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Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study
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 Michael J. Adams
Michael J. Adams, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) in Corvallis since 1997, is the principal amphibian investigator for the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study. Adams received a Ph. D from the University of Washington in wildlife science in 1997 and B.S. from Colorado State University in wildlife biology in 1992. At FRESC, he is responsible for research on freshwater systems, global change, and declining amphibians in the Pacific Northwest. |
 Kermit Cromack, Jr.
Kermit Cromack, Jr., professor of forest ecosystem studies at the OSU Forest Ecosystems and Society Department, is studying the streamwater chemistry and mapping soils for the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1973, M.A. in 1967 and B.A. in 1963 from the University of Texas. His research interests are in the carbon and nitrogen in the soil and the key nutrients in the water. |
 Lisa M. Ganio
Lisa M. Ganio, assistant professor in the OSU Forest Ecosystems and Society Department, is the principal investigator on multidisciplinary, integrated statistical analysis for the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Project. She received a Ph.D. in 1989 and M.S. in 1986 in statistics from OSU and B.A. in botany from Humboldt State University in 1982. Her research interests include application of statistical methods; specifically, application hierarchical models in ecology and natural resources, spatial statistics for network data, experimental and study design issues, Bayesian statistics. |
 Robert E. Gresswell
Bob Gresswell, who has been studying habitat relationships and population dynamics of cutthroat trout for more than 30 years, is the principal investigator on the effect of timber harvest on fish abundance and distribution for the Hinkle Creek project. He received a Ph.D. in fisheries science from OSU in 1994, M.S. in wildlife science from the University of New Mexico in 1973 and B.S. in biology from Utah State University in 1970. After 17 years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Yellowstone National Park, Bob joined the U.S. Geologic Service in 1997, working for the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, and then becoming a research biologist with the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in Bozeman, Montana. His interests concerning the influence of land-use activities on forested ecosystems have led to research on the relationships among landscape-scale environmental features, instream habitat characteristics, and coastal cutthroat trout abundance and distribution in watersheds in western Oregon.
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J  udith Li
Judith Li, assistant professor in the OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is a stream ecologist with particular interest in freshwater invertebrates and food webs. She is principal investigator on macroinvertebrate patterns for the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study. She received a Ph.D. in fisheries in 1990 from OSU, M.S. in ecology in 1978 from the University of California at Davis and B.S. in biological sciences in 1966 from the University of California at Berkeley. Her research is most often multidisciplinary, examining stream invertebrate distributions to understand responses to physical and chemical gradients, to fish and avian predation, and as tools in bio-assessment.. |
 Arne Skaugset
Arne Skaugset, associate professor in the OSU Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management Department, leads the Watersheds Research Cooperative and is the principal investigator on water quality and hydrology on the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study. In addition to the Hinkle Creek Study, he leads research efforts in the hydrology of forest roads and roaded watersheds, alternative design and environmental performance of aggregate surfaced forest roads, and slope stability. He received a Ph.D. in forest hydrology in 1997, B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1992, M.S. in forest hydrology in 1980 from OSU and B.S. civil engineering in 1977 from Colorado State University. His research interests revolve around finding pragmatic, applied solutions to environmental problems that result from the intensive management of forested terrain. |
Research assistants and biological technicians
 Doug Bateman
Doug Bateman, a research assistant for the OSU College of Forestry since 1989, is working on the fisheries studies at Hinkle Creek. He received his M.S. in fisheries science from OSU in 1998. He is interested in disturbance ecology and the natural history of aquatic organisms. |
 William Gerth
William Gerth, faculty research assistant for the OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is working on the aquatic macroinvertebrate study at Hinkle Creek. He has his M.S. in fisheries from OSU and 13 years experience collecting and identifying aquatic macroinvertebrates from streams and rivers throughout Oregon for ecological studies. |
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 David Hockman-Wert
David Hockman-Wert, a biologist with USGS FRESC in Corvallis, manages and analyzes the fish distribution and abundance data for the Hinkle Creek study. He received his M.A. in environmental studies from the University of Oregon in 1998 and a B.A. in biology from Eastern Mennonite University in 1991. His multi-disciplinary interests include GIS, landscape ecology, cultural geography and the human dimensions of natural resources.
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 David W. Leer
David W. Leer, a research technician for USGS FRESC in Corvallis, leads field crews and conducts year-round fish and invertebrate sampling at Hinkle Creek. He received his B.S. in fisheries science from OSU in 2001. His research interests include the natural history of fish and other aquatic organisms as well as the influence of anadromous fishes upon headwater ecosystems. |
 Christian Torgersen
Christian Torgersen, a research landscape ecologist with the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) in Corvallis, is co-principal investigator with Bob Gresswell on the effect of timber harvest on fish abundance and distribution for the Hinkle Creek project. He received advanced degrees in fisheries science from OSU, Ph.D. in 2002, M.S. in 1996 and B.A in geography and German from the University of Oregon in 1993. He is interested in the influences of landscape pattern and habitat fragmentation on the distribution of stream fishes. His research involves the use of geospatial applications, such as remote sensing and GIS, and statistical modeling. |
 Nicolas Zegre
Nicolas Zegre, faculty research assistant in the OSU Forest Engineering Department, leads field efforts for the collection of water quality and hydrology data for the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study. He has a M.S. in Forestry, 2003, emphasizing forest hydrology and watershed systematics, from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Forest Resource Management, 2000, West Virginia University. His research interests include the influence of forest harvesting on sediment transport and peak flows, surface and subsurface (vadose zone) nutrient transport, and the role of riparian vegetation in mitigating non-point source pollutions to stream channels. He has participated in paired watershed studies at the Fernow Experimental Forest, W.V. and the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, N.C. and is thrilled to be part of the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study from the start. |
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| Graduate Assistants |
 Aaron Berger
Aaron Berger, currently pursuing an M.S. degree at OSU in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is assisting Bob Gresswell on the fisheries study. He received his B.S. in conservation biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997. His M.S. research will highlight his interests in population dynamics by investigating survival modeling techniques and estimates for trout in headwater systems. In a broader context, Aaron is interested in ecological impact analysis, particularly anthropogenic vectors, and the underlying mechanisms that affect the biology of aquatic organisms. |
Robert “Lance” George
Robert :”Lance” George, an M.S. student in the OSU Forest Science Department, is assisting Kermit Cromack on the stream water chemistry study at Hinkle Creek. |
 Kelly Kibler
Kelly Kibler, currently pursuing an M.S. degree focusing on forest hydrology at OSU in the Department of Forest Engineering, is assisting Arne Skaugset on the Hinkle Creek project. She received her B.S. in environmental sciences from the University of North Carolina in 2003. Her M.S. research involves investigating the effects of forest harvesting in the headwater areas of Hinkle Creek on stream temperatures. Kelly’s research interests include exploring anthropogenic effects on water quality and quantity through land use designations or global climate change. |
 Niels Leuthold
Niels Leuthold, a Ph.D. student in the OSU Forest Science Department, is examining the effects of forest management on stream amphibians at Hinkle Creek. He received his M.S. in fisheries science from OSU in 2003, studying the efficiency of various sampling techniques for the Pacific giant salamander (dicamptodon tenebrosus). He received a B.S. in Evolution and Ecology from the University of California at Davis in 1996. |
Mark Novick
Mark Novick, an M.S. student in the OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is working under the direction of Bob Gresswell on the fisheries study at Hinkle Creek. |
 Timothy Otis
Timothy Otis, currently pursuing an M.S. degree focusing on forest hydrology at OSU in the Department of Forest Engineering, is working under the direction of Arne Skaugset on the Hinkle Creek project. He received his B.S. in civil engineering from Walla Walla College in 1978. His M.S. research will highlight his interests in the effects of timber harvest on stream temperature. In addition, he serves on the boards of the Linn County Small Woodlands Association, the Linn County Extension Association and the Calapooia Watershed Council. |
 Nicholas Som
Nicholas Som, a graduate research assistant in the OSU Department of Forest Science at OSU, works with Lisa Ganio, OSU assistant professor, conducting multidisciplinary, integrated statistical analysis at Hinkle Creek. He earned his M.S. in statistics from Washington State University in 2002 and his B.S. in mathematics from Regis University in 2000. His interests include quantitative methods for stream networks and riparian areas, and more generally, the application of statistical methods to ecological systems. |
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 Paul Adams
Paul W. Adams, professor and forest watershed extension specialist in the OSU Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management Department, helps plan, develop and deliver many of the outreach and educational programs and materials related to the Hinkle Creek study. He received his Ph.D. in 1980 and M.S. in 1978 in natural resources from the University of Michigan and B.S. in 1975 in forest management from the University of Vermont. His technical background is in forest soils.
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Forest Manager
 Dan Newton
Dan Newton is manager of land and timber for Roseburg Forest Products on whose 5000 acres of forestland the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study is being conducted. He is also an award-winning manager of a 450-acre family tree farm in Douglas County. He received his B.S. in forest management from OSU in 1978. |
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Cooperators