Clare Entwistle
Watershed Sciences
Assistant Professor | Extension Water Quality

Contact Information
Office Hours: By AppointmentOffice Location: BNR 281
Email: clare.escamilla@usu.edu
Educational Background
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
- Brandao, J., Erwin, S., Vaughn, S., Entwistle, C., (2026). Harmful Algal Blooms: Risks for Food in Utah.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.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
- Entwistle, C., Erwin, S., Vaughn, S., (2026). Identifying Priorities to Guide Extension Water Quality Programming in Utah. Outcomes & Impacts Quarterly, 6:1, doi: https://doi.org/10.59620/2995-2220.1118 *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.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An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.