Natalie K Day
Natalie is a Biologist with the Colorado Water Science Center
Natalie is a cross-disciplinary biologist working on the Colorado Plateau. She seeks to provide relevant information to land managers, policy makers, and the public. Some of her research interests include assessing the effects of land disturbance in drylands on regional hydrology, understanding controls on riverine algal blooms, and assessing long-term changes in streamflow and water quality. Natalie works to improve the sharing of information among different fields and conducts research that is collaborative and useful.
Professional Experience
Biologist, USGS-Colorado Water Science Center, Grand Junction, CO, Fall 2019-present
Biologist, USGS-Canyonland Research Station, Moab, UT, 2016-2019
Biological Field Technician, USGS-Canyonland Research Station, Moab, UT, 2010-2011
Research Assistant, Utah Water Research Lab, Logan, UT, 2009-2010
Research Assistant, Biogeochemistry Lab, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2008-2009
Student Technician, National Science Foundation, Toolik Lake, AK, advised by George Kling, 2007
Student Technician, National Science Foundation, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, advised by Gene Likens , 2007
Education and Certifications
Master of Science in Biogeochemistry, the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 2015
Focus: Nitrogen cycling in headwater streams in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Advised by Robert O. Hall, Jr.Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, 2008
Focus: Aquatic biogeochemistry
Science and Products
Wildland fire effects on sediment, salinity, and selenium yields in a basin underlain by Cretaceous marine shales near Rangely, Colorado
Investigation of potential factors controlling benthic algae in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, 2018–21
Potential factors controlling benthic algae in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, 2018–21
Characterization of streamflow and nutrient occurrence in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, 1980–2020
A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin
Analysis of Escherichia coli, total recoverable iron, and dissolved selenium concentrations, loading, and identifying data gaps for selected 303(d) listed streams, Grand Valley, western Colorado, 1980–2018
Assessment of streamflow and water quality in the Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado, 1992–2018
Mercury and selenium concentrations in fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin, southwestern United States: A retrospective assessment
Microsite enhancements for soil stabilization and rapid biocrust colonization in degraded drylands
Amendments fail to hasten biocrust recovery or soil stability at a disturbed dryland sandy site
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Assessment of Mercury and Selenium Accumulation in Upper Colorado River Basin Fish
Characterization of Streamflow, Suspended Sediment, and Nutrients in the Upper Yampa River Basin
Benthic algae community composition data from the Colorado River Basin, Colorado, from 2022-23
Erosion rates and salinity and selenium yields in a basin near Rangely, Colorado following the 2017 Dead Dog wildfire as modeled by WEPP and measured from UAV
Channel Characteristics, benthic algae, and water quality model data for selected sites in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, 2018-21
Orthoimagery, digital elevation, digital terrain, final surface, and vegetation classification models for four stream catchments in western Colorado 2016
Input and output data from streamflow and water-quality regression models used to characterize streamflow and water-quality conditions in the Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado, from 1992-2018
Surrogate regression models for computation of time series suspended-sediment concentrations at Muddy Creek above Paonia Reservoir, Anthracite Creek above mouth near Somerset, and North Fork Gunnison below Raven Gulch near Somerset, Colorado
Fish tissue mercury and selenium concentrations in Upper Colorado River Basin: 1962-2011
Science and Products
Wildland fire effects on sediment, salinity, and selenium yields in a basin underlain by Cretaceous marine shales near Rangely, Colorado
Investigation of potential factors controlling benthic algae in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, 2018–21
Potential factors controlling benthic algae in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, 2018–21
Characterization of streamflow and nutrient occurrence in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, 1980–2020
A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin
Analysis of Escherichia coli, total recoverable iron, and dissolved selenium concentrations, loading, and identifying data gaps for selected 303(d) listed streams, Grand Valley, western Colorado, 1980–2018
Assessment of streamflow and water quality in the Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado, 1992–2018
Mercury and selenium concentrations in fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin, southwestern United States: A retrospective assessment
Microsite enhancements for soil stabilization and rapid biocrust colonization in degraded drylands
Amendments fail to hasten biocrust recovery or soil stability at a disturbed dryland sandy site
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.