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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Coalescence: A Carnivore Coexistence Curriculum that Braids Indigenous & Western Ecological Knowledge into a Relevant and Experiential Learning Opportunity for Youth, Stephanie Anne Barron

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Breathing Hard in Beautiful Places, Lars Chinburg

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UNLOCKING THE WEST: A CRITIQUE OF PREVIOUS STATUTORY ATTEMPTS AND A PROPOSED STATUTORY SOLUTION TO ALLOW ACCESS TO CORNER-LOCKED PUBLIC LAND, Sawyer J. Connelly

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Cultivating Access: The Benefits and Challenges of Using Community Land Trusts to Preserve Farmland and Support Farmers., Meghan Daly

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An Institutional and Policy Analysis of Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change of the Agricultural Sector of Bangladesh, Calvin Wood Martin

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Better Understanding the Barred Owl, Adam Lee Potts

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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The Biome Within: Conception and Change in the Paradise Valley, Austin Kirchhoff

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"Our Loons": Participant Attachments and Motivations within a Community-Based Monitoring Program, Taylor Tewksbury

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Traversing Paradigms: An Environmental Journey to Body and Mind, Martin Ceja Mejia

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Tales from a Placeholder: A Relational Journey with Land, Place, People and Self, Kalle O. Fox

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Edge Habits: Confessions of a Naturalist, Zoey Talon Greenberg

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Keeping What You Sow: Intellectual Property Rights for Plant Breeders and Seed Growers, Paulina B. Jenney

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Collaborating in Cattle Country: Developing a Collaborative Process to Protect the Ecological, Economic, and Cultural Integrity of Ranching in the Northern Rockies, Emily Jochem

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RE-MODELING THE INTERIOR: SPATIAL METHODS AND POLICY REVISIONS TO IMPROVE INVENTORY AND DESIGNATION OF BLM’S AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, Amy H. Katz

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A Thinking Person's Guide to Immigration and Environmental Racism at the US - Mexico Border, Emma H. Kiefer

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Re-Storying Grant Creek: A Case Study of Relational Dynamics on a Degraded Montana Stream, Seamus Rucci Land

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NO DIVING FROM BRIDGE, Lia R. Mendez

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Catch My Drift? Perceptions and Experiences of Pesticide Contamination of Organic Crops in Montana, sarah Rodgers

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Trailing Fire: Working in the Woods and the Future of Forests in a Chaotic Climate, Claire Kilchrenan Thompson

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Building Bridges: How Collaboration is Addressing Wildlife-Vehicle Conflicts in Montana's Upper Yellowstone Watershed, Daniel Phelps Anderson

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EVALUATING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE ROUNDTABLE ON THE CROWN OF THE CONTINENT, Travis D. Anklam

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Ragged Coast: Stories from the Easternmost Edge, Siobhan Justine Harrity

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LIGHTMAN, Cynthia Ann Marbut

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Policy and Collaborative Governance: Case Studies of Three Wildlife Crossings, Nicholas Maya

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Collaborative Conservation and Backcountry Weed Control: A Case Study of the Great Burn Proposed Wilderness, Christopher James Prange

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Food Policy for a Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Local Food System: Recommendations for Missoula, Erika Berglund

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Surface Tension: Essays on an Evolving Faith, Sydney Jo Bollinger

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Down the Deer Path: Reflections on the Future of Hunting in America, Jackie A. Bussjaeger

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Comparing Fence Modeling and Mapping Approaches to Support Wildlife Management and Research in Southwest Montana, Simon Albert Buzzard

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RHETORIC AND PERCEPTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE PROPOSED NORTHMET MINE ON MINNESOTA’S IRON RANGE, Sophia J. Frank

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Saline: On Walking Through, Kitty A. Galloway

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Change is the Only Constant: A Snowpack Retention Analysis and Climate Vulnerability Road Map for the Skalkaho Creek Sub-Basin, Zachary Freeman Goodwin

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Developing a Decision-Making Framework for Assisted Migration: Applying this to the American Pika and Whitebark Pine, Mia Kimya Hedayat-Zedah

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A Policy Analysis of Lead Paint Disclosure Implementation in Residential Homes in Missoula Montana, Marissa Lein Lehner

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An Exploration of Zero Waste Policies and Recommendations for Missoula, Sarah Blyth Lundquist

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A Restless Imminent Dread, Elizabeth M. Pellegrino

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Tending to the Tapestry: An Ecofeminist Interpretation of Women Farmer-Artists' Stories, Aubrey Pongluelert

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Protecting Biodiversity on National Forests: The Evolution and Implementation of Forest Planning Regulations, Anna Wearn

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Recovering our Roots: The Importance of Salish Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Traditional Food Systems to Community Wellbeing on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana., Mitchell Rose Bear Don't Walk

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Environmental Site Assessment and Hydrogeologic Impacts to Groundwater at St. Ignatius, Montana and Hanford, Washington, Ryan M. Carter

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Protecting Natural Resources on Agricultural Lands: Producers' Perspectives on the Conservation Stewardship Program in Montana, Mary Ellis

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WATER USE IN CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOS) IN MINNESOTA: WHO’S KEEPING TRACK?, Dara Meredith Fedrow

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Missoula Prescription Produce Program: Lessons Learned 2015-2017, Harley Fredriksen

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The Impact of Industrial Agriculture on Social-Ecological Resilience: A Case Study of the Fairfield Bench, Montana, Anne Preston Harney

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Walking While Asking:Lessons from Agroecology Education in Chiapas, Mexico, Katherine E. Keller

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Why Does My Town Smell Like Nail Polish?: Using The Toxics Release Inventory To Investigate Industrial Chemical Pollutants In Elkhart County, Indiana, Magdalena Lehman

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Walking with the Wild: Finding an Ethic of Compassion in Conservation, Jane Hallie McGuire

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Development Along Rattlesnake Creek: An Assessment of Stream Health, Channel Form, and Land Cover, Christopher D. Miller

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"Fenced-In Place": White Settler Colonialism as Opposition to Increased Tribal Management of the National Bison Range, Brittany Lee Palmer

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The Anatomy of Extinction: Stories of People as Place, Mason Parker

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Applications of GIS in Conservation, Heidi M. Daulton

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A Comparison of Three Agricultural Startups, John Dindia

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Policy Analysis: Alaska Salmon Hatcheries, Jessica Eller

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ZONING AND COMPLEMENTARY INCENTIVES TO PROTECT FARMLAND: A CASE FOR MISSOULA COUNTY, Kaitlin McCafferty

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Lessons Learned in the Superfund Process: A Guide for Community Advisory Groups, Terri Nichols

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GROWING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT GARDEN CITY HARVEST THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH, Hannah B. Oblock

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Volunteering for Vegetables: Community Agriculture and the Prospects for Building a More Democratic Food System, Kali Orton

Things That Fly, Melissa Anne Peterson

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Transitioning Montana to a Renewable Energy Future: The Social and Economic Impacts, Jacqueline O. Sussman

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Poison in Pink, Sydney V. Cook

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Carrying the Seeds: Adaptations and Transitions of Hmong American Food Producers in Missoula County, Montana, Rachel Cramer

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DOES SHAPE MATTER? BREEDING HABITAT USE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF GRAY CATBIRDS (DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS) IN TWO WESTERN WOODLAND HABITATS, Sharon Fuller

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Chignik Summer, Peter Gurche

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GROUND FIRES: Essays on Land and Scouting, Matthew R. Hart

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The Balancing Act: Ecological Interventions and Decision Tradeoffs to Preserve Wilderness Character, Lucy A. Lieberman

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Wearing it on: A Map of Work and Land, Thomas Sentner

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COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, Sophie C. Wolfram

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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A Comparison of Course Quality Surveiy Results from Students on Gender Balanced and Gender Imbalanced Field Courses at NOLS, Alexandra M. Alway

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES OF ROAD CROSSING STRUCTURES FROM RELATIVE MOVEMENT RATES OF LARGE MAMMALS, Adam Andis

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Between Rivers: Reflections on home, obligation, and otherness from a confluence of conservation and connectivity, Chandra M. Brown

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Adapting Near-Ultraviolet Colorimetry for Long-Term In Situ Monitoring of Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater Aquifers, Janine Carter

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An Elemental Community: Contemplations of Place, Theresa A. Duncan

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Aquatic food webs and heavy metal contamination in the upper Blackfoot River, Montana, Jack E. Landers

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Beautiful, Battered Lands: Making Peace with Place from the Rust Belt to Appalachia, Katherine Leary

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The Next Billion: Lessons in off-grid electricity development from the global south, Peter McDonough

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73,401 Hexagons: A Geodiversity Gap Analysis of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, Robina A. Moyer

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Wingspan: Living with Birds, Lauren A. Smith

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The Way Around: Walking into Revolution, Nicholas T. Triolo

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Baseline study of recovering headwater streams in the Sapphire Mountains, western Montana, Morgan Vinyard

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS ON BOULDER, COLORADO OPEN SPACE AND MOUNTAIN PARKS LAND: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECT INDICATORS, Rachel A. Caldwell

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Instituting Collaborative Conservation in Federal Land Management: the BLM's Resource Advisory Councils as an Example, Benjamin D. Donatelle

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Off the Court, Onto the Farm, Arza E. Hammond

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Speaking for You: Positions of Montana Ranching Organizations on Beef Market Concentration, Katie Marie LeBlanc

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Farm-to-School in Montana: An Assessment of Program Participation, Autumn Lee

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Legal Tools for Local Control of Oil and Gas Development: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities – Focusing on Select Eastern and Western U.S. States with Current and Potential Oil/Gas Development, Gabrielle M. Ostermayer

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ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION IN WILDERNESS: WHAT THE FISH TO DO?, Kelsey R. Patterson

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Rural Food Procurement Strategies and Attitudes Towards Food Sourcing: A Case Study of Boulder Town, Utah, Jane R. Philips

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Cultivating Opportunity: Land Transfer Tools to Support Land Access for Beginning Farmers, Samuel E. Plotkin

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The Millennial Who Planted Trees, trevien stanger

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Raising Grain in Next Year Country: Dryland Farming, Drought, and Adaptation in the Golden Triangle, Montana, Caroline M. Stephens

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Sacred Zones: Examing Wilderness in Yellowstone, Maine and Russia, Lily S. Vonderheide

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Unearthing Connections in a Storied Landscape: The Flathead River Honoring and Place-Based Education in the Flathead Valley, Melissa Wardlow

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FRACTURE, Emily Withnall

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Use and Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures with Short Sections of Wildlife Fencing, Elizabeth Rose Fairbank

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A Hunter's Shadows: A Personal Exploration of Hunting, James Giese

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A SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE RESORT AT PAWS UP, Matthew S. Hannon

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WHEN THE SAP FLOWS: AFFECTION AND INDUSTRY IN THE MAPLE WOODS, Nicholas R. Littman

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Impacts of Montana Public Wolf Hunting and Trapping on Tolerance and Acceptance of Gray Wolves Among Rural Resident Ranchers, Trappers, and Big Game Hunters, Alia Winn Mulder

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'This Disc is not for a Bird Bath, it's for my Tractor': Exploring Gender, Sustainable Agriculture, and Networks in Western Montana, Eva Kathryn Rocke

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Prioritizing The Upper Clark Fork River Tributaries for Instream Flow Restoration, Catherine B. Berg