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 Storm Water Office (2.4MB)
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 (2MB)
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 (700KB)
Advisor: Dr. David Stair, Lewis and Clark Community College; Intern: Joseph Christen - Lindenwood 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 (784KB)
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 (.98KB)
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 (3.9MB)
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 (2MB)
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 (1.3MB)
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 (628KB)
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 (456KB)
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 (2MB)
Advisor: Dr. David Wahl; Intern: Ed Klumb - Western Illinois University - undergraduate in biology
Dendrochronology of Remnant Oak Species of the Mississippi River Floodplain (2.8KB)
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 (505KB)
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 (373KB)
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 (3MB)
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 (237KB)
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 (1.32MB)
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 (1.4MB)
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 (1.3MB)
Contextualizing Archival Collections: New York African Burial Ground Information Clearinghouse (845KB)
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 (1.8MB)
Advisor: Dr. Gregg Sass; Intern: Matthew Straub - Western Illinois University - bachelor in biology
Ecological Assessment of High Quality UMRS Floodplain Forests
Advisor: Dr. Lyle Guyon, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center; Intern: Alexandra Sutton - Lewis and Clark Community College - associates degree
Advisor: Dr. Bill Retzlaff; Intern: Emily Woods - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - undergraduate in environmental biology