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Habitat Connectivity and Conservation Prioritization for Golden-winged Warblers in Northwestern North Carolina

Creator:: Woodie, Mikey Bard
Abstract:: Golden-winged Warblers are facing population decline and increasing threats in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Experts believe that breeding habitat loss is one of the primary reasons for Golden-winged Warbler decline in the region. In northwestern North Carolina, research is ongoing to understand the availability of suitable breeding habitat for Golden-winged...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: conservation easement development. I found that this area has both well- connected and disjoint clusters of

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation: How the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Can Aid in South Carolina Coastal Resilience

Creator:: Thackaberry, Elizabeth
Abstract:: The effects of climate change on coastal communities along the United States Atlantic coast are becoming an increasing threat. The effectiveness and sustainability of traditional built protections that have been used to armor coasts against these threats has come into question as they require costly replacement and maintenance and are...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Carolina has approximately 2,875 miles of estuarine shoreline and over 500,000 acres of salt marsh, 30

Fish for the Future: Fisheries Conservation Developments and Lessons Learned from Squaxin Tribal, and Washington State, Salmon Fisheries Management

Creator:: Peters, Joseph C.
Abstract:: Washington State fisheries and Washington State Treaty Tribes are becoming increasingly restricted in harvest of wild salmon due to US Endangered Species Act listings of salmon species, marine mammal predation by both ESA listed Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) and US Marine Mammal Protection Act protected pinnipeds, salmon habitat destruction,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: forage fish (salmon prey) habitat lost as a result of past development and land use decisions such as

Factors Affecting Black-footed Ferret Populations within the Great Plains Region of North America: A Case Study

Creator:: Hodges, Rodney J.
Abstract:: The black-footed ferret is a meso-predator within the Great Plains region of North America. Before the 1900s, black-footed ferret populations were self-sustaining in large ecological patches throughout the geographical range of the Great Plains. During the 1900s, various factors such as the systematic extermination of prairie dogs (the primary food...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ………………………………………………………………………Page 23 Predators………………………………………………………………..………………Page 25 Conservation and Management of Black

Between Wild and Cultivated Places: Natural Resource Planning on a Small Farm in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Creator:: Cliff, Eliza H.
Abstract:: To meet the challenges of climate change and make progress on lagging large-scale sustainability and watershed goals requires an integrated social-ecological approach to natural resource planning on the ground-level. This case study of a small equestrian farm in the Chesapeake Bay watershed incorporates theory with practice, by adding interviews focused...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: spread of suburban housing development and related infrastructure outside of the cities. Within a short

Unalaska, Alaska : social capital and a plastic bag ban

Creator:: Montier-Burke, Virginia Dee
Abstract:: This study aimed to explore the relationship between grassroots activism, in the form of a plastic bag ban, and social capital. I postulated that grassroots activism would lead to higher levels of social capital. The data was collected through a survey distributed on community bulletin boards, an announcement at a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: involvement of all people” in the development and implementation of environmental policy or development

Visitor Experiences and Perceptions of Natural Resource Management on Grandfather Mountain

Creator:: Caveny, John
Abstract:: Grandfather Mountain (North Carolina) has been attracting people from all over the world since it opened as a park in 1952. In addition to its mild summer climate, extreme weather patterns, and breathtaking views, Grandfather Mountain is an area of high ecological significance. Although the Grandfather Mountain Steward Foundation (GMSF)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: %), female (58%), and residents of North Carolina (73%). Almost all respondents (96%) had visited

Invasive Plant Management Plan and Digital Tools for Big Sur Land Trust of Monterey County, California

Creator:: Nichols, Abby L.
Abstract:: An Invasive Plant Management Plan developed for Big Sur Land Trust, a non-profit conservation organization located on California's Central Coast, to guide its vegetation management activities and serve as a decision-support tool. The effort included the creation of a digital field data collection tool through Survey123 Connect, survey and data...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: community leaders informed about its ownership and management of conservation properties. This is

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation - Invasive Plant Species Management Plan

Creator:: Patterson, Mark Andre
Abstract:: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Invasive species are one of the most significant threats to native ecosystems in the nation (Mooney, 2001). As defined by Federal Executive Order 13112, a species is considered invasive if it is not native to the ecosystem under consideration, and its establishment causes or is likely to cause...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: species, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation has authorized the development of the GCPR Invasive Plant

Beaver Herbivory Behavior and its Impact on Habitat Restoration at South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Creator:: Marten, Sarah
Abstract:: North American beavers (Castor canadensis) are ecological engineers that improve biodiversity and can improve the health of riparian ecosystems. Beavers are generalist herbivores with some evidence of species preference, utilizing woody material for both food source and dam construction. In the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Charleston, Oregon, a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Biological Service, Research and Development, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Bailey

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Habitat Connectivity and Conservation Prioritization for Golden-winged Warblers in Northwestern North Carolina

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation: How the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Can Aid in South Carolina Coastal Resilience

Fish for the Future: Fisheries Conservation Developments and Lessons Learned from Squaxin Tribal, and Washington State, Salmon Fisheries Management

Factors Affecting Black-footed Ferret Populations within the Great Plains Region of North America: A Case Study

Between Wild and Cultivated Places: Natural Resource Planning on a Small Farm in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Unalaska, Alaska : social capital and a plastic bag ban

Visitor Experiences and Perceptions of Natural Resource Management on Grandfather Mountain

Invasive Plant Management Plan and Digital Tools for Big Sur Land Trust of Monterey County, California

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation - Invasive Plant Species Management Plan

Beaver Herbivory Behavior and its Impact on Habitat Restoration at South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

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