Truckee Trout Unlimited Advisory Board

Alexandra Fraser started trout fishing in the 1990s on the Gallatin River and its tributaries when she was performing biodiversity research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Alexandra was reintroduced to fly fishing several years ago as a participant in Casting for Recovery, a non-profit that supports breast cancer patients and survivors through fly fishing experiences. These days she enjoys fishing small streams and rivers in the with her young son. After 20 years in the Bay Area, Alexandra and her family live near Frankfurt, Germany where she is starting the 36-hour process of studying for a German fishing license.  

Alexandra holds a PhD in Ecology from the University of Kansas and has had a 25 year career in applied research and environmental consulting, including 15 years in California. She has directed the siting and approvals for numerous linear infrastructure projects throughout California, including the restoration of streams and wetlands for habitat mitigation. She is currently leading the Central Europe business (Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, and Russia) for Environmental Resources Management, a global sustainability consultancy. 

Pam has over 30 years of diversified professional experience in the geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting fields and is a Professional Geologist in California and Washington. She is also a Certified Environmental Manager in Nevada. Over the course of her career, she has been intimately involved in a variety of projects ranging from small-scale distressed home studies to large-scale residential and commercial, as well as small underground storage tank removal and military installation cleanup projects. After relocating to Truckee from the Bay Area about 20 years ago, she is actively connected with the Truckee community by volunteering for the Truckee River Watershed Council in the Adopt-a-Stream Program and participates in the annual Historical Haunted Ghost Tour and biannual Truckee Follies. As well as her expertise in the geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting fields, Pam is currently involved with multiple projects in the Truckee and Lake Tahoe Basin area and provides expertise in erosion control policies and practices, including maintaining an excellent rapport with local and state-wide regulatory agencies.

My name is Scott Hackley.  I received a B.S. in Biology from UC Davis in 1979 and an M.S. in Ecology (emphasis on Limnology) from UC Davis in 1982.  I recently retired (in 2020) after a 38 year career working on research and monitoring of Lake Tahoe and its watershed.  The work was with the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) and prior to that, the UC Davis Tahoe Research Group (TRG).  My primary areas of research and monitoring included: water quality monitoring on 3 west shore Lake Tahoe tributaries, coordinated with the USGS; long-term monitoring of attached algae (periphyton) in the near shore around Lake Tahoe; monitoring of metaphyton algae in Lake Tahoe; long-term algal nutrient bioassays; and long-term atmospheric deposition monitoring.  Other studies included work looking at the invasive Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) in Lake Tahoe; SCUBA fish surveys in 1988 in Lake Tahoe; studies of ground-water seepage in the lake; studies of the impacts of dredging on the lake.  I continue to remain involved with TERC looking at periphyton and metaphyton algae around the lake.

I feel really fortunate to have lived and worked in the Tahoe area for so long.  The natural beauty of the area, the good people I’ve worked with, and all the different types of weather are what really makes it special.  I still enjoy getting out on the lake whenever possible, kayaking or snorkeling.  I enjoy cross country skiing in the winter, and hiking in the summer around the Tahoe and Truckee areas.  I spent a lot of time in the streams around Lake Tahoe, so really value the experience of being around our many streams and seeing the different fish, the associated wildlife and vegetation.