Clare Entwistle

Watershed Sciences

Assistant Professor | Extension Water Quality


Clare Entwistle

Contact Information

Office Hours: By Appointment
Office Location: BNR 281
Email: clare.escamilla@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Plant & Environmental Science, Clemson University, 2025
Developing guidance for the use of floating treatment wetlands in brackish stormwater ponds
MS, Water Management & Hydrological Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2016
"Estimating coastal wetland gains and losses in Galveston and Cameron Counties, TX"
BA, Mathematics, (Biology), Kalamazoo College, 2012
The effects of cross-channel circulation on stratification in the Delaware Bay

Biography

Clare Entwistle is an Assistant Professor in the Watershed Sciences Department and an Extension Water Quality Specialist at USU. She has led projects in both Texas and South Carolina related to watershed planning, water quality monitoring, and community engagement. Her current work focuses on creating community-based research and extension activities to help address water quality challenges statewide. She has a particular interest in utilizing nature-based solutions to address growing challenges of managing non-point source pollutants, as well as in understanding the barriers that stakeholders may face when implementing different management practices to improve water quality.

Publications | Fact Sheets

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Entwistle, C., White, S.A, Scaroni, A.E, Sahoo, D., Bridges, W., (2026). Floating treatment wetlands for brackish ponds: plant salinity tolerance evaluation. Hydrobiologia, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-026-06287-9
  • Entwistle, C., Tyrpak, D.R, Strosnider, W.H, White, S.A, (2025). Basil and Swiss chard: Edible crops for use in floating treatment wetlands improving agricultural runoff. Ecological Engineering, 107546, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107546
  • Entwistle, C., Scaroni, A.E, Wallover, G.C, White, S.A, (2024). Understanding design preferences and priorities for floating wetlands in coastal stormwater ponds. Urban Ecosystems, 28:1, doi: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-024-01668-1

In-House Journal

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

WATS, WATS 4530, 6530 - Water Quality and Pollution, Fall 2025

Extension

Improving Understanding of Septic System Management, 2025 - Ongoing
Increasing Water Quality Monitoring Efforts, 2025 - Ongoing
Nature-Based Solutions, 2025 - Ongoing
Water Quality Stewardship, 2012 - Ongoing