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 1996
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
Looking for hope| Environmental themes in seven speculative fiction novels, Katie Mac Millen
Environmental Citizenship: The design and development of the Environmental Organizing Semester at the University of Montana, Charles B. Pearson
False populism: A profile of Wise Use activity in Montana, Robert Marshall Perks
Toward an ecosystem reserve complex for the Canadian Rockies, Thomas M. Platt
Critical perspectives in environmental values education, Paul M. Rosen
Archaeology of an intimate landscape, Karin Schalm
Barriers to solid waste reduction in small businesses| Three case studies, Amy Shaw
Comparison of community gardening efforts in Austin, New York City and San Francisco, Hannah P. Stebbins
Practical non-anthropocentrism: Environmental values formation through intentional community, David VanderPloeg
Effects of environmental policies and programs on the reforestation effort in Vietnam, Krystal R. Weilage
Alaska's 1992 wolf control plans| Why they failed| A political, biological and ethical analysis, Nicole Whittington-Evans
Safe Aid: A food safety training manual for food banks, Vickie R. Willis
Social and political viability of biological corridors on private lands: A case study in Lewis & Clark County Montana, Seth Mark Wilson
Attitudes of residents toward wolves in a rural community in northwestern Montana, Rachel C. Wolstenholme
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Affordable resource efficiency| An introduction to living within our means, Laura Armstrong
Montana's cyanide mining experiment| Learning from bitter experience, James Barilla
Colonizing the Internet: The environmental move on-line, Nicholas Bartoli
Chloroform exposure and dose determination associated with competitive swimmers during a two-hour swim practice, David C. Berkoff
Yearning wild: Confessions of a recovering alpha male, R. Glendon Brunk
Developing an environmental education program at Teller Wildlife Refuge, Steven Cohen
Maldevelopment in West Virginia, Owen Cox
Managing public lands to support viable wildlife populations in Montana's High Plains : The Montana High Plains Ecosystem Recovery Plan, Matthew Stone Dietz
The design of an innovative teacher training course: environmental education for secondary school teachers, Leslie A. Droege
Friend to the desert owl: Towards a Jewish environmental ethic, Shamu Fenyvesi
A comparison of bird abundance among selectively logged old-growth and mature second-growth ponderosa pine, John Robert Hoffland
A Confluence of sovereignty and conformity : the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness, Diane L. Krahe
Restoring the common ground: The creation of a Greater Yellowstone Restoration Corps, Kirstin Leonard
Bio-rational planning: An ecological approach to land use planning in San Diego County California, Gillian N. Lyons
Without compromising the future: Sustainability in Missoula, James G. McGrath
Illegal solid waste disposal in western Montana Missoula County: A case study, Shannon Lee McNew
Re-evolution of resource efficient housing and The guide to resource efficient building elements, Tracy Mumma
Nest-site and habitat selection of Buteo species in southeastern Washington and the use of geographic information systems to model nest habitat quality, John Joseph Nugent
Appeals denied: Organizational values of the US Forest Service reflected by changes in the administrative appeals process, William A. Schenk
Grassroots struggle for environmental justice : the need for a new approach to public health in Kern County California, Elizabeth Tan
On-site vegetation restoration techniques developed and applied in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Mark E. Vander Meer
Mountain goats in Olympic National Park : fair game or reasonable doubt?, Helen Carolyn Wagenvoord
Silviculture vs. nature: An ecological assessment of forest health alternatives, Bethanie Walder
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
"Being as it used to be long ago, may I walk"| Stories on relationships to animals, to self, Gabriela Barrett
Down the Clark Fork- A River Rebounds, Murray Carpenter
Trash talkin' : the 1992 MontPIRG recycling survey and the issues and politics of Missoula's solid waste, Stephen T. Carroll
Hatchery supplementation of declining populations| Fitness and role in conservation, Scott Chadde
Voices from within : an oral history of women environmental activists in Montana, Elizabeth T. Cleminshaw
Field journals| Connecting people with place, Carolyn Duckworth
Toward the development of a vegetation classification system designed to aid in the maintenance of native biodiversity in Montana and Idaho, Jennifer Lynn Ferenstein
Or else we would fly away| A history of place and placelessness, Jenny Rachel Flynn
The Senior Environment Corps, Gwen Jacobs
Greenhouse grows in Missoula| Urban sustainable living in theory and practice, Justin T. Landis
Summary of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) management activities in the Lick Creek drainage of the Bitterroot National Forest, James P. Menakis
The paper park tempest of Sochi: Describing analyzing and strategizing protection of the complex of protected natural areas in the greater Sochi region of Russia, Kurt Martin Menning
Linkage zone identification and evaluation of management options for grizzly bears in the Evaro Hill area, Steven N. Mietz
Wolves and humans: Teaching controversial issues in the classroom, Wendy R. Moore
Sense of place : its meaning and its implications for education, Matt Sanger
Her Sweet Faith, Christian Marie Sarver
1992 Missoula carbon monoxide saturation study, Benjamin R. Schmidt
Need for a conservation strategy at Pattee Canyon Recreation Area Missoula Montana or protecting land by benign neglect, Mary Minor Smith
Toxic landscapes : an argument for toxics use reduction and citizen strategies for Montana, Felice Stadler
Subby gets slimed : a role for stories in environmental education, Kirsten Talmage
Wellhead protection planning| A comparison of two communities' approaches| Missoula, Montana and Polson, Montana, Karen J. Wilson
Empty promises: An evaluation of the Bureau of Land Management's areas of Critical Environmental Concern Program in Utah, Edward A. Wood
Condoms and corporations: Perspectives and action on population among environmental organizations at the national level and in Montana, Karen Elizabeth Wood
Group to which people belong, Tommy Youngblood-Petersen
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Beyond paternalism: Building a partnership with the poor farmer in agricultural development (thoughts on the Honduran experience), Alexis L. Aguilar-Henriquez
Case study of Native people and land & wildlife management agencies in northwest Alaska, Elizabeth A. Beringer
Through grizzlies' eyes| Assessing the effects of salmon fisheries enhancement on brown bears in Alaska's McNeil-Paint River ecosystem, Edward Scott Bosse
Private property rights v. total government control: The fight to reform the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act in the 53d legislative assembly, Carter W. Calle
Impact of logging on fish habitat in belt geology streams, John Curtis Chatel
Landscaping for wildlife : a guide for the Missoula area, Margot Hart Dale
Loss of the human capacity for interspecies communication, Eleanor Fareedah Danesh
Plan to promote environmental education learner goals and objectives in the Montana public schools, Richard T. Durgin
Environmental education: The cultural bridge, Theresa M. Ferraro
How does nature speak to our concern?: A rhythm of dialogue and responsibility in environmental ethics and wilderness preservation, Scott Friskics
Malevolent disdain impoverished desire and oblivious neglect : the sensitive species program in three national forests, William Paul Haskins
Wolves and ecology: Experiential learning and attitude change, Roni K. Lett
The Rattlesnake Valley Ecology Project: An outdoor environmental education curriculum, Kari Mattson Lind
Protection of predator/prey diversity in the North Fork valley of the Flathead River : a case for land use planning, Allen C. May
National Wildlife Refuge System : does it live up to its name?, Bruce Harrington Morrison
Ecology of an impacted northern Rocky Mountain stream, Darlene Solberg Nardi
Designing an educational program to foster environmentally responsible behavior and use by teachers, Peggy Dybvig Schmidt
Multiple abusers and eco-freaks: A comparison of values between the wise use movement and the environmental movement, Kimberly Brooke Skyelander
Pornography hunting and the anxiety of control, Joel Nathan Thomas-Adams
Death by development| The boreal nations and the boreal forest, Matthew F. Thomas
Implementation of the precautionary principle and clean production in Hungary: Needs constraints and potentials, Joel A. Tickner
Environmental education in Kenya : the need for a community-based biology curriculum in the secondary schools, Suanne Unger
It's a M.U.D. M.U.D. M.U.D. M.U.D. world!: Experiments in self-reliance at the Missoula Urban Demonstration Project, Mark Waltermire
Role of nutrients in controlling stream algae levels in a developing watershed of the Northern Rockies, Thomas Watts
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Regulating mining in Montana| Stealing the common from the goose, Rasim Babameto
Now v. forever| The conflict between business and forestry in the management of Plum Creek timberlands in Montana, Timothy Matthew Bechtold
Water quality benefits of the Missoula phosphate ban in the Clark Fork River, Perry Berlind
Interpretation of collaborative water planning in Upper Clark Fork Basin Montana, Susann M. Bradford
Local groundwater protection approaches : Missoula a case study, Mary Louise Fox
Planning model for rural community development, Rick Freeman
Gringos in the mist : a naturalist journey through Ecuador, Greg Gordon
The wildness of wilderness: A study of designated de facto and personal wilderness, David G. Havlick
Developing a new lead district in Missouri: A conflict between maintaining a mining heritage and preserving ecological integrity on the Ozark Highland, Douglas J. Hawes-Davis
Relationships between environmental groups and daily newspapers: A western Montana perspective, Michael William Howey