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Institute of the Environment Graduate Scholar Awards

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Karrigan Börk Appointed Director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

We’re excited to announce the appointment of Karrigan Börk as the Director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences (CWS).

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Support Restoration Efforts at the Natural Reserves with Hands on the Land

Striving to connect the Davis community to the local natural landscape by providing safe, inclusive, and equitable access to the University of California Reserves.

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