Student-Authored Project Titles for CES 471

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Fall 2024

  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Dumkes Lake Land Management Plan
    Avarie, Lacey, Michelle, Avani
  • Mequon Nature Preserve: Farm to Forest Management Plan
    Caitlyn, Gianna, Thurston, Nolan
  • Riveredge Nature Center: Good Neighbors Make Good Restoration Plans
    Gage, Andre, Gretchen, Courtney
  • Schlitz Audubon Nature Center: Buckthorn Busters, Oak Savanna Edition
    Alison, Chloe, Jordan, Luna
  • Ozaukee Washington Land Trust: Spirit Lake, An Ecological Restoration Management Plan of Partial Prairie & Oak-Hickory Savanna
    Nick, Zoe, Emily, Sierra

Spring 2024

  • Genesee Lake School: Land Management Plan
    Ben, Ryan, Leona
  • Lynden Sculpture Garden: Environmental Management Plan
    Laura, Catherine, Maeve, Ian
  • Aldo Leopold Foundation: A Sculptured Landscape, Unit 8b Planting Plan
    Bailey, Hassan, Elena, Jack
  • River Revitalization Foundation: Future Management of Turtle Park
    Nicole, Amanda, Riley, Alex
  • Mequon Nature Preserve: Reimagining 66 Acres, A Natural Resource Management Plan
    Marcellus, Nisal, Jayde, Tyler
  • Wehr Nature Center: Tess Creek Corridor Project Expansion
    Anders, Ben, Charles, Matao

Fall 2023

  • Ozaukee Washington Land Trust: Donges Bay Gorge
    Francisco, Gigi, Cal, Adam, Lexi
  • Schlitz Audubon Nature Center: Project Plan
    Izzy, Sophie, Maddie, Clive, Victoria, Sam
  • Wehr Nature Center: The Reinvention of Tess Corners Creek Corridor
    Laura, Maddi, Zoe
  • Riveredge Nature Center: Assessment and Recommendations for Heritage Oaks within a Fen Ecosystem
    Ryan, Griffin, Luke
  • Lynden Sculpture Garden: Stewardship and Restoration Management Plan for Rusty Patched Bumblebees
    Rena, Rebecca, Kristin, Arabella, Xia, Gabrielle

Spring 2021

  • Calhoun Creek Preserve Natural Area Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Friedens Ministry Recycling and Composting Plan
    Freidens Ministry, LLC.
  • Lynden Sculpture Garden Oak Savana Tree Inventory and Management Plan
    Lynden Sculpture Garden and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  • Meyhew Woods Heritage Oak Inventory and Management Plan
    Riveredge Nature Center
  • River Hills Lowland and Ephemeral Pond Amphibian Inventory and Management Plan
    River Revitalization Foundation
  • Stormwater Management Best Management Practice Maintenance Monitoring Protocol and Phone App
    Southern Wisconsin Watershed Trust, Village of Brown Deer, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  • UWM Field Station Wildlife Monitoring
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Fall 2020

  • Good Harvest Wetland and Trail Master Plan
    Good harvest Market Waukesha
  • Development of Methods to Reduce Non-Target Species use of Nest Boxes
    Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory
  • Lynden Sculpture Garden Pond Study
    Lynden Sculpture Garden
  • Illicit Stormwater Monitoring Protocol and Phone App for Milwaukee Metropolitan Area
    Southern Wisconsin Watershed Trust, Village of Menomonee Falls, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  • Tamarack Preserve Management Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy

Spring 2020

  • Downers Woods Forest Management Plan
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
  • Nagawicka Bog Blanding Turtle Management Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Development of a Master Database of Observed Orchids in Southern Wisconsin
    Riveredge Nature Center
  • Rare Plant Citizen Science Guide
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Testing of a Wood Frog Habitat Suitability Index
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy and Waukesha County Department of Parks

Fall 2019

  • Stormwater Capture and Reuse System for UWM Fermentation Garden
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RainWorks Program
  • Frog Hollow Natural Area Master Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Development of an American Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring Program
    Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory
  • Meyhew Woods Trail Plan
    Riveredge Nature Center
  • Nagawicka Lake Bog Natural Area Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Development of a Wood Frog Habitat Suitability Index
    Waukesha County Department of Parks

Spring 2019

  • Management Plan to Reduce Bird Strikes on the UWM Campus
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
  • UWM Waste Management Plan
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
  • Hartland Marsh Natural Area Management Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Analysis of Habitat Needs for American Kestrel Nest Boxes
    Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory
  • Analysis of Wood Frog Habitat at Menomonee Park
    Waukesha County Department of Parks
  • Mapping of Heritage Oaks Meyhew Woods
    Riveredge Nature Center
  • Summit Bog Natural Area Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy

Fall 2018

  • After Glow Farm West Ravine Management Plan
    After Glow Farms
  • Birchwood Hills Natural Area Management Plan
    City of Port Washington
  • Stormwater Capture and Reuse Plan for Chapman Surface Parking Lot
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RainWorks Program
  • Juneau Park Lagoon Stormwater Management Plan
    Milwaukee County Department of Administration
  • UWM Campus Recycling Optimization Plan
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
  • Development of an Artificial Barn Swallow Nesting Structure
    Waukesha County Department of Parks
  • Meyer Preserve Natural Area Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Mud Lake Preserve Natural Area Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy

Spring 2018

  • After Glow Farms Ash Forest Restoration Plan
    After Glow Farms
  • Cleaver Property Natural Area Plan
    Schultz Audubon Nature Center
  • Hidden Lakes Management Plan
    Hidden Lakes Conservancy
  • Lakewood Preserve Natural Area Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Development of a Bird Strike Potential Assessment Tool
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and Milwaukee County Department of Parks
  • Evaluation of Deer Population Estimate Tools
    Milwaukee County Department of Parks
  • Ottawa Wildlife Area Management Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Sherman Woods Management Plan
    UWM-Waukesha Campus Field Station

Fall 2017

  • Juneau Park Lagoon Toxic Algae Management Plan
    Milwaukee County Parks
  • Plum Island Invasive Species Eradication Plan
    U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Hidden Lake Preserve Master Plan
    Hidden Lake Conservancy
  • Urban Ecology Center Riverland Project Master Plan
    Urban Ecology Center
  • Theisen Preserve Restoration Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy

Spring 2017

  • Birchwood Hills Nature Preserve Management Plan
    City of Port Washington, Parks Department
  • A Land Management Proposal For Anderson Nature Preserve of Big Bend, WI
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Lakeshore State Park Milwaukee, WI: Wetland Wastewater Treatment System Design
    Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  • Mequon Preservation Partners Land Acquisition Project: Part 2 Land Stewardship Strategies
    Washington Ozaukee Land Trust
  • Inner Harbor Fish Habitat Enhancement
    Harbor District, Inc.
  • Riveredge Nature Center Forest Bird Habitat Assessment
    Riveredge Nature Center
  • Amphibian & Reptile Reintroduction Project: Phase 2
    Milwaukee County Parks

Fall 2016

  • Amphibian & Reptile Reintroduction Project: Phase 1
    Milwaukee County Parks
  • Martin’s Woods Land Management Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Estabrook Island Land Management Plan
    U. S. Bureau of Land Management
  • Lake Vista Park Naturalization Plan
    City of Oak Creek, Forestry Department
  • Plum Island Pollinator Habitat Restoration Plan
    U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Riveredge Nature Center Aspen Stand Health Assessment
    Riveredge Nature Center

Spring 2016

  • Mequon Preservation Partners Land Acquisition Project: Part 1 GIS Assessment Tool
    Washington Ozaukee Land Trust
  • Greene Park Restoration & Management Plan
    Milwaukee County Parks
  • Riveredge Nature Center Prairie Management Plan
    Riveredge Nature Center
  • Weiland Preserve Land Management Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • What to Do with the Interurban Bike Trail Island?
    U. S. Bureau of Land Management
  • Cultivating Wild Rice to Promote Health for the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
    Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center

Fall 2015

  • Effect of PAH Concentrations from Coal Tar Sealants in Waterways
    Sweet Water Trust, Clean Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • Riveredge Nature Center Forest Assessment
    Riveredge Nature Center
  • Ozaukee County Fish Passage Inventory: Sucker Creek
    Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department, Ozaukee Fish Passage Program
  • Kenosha Lakes Classification & Lake Management Plan
    Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Committee (SEWRPC)
  • Citizen Monitoring
    The Friends of the Monarch Trail
  • Evaluating the Feasibility of a County-wide Riparian Buffer Ordinance in Dodge County, WI
    Dodge County Land Conservation Department, Fox Lake Inland Lake Restoration and Rehabilitation District and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  • Estabrook Park Natural Area Plan: South
    Milwaukee County Parks

Fall 2014

  • Estabrook Park Hiking Trail Management Plan
    Milwaukee County Parks
  • Designing an urban wild rice water reuse garden for the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
    Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
  • Estabrook Park Natural Area Plan: Dog Park Area
    Milwaukee County Parks
  • Lincoln Park Turtle Habitat Optimization Project
    Milwaukee County Parks
  • Friends of the Monarch Trail Management Plan
    The Friends of the Monarch Trail and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • Tamarack Nature Preserve Master Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • Wolter’s Lakes, Vilas Co Master Plan
    Nature Conservancy

Spring 2014

  • Urban gardening and water re-use in the City of Milwaukee
    Alice’s Garden
  • City of Waukesha Recharge Plan Alternative and the Vernon Marsh
    Waukesha County Environmental Action League
  • Cleaver Property Restoration and Management Plan
    Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
  • Milwaukee County Grounds Park Master Plan
    Milwaukee County Parks and The Friends of the Monarch Trail
  • Mud Lake Management Plan
    Waukesha County Land Conservancy
  • SPinKenya Soil Productivity in Kenya
    University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
  • Washington Park Lagoon Restoration Plan
    Urban Ecology Center
  • Estabrook Park Natural Area Plan: North
    Milwaukee County Parks

Fall 2013

  • Alternative Crossings: A Study On Reducing Highway 49 Wildlife Mortalities Through The Horicon Marsh
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory
  • Drew Creek Wetland Restoration Project Proposal
    Fox Lake Inland Lake Restoration and Rehabilitation District
  • The Gitzlaff Park Proposal
    Town of Somers, WI
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Church Garden Project Plan
    Good Shepherd Catholic Church
  • Fish Restoration in the Lower Kinnickinnic River
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • Milwaukee County Grounds Monarch Habitat Rehabilitation
    The Friends of the Monarch Trail

2013 Spring

  • Lower Kinnickinnic River Habitat Restoration Plan
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • Water Monitoring Plan for Confined Animal Feeding Operations
    Midwest Environmental Advocates and Kewaunee Cares, LLC.
  • Feasibility Study for Restoration of the Mukwonago River
    Friends of The Mukwonago River
  • Pike River Restoration Education Imitative
    Village of Mt. Pleasant
  • Rock River Trail Initiative Water Quality Monitoring & Public Education Program
    Rock River Trail Initiative
  • An Urban Gardening plan for Milwaukee County Reducing the Occurrences of Storm Surge Discharge
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and City of Milwaukee Office of Sustainability
  • Nuemiller Woods Wetland Restoration Somers, WI
    Town of Sommers

2012 Fall

  • Confined Animal Feeding Operations: Kinnard Farms, Casco, WI
    Friends of Kewaunee County
  • Management Plan to Reduce Common Buckthorn at Wehr Nature Center
    Milwaukee County Parks
  • Underwood Creek Parkway Restoration Project
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • Energy Reduction Strategy City of Milwaukee
    City of Milwaukee Office of Sustainability
  • Urban Agriculture and Green Space Renewal Plan: Revitalization of Vacant Lots in Milwaukee
    City of Milwaukee Office of Sustainability