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  Agricultural Sustainability Institute

  ASI provides leadership for research, teaching, outreach and extension efforts in agricultural and food systems sustainability.

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  Bioenergy Research Center

  The center seeks to advance the development of bioenergy, specifically heat, power and biofuels from biomass.

• Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior: National Estuary Program Project

  The program attempts to understand the mechanics of collective action within watersheds, including an assessment of the success of collaborative institutions.

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  Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing

  The center deals with interpretation of remote sensing imagery, applications of geographic information systems, and landscape modeling of vegetation, hydrology and climatology.

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  Climate Summit Posters

  View posters of UC Davis sustainability research that were highlighted at the Governors' Global Climate Summit 3.

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  Integrated Pest Management program

  Information for identifying and managing pests in home gardens, agricultural fields and natural environments.

• Jepson Prairie Reserve

  Part of the UC Davis Natural Reserve System, the Jepson Prairie Reserve is an island of remnant natural prairie in a wide alluvial floodplain used primarily for agriculture.

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  John Muir Institute of the Environment

  The institute supports innovation and discovery aimed at solving environmental problems.

• McLaughlin Natural Reserve

  Part of the UC Davis Natural Reserve System, the McLaughlin Natural Reserve is one of few sites in California that protects unusual serpentine habitats.

• Putah-Cache Bioregion Project

  The project is an integrated interdisciplinary suite of research and educational activities in the Putah and Cache Creek watersheds.

• Quail Ridge Reserve

  Part of the UC Davis Natural Reserve System, Quail Ridge lies on a peninsula formed by the flooding of Berryessa Valley and retains many elements of the native flora of this region.

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  Road Ecology Center

  The center brings together researchers and policy makers to design sustainable transportation systems.

• SAREP: Biologically Integrated Farming Systems

  The BIFS program helps growers enhance environmental quality while maintaining yields and profits.

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  Tahoe: State of the Lake Report

  2008 findings on how natural variability and human activity have affected the lake’s clarity, physics, chemistry and biology.

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  Tahoe Environmental Research Center

  The Tahoe Environmental Research Center performs multidisciplinary, collaborative research on lakes and their surrounding watersheds.