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Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Distribution and Effects of Arbuscular Mychorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Disruption on Common Hardwood Forest Members Acer saccharum (sugar maple) and Acer rubrum (red maple)
Advisor: Mr. Brian Ferguson, Lewis and Clark Community College; Intern: Jackie Bruntjen - Delaware University - undergraduate in environmental law
Palisades Preserve: Management Issues
Advisor: Dr. Lyle Guyon, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center; Intern: Daniel Burton - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate environmental science
The Foundation and Implementation of the Madison County Stormwater Office (63KB)
Advisor: Mr. Frank Miles, Madison County Planning and Development Department; Interns: Sarah Carney - Lewis and Clark Community College - associates in science, Michael Currier - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - bachelor in integrated biology
Assessment of the Invasion Potential of Introduced Tree Species in the Bluff Forests of the Illinois and Mississippi River Systems (72 KB)
Advisor: Dr. Peter Minchin; Intern: Jessica Choudhury - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate in ecology, evolution and environmental biology
Investigation of Allelopathic Effects of Reed Canary Grass
Advisor: Dr. David Stair, Lewis and Clark Community College; Intern: Joseph Christen - Lindenwood University - undergraduate in environmental biology
Reviving RiverWatch (55KB)
Advisor: Ms. Vera Bojic, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center; Intern: Amber Foott - Tulane University - undergraduate in environmental biology
Timing of Impoundment Drawdowns and Impact on Waterbird, Invertebrate and Vegetation Communities within Managed Wetlands at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
Advisor: Mr. Kenneth Dalrymple; Intern: Emily Fortschneider - Illinois College - bachelor in biology and environmental science
Environmental Literacy in the Classroom: Developing a Relationship Between People, Water and Land through Curriculum (71KB)
Advisor: Ms. Jessica Pascoe, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center; Intern: Debbie Gaffney - pursuing masters in environmental science
Phosphorus-Free Dishwater Detergent: Why a Resolution to Remove Phosphorus From Dishwater Detergents Will Help Our Nations Waterways (331KB)
Advisor: Mr. Marc Miller; Intern: Drew Glass - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - bachelor in natural resources and environmental sciences
Forest Change in the Mississippi River Floodplain in the Lake Odessa Area of Pool 17 Following the 1993 Flood (125KB)
Advisor: Mr. Joseph Lundh; Intern: Craig Hartrich - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - pursuing bachelor in natural resources and environmental sciences
Questing: Discovering the World Around You
Advisor: Ms. Janet Miflin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Intern: Anaka Hennings - Wesleyan University - undergraduate in Latin American studies
Survey of Shore and Bank Insects Along Piasa Creek Tributaries and Boy Scout Lake and Species Diversity and Water Quality of Rocky Fork Creek and a Nature Institute Creek (58KB)
Advisor: Dr. Pat Dailey, Lewis and Clark Community College; Intern: Craig Hill - Lewis and Clark Community College - biology and music
Field Sampling and Lab Work on a New Method of Sampling Methyl-Mercury Bio-Availability in the Piasa Creek Watershed: New Methods of Sampling and Analysis (146KB)
Advisor: Dr. Robert Hudson; Intern: Daniel Huff - Southeast Missouri State University - bachelor in environmental biology
Evaluation of Long-Term Trends in Fish Assemblages in the Kaskaskia River in Illinois (37KB) cited (8.KB)
Advisor: Dr. David Wahl; Intern: Ed Klumb - Western Illinois University - undergraduate in biology
Dendrochronology of Remnant Oak Species of the Mississippi River Floodplain (32KB)
Advisor: Dr. John Chick, Illinois Natural History Survey; Intern: Ted Kratschmer - University of Notre Dame - biology or environmental science
Water Quality Analysis of Selected Tributaries within the Piasa Creek Watershed (75KB)
Advisor: Dr. Alan Bruha, Lewis and Clark Community College; Intern: Harrison Marler - Brigham Young University at Hawaii - undergraduate, biochemistry
Dynamics of Nutrient Runoff Following Wetland Restoration along the Illinois River (256KB)
Advisor: Dr. Sherri Morris; Intern: Clint Martin - Bradley University - undergraduate, dental science
A Strategy for Sustainable Management of Invasive Plants as a Model for Private Landowners
Advisor: Ms. Michelle Berg Vogel; Intern: Kye Miller - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate, anthropology
Developing a Communication Plan and Other Tools for the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (26KB)
Advisor: Ms. Kathy Turner; Intern: Lisa Mosby - Lewis and Clark Community College - associate in science
A Win-Win Situation: Stream Restoration on Lewis and Clark Community College Campus and Its Relationship to the Piasa Creek Watershed Project (738KB)
Advisor: Mr. Alley Ringhausen, Great Rivers Land Trust; Intern: Kevin Rohling - graduate
Establishment of Reference Sites for Bottomland Forest Restoration in the Confluence Region of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Advisor: Dr. Peter Minchin; Intern: Meghan Romano - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - majoring in plant biology, minor in environmental studies
Ecological and Genetic Monitoring of Southern Flying Squirrels in a Fragmented Riparian Corridor
Advisor: Drs. Richard Essner and Peter Minchin; Intern: Felicia Scaggs - Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville - bachelor in biology
Contextualizing Archival Collections: New York African Burial Ground Information Clearinghouse (19KB)
Advisor: Mr. Chris Pulliam; Intern: Sarah Stephens - Southeast Missouri State University - minors in archaeology and anthropology
Fish Population Dynamics of an Annually-Flooded, Seasonally-Isolated Backwater Lake of the Illinois River (41KB)
Advisor: Dr. Gregg Sass; Intern: Matthew Straub - Western Illinois University - bachelor in biology
Ecological Assessment of High Quality UMRS Floodpalain Forests
Advisor: Dr. Lyle Guyon, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center; Intern: Alexandra Sutton - Lewis and Clark Community College - associates degree
Evaluation of the Quality of Storm Water Runoff From Green Roof Systems (51KB)
Advisor: Dr. Bill Retzlaff; Intern: Emily Woods - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate in environmental biology