I have developed, implemented, and coordinated aquatic ecosystem research for 24 years, with 19 years experience investigating the water quality characteristics of mountain ponds and lakes of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. This research includes investigations of the impact of introduced fish on the native biota of mountain ponds-lakes and the use of passive capture methods to remove fish from lakes. I also am involved in the long-term water quality monitoring program at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, and I have written and am writing the water quality and aquatic communities monitoring plans and protocols for two National Park Service Networks (North Coast and Cascades Network and the Klamath Network). I have a MS in Fisheries Science from Oregon State University, and I am presently employed as an Ecologist with the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, Oregon.