Environmental Studies Master's Theses and Projects

2009

Determinant factors of summer roost selection for cave bats (Myotis velifer) in central Texas
Author: Angelo, Sofia
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Implications of maple sugarbush stand structure and composition for neotropical migrant forest bird populations in northern Vermont
Author: Hagenbuch, Steven
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of residential development on songbird diversity and density in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Author: Tanino, Lance
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

An evaluation of the benefit gained through a spatially explicit approach to conserving pool-breeding amphibian habitat
Author: Zeh, Daniel R.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2008

Measuring ecosystem services as a baseline evaluation for the conservation viability of agroforestry in southern Belize, Central America
Author: Armiger, Christine
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Nest-site selection and response to habitat manipulation by roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) on Seavey Island, New Hampshire
Author: Burbidge, Susie
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Assessing incubation behavior of least terns (Sterna antillarum) in southern New Jersey :conservation implications
Author: Eberly, Ilene S.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The description and distribution of natural communities on Mount Monadnock, NH :implication in the face of climate change
Author: Mallard, David R.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Local decision makers' attitudes to vernal pool conservation in Maine
Author: McGreavy, Bridie
Advisor: Tom Webler
Type: Master's Thesis

Protected patches :farmers and crop-raiding around Cyamudongo Forest, Rwanda
Author: McShane, Rachel Kathryn Zapf
Advisor: Beth Kaplin, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of biological soil crusts on runoff and infiltration in the Province Lands sand dunes, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Author: Miles, Corey Lynn
Advisor: Rachel Thiet, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Culverts and connectivity :measuring the success of culverts in mitigating herpetological road mortality
Author: Schmidt, Kelly
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

The impact of climate change on human migration in the upper west region of Ghana :the case of peasant farmers in Nadowli District
Author: Sumani, John Bosco Baguri
Advisor: Jim Jordan, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Gap succession and dynamics in eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) dominated old-growth forest communities at Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts
Author: Torres, Diane E.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Morphological characteristics of New England mammal hair
Author: Webb, Lindsay
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The effect of ski trails on the woody plant species composition and structure in adjacent old-growth forests at Wachusett Mountain State Reservation in Princeton and Westminster, Massachusetts
Author: Williams, David K.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2007

Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) nesting habitat at a wetland mitigation site in Dutchess County, New York
Author: Bock, Heidi
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Conservation of the western black crested gibbon, Nomascus concolor, through ecotourism development in the Nam Ha National Protected Area, Lao PDR
Author: Brown, Jeffrey L.
Advisor: Beth Kaplin, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Spatial analysis of home range, movement patterns, and behavioral ecology of Bicknell's thrush, catharus bicknelli, in Vermont
Author: Collins, Brendan Bradley
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Ecological niche models for Triphora trianthophora (Swartz) Rydberg and Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Rafinesque, two rare orchid species in northern New England
Author: Cooley, John H., Jr.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Spatial, temporal, and habitat-based patterns of mercury exposure in bald eagles in interior Maine
Author: DeSorbo, Christopher R.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of visitation on substrate depth and community structure within the granite outcrops of Welch Mountain, New Hampshire
Author: Hilke, Christopher J.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

The relationship between microtopography and the presence and abundance of spring ephemeral wildflowers in southeastern Vermont
Author: Hopkins, Paul
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

In the thicket of it :a search for remnant New England cottontail (sylvilagus transitionalis) and suitable reintroduction habitat within the Connecticut River towns of Windham Co., VT and Cheshire Co., NH
Author: Jones, Alexander S.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

The prospect of rainwater harvesting :the relationship between water supply contamination and community participation in rural Karnataka, India
Author: Kanwar, Pooja S.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of supplemental food on weights and reproductive success of black bears in northeastern Minnesota
Author: Mansfield, Susan A.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Anthriscus sylvestris :distribution and ecological characteristics of an invasive plant in Vermont
Author: McNamara, Lynn.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

An application of Q-methodology for mapping stakeholder perceptions of community-based ecotourism development in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Garwhal Himalaya, India
Author: Meek, David.
Advisor: Tom Webler
Type: Master's Thesis

Butterfly use of agricultural fields under different management techniques in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Author: Miller, Lauren
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The identification of short-term behavioral reactions by marine tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in the Cananeia estuary, Brazil, to the presence of boats
Author: Muller, Krista
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A comparison of the severity of paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.: Betulaceae) stand diebacks on two bedrock formations Acadia National Park, Maine
Author: Omand, Kelly A.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Relationship between soil temperature and the onset of vegetative growth in northern New Hampshire
Author: Sales, Tracie
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of residential development on avian communities and individual species in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) :the importance of habitat conservation on private and public lands
Author: Smith, Megan A.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Mollusk community recovery in a restoring estuary on lower Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Author: Thelen, Brett Amy
Advisor: Rachel Thiet, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Observations of peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) migration at the Kekoldi watchsite, Costa Rica
Author: Tilden, Julie
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A habitat use model for the barred owl (strix varia) in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Author: Wansleben, Thomas W.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2006

The role of white-faced capuchin monkeys (cebus capucinus) in processes of seed dispersal in a fragmented Costa Rican landscape
Author: Brewster, Lauri
Advisor: Beth Kaplin, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Variation in the development of woody vegetation of forested wetlands in the Connecticut River valley
Author: Fitz, Philip
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of temperature on abundance and distribution of the West Indian manatee (trichechus manatus) at three power plants along the east coast of Florida
Author: Gutfran, Jean Marie
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Conservation of Sulawesi's two endemic chelonians, Leucocephalon yuwonoi and Indotestudo forstenii :a preliminary investigation into in-situ and ex-situ conservation concerns
Author: Ives, Ian
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A regional field guide to the trees of New York
Author: Owens, Cara
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Best management practices for controlling catbrier (smilax rotundifolia), oriental bittersweet (celastrus orbiculatus), and scotch broom (cytisus scoparius) on a coastal island in Massachusetts
Author: Polatin, Christopher C.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Biodiversity & land conservation on private lands within the Adirondack Park :a case study of the Tahawus Club -- Newcomb, New York
Author: Sauer, Amy.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Traditional ecological knowledge and the pinyon pine in northern New Mexico :effects of the pine seed harvest on tree regeneration and biodiversity
Author: Sciarretta, Christopher James
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

An analysis of seabird bycatch in New England commercial fisheries
Author: Soczek, Mary Lou.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The important bird area (IBA) program in Massachusetts :a method to rank IBA sites
Author: Windsor, Michael
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Field guide to bark characteristics of New England trees
Author: Wojtech, Michael
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

The ram's head lady's slipper (cypripedium arietinum) :a primer for wetland preservation in the Carney Fen wetland complex Carney, MI
Author: Wolfe, Yarrow
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Mercury levels in mink (mustela vison) and river otter (lontra canadensis) from northeastern North America
Author: Yates, David
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2005

The influence of zoo visitors on the behavior of captive chimpanzees (pan troglodytes)
Author: Antonocci, Brigitte
Advisor: Beth Kaplin, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Secondary sexual coloration as a tool for the conservation and management of primates
Author: Ayala, James E.
Advisor: Beth Kaplin, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Environmental leadership development in Honduras :impacts on individual participants and their communities
Author: Biedenweg, Kelly
Advisor: Rachel Thiet, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A survey for wolves in the Connecticut Lakes region of New Hampshire in response to a wolf trapped in Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River
Author: Carpenter, Mathew
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Thesis

Relationships among foliar chemistry, photosynthetic functioning and crown health in sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Brit.) trees in the White Mountain National Forest
Author: Contosta, Alexandra
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Analysis of thermal effects on macroinvertebrate populations in the lower Vernon Pool of the Connecticut River
Author: Gonyaw, Alex A.
Advisor: Rachel Thiet, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Understory vegetation patterns and environmental conditions in the spruce-fir forests of Mt. Moosilauke, New Hampshire
Author: Harty, Melissa
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

An estimate of the economic value of southern Maine tidal wetlands to the Maine commercial groundfish industry
Author: Hayes, Peter S.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

The feasibility of an acoustic GPS for rapid mapping of forest vegetation
Author: Kay, David C.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Using a GIS to develop a landscape-level analysis of stream riparian buffers, Keene, NH
Author: Littleton, Jeffry N.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Pike Hill Mine, Corinth, Vermont :a study of the geology, history, and environmental impacts
Author: McKenney, Kate
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

The influence of rock climbing chalk on cliff plant communities
Author: Pereira, John
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

2004

Glossy buckthorn (frangula alnus) fruiting phenology and seed dispersal by birds at Ashuelot River Park in southwestern New Hampshire
Author: Davis, Brooke
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Dancing with mystery :scientific and spiritual encounters with the natural world
Author: Greber, Lisa
Advisor: Alesia Maltz, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Seed germination and seedling survival of balsam fir, heart-leafed paper birch, yellow birch, and red spruce along an elevational gradient on Mt. Moosilauke, NH
Author: O'Donoghue, Brigitte
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Conservation of a unique community type :analysis of the disturbance history and growth dynamics of a pitch pine (pinus rigida mill.) barren on Wachusett Mountain, Princeton MA
Author: Parker, Sarah L.
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A comprehensive biological inventory of aquatic biodiversity at four ponds in Rindge, New Hampshire
Author: Wolf, David Graham
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2003

Microhabitat selection by adult puritan tiger beetles (cicindela puritana) and human recreation in Massachusetts
Author: Abbott, Brandon R.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Comparison of weed-suppressing cover crop species for relative control effectiveness of Galinsoga quadriradiata in agricultural fields in the northeast United States
Author: Conry, Tom
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Diet variability of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Author: Ganas, Jessica
Advisor: Beth Kaplin, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Nesting behavior of the veery (catharus fuscescens) in southwestern New Hampshire
Author: McBride, Anne
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Indiana bat (myotis sodalis) summer roost tree selection and habitat use in the Champlain Valley of Vermont
Author: Palm, Jessana
Advisor: Peter Palmiotto, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A field guide to alpine zone lichens of the White Mountains
Author: Pope, Ralph
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

An environmental history of the Pisgah old growth, Winchester, New Hampshire :disturbing influences, 1907-1938
Author: Schach, Jonathan A.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

A preliminary analysis of avian diets in Ashuelot River Park, Keene, New Hampshire
Author: Valero, Leah
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The use of macroinvertebrates as indicators of health status in cranberry bogs and associated wetlands in coastal Massachusetts
Author: White, Erin Lynn
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2002

Classification of West Virginia and Virginia Abies balsamea communities affected by balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae) infestation
Author: Ceperley, Leah
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Speaking for the Rivers, Inc. :establishing legal rights for ecosystems and non-human species through the non-profit incorporation of watersheds
Author: Clarkson, Sean D.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

Using geographic information systems to map characteristics of an old-growth forest in western Massachusetts
Author: Ewing, Bayard C.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Classification of the alpine plant communities on Mount Mansfield, VT
Author: Gilpatrick, Tammy
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A baseline data study of the hydrologic regime and wetland plant communities at Hackett Hill, Manchester, New Hampshire
Author: Hall, Kimberly Paige
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

A methodology to determine appropriate forest herbs for restoration in second growth forests
Author: Holt, Timothy J.
Advisor: Richard Howents
Type: Master's Thesis

Analysis of vegetation change on selected mountain summits at Acadia National Park
Author: Lloyd, Erin.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Tracking survey of fishers, bobcats, and coyotes, and conservation of an undeveloped corridor in north-central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire
Author: Navarro, Cynthia S.
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Thesis

Comparison of amphibian and reptile presence in natural and mitigated wetlands in south central Florida
Author: O'Neil, Raina C.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Teacher preparation for environmental education :faculty perspectives on the infusion of EE into preservice methods courses
Author: Powers, Amy
Advisor: David Sobel, MEd
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of group selection cutting on herbaceous plants in a rich northern hardwood forest
Author: Przypek, Joseph J., Jr.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

A comparison of management strategies and shrub encroachment at two pastures on Naushon Island
Author: Schroeder, Narin
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Persistence in a fragmented landscape :a study of the white faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus) in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Author: Stempel, Andrew B.
Advisor: Beth Kaplin, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Assessment of dwarf wedgemussel (alasmidonta heterodon) habitat in the Ashuelot River, New Hampshire
Author: Turner, Jill L.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2001

Moist habitats :A factor influencing distributions of Plethodon shenandoah and Plethodon cinereus
Author: Bair, Mary Willeford
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Status of fruit bats and factors affecting their prescence in and near Karachi, Pakistan
Author: Bhatti, Brenda L.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Assessment of a coastal wetland :the effects of fragmentation by roadways in Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Author: Blecharczyk, Jeffrey.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

Spring 2000 wood frog and spotted salamander study on the Sharpe farm, Hopkinton, NH
Author: Colby, Maria
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Nestedness and abundance of alpine floras in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
Author: DeWolf, Bart
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

A key to the mammal tracks of the Northeast :a manual for identification
Author: Gibbons, Diane
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Thesis

Factors contributing to osprey use of great blue heron rookeries for nest sites in southeastern New Hampshire
Author: Horne, Christopher
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Factors affecting tree swallow (tachycineta bicolor) nesting success and nest site selection
Author: Lampel, Lenny L.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Bobcat (Felis rufus) winter habitat utilization preferences and extent of bobcat presence in the proposed California Brook Natural Area, Cheshire County, NH
Author: Maslansky, Scott.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

Distribution and habitat selection of Bicknell's thrush (catharus bicknelli) in the Catskill Mountains of New York State
Author: Pierce-Berrin, Cheryl
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Habitat modeling of Louisiana waterthrush (seiurus motacilla) in southern New Hampshire
Author: Sechler, Frederick C., Jr.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Characteristics of gray jay (perisoreus canadensis) vocalizations in Vermont
Author: Semprebon, Jean M.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The effect of sonoelectrocoagulation on wool scouring effluent
Author: Stack, Latham
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Wolves in Maine :a computer model
Author: Struhsacker, Margaret L.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of lake development on common loons (gavia immer) in southwest New Hampshire
Author: Wohlfort, Kathleen A.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

2000

Odonate nymphs as potential indicators of water quality in ponds of northeastern Massachusetts
Author: Aliberti, Maria A.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Track intercept study of medium to large furbearers, Wildcat Hollow Wilderness Area, Andorra Forest, Stoddard, NH
Author: Cox, Stephen S.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

Factors affecting parasitism of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) by a host-specific botfly (Cuterebra fontinella)
Author: Diven, Melissa A.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Microclimate and roost selection in four New Hampshire bat hibernacula
Author: Durham, Heather C.
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Plant community inventory at the Princeton Nature Trail, Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Author: Marro, Mary
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

Vernal pool occurrence in southeastern Vermont as determined by soil classification and topographic parameters
Author: McLane, Elisabeth
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The influence of human-created trails on game and furbearer habitat use in southern New Hampshire
Author: Nelson, Jeffrey
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

An ambystomatid salamander breeding pool inventory within the Wachusett Reservoir watershed
Author: Paquette, Richard C.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

1999

The integration of traditional ecological knowledge with current resource management practices in the Hudson and James Bays bioregions
Author: Aaron, Alan
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Project

The effects of two different cattle grazing strategies on the abundance of meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in northwestern Vermont
Author: Ackerman-Leist, Philip
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Thesis

The effect of copper mine drainage on the Benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a central Vermont river
Author: Burke, Nancy
Advisor: Paul M. Kotila
Type: Master's Thesis

The effects of flipper tagging on sea turtle net entanglement
Author: Cragin, Lori
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Relative abundance of terrestrial salamanders in forests of different age classes in western Massachusetts
Author: DeTour, Darrell
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

1998 woody, herbaceous, and fungal plant inventory of the Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center in West Brattleboro, Vermont
Author: Fiske, Julia M.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

The effects of ski area development of populations of stream salamanders in central Vermont
Author: Hagen, Kimberly
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of natural and human driven watershed disturbance on sediment concentrations in two streams of central Vermont
Author: Jaquith, Shayne
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

The effects of ground litter depth and composition on winter densities of soil-dwelling macroinvertebrates
Author: Schuman, Gloria
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

An investigation of wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) nest success in Southwestern Massachusetts
Author: Siart, Leeanne
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

Factors affecting occurrence of three vernal pool indicator species
Author: Simoneaux, Michele
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Composition and structure of an old-growth northern hardwood forest stand in Stoddard, New Hampshire
Author: Siriano, James H.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

The relationship between soil types and residential development in a rural region of southeastern Vermont
Author: Toepfer, Andrew
Advisor: Jon Atwood, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

1998

The influence of bog environments on vegetational growth rates :a study of black spruce (Picea mariana) (P. mill) B.S.P. and tamarack (Larix laricina) (Du Roi) K. Koch
Author: Colten, Tamara L.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

An examination of environmental factors affecting macroinvertebrate communities in the Merrimack River basin
Author: Cotter-Brown, Maire
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Impact of beech bark disease on black bear utilization of American beech
Author: Flaherty, Patrick L.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Effects of forest fragmentation on predation of artificial passerine nests in the montane spruce/fir forest on Stratton Mountain, VT
Author: Guenther, Pete
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Distribution, preference and seasonal emergence patterns of dragonfly species (Odonata: Anisoptera) of the Saco River, Maine, USA
Author: Loyd, Ann E.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

An assessment of the fiscal, socio-economic, and environmental impacts of commercial growth in Rindge, NH
Author: MacFaden, Scott
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Project

A comparison of sampling protocols for monitoring an invasive exotic shrub, European buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), with middle school students
Author: Morrison, Heather A. H.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Vegetative inventory & classification of Martha's Vineyard's coastal pond cove wetlands
Author: Tofte-Dorr, Leah
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

My favorite rocks :recommendations from the experts in western Massachusetts
Author: Wiswell, Virginia
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

1997

Function and maintenance of sexual segregation in the monomorphic guanaco of South America
Author: Bank, Michael S.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

Parasitism of Northern pink shrimp (Pandalus borealis) eggs by an unclassified parasite :a report on the degree of infection during the winter of 1995/96 in the Gulf of Maine
Author: Caldwell, Dylan H.
Advisor: Daniel F. Schick
Type: Master's Project

A natural resource inventory and potential human impact study at Two Penny Lane Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Author: Campbell, Kathryn E.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

A study of the effects of microclimate on leaf phenology of scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia) on Montague Plain
Author: Ciccarello, Stephanie C.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Correlation between soil temperature and growing season in eight New Hampshire wetlands
Author: Coultas, Timothy
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Thesis

Evaluating the effectiveness of ArcView 2.1 as a tool for predicting rare natural communities at the Stoddard Properties, Stoddard New Hampshire
Author: Duffy, Michael
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

Assessment of glyphosate treatment to eradicate the exotic wetland grass, Glyceria maxima, in the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary :a report for the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Author: Fisher, Ellen
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

A predictive model for locating Tsuga canadensis-dominated old-growth stands in central New England
Author: Kane, Christopher N.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Estimating the effectiveness of a survey window for monitoring least tern (Sterna antillarum) population size in Massachusetts
Author: Lahaise, Diane M.
Advisor: Lou Verne
Type: Master's Project

Impact of chemical pesticides in crop loss and the future role of integrated pest management
Author: Martin, Yvonne
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

A survey of non-native plant species in silver maple (Acer saccharinum) flood plain forests along the Connecticut and Merrimack Rivers, NH
Author: Milligan, Maryann
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

The design and installation of a constructed wetland for the treatment of residential wastewater
Author: Morano, Jane V.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

The impacts of increased visitation on desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) in Canyonlands National Park, Utah :a comparison of high visitor use and low visitor use areas
Author: Papouchis, Christopher M.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

The cod and the kayaks :paddling Nova Scotia's coast
Author: Price, Pamela
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

Natural resource inventory and potential wildlife conservation value :Bittersweet Farm property, Winchendon, Massachusetts
Author: Rigrod, Carlen Adams
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

The preservation of a botanical wonder :a field guide to the useful plants of a community rainforest
Author: Scaralia, M. Gianna
Advisor: Sy Montgomery
Type: Master's Project

Islands and paddlers :conservation and recreation of maritime islands in Nova Scotia and Maine
Author: Springuel, Natalie A.
Advisor: Ty Minton
Type: Master's Project

The influence of natural selection on wood-warbler morphology
Author: Widem, Ann
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

1996

Mill River iron study
Author: Adams, Brian
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Establishing an office paper recycling program for the Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce and its members
Author: Charles, O'Leary
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

The surficial geology and hydrology of a small montane wetland in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
Author: Crowell, William L.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Vernal pool survey of 1,000 acres on the island of Nashawena, Massachusetts
Author: Crowell-Murray, Maggie
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

Cover type inventory and preliminary investigation of ecologically significant areas on land of the Mount Grace Conservation Trust, Massachusetts
Author: Dehler-Seter, Edwin
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

Analysis of bank erosion and site specific stabilization recommendation utilizing vegetation and bioengineering techniques of the West River, Brookline, Vermont
Author: Donohue, Charles
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Influence of microhabitat on tree seedling establishment in salvaged and unsalvaged 1938 hurricane blowdown sites
Author: Gardner, Amanda
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Wind energy generation :a model
Author: Glorie, Jos C.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Natural resource inventory and ecological management plan :one hundred fifty acre King property, Brownfield, Maine
Author: Hayes, Olga
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

The effects of disturbance on pitch pine age class structure
Author: Holt, Amy
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Breeding bird species richness, abundance and habitat selection in the Ossipee Pine Barrens, NH
Author: Hopping, Russell
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

A comparison of nitrogen loading to groundwater from anthropogenic land uses :Sengekontacket Pond (Martha's Vineyard) case study
Author: Keller, Colleen
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

A water and environmental sanitation field survey in the Himalayas of India as a submission to the UN consultations on global water policy reforms for 2000
Author: Khoday, Dishan
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

The timber salvage logging rider :its inception, passage and repercussions in our western national forests
Author: Marangelo, Glenn
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

A water quality analysis of the Elwha River, WA, Watershed prior to anadromous fisheries restoration
Author: McCormick, Robert D.
Advisor: Paul M. Kotila
Type: Master's Project

Identification of the host fish species for glochidia of the triangle floater, Alasmidonata undulata, (bivalvia, unionidae) :a species of special concern for North America
Author: McGrail, Patricia
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

A comparison of management techniques used by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection to protect least tern colonies
Author: Musk, Pamela
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Project

Contoocook River floodplain forest vegetation composition
Author: Osgood, Jeff
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

Natural regeneration processes on post-agricultural land on the clayplain of the Champlain Valley, Vermont USA
Author: Otsuka, Barbara G.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Thesis

A study of the shipbuilding and repair industry waste stream
Author: Paramithiotti, Corrado
Advisor: Henry Malone
Type: Master's Project

The structure and history of the present stands of Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P.) at Appleton Bog, Knox County, Maine
Author: Stockwell, Kyle D.
Advisor: Ty Minton
Type: Master's Project

Ecology and natural history of the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) in southern New Hampshire
Author: Tuttle, Sheila E.
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Thesis

Manual, policy and procedures for HSB ISO 14000 registration services
Author: Walker, Deborah Jean
Advisor: Henry Malone
Type: Master's Project

"Change Agents" bridging the environmental justice and mainstream environmental movements :an exploration of attitudes
Author: White, Carolyn T.
Advisor: Maich Gardner
Type: Master's Project

A case study of how select companies in the United Kingdom have identified their environmental effects for BS 7750 compliance
Author: White, Trevor
Advisor: Henry Malone
Type: Master's Project

1995

Highland Lake phosphorus loading study :terrain and water quality analysis through a geographic information system and empirical models
Author: Andrews, Alexis, P.
Advisor: Sidney Pilgrim
Type: Master's Project

Trends in the diets of common, arctic and roseate tern chicks on Eastern Egg Rock Island, Maine
Author: Boyce, Jennifer
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Density-dependent competition for insect resources in two sympatric species of Drosera
Author: Boyd, Amy
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Population, comsumption and the environment :a survey of college students' attitudes
Author: Buckingham, Jennie A.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: ?

Geographic information management technology and its impact on the Windham region of Vermont
Author: Burns, Robert
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

A computer-based, intelligent, multimedia taxonomic key specification :Massachusetts herp atlas taxonomic key, functional and technical design requirements and methodology
Author: Butcher, Ken
Advisor: Ty Minton
Type: Master's Project

Investigation of stream gradient relationship to abundance of stream-dwelling salamander populations in the US Forest Service Experimental Forest in Bartlett, New Hampshire
Author: Campbell, Bob
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Feminist environmental education :towards radical transformation of human-earth relations
Author: DeBoer, Kristin Ann
Advisor: Cindy Thomashow, MST., MEd
Type: Master's Thesis

Faulkner's Island Conn. :a geomorphic study of an island in transition
Author: Gdovin, George
Advisor: Richard Little
Type: Master's Project

Boston State Hospital :second growth or urban growth?
Author: Good, Thomas F.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Health and safety guidance document :to assist cosmetologists and small business in complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and amendments
Author: Hillsgrove, Daryl A.
Advisor: Gerald J. Heatley
Type: Master's Project

Vegetation patterns in the Saco River floodplain forest in relation to elevation and flooding
Author: Hoffman, Christopher
Advisor: Sue Gawler
Type: Master's Project

Regulation of private wells in Massachusetts :a survey of Massachusetts municipal boards of health
Author: Horgan, Michael J.
Advisor: Robert Sanford
Type: Master's Project

Distribution, abundance, and feeding ecology of American Sand Lance Ammodytes americanus larvae in the Wehannet River Estuary and Wells Bay
Author: Iken, Heidi J.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

The effects of prescribed burning on the small mammal community in a northern hardwoods clearcut
Author: Jennings, Andrew
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

A quick reference guide to the families of the ferns and fern allies of the northeast
Author: Kane, Diane S.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

Municipal regulatory approaches to nonpoint source pollution in coastal Connecticut's Sasco Brook watershed
Author: Keib, Valerie J.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

An analysis of people's attitudes & behaviors towards office paper recycling in Maine
Author: Klotz, Deborah W.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

The characterization of hazardous waste sites for in-situ remediation
Author: Lorio, Paul
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Watershed protection approach for Lake Hancock
Author: Measeck Emley, Michelle
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

The landscape of home :three essays on the land, history, and life in a Connecticut River Valley neighborhood near Northampton, Massachusetts
Author: Meyer, Karl
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

GPS utilization in the determination of submerged aquatic vegetation in the lower Connecticut River
Author: Mickolyzck, Susan
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

A water quality analysis of the Blodgett Brook watershed
Author: Mills, David H.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Indigenous roots, new thought :developing a learning tool for knowing gaian interconnection
Author: Moore, Pamela Allison
Advisor: Ty Minton
Type: Master's Project

The national flood insurance program :difficulties facing local officials in administering the program
Author: Mozian, Alicia M.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Site assessment and management plan for Rumney Marsh Reservation
Author: Pastore, Karl
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Fort Devens reuse :a case study in regional land use planning for sustainability
Author: Roddis, E. Heidi
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Project

A feasibility study and management plan for restoring Fauntleroy Creek in Seattle, Washington
Author: Sax, Stephen
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

A look at the use of vegetation for the stabilization of coastal bluffs in North Truro, Massachusetts
Author: Snow, Karen E.
Advisor: Sidney Pilgrim
Type: Master's Project

Water resource management and protection plan for Sharon, New Hampshire
Author: Soper, John
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

An overview article on asbestos with recommendations to commercial building owners and property managers for its effective management
Author: Sweeney, Timothy M.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Winter scent-marking and travel behavior of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in New Hampshire and Vermont
Author: Van de Poll, Wendy
Advisor: Sy Montgomery
Type: Master's Project

Relationships between variations in bird song rhythmic patterns and the deciduous and coniferous forest habitats of northern New England
Author: Vincent, Robert
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Feasibility study for landfill renewal at the town of Hillsborough, NH
Author: White, Jesse
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

1994

Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire Herrick Cove watershed study :prepared for the Lake Sunapee Protective Association
Author: Bedard, Pierre J.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

The status of stewardship and monitoring within New Hampshire's land trust community
Author: Breth, James Lee
Advisor: Lynn Rubinstein
Type: Master's Project

Butter Island master plan
Author: Cabot, Robert
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

An analysis of the impact of land-use history, soil drainage and soil respiration on carbon flux at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts
Author: Chamberlin, Kris
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Plant communities of Canterbury, NH
Author: Chase, Vicki
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Salem Sound 2000 and the Shoreline Survey and Source Identification (SSASI) Program :an experiential guide for creating a nonpoint pollution monitoring program in an urban estuary
Author: Cleaves, Samuel
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Project

The impact of current use tax laws on Maine's fourteen year-round island communities
Author: Cole, Roger P.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Guide book for agricultural best management practices for Massachusetts :part of the Massachusetts coastal zone's nonpoint source pollution program
Author: Ferris, Geraldine Gibbs
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Management implications under the Endangered Species Act of the possible return of the eastern cougar (Felis concolor couguar Kerr) to New York and northern New England
Author: Geiger, Kevin
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Project

Where are all the sharp-shinned hawks? :the apparent decline of the sharp-shinned hawk as monitored at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and Cape May Bird Observatory
Author: Gibbs, Peter B.
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Project

How much water can you take from a stream? :an analysis of water withdrawal for snowmaking purposes
Author: Heller, George
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Project

Scoping in environmental impact assessment :determining issues for baseline analysis
Author: Hoffeld, Scott Lytle
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Viral contamination of unsaturated soils from in-ground septic systems
Author: Houston, Eileen G.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Estimating nutrient loads from land use patterns in the North Branch Piscataquog Watershed :a comparative study of export coefficients
Author: Hutchins, Tracy A.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

The search for wildness :women reconnecting with the earth, (a curriculum)
Author: Innes, Dyanna L.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

Repaired shell damage among Ilyanassa trivitatta in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, before and after sewage abatement
Author: Keleher, Frances V.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

North Brookfield, Massachusetts, open space & recreation plan, 1994
Author: Lacaire, Thomas A.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

A survey of impounded salt marshes in southern Maine
Author: Linnell, Steven
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Community resource management :the relationship between place and heart
Author: Lord, Rebecca
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Project

Household hazardous waste (HHW) minimization and collection in Chester, Deerfield, Epping and Raymond, NH :a cost-effective program
Author: Mastenbrook, Sharon Walker
Advisor: Peter Ryner
Type: Master's Project

The affects of an access road on the winter bird community in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, Belize
Author: McFarland, Kent P.
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA,
Type: Master's Project

Participation rates in curbside recycling as a function of income in three Connecticut municipalities
Author: Metzner, Thomas
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

DSM success stories in Massachusetts
Author: Middaugh, Peggy
Advisor: Maich Gardner
Type: Master's Project

Towards a symbiotic relationship :tourism and conservation, a study of partnerships at the community level
Author: Patterson, Audrey
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Think globally, act locally :helping small towns to implement change
Author: Peirce, Jane
Advisor: Maich Gardner
Type: Master's Project

A land conservation strategy for the Mahoosuc Land Trust
Author: Polak, Marcel
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

State protected open space land in New Hampshire :a GIS based overview
Author: Richer, Aaron
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Growth rings :stories of ecological identity
Author: Schongalla, Todd
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Project

Water withdrawals from streams to supply snowmaking :two case studies of Sugarbush and Loon
Author: Smith, Corinne A.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Business plan for Materials Management, Inc.
Author: Tim, Baily-Gould
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Assessing wetland encroachments in the Piscataquog Watershed
Author: Todd, Robert B.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Economic feasibility of a regional waste recovery facility in the Four-Corners economic region
Author: White, Alton Dale
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

The public involvement challenge in comparative risk
Author: Wlkins, James S.
Advisor: Maich Gardner
Type: Master's Project

A proposal to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of State Scenic Rivers for grant monies related to actions along the Tulpehocken Creek :a strategic river management plan
Author: Wood, Susanne M.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

An introduction to the natural history of New Hampshire
Author: Yorke, Diane E.
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Project

1993

1994 directory of funding sources for land conservation in Vermont
Author: Acworth, Persis E.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Wisconsin's freshwater mussel resources :a century of use
Author: Agee, Karen R.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

The use of multiattribute utility analysis for evaluating alternative protected area management strategies
Author: Boyajian, Zachary
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

Source protection plan for the municipal wells of Bradford, Vermont
Author: Crawford, Peter
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Open space and recreation plan :town of North Andover, Massachusetts
Author: Doucette, Richard P.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

Methods of monetizing the natural environment and its impact for decision makers
Author: Eaton, Ann A.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Development of the Nash Stream Forest management plan
Author: Fales, Barbara
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Accessibility design guide for municipal conservation areas :case study: Venture Pond
Author: Feroni, Carla L.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Active state pollution prevention programs :common problem elements
Author: Gruchot, John
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Agricultural non-point source pollution in Vermont and the use of constructed wetlands as a mitigative measure
Author: Holland, Elise C.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Natural resource planning for terrace escarpment areas of Hartford County, Connecticut
Author: Hoskins, Douglas G. III
Advisor: Richard Little
Type: Master's Project

When the romance is gone :reconciling conservation issues with aboriginal rights in Queensland National Parks
Author: Landale, April
Advisor: Tom Wessels, MA
Type: Master's Project

Working together as a global community using lichens as one of nature's economic models
Author: Leclerc, Cecil
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

Water resource management and protection plan :Peterborough, New Hampshire, October 1993
Author: MacCartney, James M.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

An analysis of policy issues related to requiring long-term monitoring of created and restored wetlands
Author: Maloney, Thomas H.
Advisor: Rick Van de Poll
Type: Master's Project

Determination of land use practices responsible for the presence of the brown-headed cowbird on the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
Author: McLellan, Toni M.
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Project

The Winchendon water supply system :its history, current status and future options
Author: Miner, Brian D.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

The business plan for the association of solid waste facility managers
Author: Patrick, Pinkson-Burke
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Environmental activities for people who use English as a foreign language
Author: Perlow, Ruth
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

ARW study :Ashuelot River Watershed management study scoping report, prefaced by an essay on watershed-scale integrated resource management
Author: Porter, Jeffry B.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Unregulated hazardous waste :composition, generation rates, fate, groundwater impacts and the cost of management. A case study of Windham County, Vermont
Author: Starr, Natalie
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

The special problems of solid waste management in a ski resort environment :a study of the Stratton Mountain ski resort
Author: Towler, Michael
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Factors influencing adoption of integrated pest management by twenty-one sweet corn growers in Massachusetts
Author: Van Zee, Vicki
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Managing agricultural waste and nonpoint source pollution
Author: Zubrowski, Eileen
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

1992

Cleaning up the wastestream :a nonregulated hazardous waste management plan for the central Vermont solid waste management district
Author: Bender, Michael T.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

Unregulated underground storage tanks :a case study of Brookline, Vermont
Author: Blazej, Colin
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Landfill liability :an environmental, legal and policial issue for Vermont solid waste disposal
Author: Bowden, Judith K.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

Controlling corrosion in drinking water distribution systems :how Fitchburg Massachusetts is preparing for the lead and copper rule
Author: Daley, Kathleen
Advisor: Abe Bernstein
Type: Master's Project

Case study :sludge management options for the city of Keene, NH
Author: Langer, Laura A.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Developing an award for excellence in interpretation and environmental education for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Author: Magee, Rick
Advisor: Maich Gardner
Type: Master's Thesis

Preliminary watershed resource protection plan
Author: Orcutt, Thomas D.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Trilha Apecatu :a walking guide through the Atlantic coastal rain forest ecosystem
Author: Ross, Judith A.
Advisor: Ty Minton
Type: Master's Project

Ashuelot River nomination and resource book
Author: Skuly, Barbara
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Hall's Pond Dam :a simplified dambreak analysis, case study
Author: Spaulding, Susan S.
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Thesis

Underground storage tanks in Rindge, New Hampshire :a groundwater protection study, final report
Author: Susca, Paul
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Long range solid waste management plan for the town of Concord, Massachusetts
Author: Sutherland-Kohls, Lydia
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

The use of constructed wetlands to treat septic effluent
Author: Wade, Brian
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

The critical link pilot study :examination of the effects of education on recycling programs
Author: Watson, Duncan P.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Development of a quantitative procedure to assign a value rating to beech stands as black bear habitat
Author: Wolfson, Daniel L.
Advisor: Meade Cadot
Type: Master's Thesis

1991

Giardiasis outbreak in Berlin, NH, 1977 :a case study
Author: Christy, Louis
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Public access along the shoreline :a case study of two beaches in southern Maine
Author: D'Andrea, Patricia
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

A review of wetland water quality research
Author: Damiano, Steven
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Guidelines for inland wetlands and watercourse commissioners in the state of Connecticut on the use of wetlands creation as a means to mitigate impacts to inland wetlands
Author: Dolphin, Elizabeth S.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

Regional profile of the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee region, 1990
Author: Hadfield, W. Shelley
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Toxic use reduction legislation :the promise and pitfalls of a shift in public policy
Author: Hiney, Eileen
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Grassroots visions :environmental advocacy and public access television
Author: Holder, Nelda Frances
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Thesis

The role of land use regulation in reducing hurricane storm damage :a case study of Hurricane Bob in Falmouth, Massachusetts
Author: Lucas, Robert M.
Advisor: Abe Bernstein
Type: Master's Thesis

A natural resource inventory of the 1000 acres owned by the YMCA of Greater New York
Author: McGuire, Eileen
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

The Connecticut River :from meanders to management
Author: Olson, Kathleen
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Thesis

A critical review of recycled content legislation
Author: Post, Charles M.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

Developing the New Hampshire recycling center :a study of marketing research and business decision-making
Author: Rheinheimer, Lowell
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

Monitoring conservation easements :protecting our natural heritage
Author: Roen, Harris
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

A strategic plan for a tri-state citizen monitoring program in the Hoosic River Basin
Author: Schoen, Jerry
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

The Appalachian Trail in New England :supplemental lands protection project
Author: Shaffer, Dennis
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Successful environmental organizations :how they influence national legislation
Author: Sweeny, Joseph P.
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Thesis

Groundwater and agricultural chemicals :adult education workshop curriculum
Author: Thorp, Kristie
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Vermont emergency management :a disaster waiting to happen, implementation of SARA Title III
Author: Young, Lisa
Advisor: Gerald J. Heatley
Type: Master's Thesis

1990

White goods in the waste stream, disposal dilemmas and emerging solutions :the case for recycling
Author: Beaulieu, Paul G.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

City of Westfield open space plan
Author: Boyer, David Alan
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Thesis

Journey toward a lesbian feminist ecology
Author: Estelle, Amy Darden
Advisor: Mitch Thomashow
Type: Master's Thesis

Conservation commission assistance program :targeting priority communities and implementing outreach in the western region
Author: Harris, Jane S.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Infectious waste management in Vermont hospitals
Author: Jas, Victoria Ann
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

Selected issues in wetlands project review :pollution discharges to wetlands, lake/pond management and restoration
Author: Mackin, Kerry
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Plastics in the waste stream and industry's response on Long Island
Author: Moore, Patricia H.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

1989

The solid waste disposal crisis :Source separation as a component strategy for Columbia County, N.Y.
Author: Bailey, Brian M.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

An integrated management plan for the Wachusett Lake watershed :prepared for the city of Fitchburg, MA
Author: Buckley, Patrick V.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Promoting conservation lifestyles through curriculum
Author: Burrington, Gail Ann
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Farmland conservation in Windham County, Vermont :rationale and process
Author: Federsppiel, Gregory T.
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Thesis

Seasonal variations in the delineations of bordering vegetated wetlands
Author: Lattrell, William A.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

Habitat protection/preservation for timber rattlesnake population of central Connecticut
Author: Rook, John T.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

1988

The New Hampshire Herp project
Author: Choate, Richard
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Enhancing the information dissemination process of NASA derived technologies to environmental organizations
Author: Dolan, J. Garrett
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Municipal leaf composting: program design and cost accounting
Author: Engel, Peter L.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

Buzzards Bay cranberry bog input study
Author: Gil, Lawrence W.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Wood pallet recycling
Author: King, Jennifer M.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

Agricultural land evaluation and site assessment systems, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Author: Liptack, Donald
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

The Massachusetts farmlands stewardship program :a proposal for the protection and management of state owned agricultural land
Author: Ruhf, Kathryn Zuelzer
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

SAFE and Vicon :a case study of citizen advocacy in waste management
Author: Slown, John R.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

A handbook of conservation regulations for the citizens of Deering, New Hampshire
Author: Sunderland, Martha A.
Advisor: Fay Baird
Type: Master's Thesis

Planning for hazardous materials :the basics of shipping, receiving, handling, storing, labeling for small and medium size companies
Author: Traverse, Leo
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

1987

Budget preparation in Massachusetts communities of less than 2500 population
Author: Davis, Jane
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

The freshwater wetlands of northern Belize
Author: Hecker, Scott S.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Development of financial resources by three non-profit conservation organizations :Appalachian Trail Conference, National Parks and Conservation Association and the Nature Conservancy
Author: Unkles, Thomas e. (Ted)
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

1986

Economic feasibility of methane recovery at sanitary landfills
Author: Bolstrum, Susan E.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Treyburn :a study of the impact of large-scale development on Durham County, North Carolina
Author: Carpenter, Carol S.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

The formation of a lakes district :politics and parameters
Author: Clark, Nancy V. H.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

A computer-based method for resolving environmental issues in the MDC Blue Hills Reservation
Author: Ivas, Steven P.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Zoning for groundwater protection in rural areas :a critical analysis
Author: Jackson, Nancy
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Riviere Sainte Anne :an Atlantic salmon resource, a case study
Author: Metz, Charles E.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

A proposal for training in environmental management
Author: Papelian, Steven
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

1985

The administration of personnel training to meet RCRA requirements :practical applications for the AMF Cuno division
Author: Frot, Scot
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

Oil spill contingency planning :a case study of the New Hampshire coastline
Author: Hasevlat, Robert C.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Revision and codification of Hartford Town Ordinances
Author: Lehman, Ralph W.
Advisor: Martin Johnson
Type: Master's Thesis

Restoration of Parsons Creek, Rye, NH
Author: Simpson, Michael H.
Advisor: Frank D. Richardson
Type: Master's Thesis

The problems of chlorinated drinking water and the formulation of trihalomethanes
Author: Smith, Douglas J.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

A perspective on the groundwater quality protection issue for the town of Litchfield, New Hampshire
Author: Votra, Frank
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

1984

Vermont's review process for a high voltage direct current transmission line
Author: McNelly, Mary L.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

The escalation of construction costs for nuclear power plants :incentives for controlling the costs of the Seabrook nuclear power plants
Author: Schwartz, Susan
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Middlesex County, Connecticut energy situation
Author: Wright, Winifred F.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

1983

The Minnewawa Dam :a case study
Author: Flanagan, Timothy J.
Advisor: Martin Johnson
Type: Master's Thesis

Septic system regulations and their effect on land development in New Hampshire
Author: Fletcher, Liz
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Project

Effects of acid precipitation on water supply systems
Author: Harvey, Pamela Day
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Setting the issues agenda at the Vermont Natural Resources Council :current procedures and their implications to member support
Author: Hitchner, Sarabelle I.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

An analysis of the forest products industry of the upper valley region of New Hampshire and Vermon
Author: McNamara, Timothy
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

How Nigeria's government could be organized to efficiently manage natural resources
Author: Ohiri, Aloysius U.
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

1982

Performance zoning techniques :their application to rural New Hampshire communities
Author: Clifton, Nancy
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

The National Energy Act of 1978 and cogeneration
Author: Donovan, Shawn M.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

A methodology for the selection of remedial responses to uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
Author: Roy, Thomas Earl
Advisor: Richard Howents
Type: Master's Thesis

A general discussion of technology, institutional issues, economics, financing and marketing in thermal energy conservation and solar development for buildings
Author: Wickline, David P.
Advisor: Martin Johnson
Type: Master's Thesis

1981

Recreation and open space plan for southwestern New Hampshire
Author: Bush, Linda
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Project

A comprehensive review of the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act :three years of administration
Author: Reed, Barry J.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

A site specific hazard communication program :Troy Mills, Inc.
Author: Hay, Jack
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

Protection of town resources from chemical contamination via a municipal chemical control program
Author: Heatley, Gerald J.
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Watsonville's freshwater slough resources :planning for conservation in an urban context
Author: Kittleson, Gary
Advisor: Alexandra Dawson
Type: Master's Thesis

Energy and Keene's economy :an analysis of energy use in Keene with proposals for a stronger economy and a cleaner environment
Author: Mason, Chris
Advisor: Joy Ackerman, PhD
Type: Master's Project

Francestown :water resource management and protection plan /Prepared by the Southwst Region Planning Commission and Katherine Metzger.
Author: Metzger, Katherine
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis

A comparison of wetland delineation techniques used pursuant to the Massachusetts wetlands protection act
Author: Rockwell, John
Advisor: Michael Simpson, MS
Type: Master's Project

Status report :the National Flood Insurance Program, its impact on flood plain development
Author: Smallman, Georgia Worth
Advisor: ?
Type: Master's Thesis