Julia Grabowski
Julia (she/her) is a Hydrologist in the Geomorphology group at the Oregon Water Science Center. She works to apply novel techniques in remote sensing and programming to address complex issues in river management.
Julia has worked with USGS to survey restoration areas with remote sensing and field techniques, classify floodplain vegetation, and represent river data in interactive web-based platforms.
Prior to joining the USGS in 2022, Julia worked as a Geomorphologist with the Headwaters Corporation. In that role, she applied remote sensing expertise to support the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (PRRIP) and NRCS with decision-making concerning large-scale river conservation management and flood hazard analysis.
Julia is a graduate of the Colorado State Fluvial Geomorphology lab, with Dr. Ellen Wohl as advisor. Her graduate work focused on constraining human impact and the role of large wood in eolian-fluvial environments in Colorado.
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