Dr. R. J. Garono (rgarono@earthdesign.com)

Current Positions

Education

 

B. S. (Biology)	1978-1982 Kent State University
B. A. (French)
M. S. (Biology)	1983-1986 Youngstown State University
	Thesis: "A Survey of Trichoptera of Ohio Remnant Bogs and Fens"
Ph.D. (Aquatic Ecology)	1986-1993 Kent State University
	Dissertation: "Phosphorus dynamics of plankton communities in  Sandusky Bay, Sandusky Ohio: Examination of a contemporary  hypothesis along a continuum of phosphorus availability."

      Publications and PresentationsStatement of Research Interests

Grants & Research Projects

2004

• Siletz River Watershed Food Web Study
• Luckiamute Watershed Assessment
• Continuation of Columbia River and Hood Canal Studies ( Landsat TM, Hood Canal and Lower Columbia River.
• Measuring the impact of Purple Loosestrife on invertebrate communities (Oregon State Weed Board and Earthwatch Institute)

2003

• Mapping of estuarine vegetation using Landsat TM & CASI hyperspectral imagery along Hood Canal and the Lower Columbia River. (Point No Point Treaty Council & Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership)
• Luckiamute Watershed Assessment
• Measuring the impact of Purple Loosestrife on invertebrate communities (Oregon State Weed Board and Earthwatch Institute)

2002

• Mapping of estuarine vegetation using Landsat TM & CASI hyperspectral imagery along Hood Canal and the Lower Columbia River. (Point No Point Treaty Council & Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership)
• Invertebrate survey at the West Eugene Wetlands (BLM)
• Measuring the impact of Purple Loosestrife on invertebrate communities (Oregon State Weed Board and Earthwatch Institute)

2001

• GIS Workshops for Oregon Watershed Councils (Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board)
• Establishing a nutria impact monitoring program on wetland vegetation in Big Bend National Park, funding is from Big Bend Natural History Association.
• Invertebrate Inventory of West Eugene Wetlands (BLM)

2000

• Using Invertebrates to Assess Estuarine Restoration Success Along the Oregon Coast
• Feasibility study for implementing a GIS-based hydrologic/ sediment transport model on the Oregon Coast (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians)
• Hyperspectral Mapping of Estuarine Vegetation along Hood Canal: Phase II
• Hyperspectral Mapping of Estuarine Vegetation along the lower Columbia River (LCREP)
• Landscape characterization of selected wetland sampling sites in the Willamette Valley, Adamus  Resource Assessment, Inc. (ARA)

• Watershed/Catchment Classification Project with an emphasis on Salmon and Lamprey populations (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians))
• MidCoast Watershed Council, GIS Data Review
• MidCoast Watershed Council, Sixth Field Watershed Analysis
• Estuarine Change Detection Using High Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery

1998

• MidCoast Watershed Council, Rock Creek Watershed Analysis: GIS-based watershed assessment, Newport, OR.
• Susquehanna River Basin Commission Integrated Assessment Project & Rettew Associates: GIS-based watershed assessment, Harrisburg, PA
• Earthwatch: The Use of Adult Insects in Characterizing Aquatic Ecosystems  (Big Bend National Park, TX and Churchill, Manitoba)
• Siletz Watershed Group: GIS-based assessment of the Rock Creek Watershed, Siletz, OR
• Phillips/ Sekanick Architects: phase I wetland study, Warren, OH
• Shadowood Homeowners Association: Developing a Conservation Plan Funding Strategy, McMinnville, OR

• Earthwatch Institute: The Characterization of Aquatic Ecosystems in Big Bend National Park using Adult Insects
• The Nature Conservancy of Texas: The effect of controlled burning on insect communities : Year 2

• Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project: Water Quality Study using GIS.
• The Nature Conservancy of Ohio: A survey of the insects Ohio wetland nature preserves with emphasis on the use of caddisflies to characterize natural and created wetland areas .
• The Nature Conservancy of Texas: A Survey of the Insects of the Big Thicket Region with emphasis on the Use of Caddisflies to Monitor Wetland and Riparian Areas.

• The Nature Conservancy of Texas: A Survey of the Insects of the Big Thicket Region with emphasis on the Use of Caddisflies to Monitor Wetland and Riparian Areas.
• US EPA : Wetland Insect Populations as Biological Indicators: evaluation of a wetland mitigation monitoring tool.

• Ohio Biological Survey: The Use of Caddisflies to Measure Habitat Structure and Function in Ohio Wetlands.
• US EPA : Wetland Insect Populations as Biological Indicators: evaluation of a wetland mitigation monitoring tool.

• US EPA: Building A Comprehensive State Wetlands Conservation Plan for Texas.

Teaching Experience

• 1998 Earthwatch & Youngstown State University, Big Bend Wetlands, 14-day field course to Big Bend National Park (restoration of a desert riparian wetland), Texas & Arctic Ecology 14-day field course to Hudson Bay (Churchill, Manitoba)
• 1997 Oregon State University Extension, Workshop, Native Plants.
•  Earthwatch, Big Bend Wetlands, 10-day field course to Big Bend National Park, Texas.
• 1996 Tillamook Bay Community College Workshop. Local Flora: Plants That You Can Eat That Won't Kill You.
• 1994 University of Texas (Austin), Seminar, Life History Strategies of Trichoptera
• 1990-1992 Kent State University (Main Campus, Geauga, Ashtabula and East Liverpool Branch Campuses, Cells & Systems (BSCI 10001), Strategies for Survival (BSCI 10002), Biological Principles II (BSCI 10182), Lake Erie Environmental Science (BSCI 10010), Microbiology (BSCI 20021).

Wetland Research

Links to My Hobbies and Interests

Last Updated Feb 2004