Recent M.S. Plan B Paper Titles

The quality of facilities and the strength of faculty support allow students to study a diversity of topics within Natural Resources Science and Management, as shown by the completed M.S. Plan B theses below.

2009

Baskaya, F. S. (2009); Advisor: P. Wang

Gehrig, A. (2009); Advisor: D. Current

Schuweiler, A. (2009); Advisor: I. Schneider

Troumbly, S. (2009); Advisor: A. D’Amato
Five-yaer response of Picea glauca plantations thinned following spruce budworm outbreaks in Minnesota.

2008

Bowman, J. (2008); Advisor: D. Anderson
Connecting national wildlife refuges with green infrastructure: The Sherburne-Crane Meadows Complex.

Brown, R. (2008); Advisors: M. Kilgore and A. Ek
An assessment of dead wood standards and practices in Minneosta.

Eastridge, C. (2008); Advisor: D. Current

Robertson, A. (2008); Advisor: D. Current

Sutton, G. (2008); Advisor: U. Tschirner
The pathway of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) during kraft pulping.

Vreeland, A. (2008); Advisor: P. Huelman
Metrics for determining the energy efficiency of houses

Wilson, G. (2008); Advisor: D. Becker
Central Minnesota private landowner attitudes of off-highway vehicle access: Using focus groups to inform survey design.

2007

Frie, J. (2007); Advisors: M. Kilgore and C. Blinn
Identifying northern Minnesota family forest owners interested in forest certification.

Hinds, N. (2007); Advisors: I. Schneider and S. Carlson

Kountoupes, D. (2007); Advisor: K. Oberhauser
An evaluation of Monarch Larva Monitoring Project: How to better serve a youth audience.

Rathbun, L. (2007); Advisor: T. Burk
The Minnesota Harvest Residue Estimation Model

Schertz, J.M. (2007); Advisor: D.H. Anderson
Civic engagement and trust relationships at Voyageurs National Park.

Verhulst, R. (2007); Advisor: S. Severtson
Moisture absorption into adhesive.

Wietecki, M. (2007); Advisor: S. Suh
Regional parks for Minnesota's outstate urban complexes.

2006

Johnson, S. (2006); Advisor: K. Brooks
Evaluation of the Philip-Dunne permeameter in determination of the effectiveness of alternative storm water practices.

Keefe, M. (2006); Advisors: K. Nelson and D. Current
Community wildfire preparedness: Using social networks.

Kimball, J. (2006); Advisor: K. Brooks
Agroforestry’s role in subsistence farming in a forest-savannah ecosystem of Guinea.

2005

Aniskoff, L.B. (2005); Advisor: K. Brooks
An evaluation of hydrologic parameters used to simulate alternative land cover in the Minnesota River Basin.

2004

Goodrich, A. (2004); Advisor: D.H. Anderson
Barriers to participation for Hispanic/Latino people at Dodge Nature Center.

Completed M.Ed. theses:

Nelson, S. (2006); Advisor: D.H. Anderson
Evaluation of environmental education and learning opportunities provided by Parkview’s On-site School Forest.