Robert Smail

Mr. Smail’s work often combines social, ecological, geological, and meteorological data to address resource management questions. His past research includes a range of topics such as agricultural water budgets, municipal water demand, and groundwater level variation. Mr. Smail current research topics include urban forest evapotranspiration, historical forest cover change, and measures of natural forest regeneration. He holds a B.A. in history from Carroll University, a M.S. in environmental management from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, and a Ph.D. in environment and resources from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Mr. Smail grew up in Milwaukee playing in whatever postcard patch of woods he could find. He now lives in Watertown with his dog, cat, daughters, spouse, bikes, and fly rods.