Jana S. Stewart
Geographer
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3855
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: jsstewar@usgs.gov
Education
- M.S. Environmental Monitoring, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
- M.S. Agricultural Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985
- B.S. Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978
Areas of Expertise
- Jana Stewart has been the Principal Investigator for the USGS Great Lakes Aquatic GAP (GLGAP) project since 2003 coordinating State projects in WI, MI, and NY. Jana has played a significant role in developing regional databases, and developing and implementing GIS and statistical methods for characterizing and modeling the habitat and fish species in riverine systems of the Great Lakes States, and developing statistical models to predict stream temperature in Wisconsin. She has leveraged the GL GAP project by developing collaborative partnerships with State Natural resource agencies and Universities in WI, IL, MI, and NY.
- Jana has also worked extensively looking at land cover change and the effects on aquatic ecosystems. Jana continues to work for the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program since 1992 as the GIS and database manager for the Western Lake Michigan Drainages (WMIC) NAWQA and is the National NAWQA Technical Lead for archiving NAWQA data, as well as a member of the NAWQA Data Synthesis Team.
- She is currently a member of the USGS Biological User Group working towards the development and implementation of a National USGS Biological database.
Current Projects
- Great Lakes Aquatic GAP Program – Principal Investigator
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program – Technical Advisor for Data Archival
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program – Biology Users Group Member – Supporting development of USGS Biology Database
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program-Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Study Unit GIS and Database Manager
- Habitat trends as part of the USGS NAWQA program: Surface-water status and trends
Professional Activities
National Fish Habitat Initiative Driftless Area Partnership
Sharing Great Lakes Aquatic GAP data with Trout Unlimited (Nat Gillespie) to conduct conservation assessment of cold water streams and trout habitat for the driftless area of WI, MN, and IA, following methods developed as part of the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture.
National Fish Habitat Initiative – National Assessment
Sharing Great Lakes Aquatic GAP data with Dana Infante (PI- MI State University) to conduct National assessment of fish and habitat.
US Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy Assessment of Road Stream Crossings and Invasive Species in the Pine and Popple River Basins of Northeast Wisconsin
Sharing Great Lakes Aquatic GAP data with the USFS and TNC for conservation assessments of road stream crossings and for assessing impacts of invasive species on the aquatic biota of streams.
Development of GIS database for classification of lakes
Leveraging Great Lakes Aquatic GAP methods for use in a collaborative effort to develop a GIS database for lake classification, among eight Midwestern states that are the members of Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership including State and Federal partners from ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL, MI, and IN.
EPA STAR Grant on Ecological Classification of Streams for WI, MI, and IL
Have leveraged GLGAP funds by collaborating with State natural resource agency and University partners involved in an EPA STAR grant on ecological classification of streams in WI, MI, and IL.
Selected Publications
USGS series publications
Falcone, James; Stewart, Jana; Sobieszczyk, Steven; Dupree, Jean; McMahon, Gerard; Buell, Gary; 2007, A Comparison of natural and urban characteristics and the development of urban intensity indices across six geographic settings: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5123, 133 p.
Scudder, B.C., and Stewart, J.S., 2001, Benthic algae of benchmark streams in agricultural areas of eastern Wisconsin, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 96-4038-E, 46 p.
Rheaume, S.J., Stewart, J.S., and Lenz, B.N., 1996, Water-Quality Assessment of the Western Lake Michigan Drainages: Environmental Setting of Benchmark Streams in Agricultural Areas of Eastern Wisconsin : U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4038-A, 50 p.
Adolphson, Debbie L.; Arnold, Terri L.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Harris, Mitchell A.; Richards, Kevin D.; Scudder, Barbara C.; Stewart, Jana S., 2001, Physical, Chemical, and Biological Methods and Data from the Urban Land-Use-Gradient Study, Des Plaines and Fox River Basins, Illinois, 1999-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-459, 20 p.
Arnold, Terri L.; Sullivan, Daniel J.; Harris, Mitchell A.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Scudder, Barbara C.; Ruhl, Peter M.; Hanchar, Dorothea W.; Stewart, Jana S., 1999, Environmental setting of the upper Illinois River basin and implications for water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 98-4268, 67 p.
Stewart, J. S., 1998, Combining satellite data with ancillary data to produce a refined land-use/land-cover map, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4203, 11 p.
Richards, K.D., Sullivan, D.J., and Stewart, J.S., 1998, Surface-water quality at fixed sites in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, and the effects of natural and human factors, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4208, 40 pp.
Fitzpatrick, F. A.; Peterson, E. M.; Stewart, J. S., 1996, Habitat characteristics of benchmark streams in agricultural areas of eastern Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4038-B, 35 p.
Journal articles, reports, and other publications
Stewart, J., Mitro, M., Roehl, E.A., Jr., and Risley, J., 2006, Numerically optimized empirical modeling of highly dynamic, spatially expansive, and behaviorally heterogeneous hydrologic systems – Part 2, In: Hydroinformatics: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference, Nice, France, September 2006.
Brenden, T.O., Clark, R.D., Cooper, A.R., Seelbach, P.W., Wang, L., Aichele, S., Bissell, E.G., and Stewart, J.S., 2006, A GIS Framework for Collecting, Managing, and Analyzing Multiscale Landscape Variables Across Large Regions for River Conservation and Management, In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Landscape Influences on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages, American Fisheries Society National Meeting, Madison, WI, 2005:49-74.
Weigel, B.M., Emmons, E., Stewart, J.S., and Bannerman, R., 2005. Buffer width and continuity for preserving stream health in agricultural landscapes, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Research/Management Findings, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI, PUB-SS-756 2005, 4 p.
Morrison, S.S., Passino-Reader, D.R., Myers, D.N., McKenna, J.E., Stewart, J., Scudder, B.C., Lohman, K., 2003, Great Lakes Regional Aquatic Gap Analysis – Preserving Biodiversity in the Great Lakes Basin: U.S. Geological Survey- Great Lakes Science Center Fact Sheet, FS 2003-1, 6 p.
Stewart, J.S., L. Wang, J. Lyons, J.A. Wierl, and R. Bannerman. 2001. Influences of watershed, ripariancorridors, and reach-scale characteristics on aquatic biota in agricultural watersheds. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 37:1475-1487.
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