, and M. Woyshner)

Vernal pool form and functions, Southern California (B. Hecht and D. Shaw)

Effects of soil compaction by grazing on runoff and sediment-production rates, Golden Trout Wilderness (J. Owens)

Episodic sedimentation and habitat management in semi-arid streams (B. Hecht)

Natural architecture of step-pool channels utilized by salmonids (S. Chartrand)

Holocene history and Pleistocene stratigraphy of the Kennicott Glacier, Alaska (B. Hecht)

Hydraulics of large woody debris and its application to design of riparian and aquatic habitat (S. Porter and J. Owens)

Water quality monitoring in a community context: Codornices and Cerrito Creeks (E. Ballman, G. Porras, and D. Shaw)