Natural Area Theses

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1986

• Mary Alisa Borre, Internal Sources of Phosphorus in Shelburne Pond, Vermont

1998

• 1998 Kenneth Rybkiewicz, Trail System Master Plan: Pease Mountain Natural Area, Charlotte, Vermont

2002

• Brian Chaplin, Natural Community Mapping and Landscape Assessment at the Shelburne Pond Natural Area, Shelburne, Vermont
• Meredith Michalski, A Study of Nine Natural Areas in Burlington, Vermont: A Guide to Developing a Connection with the Natural World
• Carey Reeder, A Conservation Management Plan for Pease Mountain Natural Area, Charlotte, Vermont
• * Elaine Vidal, Urban Sanctuary: The Value of Natural Areas

2003

• Rachel Lauren Cook, The Development of an Interpretive Brochure for the Upland Trail at the H. Lawrence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne Pond
• Andrew Fowler, Ecological Impact Mitigation of Backcountry Skiing: The Development of Management Recommendations for the Mount Mansfield Natural Area, Vermont
• Justin Tietjen, Stream Restoration in Centennial Woods Natural Area
• Kevin Viani, A Critique of Spatial Data Through the Use of Metadata for Small Land Parcels

2004

• James Coyne, Monitoring Mansfield: An Assessment of Management Techniques for Alpine Vegetation at Four Locations along the Ridgeline of Mount Mansfield
  
• Beth M. Moore, Environmental Education in the State of Vermont: A Series of Ecological Lesson Plans for Eleven Natural Areas in Chittenden County, Vermont, Inspired by the Pease Mountain Internship
  
• Michelle L. Mowery, The H. Lawrence Achilles Natural Area: A Paddling Guide to Shelburne Pond
  
• Krista Powers, Triple Buckets: A Study of the Lower Huntington Gorge Preserve, Richmond, Vermont

2005

• Brandon Daniel Marrs, An Ecological Restoration Proposal for a Former Cattle Farm Located on the Northern Shore of Shelburne Pond in Shelburne, Vermont

2006

• Mallory Graves, How to Effectively Protect Natural Areas: An Assessment of Centennial Woods to Determine Appropriate Boundaries
• Andrea E. Muhlfelder, A Critique of an Outdoor Education Natural Science Program form the Perspective of Place-Based Education
• Leah W. Szafranski, Creating a Website to Encourage Good Citizenship: Principles for Visitors to Centennial Woods Natural Area
  

  2007

• Andrea E. Muhlfelder, A Critique of an Outdoor Education Natural Science Program from the Perspective of Place-Based Education
• Kris Willkes, Design Plan and Recommendations for a New Recreational Trail Linking the Charlotte School, Local Neighborhood, and Pease Mountain Natural Area, Charlotte, Vermont
  

  2008

• Grant Harris,  Young Children and Their Perceptions and Interactions with Natural Areas, Materials, and Forms of Shelter
  
• *Margaret Graciano, Affective Landscape: Natural History, Recollections and Reflection on Shelburne Pond Natural Area
  
• Michaela Wales, An Evaluation of the National Audubon Society’s Nature Day Camp and its Ability to Increase Children’s Knowledge of the Environment
  
• Amy M. Hammesfahr,  The Cormorant Controversy: Assessing Lethal and Non-Lethal Management Strategies on Lake Champlain
  

  2009

• Avery Dandreta, Why We Cannot Drill: A Moral and Legal Case Against The Opening of ANWR’s Coastal Plain
  

  2010

• Tara Bates  –  A Review of the Biography, Control and Uses of Japanese Knotweed
  
• Martha Klepack  –  Reading a Changing Landscape: A Natural History Guide to Centennial Woods
  
• Brittain D. Shorter  –  Missisquoi Bay Causeway Removal Stakeholder Stances in Relation to Spiny Softshell Turtle Endurance in Lake Champlain
  

  2012

• Janet Ruttenberg – Natural Spaces and Off-Leash Dog Use Management at Newton's Cold Spring Park

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