Education

  • Ph.D. Biology; Saint Louis University 
  • M.S. Natural Resource Ecology and Management; Iowa State University
  • B.S. Biology; Missouri State University

Work Experience

National Great Rivers Research and Education Center | Alton, IL | May 2020 – Present
  • Aquatic Ecologist and Director of Illinois RiverWatch program

Missouri Botanical Garden | St. Louis, MO | February 2009 – July 2016
  • Restoration Ecologist at Litzsinger Road Ecology Center (LREC)
  • Prepare and implement water monitoring plans and reports for an urban stream
  • Manage and monitor native plant communities in prairie and woodland habitats
  • Mentor interns and provide guidance on individual research projects
 
Deer Creek Consulting, LLC | St. Louis, MO | November 2006 – February 2009
  • Owner / Environmental Scientist
  • Prepared and carried out water quality monitoring plan for an urban stream
  • Gathered data for the revision of “The Directory of Missouri Foundations”
  • Performed wetland evaluations and floristic quality assessments
  • Peer reviewed technical websites and documents for U.S. EPA
 
Zambrana Engineering, Inc. | St. Louis, MO | September 2005 – November 2006
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Completed tree surveys for the Illinois Department of Transportation
  • Performed wetland delineations and wetland mitigation plan review
  • Edited stressor identification case study for U.S. EPA publication

Iowa Department of Natural Resources | Des Moines, IA | April 2004 – September 2005
  • Environmental Specialist for the TMDL & Water Quality Assessment Section
  • Developed total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for impaired waters
  • Used EPA stressor identification to determine causes of biological impairments
  • Communicated with stakeholders in impaired watersheds regarding TMDLs, pollution sources, pollution prevention, and land use practices

Publications

  • ​Haake, D.M., J.H. Knouft. (2019) Comparison of contributions to chloride in urban stormwater from winter brine and rock salt application. Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 11888-11895. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02864
  • Niu, S.Q., D.M. Haake, J.H. Knouft. (2019)  Gut content biomass of stream fishes: associations with streamflow velocity, population density, and prey abundance at two spatial scales. Hydrobiologia, 826, 85-97.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3719-4
  • Haake, D.  (2018)  Reducing Road Salt Use in St. Louis County. Pamphlet for public education.  https://dhaake.weebly.com/uploads/7/9/6/8/79687258/salt_publication_rev.pdf
  • Reid, J.L., S. Acha, R.E. Becknell, F. Domene, A. Figueiredo, D. Haake, W.T. Huang, I. Loza, B. Mashburn, J.I. Moreira, K. Pilgram-Kloppe, & E. Young. (2017)  Foundations of Restoration Ecology. Restoration Ecology, 25, 844-845.  https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12592
  • Haake, D.  (2014)  Rain Gardens.  Stream Team Academy Fact Sheet #24. http://mostreamteam.org/assets/factsheet24.pdf
  • Haake, D., T. Wilton, K. Krier, T. Isenhart, J. Paul, A. Stewart, & S.M. Cormier. (2010)  Stressor Identification in an Agricultural Watershed: Little Floyd River, Iowa. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Cincinnati, OH. EPA/600/R-08/131.  https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/caddis/recordisplay.cfm?deid=200374
  • Haake, D.M., T. Wilton, K. Krier, A.J. Stewart, & S.M. Cormier. (2010)  Causal assessment of biological impairment in the Little Floyd River, Iowa, USA.  Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 16(1), 116-148.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10807030903459544
  • Haake, D.M. (2003)  Land use effects on soil microbial carbon and nitrogen in riparian zones of northeast Missouri (Masters Thesis, Iowa State University).

Grants & Awards 
(since 2011)
  • P.E.O. Scholar Award (2019)
  • Saint Louis University Graduate Dissertation Fellowship (2017)
  • Dr. Mary Louise Adams Dissertation Fellowship (2017)
  • River des Peres Watershed Coalition River Hero Award (2017)
  • Urban Waters Small Grant (2016)
  • Webster Groves Nature Study Society Bo Koster Scholarship (2016)
  • Missouri Stream Team Ambassador Award (2011)

Courses Taught

  • GIS in Biology (BIOL-4190/5190; 1 section), Saint Louis University; substitute instructor for 2 weeks per semester, Spring 2020 & Fall 2017
  • Advanced Ecology (BIOL-5550; 1 section), Saint Louis University; substitute instructor for 1 week (including content development), Fall 2019
  • Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (BIOL-4200; 1 section), Saint Louis University; instructor developing and providing all content, Spring 2019
  • Aquatic Ecology (BIOL-4200; 1 section), Saint Louis University; substitute instructor for 2 weeks (including content development), Spring 2019
  • General Ecology (BIOL-4750; 1 section), Saint Louis University; substitute instructor for 1 week, Fall 2018
  • Principles of Biology II Laboratory (BIOL-1265; 2 sections), Saint Louis University; instructor providing prepared content, Spring 2017

Community Involvement & Professional Memberships

  • Citizen Science Association (2014-Present); Program Committee and Co-Chair of Symposium Selection Committee for 2019 conference
  • City of Webster Groves Sustainability Commission (2013-Present)
  • Deer Creek Watershed Alliance (2009-Present); Technical Advisory Committee
  • East-West Gateway Council of Governments (2014-Present); Water Resources Committee
  • Ecological Society of America (2014-Present)
  • Gateway Cooperative Weed Management Area (2009-11)
  • Midwest Urban Conservation Network (2014-16)
  • Missouri Stream Team (1996-Present)
  • National Water Quality Monitoring Council (2012-14); Volunteer Monitoring Committee
  • River Des Peres Watershed Coalition (2006-Present); Vice Chair (2013-15; 2017-2019); Chair (2009-13); Treasurer (2007-09)
  • River Network (2009-Present); Local Host Committee for 2013 River Rally; Urban Waters Learning Network
  • Society for Ecological Restoration (2010-16)
  • Stream Teams United (formerly Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition) (2008-Present); President (2014-18); Treasurer (2009-13)

Students Mentored
Rachel Brouk (2019)
Adam Gaines (2019)
Karen Hoshino (2019)
Alex Juan (2019)
Mark Tierney (2019)
Katie Cassidy (2018-19)
Maria Sakowski (2018-20)
Cathleen Yung (2018-19)
Josh Lovera (2016)
Amy Turlington (2016)
Brandon Schack (2015)
Jennifer Thompson (2015)
Sarah Black (2014)
​Britany Bratt (2014)​
Chelsea Pretz (2014)
Anna Chott (2013)
Hannah Carpenter (2013)
Jason West (2013)
Maisie Rinne-Greer (2013)
Jessica Rudnick (2012)
Luke Wimmer (2012)
Amy Catalano (2011)
Rachael Fox (2011)
Chris Kinast (2010)
Jessica King (2010)
Abigail Carroll (2009)
Emily Lopez-Wombacher (2009)

Presentations & Workshops
(since 2016)
Road salt: why and how to reduce our use; invited presentations:
  • Madison County, Illinois, MS4 Association meeting; September 11, 2019.
  • St. Clair County, Illinois, MS4 Association meeting; May 2, 2019.
  • American Society of Civil Engineers – Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), St. Louis Chapter; March 8, 2019.
  • American Public Works Association (APWA), St. Louis Chapter; January 24, 2019.

Aquatic invertebrates in Huzzah Creek at Reis Biological Station; demonstration for Saint Louis University’s Life Science Learning Community; September 7, 2019; September 9, 2017.

GIS Applications in Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; workshop at Saint Louis University, Knouft Lab; co-instructor; July 31-August 2, 2019; June 13-15, 2018; August 17-19, 2016.

GIS summer international immersion; workshop at Saint Louis University; assistant instructor; July 17-30, 2019; July 18-27, 2018.

Field evaluation of brining as a stormwater best management practice to reduce chloride pollution from road salt; presentation at the 11th National Water Quality Monitoring Conference; March 25-29, 2019.

Chloride Kickoff; hosted workshop to bring together municipal collaborators, agency partners, and Stream Team volunteers:
  • Grant’s View Public Library; November 14, 2018.
  • Kirkwood Public Library; December 4, 2017.
  • Webster Groves Public Library; November 30, 2016.

Road salt & urban streams; invited presentations:
  • East-West Gateway Council of Governments, Water Resources Committee; September 28, 2018.
  • Hinkson Creek Collaborative Adaptive Management stakeholders committee in Columbia, MO; June 26, 2018.

Brining to reduce road salt use in St. Louis County; series of public meetings/presentations as part of EPA Urban Waters grant:
  • Schroeder Park in Manchester; August 23, 2018.
  • Ferguson Public Library; August 15, 2018.
  • Webster Groves Public Library; August 1, 2018.

Road salt in streams: evaluation of regional chloride pollution and toxicity to aquatic invertebrates; poster with Jason Knouft at:
  • St. Louis Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Retreat; September 22, 2018.
  • Ecological Society of America annual meeting; August 6, 2018.

Road salt use in St. Louis; interviewed by Jean Ponzi of radio station KDHX for Earth Worms podcast (http://earthworms.kdhxtra.org/applied-eco-logic-protecting-streams-de-icing-roads-with-danelle-haake); July 31, 2018.

Brining to reduce road salt applications during winter weather events; invited speaker for workshop at Washington University; July 30, 2018.

Evaluating best management practices for reducing pollution from road salt use; presentation at Graduate Student Association Research Symposium; April 27, 2018.

GIS Applications in Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; workshop at Saint Louis University, Knouft Lab; June 13-15, 2018; August 17-19, 2016.

Advocating for streams; presentation at Advocacy Workshop hosted by Stream Teams United in Sullivan, MO; July 22, 2017.
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Impact of road salt on stream invertebrates; demonstrations at:
  • Ferguson Farmers Market; August 19, 2017.
  • Saint Louis Earth Day Festival; April 22-23, 2017.
  • Ferguson Farmers Market; June 18, 2016.

Restoration and research opportunities in an urban ecology center; poster with Jamela Thompson at Missouri Botanical Garden 63rd Annual Fall Symposium; October 8, 2016.

Aquatic macroinvertebrates in an urban landscape: preliminary examination of volunteer-collected data; poster at Graduate Student Association Research Symposium; April 22, 2016.