The federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (CFDA 10.326) program, supports a collaborative partnership between California State University, Los Angeles and California State University, Sacramento. The $300,000 project, which runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2027, focuses on developing innovative curriculum modules, integrative teaching methods, and research activities related to water availability, chemical quality, and sustainability of water sources and wetlands in the Salton Sea region. The project aims to engage stakeholders, including the California Audubon and the California Department of Water Resources, to collaborate on strategies for Salton Sea water and wetland sustainability analysis. The initiative also includes 5 integrative research projects covering water source inventories, groundwater flow modeling, water movement tracking, and remote sensing to evaluate vegetation and emerging wetlands in the Salton Sea area. Graduate and undergraduate students will actively participate in this research, and the findings will inform hydrologic models and resource development for the Salton Sea community.
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