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| Ralph
J. Garono, Ph.D. |
Dr.
Ralph Garono is President of Earth Design Consultants, Inc. (Corvallis,
OR) where he heads up the Wetland & Watershed Assessment Group. In
addition, Dr. Garono holds a faculty (courtesy) appointment in the
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University
and advises graduate students in the Marine Resource Management Program.
He is trained in biochemical limnology (e.g., the role that phosphorus
limitation plays in structuring planktonic communities) and in aquatic
entomology. His current research interests focus on assessments, at
multiple spatial and temporal scales, of aquatic and marine ecosystems.
His recent research projects include: the use of aquatic insects as
a wetland assessment tool; GIS-based watershed assessments; the use
of GIS-based models to evaluate alternative land use scenarios; and,
the use of hyperspectral imagery to map landscape patterns in estuarine
vegetation. |
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Aquatic
Ecologist |
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Biochemical
Limnology |
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Wetland
Ecology |
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Aquatic
Entomology |
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Statistics |
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Remote Sensing
& Spatial Modeling |
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| Elise
Ferrarese, M.S. |
Elise has a master's
degree in Environmental Science from Oregon State University. Her
master's project involved coordinating a creek and wet prairie restoration
feasibility study for The Nature Conservancy in the West Eugene Wetlands.
Elise has worked on a variety of ecological research projects in the
academic sector including a study investigating biogeochemical interactions
in a northeast forest for Boston University, and projects researching
burrowing owl breeding dispersal behavior and northern spotted owl
demographics for Oregon State University. Her experience in the private
sector includes conducting surveys for rare and listed species: marbled
murrelets, coho salmon, amphibians, fungi, and cavity nesting birds.
She also participated as a contractor in lab and greenhouse studies
at the EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Lab
in Corvallis. She recently conducted a natural resource assessment
of Channel Islands National Park for the National Park Conservation
Association. Elise has experience in field crew supervision, GIS,
wetland delineations, technical writing, and various field research
methods. Her areas of interest and expertise include wetland and stream
ecology and restoration, soils, geomorphology, and avian biology. |
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Restoration
Ecologist |
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Avian Taxonomy/
Ecology |
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Riparian
and Wetland Restoration |
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Wetland
Biogeochemical Cycles |
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Geomorphology |
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| Teresa
Bay |
Teresa Bay is
a laboratory assistant with Earth Design Consultants. She is a senior
at Oregon State University majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.
After graduation she is planning to attend graduate school to pursue
her interests in marine conservation. She has previously volunteered
for the PISCO marine research laboratory at OSU, and has also participated
in a project tagging and using GPS to locate woody debris along the
Neawanna estuary to create an inventory of important salmon habitat.
Her duties at Earth Design include processing algal and invertebrate
samples |
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Laboratory
Assistant |
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Invertebrate
Taxonomy |
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Algal Taxonomy |
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| Season Long, M.S. |
Season Long received her B.S. from Oregon State University in Biology before working as a technician in a behavioral neuroscience laboratory for three years at Oregon Health and Science University. She returned to graduate school with the goal of moving out of the traditional research lab environment to focus on environmental issues as they relate to coastal, estuary, and marine resources. Her interest in conservation and environmental policy lead her to pursue a degree in Marine Resource Management (MRM) at Oregon State University. Her Master’s project examined shoreline erosion on Sauvie Island (near Portland), and developed community-based shoreline management strategies to address the problem. Her career interests included watershed science, planning, and education. |
Research Assistant |
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Invertebrate
Taxonomy |
Riparian
and Wetland Restoration |
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| Jacob Hendrickson |
Jacob is an Oregon State University Graduate in Cultural Anthropology, Philosophy and Ethics where he has focused on natural resource planning & decision making, cultural ecology, contemporary & historic Native American issues and international development. Since then Jacob has returned to Oregon State to pursue a career in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). His GIS experiences include Civil Engineering applications, water resources, forestry and many more to come. His interests in GIS include ecological assessment, environmental impact and working with indigenous groups to document Traditional Ecological Knowledge. |
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GIS Analyst |
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Student
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Present |
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Past |
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2008 Carson Wille |
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2008 Lynda Moore |
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2004
Christine Buhl |
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2003
Elizabeth Allen |
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2003
Christina Skellenger |
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2003
Denise Baumann |
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2002
Dr. Nancy Baumeister |
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2002
Ashley Wille |
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2001
Ben Rooper (West Eugene Wetlands) |
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2000
Aimee David (Wetland Vegetation Analysis) |
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1999-2000
Shon Schooler (Catchment Classification/
Monitoring Framework) |
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1999
Maggie Sommer(MidCoast
6th Field Analysis) |
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1998-1999
Anu Gupta (Rock
Creek Watershed Analysis) |
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1996-1997
Katie Busse (Tillamook Bay WQ
Study) |
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Student
Volunteers |
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Aquatic
Insect Work |
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Collaborators
& Associates |
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Dr. Paul Adamus,
Adamus Resource Assessment, Inc |
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David Bradsby,
Texas Parks & Wildlife |
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Laura
Brophy, Green Point Consulting |
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Jen Burke,
NMFS |
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Pam Frost,
Conservation Biology Inst. |
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Dr. Ayesha
Gray, South Slough NERR |
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Dr.
Fritzi Grevstad, Uinv. of Washington |
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Dr.
Richard Kiesling, USGS |
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James
Kooser, URS Consultants |
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Dr. Peter
McEnvoy, Oregon State Univ |
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Rob Robinson,
Image Arts |
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Donna Robbins |
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Dr. Shon Schooler,
Oregon State Univ. |
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Si
Simenstad, WET, Univ. of WA |
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James
Strittholt, Conservation Biology Inst. |
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Dr.
Christine L. Weilhoefer |
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Stan
Van de Wetering, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. |
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Dana Woodruff,
Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory |
