Urban ForestryJoanna Solins
2015 The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry
Joanna Solins is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Davis. She is studying effects of urbanization on riparian woody plant communities and nitrogen cycling along streams in the metropolitan region of Sacramento, CA. Her research investigates impacts of altered channel form and stream flow on the composition of riparian forests, water stress in riparian trees, and nitrogen cycling in riparian soils. She aims to inform conservation, restoration, and water quality mitigation efforts in Mediterranean and other semi-arid urban environments by identifying riparian conditions conducive to nitrogen retention and the success of different tree species.
The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry
To advance the field of urban forestry by encouraging students to study the planning, management, horticulture and ecology of urban forests, and the effect of healthy urban forests on people and the environment.
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