Recent Papers
On this page we have started posting selected papers, conference presentations and poster sessions related to project work at Balance. Links to papers and publications of personal research may be found on individual staff pages. You can also use the search function on our home page.

American Fisheries Society, 42nd Annual Conference, April 3-5 2008, Tahoe City, California
  • Hecht, B., Shaw, D., Owens, J., and Woyshner, M., Variation in salmonid bed-habitat conditions with sediment yields in Lagunitas and San Geronimo Creeks. (pdf) (ppt)


  • Hecht, Barry, Sediment-rating curves as rigorous quantitative baselines for evaluation changes in habitat-imparing sediment. (pdf) (ppt)


    • American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2007 Fall Meeting, December 10-14 2007, San Francisco, California
  • Chartrand, S., Whiting, P., and Stamm, J., Geometric scaling of step-pool channels (pdf)


  • Brown, S., Hecht, B., Gartner, J., and Owens, J., Urban effects on stream hydrology and geomorphology: variations, magnitudes, and implications for stream protection and restoration. (pdf) (ppt)


    • Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG) 50th Annual Meeting, September 24-29, 2007, Los Angeles, CA
  • Brown, S., and Hecht, B., 2007, Stream response to hydromodification in a sandy watershed, Gobernadora Canyon, Orange County, California. (pdf)


    • 4th Biennial CALFED Science Conference 2006
  • Evaluating sediment discharge in unregulated streams tributary to San Francisco and Suisun Bays. (pdf)


    • 15th Annual Groundwater Resources Association Meeting and Conference, September 2006: Assessment, Use, and Management of Groundwater in Areas of Limited Supply.
  • Spring-Supported Wetland and Riparian Habitat, A Core for Managing Bedrock Ground Water (pdf)


    • Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project Wetlands Symposium, March 2006
  • Characterizing the Morphology and Function of San Diego Vernal Pools (pdf)


    • San Francisco Estuary Program Conference, October 2005
  • Field-based Geomorphic Methods for Assessing the Impacts of Hydromodification on Stream Chanels (pdf)


  • Bear Creek Water Quality Study, 1999-2002, Woodside, San Mateo County, California (pdf)


  • Estimation of Passage Flows for Anadromous Fish through Critical Riffles in Stevens and Coyote Creeks, Santa Clara County, California (pdf)


  • Sediment Transport Trends in Watersheds West of San Francisco Bay (pdf)


  • Spring-Supported Wetland and Riparian Habitat, A Core for Managing Bedrock Ground Water (pdf)


  • Selected Hydrologic Restoration Studies in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area (pdf)


    • 13th Annual Groundwater Resources Association Conference, September 2004.
    Concurrent Session 5B: Hydrogeology of Wetlands, Habitat Protection and Ecosystem Processes.
    Moderators: Barry Hecht and Shawn Chartrand.

  • Brown, S., Woyshner, M., and Hecht, B., 2004, Sources and pathways of ground-water flow to canyon streams as inferred from variation in dry-season baseflow, Carmel River watershed, California. (ppt)(pdf abstract)


  • Chartrand, S, and Hecht, B., 2004, Sensitive species and stormwater inflows: Two new frontiers in karst hydrogeology. (ppt)(pdf abstract)

  • White, C., Hecht, B., and Porras, G., 2004, Maintaining recharge to springs and seeps downgradient from an urbanizing area - An example from Bodega Bay, California (ppt)(pdf abstract)