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.
Effects of soil compaction by grazing on runoff and sediment-production rates, Golden Trout Wilderness (J. Owens)
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)
Variation of hydraulic roughness over time in coastal streams of California (J. Owens, B. Hecht)
Nitrate budgets of streams in the central Coast Ranges (C. White, B. Hecht, and M. Woyshner)
Holocene history and Pleistocene stratigraphy of the Kennicott Glacier, Alaska (B. Hecht)
Influences of geology and wet/dry cycles on ambient salinity of coastal California streams (B. Hecht, J. Owens, and B. Mallory)
Water quality monitoring in a community context: Codornices and Cerrito Creeks (E. Ballman, G. Porras, and D. Shaw)
Natural architecture of step-pool channels utilized by salmonids (S. Chartrand)
Sedimentation and erosion control after major wildfires (B. Hastings and J.Gartner)
Episodic sedimentation and habitat management in semi-arid streams (B. Hecht)
Hydromodification and effects of urbanization in stream channels (S. Brown, S. Porter, J. Gartner, and S. Chartrand)
Hydraulics of large woody debris and its application to design of riparian and aquatic habitat (S. Porter and J. Owens)
Hydrogeologic properties of karst and bedrock aquifers (S. Chartrand, B. Hecht, and M. Woyshner)
Vernal pool form and functions, Southern California (B. Hecht and D. Shaw)
