Esker has been involved with scientific research, water resource management, environmental science, and educational projects for more than twenty years. The following publications and presentations highlight some of the above endeavors.

Rural Alaska Brownfields – Challenges and Successes.” B. Radigan and A.N. Johnson. Prepared in cooperation with Kawerak, Inc. Presented at the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum in Eugene, Oregon. August 15, 2024

“Groundwater as a Critical Resource for Alaska Native Communities.” A.N. Johnson. Presented at the 29th Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management in Anchorage, Alaska. March 23, 2023.

“The Northern Cheyenne Tribe’s Brownfields Program: Addressing Community Challenges.” W. Roundstone and A.N. Johnson. Prepared in cooperation with the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Presented at the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum in Palm Springs, California. August 22, 2019.

“Our First Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Highlights and Lessons Learned.” M.R. Morigeau and A.N. Johnson. Prepared in cooperation with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Presented at the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum in Spokane, Washington. August 15, 2018.

“A Preliminary Evaluation of the Value of Water Resources Originating in Montana Wilderness Areas.” A.N. Johnson. Presented at the American Water Resources Association-Montana Section 2016 Conference. October 13. Fairmont Hot Springs, Montana.

“New Remote Sensing Systems for Improved Planning and Management of Tailings Storage Facilities.” A.N. Johnson, P. Martin, C. Burkhalter, G. Krieger, K. Lutes, and Z. Balge. Presented at the Tailings and Mine Waste 2016 conference. October 5. Keystone, Colorado.

“Freshwater Resources in Designated Wilderness Areas of the United States: A State-of-Knowledge Review.” A.N. Johnson and D.R. Spildie. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-324. Fort Collins, Colorado: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 32p. June 2014.

“Indigenous Knowledge and Geoscience on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Northwest Montana: Implications for Place-Based and Culturally Congruent Education.” A.N. Johnson, R. Sievert, M. Durglo, V. Finley, L. Adams, and M. Hofmann. Journal of Geoscience Education. v. 62(2), p. 187-202. May 2014.

“Brownfields Case Study: Short Stop Facility, Havre, Montana.” 2012. A.N. Johnson. Environmental Assessment and Cleanup across the Hi-Line: An Introduction to Bear Paw Development’s Brownfields Program and Case Studies. May 24. Havre, Montana.

“Compatible Indigenous and Geoscientific Knowledge, Flathead Indian Reservation, Northwest Montana.” A.N. Johnson. Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 9, 2011.

“The Flathead Geoscience Education Project – Teacher Reference Guide.” A.N. Johnson, R. Sievert, T. Grant, and S. Kem. Indigenous Math and Science Institute (Salish Kootenai College). Second Edition. July 2011.

“Weaving Native Science and Earth Science Together on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Western Montana.” A.N. Johnson. First Annual Geoscience Alliance National Conference. September 16-18, 2010. Carlton, Minnesota.

“Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Water Demand Projections.” SPF Water Engineering and AMEC (A. Johnson contributed to data analysis). Prepared for the Idaho Water Resource Board and the Idaho Department of Water Resources. July 2010.

“The Flathead Geoscience Education Project – Collaborative Earth Science Education in Western Montana.” A.N. Johnson. Engaging America’s Talent: National Science Foundation Education Outreach Conference, Little Rock, AR. March 2010.

“Results of Credible/Suitable Well Determination, Interim Plan, Pinedale Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Project, Sublette County Wyoming [Technical Memorandum]. 2009. S.A. Wright and A.N. Johnson. Submitted to U.S. Bureau of Land Management Pinedale, WY Field Office. June 23.

“Environmental Geochemistry of a Kuroko-Type Massive Sulfide Deposit at the Abandoned Valzinco Mine, Virginia, USA.” R.R. Seal II, J.M. Hammarstrom, A.N. Johnson, N.M. Piatak, G.A. Wandless. Applied Geochemistry. v. 23, p. 320-342. 2008.

“Geochemical and Mineralogical Characterization of the Abandoned Valzinco (Lead-Zinc) and Mitchell (Gold) Mine Sites Prior to Reclamation, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.” J.A. Hammarstrom, A.N. Johnson, R.R. Seal, A.L. Meier, P.L. Briggs, N.M. Piatak. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5085. 2006.

“Evaluation of an Inexpensive Small-Diameter Temperature Logger for Documenting Groundwater-River Interactions.” A.N. Johnson, B.R. Boer, W.W. Woessner, J.A. Stanford, G.C. Poole, S.A. Thomas, and S.J. O’Daniel. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation. v. 25 (4), p. 68-74. 2005.

“Preliminary Hydrogeological and Ground Penetrating RADAR Investigation of Preferential Flow Zones in a Gravel-Dominated Floodplain, Northwest Montana.” A.N. Johnson. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Montana, Missoula, MT. 130 p. May 2003.

“The Value of Wilderness Water: Problem Analysis and Needs Assessment.” A.N. Johnson. Unpublished Report. Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. August 29, 2003.

“Preferential Flow in the Hyporheic Zone of a Large Alluvial Floodplain, Western Montana.” A.N. Johnson, W.W. Woessner, and J.A. Stanford. Proceedings of the 54th annual Groundwater Expo, National Groundwater Association, Las Vegas, NV. December 8-11, 2002.

“Geochemical Characterization of Drainage Prior to Reclamation at the Abandoned Valzinco Mine, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.” R.R. Seal, A.N. Johnson, J.M. Hammarstrom, A.L. Meier. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-360. 2002.

“Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sulfidic Mine Waste at an Abandoned Pb-Zn Mine: Implications for Acid-Generating and Acid-Neutralizing Potential.” A. N. Johnson, J. M. Hammarstrom, R. R. Seal. GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. 2000.

“Selected Bibliography of Publications Related to Wild and Scenic Rivers.” A.N. Johnson. Produced for the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council. National Park Service (National Center for Recreation and Conservation), Washington, D.C. January 12, 2000.

“Oxygen Isotopes and Geochemistry of Anorthosite Xenoliths, Keweenawan Beaver Bay Complex, Northeastern Minnesota.” A.N. Johnson, K.R. Wirth, W. H. Peck, J.W. Valley. GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. 1998.

“Three Millennia of Glacial Fluctuations from Beare Glacier, Eastern Gulf of Alaska.” A.N. Johnson, G.C. Wiles, D.C. Frank. GSA Abstracts with Programs. 1997.