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Month: April 2025

Elene Trujillo, M.S.

Senior Biologist

B.A., Anthropology; M.S. Aquatic and Fishery Science

Issaquah, Washington

Elene Trujillo is a senior fisheries biologist with more than two decades of scientific research and biostatistical expertise in both marine and freshwater systems. Her diverse work spans aquatic disease and ecology, resource management, restoration effectiveness, and scientific communication. Elene specializes in developing regional metrics that guide effectiveness evaluations, providing evidence to support decision-making and policy development. With her strong background in project management, biostatistics, and communications from organizations including the Puget Sound Partnership, NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center, and King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Elene excels at connecting people, data, and innovative ideas to address complex resource management challenges. Her published research includes work on cumulative effects of nearshore habitat conservation and climate change impacts on salmon migration.

Selected Publications 

 

Diefenderfer H.L., G.D. Steyer, M.C. Harwell, A.J. LoSchiavo, H.A. Neckles, D.M. Burdick, G.E. Johnson, K.E. Buenau, E. Trujillo, J.C. Callaway, N.K. Ganju, R.M. Thom, and R.R. Twilley. 2020. Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large-scale ecosystem restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 19:108-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2274

 

Crozier L.G., J.E. Siegel, L.E. Wiesebron, E.M. Trujillo, B.J. Burke, B.P. Sandford, and D.L. Widener. 2020. Snake River sockeye and Chinook salmon in a changing climate: Implications for upstream migration survival during recent extreme and future climates. PLoS ONE 15(9):e0238886. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238886

Jason Shaffer, M.S.

Fisheries Biologist

B.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Minor Biology; M.S. Natural Resources with a Concentration in Fisheries

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Portland, Oregon

Jason Shaffer is a fisheries biologist with nearly a decade of experience conducting a variety of research and monitoring projects. At Cramer Fish Sciences, he manages a study examining the use of potential habitat breaks for delimiting the upstream extent of fish habitats, which will influence forested landscapes throughout Washington state. Jason brings expertise in both conventional fisheries sampling techniques including snorkeling, downstream migrant trapping, seining, gillnetting, spawning surveys. His breadth of expertise also encompasses using cutting-edge technology like electrofishing, SONAR, acoustic telemetry, eDNA, and artificial intelligence. He is skilled in sampling theory, statistical modeling in both frequentist and Bayesian frameworks, data visualization, and geographic information systems.

Selected Publications

 

Shaffer, J.T., A.P. Kinziger, E.P. Bjorkstedt, and A. Buchheister. 2024. Comparison of environmental DNA and underwater visual count surveys for detecting juvenile Coho Salmon in small rivers. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 44(2):449–462.

 

Kinziger, A.P., Bjorkstedt, E.P., Buchheister, A., Henderson, M., Bandy, G., Herman, B., Shaffer, J.T. 2023. Standardizing environmental DNA methodologies for coho salmon.  https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/final-reports/5-task-3697-final-report-a11y.pdf

Kevin Stoner, M.S.

Biological Technician

B.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, M.S. Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

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Portland, Oregon

 

Kevin is a biological technician with four years of experience working in aquatic and wetland systems. He has worked on a variety of projects that have focused on informing management and restoration decisions. While working as a technician on projects studying the distribution and movement of an endemic bass species in South Carolina, he gained experience using PIT tags, radio telemetry, and backpack electrofishers. Through his work in the Florida Everglades, he became proficient at collecting and using keys to identify the wide variety of fish, macroinvertebrates and amphibians found in the Everglades. His master’s research focused on how coastal marsh restoration design impacted ecosystems processes and plant composition and through this work he built leadership, plant identification and data analysis skills.

 

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Matthew Miro, B.S.

Senior Biological Technician

B.S. Organismal Biology

 

Portland, Oregon

Matthew is a senior biological technician with experience conducting fisheries field research with salmonid and warmwater fish species. His work focuses on evaluating/assessing fish habitats and populations to support natural resources management. He has broad experience with various survey techniques including electrofishing, seine net collection, eDNA surveys, visual encounter surveys, spawning ground surveys, and water quality data collection. He is an accomplished collector of habitat data and has created 3D modeled maps, graphs, and charts to display and interpret habitat data for restoration projects and habitat monitoring. He is a confident public speaker with experience communicating with the public and interpreting scientific concepts for general audiences. Matthew has worked for or with multiple government agencies and has demonstrated an ability to quickly master new programs and techniques, lead projects, and adapt to overcome challenges.

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Tanner Oman, B.S.

Biological Technician

B.S. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

 

Portland, Oregon

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Travis Anderberg, B.S.

Senior Forester
B.S. Forest Resources

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Portland, Oregon 

Travis Anderberg is a senior forester with 20 years of experience in natural resource management and forest improvement projects. His expertise lies in maximizing the financial and ecological value of forestlands while meeting landowner desires and regulatory compliance. Travis is particularly skilled in developing forestland management plans, permitting, habitat restoration, timber sale management, forest products appraisal, and road design and construction. Throughout his career, he has established and managed long-term inventory and strategic planning databases for several tree farms totaling 9,500 acres and prepared hundreds of in-depth timber management and conservation activity plans. His diverse experience spans work with trusts, family tree farms, timberland investors, estates, conservation groups, tribes, government agencies, and industrial tree farms. He is certified as a Natural Resource Conservation Service Technical Service Provider, American Tree Farm System Qualified Inspector, and FAA Remote Pilot.

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