Growing up in New York State, Ann had always been drawn to water – fishing with her dad, canoeing, and other water sports. But it wasn’t until after her undergraduate degrees in English and Journalism that she was introduced to the world of whitewater rafting through a trip in Idaho with her mom. The trip inspired her to become a rafting guide, which kept her on the rapids for several years. Looking for a path to a more sustainable and effective career in water resources, she began taking classes through the UCD Extension program and eventually earned her master’s of science in Civil and Environmental Engineering. After graduating in 2008, Ann worked for six years as a consultant and collaborator with the Center for Watershed Sciences. She joined an interdisciplinary team of scientists and researchers to study conservation efforts in the Shasta Basin and Big Springs Creek. This project allowed her to crystalize her philosophy towards water resources issues: large-scale restoration is sustainable in working landscape, and restoration actions should be quantified for their effectiveness. As part of her work on Big Springs Creek, Ann coordinated hydrologists, geomorphologists, ecologists, and fish biologists to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive monitoring program that can be scaled up or down to focus on specific water management questions. She has also integrated interdisciplinary methods to develop models that help quantify the value of conservation actions. In the six years she has worked in the Shasta Basin, substantial, quantifiable success has been accomplished for water temperature management and salmon recovery – all while maintaining a working agricultural landscape. This balanced use of resources continues to be one of the guiding principles of her research. Having joined CWS as a staff researcher in 2014, Ann continues to develop tools to quantify the effects of conservation actions. Her work incorporates a life-long love of water and a broad range of specialties to develop a deep understanding of watersheds and successful, balanced water use strategies.

Summary
Published articles Show More
Instream flows: new tools to quantify water quality conditions for returning adult Chinook salmon
Published in Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
This paper examines the effect of implementing a water transaction program to address potential water quality limitations for returning adult fall-run Chinook salmon in a stream system where the agriculture is the dominant land and water use. Water transactions are becoming an increasingly used approach to provide instream flows during periods when...
Water Temperature Patterns Below Large Groundwater Springs: Management Implications For Coho Salmon In The Shasta River,...
Published in River Research and Applications
Elevated stream temperature is a primary factor limiting the coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) population in California\textquoterights Shasta River Basin. Understanding the mechanisms driving spatial and temporal trends in water temperature throughout the Shasta River is critical to prioritizing river restoration efforts aimed at protecting this ...
Climate Change and Flood Operations in the Sacramento Basin, California
Published in San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
Reports Show More
Misc. Show More
Drought Curtailment of Water Rights Problems and Technical Solutions
The current drought has focused and renewed discussion about how California curtails water rights when water availability is insufficient. Prior to the 2013-14 water year, the most recent curtailment effort dates back almost 40 years to 1976-77. Since then, many changes and advances have occurred in water use, policies, and technology. New complica...
Executive Analysis of Restoration Actions in Big Springs Creek March 2008-September 2011
Assessment of Restoration Actions on Big Springs Creek, Shasta River, California 2009-2010