Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
Graduate Area of Study
The potential applications include:
- Forest hydrology
- Meteorology
- Soil and water conservation
- Water resources policy
- Hydrologic processes
- Hydrologic modeling
- Isotope hydrology
- Watershed geospatial modeling and analysis
- Watershed hydrology
Water quantity and water quality are important to the highly urbanized northeastern U.S. and are among the most pressing environmental issues globally. Within the watershed management and forest hydrology area of study, students have the opportunity to investigate hydrological processes, land use and water quality, and water supply management and policy. Students enter this area of study with undergraduate backgrounds in natural resources, environmental sciences, management and policy, and many other areas. Courses in the option are watershed-based and highly interdisciplinary. The option also has strong links to other programs at ESF and Syracuse University in biogeochemistry, engineering, hydrogeology, ecology and numerical modeling. Faculty research focuses on the watershed as the fundamental landscape unit for studying the fluxes of water, energy and matter in the environment. Individual graduate students' research projects often have ties to externally funded research watersheds in the region and may take the form of combined field, laboratory and modeling studies. Career opportunities exist with all levels of government, and in consulting, research, and education.
Participating Faculty:
Lautz, Laura K., Assistant Professor
Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Surface water - groundwater interaction
206 Marshall Hall, 315-470-4765, lklautz@esf.edu
Stella, John, Assistant Professor
Riparian and Stream Ecology, Water Resource and Watershed Management, River Restoration
206 Marshall Hall, 315-470-4902, stella@esf.edu
Yanai, Ruth D., Associate Professor
Forest Ecology and Nutrient Cycling
210 Marshall Hall, 315-470-6955, rdyanai@mailbox.syr.edu
Contact Us
John E. Wagner
Associate Professor of Forest Resource Economics
Graduate Education Coordinator - FNRM
320 Bray Hall, One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
Phone: (315) 470-6971
Fax: (315) 470-6535