Bethany Blakey

Biography

Bethany is a Watershed Science MS student working with Dr. Juli Scamardo. Her research focuses on quantifying drivers of geomorphic change in non-perennial streams. She earned a B.S. in Geoscience at the University of Montana in 2025, where she studied the impact of small dam removal on the ecology and geomorphology of a creek using citizen science data. Bethany also spent time working as a park ranger at Craters of the Moon National Monument and researching the impact of juniper encroachment on soil-water flow at Colorado School of Mines. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, crocheting, and reading.