2015 HSU River Institute Seminar Series

February 18, 2015

HSU RIVER INSTITUTE SEMINAR SERIES

Join us for a research presentation by Dr. Bill Trush:

"Imperiled MeKong River Ecosystem: Where Grizzly Bears Jump Waterfalls."

Monday, Feb 23 at 5 pm in Science B 135

Description - Over 130 dams are being planned for the Mekong River ecosystem. One imminent hydropower dam, the Don Sahong Project near the Laotian/Cambodian border, would be constructed on the only viable channel allowing migrating fish access into the upper watershed. Photographs, many from vacationers posting their photos on the internet, were used to quantify how channel hydraulics affect fish passage and demonstrate how/whether engineering guidelines could mitigate impacts from future hydropower projects.

Questions? Contact Alison O'Dowd (alison.odowd@humboldt.edu)

Co-Director of HSU River Institute

link to: River Institute Seminar Series schedule

 

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