College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The The College of the Environment Collection includes:
- Environmental Sciences Theses
- Geography Theses
- Environmental Education Theses
- Field Project Reports
- Environmental Studies Theses
- Environmental Impact Assessments
created by College of the Environment students.
Publications from 2013
Assessment of riparian conditions in the Nooksack River Basin with the combination of LiDAR, multi-spectral imagery and GIS, Erica M. Capuana
Nutritional role of microalgae in the diet of first stage brachyuran crab larvae, Nicole J. (Nicole Janette) Casper
Effects of ocean acidification on dispersal behavior in the larval stage of the Dungeness crab and the Pacific Green Shore crab, Anna-Mai F. (Anna-Mai Florentine) Christmas
Cordata urban village environmental impact assessment, Donald Cleary, Dylan Foggitt, Gabriel Kincaid, Rea Pineda, and Nicholas Roberts
Cherry Point exporting of coal on large ships, environmental impact assessment, Bellingham, WA, Judith Debay, Brennan Nowak, Chelsea Robinson, Genevieve Shank, and Sabina Sherrill
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest geothermal power plant environmental impact assessment, Evan Derickson, Ethan Holzer, Brandon Johansen, Audra McCafferty, Eric Messerschmidt, and Kyle Olsen
South Skagit Highway realignment: ENVS 493 winter 2013, Justin Eastman, Jamie Hamilton, Thomas Peal, Amy Tibbetts, Matt Warren, and Witney Wynn
Summer phytoplankton diversity in small lakes of Northwest Washington, Rachael D. (Rachael Dawn) Gravon
Potter Road Bridge replacement, Jamie Halpin, Randal Bernhardt, Tyler Pedersen, Derek Vilar, and Jessica Straight
Regional risk assessment of the Puyallup River Watershed and the evaluation of low impact development in meeting management goals, Eleanor Hines
Trail counter calibration: the search for influences in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Thomas R. (Thomas Ryan) Laws
Environmental impact assessment: Whatcom County ordinance AB2012-300B: exhibit B, Kali Levy, Hunter Hassig, Kevin Radach, Galen Van Horn, and Bergen Vocke
Factors affecting the distribution and abundance of the Salish sucker (Catostomus sp.): an endemic and endangered transboundary fish population, Nathaniel S. (Nathaniel Stuart) Lundgren
Influence of Sex and Body Mass on Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Diving Behavior, A. Sasha (Alexandra Sasha) McFarland
Mountain goat genetic diversity and population connectivity in Washington and Southern British Columbia, Leslie C. (Leslie Claire) Parks
Understanding the dynamic effects of flight patterns on land use, Matthew Paskus
Italian piazze: models for public outdoor space in sustainable communities, Mark K. (Mark Kevan) Pederson
Holiday Inn at the Bellingham International Airport: environmental impact assessment, Sara Scott, Tara Newman, Kelsey England, Ilsa Barrett, and Matt Fuget
Squalicum Creek re-route, Lisa Sulenes, Dylan Peterson, Katherine Hales, Cecily Kowitz, and Skylar Sumner
The wildland-urban interface in the conterminous United States 2000-2010, Jacob P. (Jacob Paul) Tully
Cougar genetic variation and gene flow in a heterogeneous landscape, Matthew J. (Matthew James) Warren
Incipient soil development in the recently deglaciated Easton foreland, Mt. Baker, Washington, Paul W. (Paul William) Whelan
Lake Whatcom land reconveyance: environmental impact assessment, Chantal Wikstrom, Courtney Gilgore, Dominika Kwiatkowski, Lindsey Juen, and Noah Crozier
Mapping alpine treeline with high resolution imagery and LiDAR data in North Cascades National Park, Washington, Cathi J. (Cathi Jones) Winings
Phytoplankton ecology in four high-elevation lakes of the North Cascades, WA, Siana Wong
Publications from 2012
Transboundary watershed management in the Fraser Lowlands: Bertrand Creek and Fishtrap Creek, Ryan Anaka
Non-lethal determination of heavy metals in spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) spines using LA-ICP-MS, Clayton L. (Clayton Louis) Bailes
Galbraith Mountain wind power proposal: environmental impact assessment, Zane Beal, Sean Jobes, Anna Herbel, Jaime Liljegren, and Steffi Nuerenberg
Hurricane Ridge downhill ski area improvement plan proposal: environmental impact assessment, Rachel Bellamy, Ben Campen, Patick Chappelle, Donald Cheyette, Tristan Sewell, and Sarah Smith
Proposed expansion: South Fork Nooksack gravel mine: environmental impact assessment, Andrew Bohannan, Alyssa Lewis, Rebecca Taber, James Van der Voort, and Marlena Milosevich
Cherry Point coal trains: environmental impact assessment, Sarah Brownell, Kirsten Miller, Stephen O'Guin, Matthew Reider, and Sarah Ward
An analysis of agricultural land-use effects on surface water quality in Skagit County streams, MarySutton Carruthers
Birch Bay shoreline enhancement: environmental impact assessment, Ellen Cole, Laura Higashi-Poynter, Ashley Hill, Rachel Morton, and Brian Noel
Lummi Island rock quarry expansion: environmental impact assessment, Jessica Conquest, Hannah Gallagher, Erin Murray, Grace Schmidt, and Jordan Zanmiller
Integrating ensemble species distribution modeling and statistical phylogeography to inform projections of climate change impacts on species distributions, Brenna R. Forester
Proposed Yew Street UGA environmental impact assessment, Leah Grassl, Lester Johnstone, Andrew Majeske, Christian Shope, and Erin Thorson
Pedestrian perceptions: a study of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Jeffery M. Guinn
Cascadian cross border cooperation challenged: the case of the Shared Waters Alliance, Riley Jones
Lipids of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima: season and symbiont affect content and fractionation, Monica R. Ponce-McDermott
Maps as discourse in the borderlands: an analysis of the cartographies of power on the U.S.-Mexico 'frontier', Austin Rose
Traditional and alternative delivery methods of general chemistry labs: environmental, monetary, and pedagogical comparisons, Sarah Steely
The use of a Bayesian network to calculate the risks of mercury contamination to fish and birds of the South River, Virginia, Heather M. Summers
Seasonal and age-based aspects of diet of the introduced redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) in Ross Lake, Washington, Carmen A. (Carmen Ann) Welch
Obscured geographies of the Emerald City: a study on gentrification in Seattle, WA, Jonah D. White
Publications from 2011
You can have your boat, and launch it too: an environmental impact assessment of the proposed boat launch at former Riverside Golf Course in Ferndale, Washington, Steve Anderson, Paul Argites, Christina Hersum, Tracy Pennell, and Justin Sant
Samish rezone: environmental impact assessment, Philip Grant Bowman, Ryan Nicolas Joyner, Kelsey Erin Lorberau, and Alexander Joseph Riedo
Barlean's Organic Oils: rezone & expansion: environmental impact assessment, Katarina Bunge, Nikki Dizon, Bennett Harbaugh, Allyson Hayes, Kristina Kraft, and Jarrett Wheeler
Vectoring algal toxin in marine planktonic food webs: sorting out nutritional deficiency from toxicity effects, Amy K. (Amy Keita) Burgess
Gateway Pacific Terminal Proposal: Environmental Impact Assessment, David Burgesser, Carrera Casper, Theo Frey, Kayla Grayson, Walter Haas, Tim Kennedy, Brenden McClain, and Casey Rogers
Environmental impact assessment of the Ruth Creek Hydroelectric Project, Andrea Campbell, Darcie Williams, Paul W. (Paul William) Whelan, Daniel Skillman, and Trevor Gearhart
Boulevard Park shoreline improvements project:environmental impact assessment, Sara DeSitter, Greg Kornelis, Travis Mabee, Caitlin Switaj, and Greg Coulter
Environmental impact assessment: Smith Gardens slope stabilization and long plat applications, Wesley Dyer, Cory Fakkema, Corey Holloran, Hailey Morgan, Kaitlin Rogers, and Christian Warman
Extension of Lake Whatcom phosphorus ban: environmental impact assessment, Jeffery P. Edwards, Clarrissa M. M. Ernst, Patrick L. Hopper, Kerri B. Love, and Nicole D. F. Parish
Iron and manganese reduction in Bering Sea shelf sediments, Margaret E.S. Esch
The influence of humic acid and water hardness on the partitioning of silver ions and nanoparticles between fresh water and freshwater algae, Matthew D. Ferguson
Downsizing for the future: Whatcom County Adult Correction Facility and Sheriff's headquarters environmental impact assessment, Chris Fredley, Eric Johnson, Matt Milne, and Lauren Vanderlugt
Bellingham Public Development Authority proposed Cornwall development environmental impact assessment, Ryan Fung, Elise Keim, Nadine Kohl, Michael Olney, Lauren Squires, and Nicholas Sund
Irregular tessellated surface model map algebras to define flow directions and delineate catchments using LiDAR bare earth sample points, Gerald B. Gabrisch
Alternative foraging strategies among brown bears (Ursus arctos) fishing for chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) at McNeil River, Alaska, Ian D. (Ian David) Gill
Soils as a source of bioavailable phosphorus in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, Scott Groce
Developing a resilience framework to analyze farmer perspectives on threat and vulnerability to catastrophic events in Western Washington State, Bryant Hammond
Contrasting Immersion and Consultation Service-Learning Pedagogies: a Step Towards Reconstructing Personal Values and Norms, Connor Harron
The effects of symbiotic state on heterotrophic feeding in the temperate anemone Anthopleura elegantissima, Terra C. (Terra Celeste) Hiebert
Sea level rise and sediment elevation dynamics in a hydrologically altered Puget Sound estuary, Kara D. Kuhlman
Geographies of governance across La Amistad International Park, Lauren F. Miller
Wildlife governance and the politics of transborder commons: the gray wolf case, Jenni Pelc
The first pre- and post-wildfire charcoal quantification using peroxide-acid digestion, Melissa R.A. Pingree
Evaluating the contribution to toxicity of weak black liquor in pulp mill effluents, Renee L. Ragsdale
Dendroclimatology of yellow cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis) in the Pacific Northwest of North America, Christopher S. Robertson
Squalicum Mountain development environmental impact assessment, Amber Smit, Andrew Donaldson, Jake Dunton, Max Crystal, and Oliver Crain
Publications from 2010
Effects of fire on cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) : a case study of fire restoration in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington, Rose E. Agbalog
Semiahmoo West: environmental impact assessment, Patricia Apparius, Chad Armstrong, Callie Dahmen, Cynthia Grindell, and Brandon Herrick
Evaluation of high-latitude boreal forest growth using satellite-derived vegetation indices, Logan T. Berner
Lake Whatcom Watershed Land Acquisition Project: environmental impact assessment, Melissa Better, U Cheng Chan, Ann Christianson, Claire Jensen, and John King
Habitat modeling using path analysis: delineating mountain goat habitat in the Washington Cascades, Tana Beus
Whatcom County Adult Correction Facilities Environmental Impact Statement, Mark Biehl, Hans Harper, Bowei He, Sean Hendryx, Danielle Launders, Nicholas Lennartz, and Kayleigh Schwab
Mt. Baker Highway SR 542-East Church Mountain Road realignment, Tristan Bull, Kristen Werner, Will Olsen, Titilayo Ala, and Katherine Rohrer
Age determination of the sixgill shark from hard parts using a series of traditional and novel approaches, S. Jeffrey (Steven Jeffrey) Campbell
Elwha River sediments: phosphorus dynamics under diverse environmental conditions, Emily Cavaliere
Lummi Island ferry relocation, Sarah Degenhart, Ryan Hessler, Megan Link, Anne Maertens, Matt Sturza, and Sarah Thomas
LEED neighborhood and design assessment: the Bellingham downtown alleyway revitalization, Douglas Elwin, Frances Fernyhough, Ian Dewhurst, Rebecca Avery, and Tyler Fey
Yew Street urbanization: environmental impact assessment (EIA), Alyssa Fritz, Patrick Danner, Renae Fisher, Reid Haefer, and Emily Lewis
Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant: environmental impact assessment, Devon Gilliand, Miles Gilmore, Blake Larimer, Noelani Penney, Megan Watson, and William Wyler
Revitalizing the Alleyways of Downtown Bellingham, Washington: Environmental Impact Assessment, Brandon Gimper, Danny Huth, Cory Olson, Jacqueline Quarre, and Stefanie Tetreault
Alien vs. predator: effects of a native predator on two invasive oyster drills and oysters in Washington State, Emily W. Grason
Environmental impact assessment U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee vegetation policy, Danielle Gross, Iisak Lussenden, Cailan Murray, Michael Rall, Anthony Vendetti, and Anna Wilmot
Bellingham waterfront wind power proposal: environmental impact assessment, Stephanie Grow, Emily Linroth, Peter Mattioli, Erin Trainor, and Carrie Veldman
Cornwall Avenue revitalization: south anchor site, Greg Jilek, Jesse Jones, Kathlyn Kinney, Matt Kurle, and Haylie Miller
Urban chicken farming environmental impact assessment, Bellingham, WA, Amanda Jobmann, Jessie Rosanbalm, Ian Shives, Annita Ferderer, and Maddie Eckmann
LEED neighborhood development assessment: the north anchor, Kailey Kimball, Dylan Klinesteker, Arnica Luther, Chris McCoy, and Kendall Wals
The effects of season and microhabitat on the distribution and nutritional contributions of two algal symbionts in the intertidal anemone Anthopleura xanthogrammica, Michael R. (Michael Rory) Levine
Burn severity and whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) regeneration in the North Cascades, Stephanie A. (Stephanie Annie) McDowell
Polyunsaturated aldehyde production by a temporally varying field assemblage of diatoms in the San Juan Island Archipelago: can diatom metabolites affect microzooplankton grazing?, Blair M. (Blair Michael) Paul
Bellingham International Airport expansion: environmental impact assessment, Marie Phillips, Stevie O'Clock, Khai Bhagwandin, Travis Johnson, and Zeck Donahue
LEED neighborhood development: revitalization of Cornwall Avenue south anchor site, Cory Ragan, Cameron Zapata, Karsten Lundquist, and Calen Clark
Whatcom Creek hydropower: environmental impact assessment, Margaret Taylor, Jena Christiansen, Graham Goodman, Duncan Kunkel-Patterson, and John Marshall