Natasha Drotar
Natasha Drotar is a Physical Scientist at the New York Water Science Center.
Natasha is a Physical Scientist with the New York Water Science Center in Troy, NY. In 2015 she received a B.S. degree in Environmental Science with a minor in Natural Resource Conservation from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in Amherst MA. After graduation she worked for two years at the Cape Cod National Seashore in collaboration with USGS and a local non-profit group. In 2019 she received her M.S. in Forestry from Mississippi State University, in Starkville, MS. Her thesis was on water partitioning in upland oak forests in relation to mesophication.
Natasha began in New York Water Science Center in September 2019.
Science and Products
Water-Resource and Road-Condition Monitoring of Alternative Treatments for Road Deicing
Introduction The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is evaluating alternative treatments for road deicing with the goal of reducing the impact of this activity on the State’s water resources. The NYSDOT has requested support from the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) in monitoring the effects of these alternative treatments on the water resources. In the past, the USGS has cooperat
Science and Products
Water-Resource and Road-Condition Monitoring of Alternative Treatments for Road Deicing
Introduction The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is evaluating alternative treatments for road deicing with the goal of reducing the impact of this activity on the State’s water resources. The NYSDOT has requested support from the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) in monitoring the effects of these alternative treatments on the water resources. In the past, the USGS has cooperat