Meyer, J. L., L. A. Kaplan, D. Newbold, D. L. Strayer, C. J. Woltemade, J. B. Zedler, R. Beilfuss, Q. Carpenter, R. Semlitsch, M. C. Watzin, and P. H. Zedler. Where rivers are born: The scientific imperative for defending small streams and wetlands. Washington, DC: Sierra Club and American Rivers.
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Woltemade, C. J. Book review of Viessman, W. and G. L. Lewis. Introduction to Hydrology (5th edition), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 39(3): 727-728.

Woltemade, C. J. Mississippi River Basin. In E. J. Dasch (ed.) Water Sciences and Issues, Macmillan Reference USA, New York: 98-102.

Woltemade, C. J. and D. Stanitski-Martin. Comparison of NEXRAD and rain gauge estimates of storm total precipitation in a mountainous south central Pennsylvania watershed. The Pennsylvania Geographer. Vol. XL, No.2: 176-186.

Grote, T. and C. J. Woltemade. Bedrock and surficial geologic controls on baseflow chemistry in the Burd Run Watershed, south-central Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Geographer. Vol. XL, No.2: 101-112.

Woltemade, C. J. Transport and Fate of Nutrients in a Riparian Zone: Restoration and Monitoring Strategies. In J. F. Kenny (ed.) Ground Water / Surface Water Interactions, American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, TPS 02-2, p.149-154.

Woltemade, C. J. and W. L. Blewett. Design, Implementation, and Assessment of an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Watershed Research Laboratory. Journal of Geoscience Education, 50(4): 372-379.

Woltemade, C. J. and D. Stanitski-Martin. A student-centered field project comparing NEXRAD and rain gauge precipitation values in mountainous terrain. Journal of Geoscience Education, 50(3): 296-302.

Woltemade, C. J. and A. Wood. Comprehensive riparian restoration along Burd Run. Land and Water, 46(2): 27-32.

Woltemade, C. J. Ability of restored wetlands to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in agricultural drainage water. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 55(3): 303-309.

Woltemade, C. J. and W. L. Blewett. Development of an interdisciplinary watershed research laboratory for undergraduate education. In R. W. Higgins (ed.) Water Quantity and Quality Issues in Coastal Urban Areas. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, TPS-00-3, pp.229-232.

Woltemade, C. J. Book review of Thompson, Stephen A. Hydrology for Water Management, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: A.A. Balkema, 1999. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 90(1): 200-202.

Woltemade, C. J. Ability of restored wetlands to improve habitat and water quality in agricultural regions. In R. Sakrison and P. Sturtevant (eds.) Watershed Management to Protect Declining Species. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, TPS-99-4, pp.501-504.

Woltemade, C. J. Integration of hydrology, geomorphology, and aquatic ecology in management of the Upper Mississippi River Basin. In J. J. Warwick (ed.) Proceedings of the AWRA annual symposium, Water resources education, training, and practice: Opportunities for the Next Century, American Water Resources Association, Herndon, Virginia, TPS-97-1, pp.455-464.

Woltemade, C. J. Book review of Changnon, Stanley A. (ed.). The Great Flood of 1993: Causes, Impacts, and Responses, Boulder: Westview Press, 1996. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 87(2): 377-378.

Woltemade, C. J. Water level management opportunities for ecological benefit, Pool 5 Mississippi River. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 33(2): 443-454.

Woltemade, C. J. Form and process: Fluvial geomorphology and flood flow interaction, Grant River, Wisconsin. Annals, Association of American Geographers, 84(3): 462-479.

Woltemade, C. J. and K. W. Potter. A watershed modeling analysis of fluvial geomorphologic influences on flood peak attenuation. Water Resources Research, 30(6): 1933-1942.

Nitrate removal in a restored spring-fed wetland, Pennsylvania: Results of a three-year monitoring study. American Water Resources Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Influence of land use and geology on geomorphic response to Hurricane Mitch in mountainous northwestern Nicaragua. International Symposium on Land Use Change and Geomorphic, Soil and Water Processes in Tropical Mountain Environments, Quito and Cuenca, Equador.

Transport and Fate of Nutrients in a Riparian Zone: Restoration and Monitoring Strategies. American Water Resources Association Summer Specialty Conference: Ground Water / Surface Water Interactions, Keystone, Colorado.

Geomorphic Impacts of Hurricane Mitch in Northwestern Nicaragua. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California.

Geography and the interdisciplinary science of watershed management: Case studies from Nicaragua. Invited lecture, Ohio Wesleyan University Interdisciplinary Science Lecture Series, Delaware, Ohio.

Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua: Landscape Impacts and Human Response. Department of Geography-Earth Science Winter Seminar Series, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua: Watershed Impacts and Landscape Stabilization Efforts. Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Linking Undergraduate Learning Using a Watershed Research Laboratory. Christopher J. Woltemade and William L. Blewett. Annual meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education, Vancouver, British Columbia.

A watershed laboratory model for effective environmental science college teaching. Christopher J. Woltemade and William L. Blewett. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, New York.

Using GIS in a multidisciplinary watershed-based environmental science curriculum. William L. Blewett and Christopher J. Woltemade. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada.

Development of an interdisciplinary watershed research laboratory for undergraduate education. Christopher J. Woltemade and William L. Blewett. American Water Resources Association Annual Conference, Miami, Florida.

Enhancing undergraduate education: the Burd Run interdisciplinary watershed research laboratory. Christopher J. Woltemade and William L. Blewett. Joint annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Geographical Society and Middle States Division, Association of American Geographers. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Accuracy of NEXRAD precipitation estimates in a mountainous southcentral Pennsylvania watershed. Michael Hanawalt, Ryan Joswick, Sam Spencer, Ben Uhler, Christopher Woltemade, and Diane Stanitski-Martin. Joint annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Geographical Society and Middle States Division, Association of American Geographers. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

The Burd Run Interdisciplinary Watershed Research Laboratory: Opportunities to enhance environmental education. Science Seminar Series, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

Water resources issues for the new millennium. Panel presentation on the increasing significance of community-based watershed organizations in water resources management. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ability of restored wetlands to improve habitat and water quality in agricultural regions. Annual American Water Resources Association Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Restored wetlands treating crop field drainage water: The state of the science. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Wetland restoration for water quality improvement in agricultural watersheds. Science Seminar Series, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

Glaciers of Mt. Rainier. Department of Geography-Earth Science Winter Seminar Series, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

Drinking water consumption rates and associated dietary magnesium and calcium in Shippensburg, PA. Heather Stahlnecker, Mark Ferroni, Jack Ford, Christopher Woltemade, and Penelope Padgett. Pennsylvania Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Teaching water resources management in geography. Panel discussion organizer, chair and participant. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts.

Soil variability across a topographic gradient in colluvial soil of south- central Pennsylvania. Kevin Starner, Christopher J. Woltemade, and William L. Blewett. Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting, York, Pennsylvania.

Integration of hydrology, geomorphology, and aquatic ecology in management of the Upper Mississippi River Basin. American Water Resources Association / Universities Council on Water Resources Symposium on Water Resources Education, Training, and Practice: Opportunities for the Next Century, Keystone, Colorado.

Habitat improvement and pool drawdowns. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri.

Water level management opportunities for the Upper Mississippi River. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Fort Worth, Texas.

Mississippi River aquatic ecology: past, present, and future. Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Hydrologic management of the Mississippi River for ecological benefit. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Water level management opportunities for ecological benefit, Pool 5 Upper Mississippi River. Invited paper and panel discussant, Upper Mississippi River Summit Meeting, Bloomington, Minnesota.

Flooding in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Department of Geography- Earth Science Winter Seminar Series, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

The Mississippi River: Life on the floodplain. Luther Ridge Retirement Community, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Geomorphic-hydraulic interaction in the Grant River watershed, Wisconsin. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, California.

Fluvial geomorphology and flood hydraulics: Effects of flood peak attenuation. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Atlanta, Georgia.

Influence of channel, floodplain, and basin characteristics on flood magnitude and frequency. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Diego, California.

Environmental impact studies and human values: The case of Two Forks Dam. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Toronto, Ontario.

Environmental impact studies and human values: The case of Two Forks Dam. Annual American Water Resources Association Conference, Denver, Colorado.

A critique of NEPA and the analysis of alternatives. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Baltimore, Maryland.

Binghamton International Geomorphology Symposium 2002: Dams and Geomorphology. Three-day conference and field trip, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

Burd Run workshop for K-12 teachers. Co-directed (with Dr. Diane Stanitski-Martin) this one-day workshop held at Grace B. Luhrs Elementary School, Shippensburg University.

Process Based Channel Design - Innovative Approaches for Repairing Disturbed Stream and River Environments. One week short course, Inter-Fluve, Inc., Bozeman, Montana.

Landsat and Beyond, national seminar of the Earth Observation Satellite Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Attended the workshops "The use of map accurate multispectral image data in environmental applications," and "Wetlands inventorying and monitoring using commercially available satellite data."

Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Developing a National Agenda, national symposium of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Effects of impervious surfaces on maximum stormwater runoff temperatures: Modeling and field monitoring of the SU campus. Served as faculty advisor to graduate student Melissa Mimna, supported by $450 grant from the Shippensburg University Graduate Research Program.

Analysis of Nutrient Removal Capacity in a Re-constructed Riparian Buffer: Burd Run. Served as faculty advisor to graduate student William Reese, supported by $500 grant from the Shippensburg University Graduate Research Program.

Expert witness for hydrology and water quality regarding Water Quality Certification for the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project in the case of Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Environmental Defense (appellants) vs. Missouri Department of Natural Resources (respondent), before the Missouri Clean Water Commission.

Opportunities for constructed and restored wetlands to diminish nitrogen concentrations in the Conestoga River Watershed, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with Shippensburg University students Angela Bard, Adam Dellinger and Amanda Krugh. Unpublished manuscript prepared for Environmental Defense, Washington, D.C., 45pp.

Burd Run stream channel, riparian zone and wetlands restoration, co-PI with Brian Jaymes, Cumberland County Conservation District. Supported by a $129,000 Environmental Stewardship and Watershed Protection grant from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Growing Greener Program.

Amicus curiae (friend of the court) and contributing scientist in the Supreme Court of the United States, Borden Ranch Partnership, Angelo K. Psakopoulos, v. United States Army Corps of Engineers. This case examines the issue of whether grazed wetlands constitute ³prior converted² agricultural lands and thus are not regulated as wetlands under the Clean Water Act.

Impacts of Dams on Multi-Objective Water Resources Management. Served as faculty advisor to graduate students Michael Akoto, Michelle Clements, Wyatt Taylor, and Heather Urwiller, supported by $420 grant from the Shippensburg University Graduate Research Program.

Student Research on Dams and Geomorphology at 2002 Binghamton Symposium. Served as faculty advisor to undergraduate students Kate Christianson, Tom Glass, and Justin Hovetter, supported by $715 grant from the Shippensburg University Undergraduate Research Program.

Geomorphic Assessment of San Antonio River, San Antonio, Texas. Collaborative research with Inter-Fluve, Inc. to support the San Antonio River Improvements Project, funded by City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and San Antonio River Authority.

Ours v. Carroll, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Provided hydrologic analysis in this legal case that addresses the cause of flow cessation in Sylvan Run.

Assessment of Post-Hurricane Mitch Watershed Stabilization Projects, Nicaragua. Research supported by a $3790 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture / Foreign Agricultural Service and United States Agency for International Development.

Reconstruction of the physical and cultural landscape of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania at the time of European settlement, with Drs. Paul Marr and Kurtis Fuellhart and undergraduate student Jeff Cunningham. Supported by a $462 grant from the Miklausen-Likar Science Research Fund, Shippensburg University.

Evaluation of Supplemental Water Quality Analysis, Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, New Madrid Floodway and St. Johns Bayou Flood Control Project, Lower Mississippi River. Unpublished manuscript prepared for Environmental Defense, Washington, D.C., 18pp.

Amicus curiae (friend of the court) and contributing scientist in the Supreme Court of the United States, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers. This case examines the issue of whether the Clean Water Act and Commerce Clause permit regulation of discharges into "isolated" wetlands.

Comparison of precipitation gauge data to NEXRAD precipitation estimates for the Burd Run watershed, with Dr. Diane Stanitski-Martin and undergraduate students Michael Hanawalt, Ryan Joswick, and Sam Spencer. Supported by a $258 grant from the Miklausen-Likar Science Research Fund, Shippensburg University.

Introductory and Advanced ArcView GIS training, supported by a $1,267 technology training grant from Shippensburg University Professional Development Committee.

Stream channel and floodplain restoration planning for Burd Run, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, with graduate student John Herrmann. Supported by a $5,080 grant from the Shippensburg University Professional Development Committee.

Integrating problem-based learning and a course web page into Introduction to Geology. Supported by a $3,352 grant from the Imperatives General-Education Revitalization Committee, Shippensburg University.

Potential for constructed wetlands to redress environmental problems associated with agricultural land drainage. Research conducted as consultant to Environmental Defense Fund.

Ability of a remediated wetland to filter out/retain common pollutants found in an urban setting, with graduate student Jill Staudinger. Supported by a $390 grant from the Miklausen-Likar Science Research Fund, Shippensburg University.

Towards a self-sustaining river: A three-part strategy to restore the Upper Mississippi River, with Tim Searchinger (Environmental Defense Fund). Unpublished manuscript prepared for Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., 50pp.

Drinking water consumption rates and associated dietary magnesium and calcium in Shippensburg, PA, with Jack Ford (Department of Geography-Earth Science), Penelope Padgett (Department of Biology), and graduate students Heather Stahlnecker and Mark Ferroni. Supported by a $5,277 grant from Shippensburg University Professional Development Committee.

Water level management opportunities for the Upper Mississippi River: hydrologic, ecologic, economic, and social concerns. Research supported by a $2,282 grant from Shippensburg University Professional Development Committee. Related research produced the unpublished manuscript, Water level management opportunities for ecological benefit, Pool 5 Upper Mississippi River, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., 59pp.

Developing a soils field site for undergraduate geoenvironmental majors, with William Blewett (Department of Geography-Earth Science) and undergraduate student Kevin Starner. Research supported by a $4,750 grant from Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Faculty Professional Development Council.

Historical and current land use effects on landscape and water quality in the 100 square mile watershed of Back Creek and Dennis Creek, Franklin County, Pennsylvania , with Barry Elliot. Supported by a $300 grant from the Miklausen-Likar Science Research Fund, Shippensburg University.

I have reviewed grant proposals for the National Science Foundation Geography and Regional Science Program and the National Research Foundation (South Africa); reviewed manuscripts for Journal of Latin American Geography Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Professional Geographer, Physical Geography, Journal of Geography, Wetlands, Geomorphology, and Proteus; reviewed two books for Annals, Association of American Geographers and one book for Journal of the American Water Resources Association (forthcoming 2003); and reviewed geology and water resources textbooks for Prentice Hall.

Member, Shippensburg Borough Authority (water system management).

Member, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Faculty Professional Development Council.

Representative, Shippensburg University Faculty-Management Committee ("Meet and Discuss").

Faculty advisor, Shippensburg University Student Environmental Action Coalition.

Shippensburg University Curriculum Committee and General Education Subcommittee.

Shippensburg University Professional Development Committee.

APSCUF Nominations and Elections Committee.

Director, Department of Geography-Earth Science winter seminar series.

Chair, Department of Geography-Earth Science Curriculum Committee.

President, South Mountain Velo Club, Gettysburg, PA. Developed, organized, and promoted an annual bicycle race, raising over $3700 for local charities.

Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

John E. Benhart Research Award, Department of Geography-Earth Science, Shippensburg University, for the paper Form and process: Fluvial geomorphology and flood flow interaction, Grant River, Wisconsin. Annals, Association of American Geographers, 84(3): 462-479.

American Water Resources Association graduate student paper competition, second place, Environmental impact mitigation under the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.

Awarded a three year National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship and a one year Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship.

Inducted to Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Mortar Board Leadership Society.

Student Research Award of the Ohio Wesleyan Club of Sigma Xi for"Pollen Stratigraphy of Smoot Lake, Licking County, Ohio."

I am a member in good standing of the Association of American Geographers, American Water Resources Association, Geological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Theta Upsilon, and Pennsylvania Geographical Society.