This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Environmental Studies. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Restoring O'Brien Creek, David Hamilton Glaser
Make it simple: encouraging recycling and waste reduction behavior in an apartment complex, Alexandra G. Gorman
Watershed restoration assessment for Lost Creek a tributary of the Upper Clark Fork River, James Harris
Wetland mitigation in Indiana: Policy practice and outcomes, Michael D. Hasty
Montana's power trip: Electric deregulation consumers and the environment, Patrick Judge
All about amphibians : an environmental education curriculum for western Montana high schools, Eric A. Leach
Partners in conservation education : scientists teachers students and sea turtles in Costa Rica, Scott B. Pankratz
Western religious beliefs and environment: Personal reflections on the religion and environment, Varya Petrosyan
Upper Libby Creek stability analysis and recommendations, ShuÌichi SatoÌ„
Effects of disturbance edges on plant communities and invasive species in a western Montana forest, Bruce Threlkeld
Regeneration of subalpine Nothofagus pumilio in northwestern Patagonia Argentina, Christopher A. Wall
Wings of compassion, Ann Whitesides
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Spatial modeling of copper concentrations through aquatic ecosystem components of Soda Butte Creek Yellowstone National Park, Robert S. Ahl
Thy will be done on earth: Christian environmental activism, James V. Bennett
Environmental education in Oaxaca Mexico: Attitudes and schoolyard-based environmental inquiries, Janie M. Chodosh
To sing of egrets: Water use culture and conflict on Montana's Bitterroot River, Katherine S. Deuel
Modifying Chevron's principle of deference: Applying Daubert to the agency decision-making process, John Joseph Ferguson
A vision for the future: Chemical physical and biological goals for the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille basin, Bonnie Gestring
Cyborg environmentalism and the privileged leftist, Jake Giessman
"Born of the River" The Literature of the Glen Canyon, Matthew Barrett Gross
Abundance and population structure of some economically important trees of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica, Miguel Guevara Gonzalez
Journey north| Hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, Adrienne Hall
Wilderness case law for nonlawyers, Sarah W. Heim-Jonson
Ecological basis for community participation in land and resource conservation, Melanie A. Judge
Citizen's guide to watershed conservation in western Montana, Neysa King
Critical look at land exchanges as viable solutions to the checkerboard landscape in the Northern Rockies, Deborah Kmon
Integrating environmental education into a science curriculum: A proposal for Missoula County Public School District, Kathyrn E. Meyer
Blackfeet environmental ethnography, Gabriel A. Renville
Evaluation of wetland health of prairie potholes at the Bandy Ranch Ovando Montana, Alice M. Santos
Distribution and abundance of Tubifex tubifex in Cottonwood Creek in the Blackfoot River drainage, Linnaea Schroeer Smith
Designing studies to monitor grizzly bear linkage zone effectiveness| Exploring options for the Swan Valley Grizzly Bear Conservation Agreement case study, Keith D. Stockmann
Drift smoke : a meditation on fire and loss in the West, David J. Strohmaier
Anthology of vermin, Kim Todd
So close to falling| The removal of hydroelectric dams on the Elwha and Kennebec Rivers, Rachel D. Wray
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Treadmarks on the virgin land : the appropriate role of off-road vehicles in national forests, John C. Adams
A citizens' guide to wildland road removal, Earle M. Bagley
The Community Naturalist in the Schools Program: Infusing experiential natural history into secondary school curricula, James F. Berkey
IMPROVING STREAM BIOASSESSMENT METHODS FOR THE MONTANA VALLEYS AND FOOTHILL PRAIRIES ECOREGION, Wease Bollman
Developing environmental education programs in Moldovan schools: A practical guide for teachers, Alexei Ion Ceaicovschi
Urban agriculture ecological cities and the seeds of change: A not-so-mutant message from Down Under, Leslie Chaison
Serpent in the garden| Potential environmental impacts of mining in the rainforest of the Caribbean 'nature isle', Dominica, John A. Constan
On the edge of wilderness: A review of wildlife recreation and motorized access on the western rim of Hells Canyon, Debra Jo Dickey
Urban by design: Guidelines for sustainable redevelopment on west Broadway Missoula Montana, Allison L. Handler
Curriculum guide to the wetlands of Teton Valley Idaho for grades five through eight, Lisa A. Johnson
Zoogeography of the gray wolf in Idaho : a historical review, Timmothy J. Kaminski
In search of the lost roots: Recovering ethnopedagogical traditions of Buryat-Mongols in "Khabsagai-Culture-Ecology-Education Center", Erjen C. Khamaganova
Coffee, consumerism, and conservation| An environmental discourse analysis of the sustainable coffee movement, Alexandra V. Koelle
Impacts of the global Echinacea market on the people and land of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Reservation, Monique Kathleen Kolster
Privatization and its influence on the development of legal environmental protection system in Kazakhstan, Tatyana E. Kotenyova
Campaigning for chlorine-free paper on the World Wide Web | http|//www.montana.com/cfpoc/paper.html, Elisa Lynch
Come out even| A season of rodeo and wild horse wrangling in Wyoming, Ian McCluskey
Ecological health assessment of a wetland mitigation site : Lawrence Park Kalispell MT, Michael X. Metz
Wilderness airstrips: A case study for using legislative history to inform wilderness management, Shannon S. Meyer
Butterfly effect, Mary E. Miller
A GIS model for identifying potential black-tailed prairie dog habitat in the northern Great Plains shortgrass prairie, Jonathan Proctor
Subdividing Eden: Land use and change in the Bitterroot Valley 1930-1998, E. Duke Richey
Toward a law of the land: The Clean Water Act as a federal mandate for the implementation of an ecosystem approach to land mangagement, Jory Ruggiero
Flying lessons, Lynn Sainsbury
Caring for consequences listening to voices: Understanding application and suggestions for environmental justice in the public schools, Kira Elizabeth Sherwood
Future of the Endangered Species Act : substantive statute with teeth or procedural paper tiger?, Scott M. Stearns
Permit value: A hidden key to the public land grazing dispute, Bill Steven Stern
Groundwater quantity and quality of the Eight Mile [sic] Ravalli County Montana, Anne Marie Stewart
Taking bicycles seriously : three replicable urban bicycle development projects, Paul Steely White
Development of snowmobile policy in Yellowstone National Park, Michael J. Yochim
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Management directions for matazarno, Piscidia carthagenensis in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Carla L. Abrams
Walk me Home| A story, Woody Beardsley
From conflict to consensus?: A social and political history of environmental collaboration in the Swan Valley Montana, Barbara M. Cestero
Riparian and aquatic habitat monitoring on the Kootenai National Forest: Critique for the 1997 Forest Plan Revisions, Charles Clark
Anatomy of a gas spill in Montana: An attorney's view, Henry R. Crane
WATER RIGHTS AND ECOLOGY ON THE WIND RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION: THE COLLISION OF HISTORIES, A TRADITION OF NEGLECT AND SUGGESTIONS FOR RESOLUTION, John F. Dillon
Rock Creek Trust at work: A case study on conservation easements in the Rock Creek drainage, Kathryn C. Goldman
Caught between the Trickster and the Savior: A conservation organization's efforts to reconnect the Turks with nature, Bridget Grosser
Meaningful reform of the national forests: Will a trust paradigm provide the balance of environmental quality and resource production needed for sustainable development?, Charles E. Hansberry
Spatial patterns of woody plant regeneration in two California Central Valley floodplain forests, William Marquiss Jones
Contested Cordillera: Forest conversion and conflict in a Dominican watershed, Michael Kustudia
It depends on us : building U.S.-Russian citizen partnerships for environmental protection, Olga Maiboroda
Analysis of the effect of environmental science education on student attitudes, Anthony Mele
Community problem investigation manual : a teacher's guide for integrating instruction with community action projects, Nicky Phear
Examining state mining laws of Colorado and Montana, Ellen Porter
Prairie dog control in the United States : an analysis of programs and policies, David M. Roemer
Technology and the decline of convivial practice, Christian Schwaderer
Gender power and the environmental movement: A critique and model for change, Bryony Jane Schwan
Comparison of bird communities in developed undeveloped and greenbelt riparian areas, Kelley P. Segars
Life history and distribution of a rare stonefly Isogenoides zionensis (Plecoptera : Perlodidae) in relation to extreme environmental variation, Mikel J. Shakarjian
Fellow travelers: Cruising the globe in search of home community and hope for the future, Richard Michael Stern
Distribution and occurrence of radon in the Missoula Valley Aquifer, Robert B. Ward
Blazing the trail to ecotopia?: Demonstrating more sustainable ways of living in various urban settings, Buell Whitehead
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Charting a course for a healthy river system: Results from a 1995 survey of Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Coalition members, Michele L. Archie
The Contested terrain of Butte Montana : social landscapes of risk and resiliency, Mary Elizabeth Curran
Conservation of Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, with special emphasis on the upper Blackfoot Valley, Montana, Benjamin D. Deeble
Creating a reserve within the Thunder Basin National Grasslands, Elizabeth Gaines
Listening to bike lanes : Moving beyond the feud, Jeffrey A. Hiles
Sled dogs in our environment| Possibilities and implications | a socio-ecological study, Arna Dan Isacsson