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A Study and Investigation of the Buffalo Cove and Henderson Lake Water Management Units in the Atchafalaya River Floodway System (2.93MB)
Advisor: Dr. Walter Craig, Southern University Baton Rouge; Intern: Allan Baugh - Southern University Baton Rouge - undergraduate student of civil engineering
Reducing the Impact and Spread of Bighead Silver Carp by Increasing Commercial Support and Harvest (635KB)
Advisor: Dr. Pat Charlebois, Illinois Natural History Survey; Intern: Shelley Berlincourt - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - masters degree student in natural resources and environmental sciences
Assessment of Floodplain Soil Nitrogen Fertility in Illinois Rivers Using Improved Amino-Sugar Nitrogen Test (583KB)
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Dawson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Intern: Johanna Castelli - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - undergraduate student of environmental science and conservation
Old-growth Forest Canopy Openings as Invasion Opportunities for Asiatic Shrub Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) (1.32MB)
Advisor: Dr. Kurt Schulz, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Intern: Jessica Choudhury - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - master's prepared "non-traditional" student of environmental preservation and restoration
Zooplankton Community Composition along a Longitudinal Gradient of Invasive Asian Carp Densities in the Illinois River (1.17MB)
Advisor: Dr. Gregg Sass, Illinois Natural History Survey; Intern: Anthony Erickson - Bradley University - undergraduate student of international studies and German
Analysis of Home Range Size and Movement Patterns of the Blackstripe Topminnow (Fundulus notatus) in Cahokia Creek (1.82MB)
Advisor: Dr. David Duvernell, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Intern: Patricia Gerstenecker-Allredge - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - master's student of biological science
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis of the Interior Least Tern: Historical, Current, and Potential Range Limits (1.85MB)
Advisor: Ms. Sarah Miller, US Army Corps of Engineers; Intern: Vincent Giammaria - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate student majoring in geogrphy with a minor in biology
A Century of Change: The Relationship between Antrhopogenic Disturbances in the Kaskaskia River and Long-Term Fish Species Assemblages (875KB)
Advisor: Dr. David Wahl, Illinois Natural History Survey; Intern: Hannah Grant - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - undergraduate student in natural resources and environmental sciences with a concentration in fish and wildlife
Opportunities for Economic Improvement in the Great Rivers Area (2.14MB)
Advisors: Drs. Dick Brazee and Ann Reisner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Interns: Kimberly Hawthorne and Andrea Jakubas - both undergraduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaiogn. Kimberly is pursuing a double major in agricultural communications and earth systems, environment, and society
The Influence of Varying Hydrology on Microbially-Mediated Nitrogen Cycling During Early Wetland Development (1.06MB)
Advisors: Drs. Angela Kent and Arianne Peralta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Intern: Eric Johnston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - undergraduate student studying integrative biology
Advancement of the Madison County Master Storm Water Management Plan (1.04MB)
Advisor: Mr. Frank Miles, Madison County Planning and Development; Intern: Roxane Krutsinger - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate student in biological sciences with an emphasis in ecology, evolution, and environment
Effects of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Bottomland Forest Restoration at the Confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers (1.33MB)
Advisors: Drs. Peter Minchin and Richard Essner, Southern Illinois University; Intern: Benjamin McGuire - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - graduate student - bottomland hardwood forest restoration
Policy Recommendations: Presenting New Initiatives for the Illinois Conservation Reserve Program Part I: landowner Analysis; Part II: State Analysis (972KB)
Advisor: Ms. Olivia Dorothy, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Interns: Lisa Pickert - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - undergraduate student sudying the human dimensions aspect of natural resources and environmental sciences; Martin St. Aubin - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - undergraduate student - environmental science and law
Picturing Change: Identifying Environmental Changes in the Lower Illinois River Valley through Historic Photographs and Illustrations (1.19MB)
Advisor: Ms. Michelle Berg Vogel, McCully Heritage Project; Intern: James Powers - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate student - history and archaeology
The Migratory Shorebird Project at Heron Pond in the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary (1.54MB)
Advisors: Dr. Patty Hagen, Audubon Society and Mr. Pat McGinnis, US Army Corps of Engineers ; Intern: Michael Rhaesa, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - graduate student in applied ecology
Evaluation of Nine Plant Species Planted in Four Growth Media Depths for Extensive Green Roofs (1.10MB)
Advisor: Dr. Bill Retzlaff, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Intern: Lane Richter - graduate student research on water loss through evapotranspiration from green roof systems
Vegetation Survey of the Palisades Nature Preserve (1MB)
Advisor: Dr. Lyle Guyon, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center; Intern: Matt Wickenhauser, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate - major in geography, minor in environmental sciences
The Mississippi Water Trail: Development and Economic Significance (940KB)
Advisor: Mr. Andy Schimpf, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Phil Manhart; Intern: Ben Greeling, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergarduate- environmental sciences
Swimming Performance of Juvenile Silver Carp in the Presence of Boundary Layers (852KB)
Advisors: Drs. Jan Jeffrey Hoover and K. Jack Killgore, Energy Research and Development Center; Intern: Rachel L. Schmidt, Southern Illinois University
Preparation of an Ordinance Providing Control of Stormwater Drainage and Detention within the Unicorporated Areas of Jersey County (749KB)
Advisor: Mr. Michael Prough, Jersey County Floodplain Office; Intern: Rachel Wilschetz, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.