Student conservation scholarships announced.Anheuser-Busch and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) was established by United States Congress in 1984 and dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants, and the habitat on which they depend. announced in September, 15 winners of the annual Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program. Each winner will receive up to $10,000 to help finance research, tuition, and other related expenses toward their education in developing innovative solutions designed to address real and pressing issues affecting fish, wildlife and plant conservation. Lauren M. Chan of Redondo Beach, Calif., Cornell University Chan will focus her studies on the sand dune lizard, a small North American lizard in the dunes of New Mexico and Texas. The results of this study will provide more effective conservation criteria for the species and will demonstrate the value of an integrated approach for studying species with small "patchwork" habitat needs. Jeffrey T. Foster of Winchester, Mass., University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
Foster will study how the invasion of exotic birds into Hawaiian forests may play a role in the spread of native and invasive foreign plants. In Hawaii, as in many areas throughout the United States, invasion of non-native plants are among the most severe threats to native habitats. This work will provide land managers with useful information in their light to protect habitats from invasive plants. Suzanne C. Griffin of Missoula, Mont., University of Montana Griffin will determine the role that the landscape plays in controlling the spread of the Olympic marmot among local populations in the Olympic Peninsula. In collaboration with Olympic National Park Olympic National Park National park, northwestern Washington, U.S. Established in 1938 to preserve the Olympic Mountains and their forests and wildlife, it covers 1,442 sq mi (3,735 sq km); it includes a strip of Pacific Northwest shoreline geographically separated from the personnel, she will develop a marmot marmot, ground-living rodent of the genus Marmota, of the squirrel family, closely related to the ground squirrel, prairie dog, and chipmunk. Marmots are found in Eurasia and North America; the best-known North American marmot is the woodchuck, M. monitoring and management program based on current and future distribution and demographics, habitat needs, landscape use, and population genetic structure. Richard B. Gwozdz of Bellingham, Wash., Western Washington University Western Washington UniversityWWU or Western) is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. Gwozdz plans to examine bow sea grasses may effect and respond to changes in sedimentation, elevation and sea level in Padilla Bay, an estuary in Washington. Data collected will he used to modify existing models that predict the rate of sea grass growth. Data also could be used to predict how environmental alterations, such as floodwater diversions and proposed management plans, could impact sea grass habitat. Faith M. Inman of Olympia, Wash., North Carolina State University History
Inman will determine if natural reproduction of native trees that produce food for the endangered Puerto Rican parrot is increased by creating canopy gaps in abandoned timber plantations within Rio Abajo State Forest. Results of this study will provide the Puerto Rican Department of Natural Resources Many sub-national governments have a Department of Natural Resources or similarly-named organization:
Jeff R. Jones of Fort Collins, Colo., Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. Jones plans to examine collaborative stewardship opportunities on farm and ranch lands and public grazing areas, which host some of the state's most important wildlife habitat and wetlands in the Uncompahgre Plateau in western Colorado. Jones will then share his research and tools for developing collaborative stewardship activities at a workshop with local, state and federal land management staff, and interested landowners. Sandra E. Koi of Hollywood, Fla., Florida Atlantic University “FAU” redirects here. For other uses, see FAU (disambiguation). Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Koi's project involves the reestablishment of naturally sustainable populations of the atala butterfly and coontie--a host plant during its larval stage--to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is an important U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It is also a 'gateway site' for the Great Florida Birding Trail. and other state park and forest sites. Future butterfly introductions also may include federal lands such as Everglades National Park, which currently has one of the largest natural populations of coontie coon·tie n. Any of several evergreen species of the genus Zamia native to southern Florida, Mexico, and the West Indies, having compound leaves, unisexual cones, and conspicuously thickened underground stems that yield starch resembling . Kurt P. Kowalski of Chelsea, Mich., University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. Kowalski will help reestablish wetland vegetation near Crane Creek, a small stream that flows into western Lake Erie. He also will explore whether wetlands with dikes in the Great Lakes may be restored in the long-term. Restoration of these wetlands would improve vital fish habitat and could create good habitat for struggling native clam populations. Results from this research could apply to other restoration and management projects. Brian D. Lutz of Lordstown, Ohio, The College of Wooster Lutz will study ways to identify and reduce invasive plant impacts associated with restoring wetland ecosystems in Cuyahoga Valley National Park Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in northeast Ohio. The 51 mi² (134 km²) park is the only national park in Ohio. Cuyahoga means "Crooked River" in Mohawk. in northeast Ohio. Information collected will be used to alter invasive plant management procedures. Denise E. McKinney of Erie. Pa., North Carolina State University McKinney's project will review a notill, organic fall cabbage production. It also will determine if growers can harvest and sell their summer cover crop as organic hay--the demand for which is increasing due to new federal organic standards--without compromising the benefit of using the cover crop as a weed suppressor. James M. Mize of Los Angeles, Calif., University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. Mize plans to research the legal implications in developing marine reserves as fish conservation measures. The project will investigate the constraints involved in the development of re serves, federal/state jurisdiction overlap, intersection with other conservation laws and potential legal challenges to the implementation of marine reserves. Mark S. Ogonewski of Utica, N.Y., University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. Peterson will conduct research that integrates concepts from wildlife ecology and human culture for the purpose of improving policies for managing diverse ecosystems. He will survey three U.S. counties to help determine what brought migrants to the area, and if Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. regulations have made wildlife conservation an important issue to migrants. Results from the research will support the conservation community's attempt to integrate endangered species management and informed ethical civic engagement in wildlife conservation. Markus Nils Peterson of College Station, Texas College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near to three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San , Michigan State University Ogonowski will estimate and compare burrowing owl demographics in three urban areas within the Tucson metropolitan area to help determine the reasons for the decline in their population. Successful conservation of this species may provide a model to stop the decline of other species before they reach critically low numbers. Leslie K. Rossmell of Phoenix, Ariz., Washington State University Rossmell will examine butterfly behavior to help bolster the population size of an endangered grassland butterfly--the Feder's blue butterfly at The Nature Conservancy's Willow Creek Nature Preserve in Eugene, Ore. This rare behavioral approach, which strives to link on the-ground restoration projects to the population of an endangered species, has the potential to aid in planning restoration strategies for endangered grassland species. Joshua D. Voss of Orlando, Fla., Florida International University Voss will study environmental and coral community factors that may influence coral diseases in three Caribbean regions. This project will investigate the effect of disease outbreaks on coral populations and community structure. The integrated approach taken in this project is essential for the advancement of coral epidemiology and subsequent efforts toward coral reef conservation. |
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