Biography
Tammy is an emeritus hydrologist at the US Geological Survey, since retiring in 2020. Over the course of her 28-year career, Tammy had the good fortune to study lakes in iconic Oregon landscapes, from the High Desert to the High Cascades. She worked on many different kinds of problems, including nutrient-driven eutrophication and hydrodynamic modeling (Upper Klamath Lake), climate change effects on physical limnology (Crater Lake), and sediment suspension and turbidity (Malheur Lake). As an OLA board member, Tammy is interested in supporting OLA’s advocacy for the closed-basin lakes in south-central Oregon, which captured her interest during long drives between the Willamette Valley and the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. She also is interested in determining how OLA can facilitate a successor to Citizen Lake Watch. She believes that citizen science has value as an educational tool and as a means to connect citizens to the landscapes they inhabit and recreate in.
