Management Theses

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1983

• Marion E. Larson, Visitor Management in Parks and RelatedReserves
• David Weinstein, Vegetation Analysis for Management andEducation at Old McCrea Farm, Colchester, Vermont

1991

• Luke Elwood, Essex Natural Area Management Plan

1992

• Ethan Howland Swift, A Comparative Analysis of the GlobalPositioning System and the Loran-C Navigational System and the Use of GPSin Natural Resource Management

1993

• Katrie Lynn DiTella, A Trail Protection Study for theCatamount Cross-Country Ski Trail in the Middlebury Ranger District of the GreenMountain National Forest

1997

• Katie Gomes, Devising a Framework for the Management of Lake Champlain
• Stacie Haines, The Concerns of the Citizens of Vermont in Regards to the Application of Herbicides as a Forest Management Practice

1998

• Alecia DeMartin, Winter Recreation on Mt. Mansfield Ridgeline: Observation of Existing Conditions and a Management Plan

1999

• Andrea Boggs, A Study of the Social, Biological, and Legal Constraints Affecting the Management of Centennial Woods Natural Area, and A Site Conservation Plan
• Scott Riley, Environmental Impacts of Golf Courses and Management

2002

• Brian Chaplin, Natural Community Mapping and Landscape Assessment at the Shelburne Pond Natural Area, Shelburne, Vermont

2003

• Andrew Fowler, Ecological Impact Mitigation of Backcountry Skiing: The Development of Management Recommendations for the Mount Mansfield Natural Area, Vermont
• Benjamin Hudson, Land Conservation in Costa Rica: A Study into the Possible Conservation of Potential Property in the Osa Peninsula
• Amanda Priestley, Vector Surveillance Program in Grand Isle County, Vermont: Determining Mosquito Species, Populations, Habitats, and Control Methods Using an Integrated Pest Management Approach
• Eli Sebastion Worley, Managing Rock Climbing to Promote Environmental Integrity: A Draft Climbing Management Plan for the Bolton Notch Road Cliffs

2004

• Molly Bagnato, An Analysis of the State of Vermont Water Resources Board Docket: Investigation into Developing Cleanup Plans for Stormwater Impaired Waters
  
• James Coyne, Monitoring Mansfield: An Assessment of Management Techniques for Alpine Vegetation at Four Locations along the Ridgeline of Mount Mansfield
  
• Jennifer Dye, Community-Based Coral Reef Conservation and Management in the Hawaiian Islands

2005

• Amanda Dow Davis, The Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge to Natural Resource Management: A Ghanaian Case Study

2006

• * William R. Brennan, Framing Forest Policy: An Analysis of Political Transition and the “Roadless Rule”
• Alexandra Carlson, Sustainable Ski Resort Development and Management: A Handbook: How the Ski Industry Can Have a Positive Impact on Community Development, Health, and the Relationship Between Humans and their Environments
• Jessica Dunlop, Environmental Awareness and the Usefulness of Trees in Unlikely Places
• Holly Shetland Elwell, The Role of Citizen-Based Groups in Multi-Agency Organizations
• Mallory Graves, How to Effectively Protect Natural Areas: An Assessment of Centennial Woods to Determine Appropriate Boundaries
• Robert Kelly, Backcountry Shelter Removal, Resource Rehabilitation, and Recreation Impact Mitigation on the Long Trail, Vermont
• Allie Klein, Stormwater Management in Chittenden County
• Gwendolyn W. Lyons, Vermont Wildlife: Management and Conservation in the Green Mountain State: A Curriculum for Middlebury Union High School
• Spencer Morton, Trout Management in Vermont: Environmental Concerns and a Fly Fishing Guide to Vermont’s Trout and their Streams
• Paran D. Quigley, Fostering a Positive Interpersonal Working Environment: Meshing Group Cohesion Activities with Outdoor Learning Opportunities
  

  2007

• Marisa Dauber, Coastal Zones and the Impending Danger of Climate Change: Can Ecotourism Help Protect U.S. Coasts?
• Matt Hawes, A Comparative Analysis of the Management Practices for Alpine Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States
• Allie Klein, Stormwater Management in Chittenden County
• Anna DeForest Meyer, Conservation of Public Interests through Private Ownership: The Pingree Forest Partnership as an Example of a Working Forest Conservation Easement with Diverse Benefit
  

  2008

• Bryan Gill, Land Management for the 21st Century: An Analysis of Jay Peak Ski Resort, Vermont, and the White River National Forest, Colorado
  
• Amy M. Hammesfahr,  The Cormorant Controversy: Assessing Lethal and Non-Lethal Management Strategies on Lake Champlain
  

  2009

• Elizabeth Calcutt, Drafting an Invasive Species Policy for Shelburne Farms
• Jessica Goldberg, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the Menominee Tribe: Sustained Yield Forestry in Action
• Ian Patric, Demonstrating the Crop Tree Release Silvicultural Method: Jericho Research Forest Compartment 6, Jericho, Vermont
• John Young, Family Forest Owners: A Vermont Study of Behavior, Pressure, and Opportunity
  

  2010

• Josh Ellsworth  –  A Smart Growth Assessment of Affordable Housing in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Brittain D. Shorter  –  Missisquoi Bay Causeway Removal Stakeholder Stances in Relation to Spiny Softshell Turtle Endurance in Lake Champlain
  
• Greg Soll  –  Farm Management at the Student Run Farm Common Ground
  
• Samuel Tolstoi  – Water Conflict and Cooperation in the Jordan River Basin
  
• Holden Trunk  –  Managing Invasive Plants: A Survey of Strategies in Massachusetts
  
• Marshall Willis  –  The Role of Carbon in Forested Ecosystems: A Carbon Assessment for Aboveground Biomass on John’s Creek in Craig County, Virginia
  

  2011

• Julie Bellino  –  Finding Forever Wild: Identifying and Mapping Land Suitable for Conservation by the Northeast Wilderness Trust
  
• Katherine Devine  –  Stormwater Management at the University of Vermont: Mapping and Design for Campus Sustainability
  
• Alexander B. McManus  –  One Golf Course, With One Outcome: Becoming More Ecological
  
• * Elijah William Sobel  –  Where the River Deepens: Exploring Place-Based Relationships through the Swimming Hole Experience
  
• Ryan A. Williams  –  Alpine Management Comparison: An Exploration of Vermont and New York's Highest Places
  
• Marshall Willis  –  The Role of Carbon in Forested Ecosystems: A Carbon Assessment for Aboveground Biomass on John’s Creek in Craig County, Virginia
  
  

  2012

• * Sara Cleaver – What's the Catch?: An Analysis of Seafood Sustainability at the University of Vermont
• Katie Deppen – Learning How to be a Sustainable Sports Turf Manager by Interning with the Philedelphia Eagles Grounds Crew
• Sean Donovan – Field Technician Intern 2011 with Northwest Connections, Swan Valley, Montana
• Alyssa Frediani  –  The Nesting Ecology of Diamondback Terrapins (Malacleemys terrapin) in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
• Anna Glavash – Conservation Intern with the Squam Lakes Association
• Joseph Grossman – A Synthesis of Conservation Management for Habitat Restoration in the Dos Palmas Wildlife Reserve: A Restoration Internship with the Bureau of Land Management
• Robin McAloon – Countryside Ranger Internship, Assynt, Scotland
• Sam Schlepphorst – The Green Mountain Wildway: Reconnecting Habitat of the Northern Green Mountains
• Alexandra VanBaars  –  The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
  
  
  
  

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