UCLA MacDonald Research Group and Lab

Congratulations to Elizabeth Fard on her brand new paper on Seal Beach Marsh!

Increasing Salt Marsh Elevation Using Sediment Augmentation: Critical Insights from Surface Sediments and Sediment Cores - Environmental Management Sea-level rise is particularly concerning for tidal wetlands that reside within an area with steep topography or are constrained by human development and alteration of sedimentation. Sediment augmentation to increase wetland elevations has been considered as a potential strategy for such areas to pr...

Great news for UCLA -

UCLA is nation’s No. 1 public university for 7th straight year The campus also earned top marks in social mobility and educating military veterans in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings.

Here is a link to a new podcast on our California wildfire research. It is provided by the USDA SOUTHWEST CLIMATE HUB & DOI SOUTHWEST CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTER -

A Closer Look at California Wildfires - Come Rain or Shine What’s behind the increasing size and severity of California’s wildfires? And if the trajectory continues, what does that mean for people living there? How has this trend already impacted residents? Three co-authors of a recent synthesis on driver...

Glen is one of the plenary panel speakers at this National Academies Summit in Washington DC -

Climate Crossroads Summit 2023 | National Academies Learn more from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The Guardian newspaper just published an article about our recent study of drought, vegetation impacts and environmental justice in Los Angeles! Congrats to lead author Chunyu D**g. Read all about it here -

Communities of color take the ‘biggest hit’ in Los Angeles’ unequal spread of greenery The city will see continued heatwaves, but a new study says heat-damping urban vegetation is unevenly distributed

Glen is at the AAG Annual Meeting - enjoying the opening reception with AAG President Marilyn Raphael and Exec Director Gary Langham. Over 6000 in attendance!

We turned our attention to the response of Los Angeles urban vegetation and land surface temperatures to drought in this study led by former post-doc, Chunyu D**g. Evidence of environmental injustice now and likely in the future.

Drought-vulnerable vegetation increases exposure of disadvantaged populations to heatwaves under global warming: A case study from Los Angeles Urban vegetation is valuable in alleviating local heatwaves. However, drought may decrease vegetation health and limit this cooling effect. Here we us…