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John Muir Institute of the Environment

Home page banner: Solutions for a Sustainable Future - Discovery, Innovation, Policy, Engagement
headline: 'The Story of the Smelt', photo: fish otolith
Environmental Solutions: The Delta and Beyond (photograph of the Delta)

Calendarmore events…

  • Photo: two hikers

    Guided hikes and presentations at our local Stebbins Cold Canyon. From poetry, to plant identification, to geology, to birds, reptiles and amphibians, there is something for everyone this spring and summer.

  • Photo: Putah Creek

    CreekSpeak! is a 6-month series, May through October, of inspiring talks and thematically-linked outings on nature, art, science and culture in the Putah Creek Watershed. All talks and outings are free and open to the public.

  • Graphic: 25 Stories thumbnail

    25 STORIES FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY is one student’s master's thesis come to life with 25 stories of personal change and civic engagement. This campus-community project uses photos, theater, stories and sound to paint a vivid picture of the environmental problems faced by Central Valley communities as told by women leading the movement struggling to solve them.

Center for Watershed Sciences
UC Davis Natural Reserve System
Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Public Service Research Program
Center for Affordable Technology for Small Water Systems
Road Ecology Center
Environmental Justice Project
Center for Health and the Environment