Alicia Ritzenthaler

Alicia’s academic background began in the field of ecology.  Her initial research investigated the influence of canopy cover as a possible mechanism for widespread population decline of the Blanchard’s Cricket Frog, and she studied the ability of this species to utilize golf courses as possible alternative habitat for movement and breeding.  Since then, Alicia has delved into water resource planning/management and hydrologic modeling.  Prior to joining the GLERL community, Alicia spent a short period of time working with the Anne Arundel County, MD Watershed, Ecosystem, and Restoration Services, spending approximately half her time providing support for pollutant run-off model calibration and basic GIS analysis for community projects (delineating drainage areas, landcover/imperviousness calculations, etc) while spending the other half of her time focused on exploring functional wetland assessment methods best suited for use within the county’s permitting process.