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Capstone Papers
  • 2001: Fire Effects on Forest Soil: Cave Gulch Fire, Helena National Forest (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2002: Wildfire Effects on Vegetation and Soils at the Purdy Fire Site, Gallatin National Forest (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2003: Reclaiming Hard Rock Mines: An In-Depth Look at Vegetation, Soil, and Water on the Bullion (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2004: Hard Rock Mine Reclamation: Water, Soil, and Vegetation Issues (not available)
  • 2005: Natural Resources Survey and Inventory: B-Bar Ranch, Montana (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2006: An Integrated Study of Ecosystem Processes: B-Bar Ranch, Montana (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2007: Acid Mine Drainage: Biological, Geochemical, Hydrologic, and Botanical Changes (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2008: Forest Wildfire: Effects of Recent Fire on Soil Nutrients, Microbes, and Above/Below Ground Vegetation (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2009: Applying Science to the Art of Vegetable Gardening: Nitrogen, Water, Weeds, and Beetles (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2010: Road Decomissioning Techniques: Water Infiltration, Soil Compaction, Plant and Insect Richness & Diversity (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2011:
    • The Farm Bill - How will CRP Lands be Changed? (PDF or Web-Accessible)
    • Policy paper (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2012: Fracking - Impacts on Land, Atmosphere, Montanans (PDF)
  • 2013: Water Runs Through It, Until It Doesn't... (PDF or Web-Accessible)
  • 2014:
    • Cashing in the Joules: The Economics of Energy Inputs in Dryland Wheat Farming PDF
    • Biofuels: A Look into the Future of Sustainable Transportation PDF
    • Analysis of Reservoir-Based Hydroelectric versus Run-of-River Hydroelectric Energy Production PDF
    • The Practical Applications of Net Energy Metering (NEM) PDF
    • The Potential for Solar Panels to Power MSU: An Examination of the Existing Infrastructure and MSU and the Future of Photovoltaic Panels PDF
    • Wind Energy Use at Bridger Bowl PDF
  • 2015: The Class prepared three separate group projects to address how these definitions are applied to 1) agriculture systems, 2) aquatic ecology, and 3) water quality.  
  • 2016: Story Mill Final Reports
  • 2017: Environmental Regulations: Can't live with them, can't live without them
  • 2018: Conflict Between Urbanizing Gallatin County and Natural Resources

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  • 2019: Ethics and Environmental Science
  • 2020: TV Icon  Watch the Seminar
    • Examining the effects of COVID-19 on greenhouse gas emissions and human wildlife interactions
    • Environmental impacts of medical waste
    • Reframing the climate change debate: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Who rejects science and why?
  • Spring 2021: Urbanizing Gallatin County Green Infrastructure
  • Fall 2021: Running on Empty: Water Scarcity and Sustainability in Bozeman, Montana
  • Spring 2022: How do Laws, Policies and Incentives Shape Landscapes
  • Fall 2022: Wildfire: history, effects, and solutions to a complicated problem
  • Spring 2023: Pressing Lower Gallatin Valley Environmental Issues
  • Fall 2024: Water Resources and Phosphorus
  • Spring 2024: A Method for Siting a Wetland Mitigation Bank in the Gallatin Valley
  • Fall 2024: 
    • Native Revegetation Strategy and Invasive Plant Control at the Improved College M Trail
    • Wildfire Analysis of the College M

    • Strategic Trail Maintenance and Monitoring at the Bozeman M For a Sustainable Use Future

    • Discussion of Effective Channels in Protecting Fauna Habitat Pre- Through Post- M Revitalization and the Implementation of Native Biota Education to the Public

    • Water Quality Report
    • Eco-Friendly Parking Solutions for the M Trail: Sustainable Parking Lots, Soil Compaction, and Public Transport
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