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Hometown:
Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation,
ID
US
(Benewah County)
School:
University of Idaho
Undergraduate student
Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences, Aquatic Emphasis
Funded by EPSCoR Award:
ICREWS | OIA-2242769
Research Location(s):
Hangman Creek Watershed, Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation
COUNTIES: Benewah, Latah, Kootenai
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT(S): District 3, District 5
Research Statement:
I want to be a good citizen to my tribal, local, and worldwide community. I hope to use my Traditional Ecological Knowledge and growing Western education to guide stewardship and restoration practices in aquatic ecosystems. I have experience working in areas affected by historical mining, including those with degraded waterways and groundwater. I am very interested in the relationships between water, soil, and native plants and animals in aquatic ecosystems. Recently, I explored satellite-derived indices for assessing crop field performance in the Hangman Creek Watershed.
Research Impact:
The Hangman Creek agricultural field study provided insight into relative field-level crop productivity to guide future land management practices. Determining peak growing season and quantifying the relationships between satellite-derived data allowed us to compare spatial and temporal patterns of field performance. As a culturally significant watershed, this work is important to understand and identify agricultural lands suitable for decommissioning to support the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's restoration goals of improving the ecosystem's water quality and reintroduction of salmon to the area.