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V. Proposed New UC Davis Research & Educational Facility at Lake Tahoe For the efforts of the Tahoe Research Group to continue into the 21st Century, an expansion into a modern facility will be needed. Although the TRG is continuing to maintain high quality research, the breadth of its research, public service and educational programs is constrained by insufficient space and the inadequate laboratory infrastructure located in a 83-year-old fish hatchery building. The fish hatchery laboratory and office space is quite small, only 1000 square feet, and limits the number of scientists who can perform research. These conditions also limit the type of experiments that can be accommodated. The number of laboratory stations and other essential facilities currently available must be increased to meet the needs of the current TRG faculty, staff and students, as well as those of collaborating and visiting scientists. In addition, the current laboratory cannot accommodate modern laboratory instrumentation and much of the field and lab equipment, at 20 years old, has not kept up with new technology. Recognizing the strength of the Tahoe Research Group's accomplishments in water quality and watershed management, and their international standing on these issues, the UC Davis Chancellor has approved a private fund raising campaign to create a permanent research and educational facility at Lake Tahoe. Working with University Relations, the TRG began to outline needs for the program. The current fish hatchery and land has been donated to UC Davis by the State of California, Department of Fish & Game. During the Summer of 1995, staff of the TRG, together with the UC Davis Office of Architects & Engineers, and Anshen+Allen (a laboratory-oriented architectural firm located in San Francisco) further developed the idea for this new facility and produced a preliminary architectural design based on the conceptual vision (Figure 19). This work included a prefatory floor plan based on the identified needs of project scientists; a site layout which included the continued use of the existing hatchery building (with renovation) together with new construction, all within the area designated as buildable by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; and ideas for a landscape architecture that would incorporate research (e.g. experimental ponds, wetlands, habitat restoration) and public education (e.g. watershed observation outlooks, science and nature trails). |
 Figure 19. Artist rendering of future UC Davis Lake Tahoe research facility. | |
I. Introduction II. The Cause for Concern III.The Role of Research and Monitoring at Lake Tahoe IV. Scientific Information Required for Lake and Watershed Management V. Proposed New UC Davis Research & Educational Facility at Lake Tahoe VI. Concluding Thoughts | ||