Degree Sought:

Maddie Wilson on rocky shoreline

M.S., Fish & Wildlife Management

 

Degree Held:

B.S., Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 2024

 

Advisor:

Tim Cline, Ph.D.

 

Research Statement:

My research is focused on understanding juvenile trout movement and mortality in the Upper Clark Fork River, a system with a legacy of mining contamination and ongoing remediation. Brown trout populations have reached record-low numbers in the system over the last decade, with juvenile fish recruitment approaching zero in the mainstem. I aim to quantify juvenile mortality and identify environmental drivers across the watershed by integrating population modeling, experimental field studies, and mark-recapture methods.