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FAQ | Austin. Texas. The Official Website of the City of Austin. Biologists. Andrew Clamann. Environmental Scientist. Biologist. College Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Biology, University of Texas at Austin.
How did you become interested in biology? Watching nature TV shows (like the old school shows with Jacques Cousteau and Marlin Perkins)What have you learned about water quality from your job? We all do our part. No matter how small, every little bit counts.
Use less water, never litter and conserve resources. When people see that nature is worth protecting, we will have a better quality of life. What science question are you investigating? I am studying the impacts of the water quality on the aquatic life of Austin's streams. My best day on the job.. I feel like I have made a difference by protecting wetlands and riparian areas or by finding pollution problems and helping to resolve them.
Fun facts I know from doing my job: Bugs are awesome, and you’d be completely amazed at the things they do, and the way they look under a microscope. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed. What has been your most interesting encounter on the job? Seeing salamanders swim in little spring- fed streams. Want to know what I like besides science? Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption.
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Favorite Book: The Diversity of Life, (E. O. Wilson). Favorite Hobby: Grilling. Favorite Food: Chocolate Cake. Favorite Music: Tom Petty.
Something unique I do: I like to catch reptiles in South Texas and West Texas. Have another question? Send Andrew Clamann an email.
Todd Jackson. Environmental Scientist. Biologist. College Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Texas.
Career: I am currently working as an associate environmental scientist for the City of Austin. Before moving to Austin I had been working for Watershed Protection in the City of Denton.
I have also been employed as a research assistant conducting arthropod bioinventories at Texas Army National Guard Training sites, as a laboratory instructor teaching biology, and as an analyst at an air quality lab where I identified molds. How did you become interested in biology? My interest in biology began at an early age and I always had a particular interest in spiders and insects. When I was about 8 or 9 years old I started keeping all kinds of spiders and other “creepy crawlies” in terrariums in my room. What have you learned about water quality from your job? I have learned that each of us plays an important role in protecting our water.
Every time you pick up even the smallest bits of trash you can help keep our water clean and help protect the environment for all of the other organisms that live in the creeks and lakes in our city. Whenever someone throws out even a little bit of trash, motor oil or yard waste improperly, it can really add up. These things can end up in stormwater drains, which don’t go to the sewer system, and eventually end up in the same water bodies that we get all of our drinking water from! One other thing that I have learned about water quality at my job is that streams which are surrounded by large tracts of healthy riparian woodlands usually have much better water quality compared to streams that are not surrounded by healthy ecosystems (such as areas where buildings or parking lots are built right up to the waters edge). What science question are you investigating? One of my major job duties is to collect and identify aquatic macroinvertebrates (insects, crustaceans, worms, snails, and others) that live in creeks and lakes in the Austin area. Some of those organisms are very sensitive to water pollution, while others are very tolerant to some types of pollution. The different types of organisms present in a sample, and the number of those organisms present, allows me to compare water quality and ecosystem health in different creeks or in different parts of the same creek. Another one of my jobs is to help the other scientists who monitor the populations of salamanders that live in our area, such as the Barton Springs Salamander. The Barton Springs Salamander is an endangered species, which means that it must be protected from threats to its extinction. When I count the salamanders I have to wear SCUBA gear and I stay under water at Barton Springs for hours sometimes. Some of the other jobs I do include taking water samples in creeks and lakes, collecting bacteria samples, looking for places where litter is becoming a problem, and trying to make Austin creeks a better place for wildlife and plants to live by improving the habitat around the creek. I look for elevated bacteria in the water so I can help other City employees fix problems like leaking sewers or parks where too much pet waste is getting into the water. My best day on the job..
I really do love my job so most of my days are pretty awesome. Some of my best days have been spent snorkeling in Barton Springs while counting salamanders, collecting insects and water quality data in creeks all over the city and cruising up and down Town Lake and Lake Austin to pick up sediment samples from the bottom of the lakes. What has been your most interesting encounter on the job? One time we found more than 1.
Barton Springs Salamanders at the Eliza Spring at Barton Springs. Fun facts I know from doing my job. Native mussels (these look kind of like clams from the outside) spend part of their life cycle as parasites that attach to fish! Lethocerus uhleri is a big aquatic insect that lives in the headwaters of Bull Creek and may prey on salamanders and tadpoles. There are species of fresh water jellyfish that live in some spring- fed streams in this region and they look just like miniature versions of the jellyfish that you can find in the ocean. These jellyfish are non- native. The larvae of many caddisflies, which live under water before they become adults, construct really neat cases that help them obtain oxygen from the water and also protect them from some predators.
For example, the caddisfly Helicopsyche constructs a spiraled case that looks just like a snail’s shell! Some water snakes can make themselves look like venomous cottonmouths to scare predators (or people) away when they are scared. Want to know what I like besides science?
Favorite Book - gosh that's a hard question, probably whatever books I'm reading at the time. Lately I've been reading some Tom Robbins novels, some books on drawing, a music book called Never Heard of 'em, by Sue Donahoe, and a book called Wicked (can't remember the author but its about the wicked witch of the west). Oh, and I kind of read books like other people watch television, so I'm always reading little bits of different ones. Favorite Hobbies - When I'm out hiking I like to take pictures of all the insects and other small animals that I find. I like thrift store shopping for junk and turning it into art. I collect fossils, weird pieces of tree stumps, plants and other stuff and I like to put it around my house. I'm learning how to play guitar. Favorite Food - Tacos. Maybe also mint chocolate cookie ice cream. Favorite Music - Punk rock. At least it used to be. I think I like a lot more stuff nowadays. Something unique I do: I collect grasshoppers and crickets from different places because I'm writing a book about them. Have another question?
Send Todd Jackson an email. Mateo Scoggins. Environmental Scientist.
Aquatic Biologist. College Degrees. Bachelors of Arts in Communication, University of California at San Diego. Masters of Science in Aquatic Biology, Southwest Texas State University. How did you become interested in environmental science? I got interested in water resources in the Peace Corps where I worked building water systems and teaching watershed management.
What have you learned about water quality from your job? Every creek in Austin is a fantastic place to experience our environment. Our senses are often more efficient at assessing stream health than years worth of data. If more people spent time really experiencing our streams, they would probably be in a lot better shape than they are.
What science question are you investigating? Are algae or insects (or both together) better at measuring water quality? Do plants and trees along streams improve water quality?
At what level of development do our streams degrade quickly? What effect of impervious cover is more destructive to our creeks: 1) Pollution runoff (chemical effects) or; 2) Increased flooding/decreased baseflow (physical effects)? What methods should we be using to quickly and effectively evaluate water quality? How often should we monitor biology and at what time of year?
My best day on the job.. Spending the day walking through beautiful stream channels, collecting insects and documenting environmental conditions.
Analyzing biological data (on a computer, using statistics) and finding patterns and trends that answer important questions we have been asking for years. Fun facts I know from doing my job. I spent about 6 years counting salamanders once a month at Barton Springs Pool (underwater, using SCUBA). The more you study insects the more incredible and interesting they become. Austin has hundreds of fantastic swimming holes on its streams; you just have to find them. I have the best job in the world.
What has been your most interesting encounter on the job? I once watched a large Cottonmouth snake catch, wrestle and finally eat a big catfish. It was an epic battle and reminded me how out of place I was in the water. Want to know what I like besides science? Favorite Movie - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Favorite Book - Catcher In the Rye, by J. D. Salinger. Favorite Hobby - Cooking Favorite Sport - Soccer. Favorite Food - Souvlaki Favorite Music - Cuban. Something unique you do - Ride my bike to work everyday.
Have another question? Send Mateo Scoggins an email. Staryn Wagner. Environmental Scientist. College Degrees. Associative Science from Whatcom Community College in 2.