Suzanna Soileau
Biography
Education
M.E. Adult and Higher Education. 2007. Montana State University.
B.A. Geology. 1999. DePauw University.
Research & Outreach Interests
My professional interest is in relaying technical scientific information in a manner that enables non-science audiences to gain sound, science-based knowledge, as well as appreciate and see value in projects that enhance and protect the natural resources of the Northern Rockies. I have worked with NOROCK since 2008 and my primary duties include outreach and communication of Center science activities, website management and development, technical editing, field work related to soil and water resource sciences, and serve as the Public Information Officer (PIO) for the Center.
My professional background includes three seasons with the National Park Service as an interpretive ranger, two years as a chemist with the Montana Department of Agriculture, and seven years with Montana State University as a research associate with the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences performing on-the-ground water quality monitoring projects and designing natural resource science education materials for diverse audiences such as educators, tribal entities, and agricultural communities. I also develop and deliver online water quality and soil science graduate courses for teachers and professional practitioners through the MSU Masters of Science in Science Education program.
My research background is diverse. My technical, science-based research experience has involved the study of saline-sodic water management, agricultural pharmaceutical residue in surface water, and stream and spring water quality monitoring. My education-based research projects include educational impact assessments of various audiences such as educators, Extension faculty, agricultural and non-agricultural communities, and tribal communities. From 2007 – 2009, I also served as the program evaluation specialist for the USDA Region 8 Northern Plains & Mountains Water Quality Program.
Science and Products
Observations of elk movement patterns on Fossil Butte National Monument
The elk herd that frequents Fossil Butte National Monument, a subset of the West Green River elk population, provides visitors with seasonal opportunities to view an iconic species of the western United States. Throughout the year, these elk range across a variety of private, State, and Federal lands within close proximity to the Monument. These...
Olexa, Edward M.; Soileau, Suzanna Carrithers.; Allen, Leslie A.
Rancher and farmer quality of life in the midst of energy development in southwest Wyoming
Quality of life (QOL) is usually defined as a person’s general well-being, and may include individual perceptions of a variety of factors such family, work, finances, local community services, community relationships, surrounding environment, and other important aspects of their life, ultimately leading to life satisfaction. Energy development can...
Allen, Leslie; Montag, Jessica; Lyon, Katie; Soileau, Suzanna; Schuster, Rudy
U.S. Geological Survey water-resource monitoring activities in support of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative
The quality of the Nation’s water resources are vital to the health and well-being of both our communities and the natural landscapes we value. The U.S. Geological Survey investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of surface water and groundwater and provides this information to engineers, scientists, managers,...
Soileau, Suzanna; Miller, Kirk
The U.S. Geological Survey and its partners have shown how brucellosis has impacted cattle, bison and elk in the greater Yellowstone area.
During winter, wolves infected with mange can suffer a substantial amount of heat loss compared to those without the disease, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners.
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Genetic data show the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has grown since the 1980s with no loss in genetic diversity, according to a report by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team.
Scientists have discovered that the diversity of a threatened native trout species will likely decrease due to future climate change.
The presence of non-native plant species is significantly greater adjacent to oil well pads than in non-developed areas of the Williston Basin, according to a first-of-its-kind U.S. Geological Survey study for this area.
The persistence of an already rare aquatic insect, the western glacier stonefly, is being imperiled by the loss of glaciers and increased stream temperatures due to climate warming in mountain ecosystems, according to a new study released in Freshwater Science.
The American bullfrog has expanded its invasion of the Yellowstone River floodplain in Montana, according to a new study released in “Aquatic Invasions.”