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Cofrin Student Research Grants

Thanks to a generous endowment from the family of Dr. David Cofrin and the late John Cofrin, annual awards are awarded for student research on the Cofrin Arboretum and UW-Green Bay natural areas. Students carry out a field project in collaboration with a UW-Green Bay faculty member and will present results in at our annual research symposium. The grants are competitive and must contribute to improving our understanding of ecology on one or more of the UW Green Bay Natural Areas.

Students interested in applying for grants should contact a faculty member in the area of interest and design a brief (2-5 page) proposal containing an introduction (with literature review), objective, proposed methods, and anticipated outcomes of the work. There is a list of previos projects and there is a list of suggested research ideas for 2005, but you are not limited to these suggestions. Proposals must be submitted by email using the Cofrin Grant Application.

Cofrin Arboretum Student Research Projects: 1989 through 2007

Student	Year	Project
Aplin, Hannah	2007	Plant species associated with dense stands of Phragmites australis at the Pt. au Sauble Nature Preserve in Brown County, Wisconsin
Athorp, Lana	2007	Bird species associated with Phragmites australis at the Pt. au Sauble Nature Preserve in Brown County, Wisconsin
Brady, Christina	2007	Effects of garlic mustard, deer browsing, and ecological restoration on deciduous forest leaf litter invertebrates
Caelwarts, Lori	2007	Variation in seed rain along a gradient of forest quality
Harvey, Megan	2007	Florivory in populations of Gentianopsis procera in Door County, Wisconsin
Jacobi, Megan	2007	Competition and predation among Great Lakes invasives: A study of the relationships between Round Gobies, Zebra Mussels, and Quagga Mussels at three UWGB natural areas
Orthober (Haen), Susan	2007	Archeological cultures at Toft Point
Rauen, Sarah	2007	Endocrine disruptors in neonatal American toads in the Cofrin Arboretum
Wachtl, Ryan	2007	Effects of Brassicaceæ dominance on fungal biomass and soil phosphorous - A family based mechanism for competitive superiority
Lembcke, Peter	2006	A gut content analysis of neonate American Toads
Lewis, Courtney	2006	Developing a bat monitoring protocol for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum
Webber, Eric	2006	A comparison of forest and open field microclimates in the Cofrin Arboretum
Zopp, Zach	2006	Environmental effects on pond microclimates in the Cofrin Arboretum
Bacelis, Carolina	2005	Survey of spiders and harvestmen (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) of the Point au Sauble Nature Preserve
Brahe, Greg	2005	Vertebral anomalies in Eastern American Toads of the Cofrin Arboretum
Eis, Michelle	2005	Patterns of student use of the Cofrin Arboretum trail system
Destree, Craig	2005	Bee diversity and plant associations at the Toft Point State Natural Area
Watson, Jay	2005	Bee and plant interactions at the Cofrin Arboretum and Marinette County's Dunbar Barrens State Natural Area
Walton, Nick	2005	A survey of dragonflies at the Toft Point Natural Area in Door County
Wortman, Amy	2005	Status and habitat use of tree squirrels in the UWGB Cofrin Arboretum
Justin Heraly	2004	Body size and development in American Toads
Brianna Bruvold	2004	Breeding birds of the Kingfisher Farm Natural Area
Nick Walton	2004	The UWGB Campus Bird Survey
Carolina Bacelis	2004	Vegetation of the Pt. au Sauble Nature Reserve
Jenna King	2004	A history of bird banding and bird studies at Pt. au Sauble
Ryan Taylor	2004	Patterns of bird migration and breeding birds at Pt. au Sauble
Pam Wendorf	2004	Use of morphological characters for studying migratory birds
Matt Bougie	2004	Use of molt patterns and feather wear for studying migratory birds
Katie Hemauer	2003	Soil Temperature: The Effects of Vegetation Cover and Soil Type
Amanda Carroll	2003	Analysis of White-tailed Deer Herbivory in Mahon Woods and Toft Point Natural Area
Jennifer Powell	2003	Analysis of White-tailed Deer Herbivory in Mahon Woods and Toft Point Natural Area
Amanda Malueg	2003	Effects of Fire Management on Small Mammals in a Tallgrass Ecosystem
Sarah Wilk	2003	Evaluating the Progress of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Northern Barrens Project
Derek Behmke	2002	Nutrient Determination of Surface Waters within the Cofrin Arboretum
Bruce Snyder	2002	Nutrient Determination of Surface Waters within the Cofrin Arboretum
Kathy Groves	2002	A General Plant Survey of the Point Creek Conservancy Property
Nicole Skiba	2002	A General Plant Survey of the Point Creek Conservancy Property
Angela Sette	2002	Vegetation of Mahon Woods
Bradley Herrick	2002	The Vegetation at Point au Sauble, Wisconsin: Development of a Long-term Monitoring Program
Angela Opiola	2002	An Investigation of Scale and Human Impacts on Litter Bugs in Old Fields and Adjacent Upland Forests
Ashley Booth	2002	Providing an Environmental Corridor Linking Hutchinson Bog to the Cofrin Arboretum: An Assessment of Feasibility
Jeanette Jaskula	2001	Terrestrial Spatial Patterns of a Pond Breeding Amphibian Assemblage at Toft Point Natural Area
Steve Price	2001	Terrestrial Spatial Patterns of a Pond Breeding Amphibian Assemblage at Toft Point Natural Area
Sara Gossfeld-Benzing	2001	Use of Ultrasound to Identify Bats in UW-Green Bay Natural Areas
Stephani Herman	2001	Use of Ultrasound to Identify Bats in UW-Green Bay Natural Areas
Adrianne Wacker	2001	Use of Ultrasound to Identify Bats in UW-Green Bay Natural Areas
Russell Japuntich	2001	Analysis of Pond Restoration in the Cofrin Arboretum
Brennan Haworth	2001	Analysis of Pond Restoration in the Cofrin Arboretum
Bruce Snyder	2001	Terrestrial Non-Insect Arthropods of the Toft Point Natural Area
Shari Hilding-Kronforst	2000	Monarch Butterfly Host Plant and Offspring Success on Three Species of Milkweeds in the Cofrin Arboretum
Lance J. Roberts	2000	GIS Mapping of the Cofrin Arboretum and UWGB Campus
Andy Paulios	2000	Reviving the UWGB Campus Bird Census
Stephan Humpal	2000	Hydrology and Water Quality of the Pt. au Sauble Coastal Wetland
Steve Price	2000	Herpetofauna of UW-Green Bay Properties
Russel Japuntich	2000	Herpetofauna of UW-Green Bay Properties
Matthew Barthel	1999	Microhabitat Preferences of the Snail, Vertigo nylanderi, in the Toft Point Natural Area
Steve Engels	1999	Carnivores of the Cofrin Arboretum
David Marks	1999	Carnivores of the Cofrin Arboretum
Julie Bradshaw	1999	Distribution and Control of Gallium mollugo in the Cofrin Arboretum
Amy Piaget	1999	Soil Characteristics of Abandoned Farm Fields in the Succession Plots of the Cofrin Arboretum
Todd McCoy	1999	A Field Guide to Mammals of the Cofrin Arboretum
Samantha Stoughtenger	1999	Nutrient Determination in Ponds of the Cofrin Arboretum
Matt Barthel	1998	The Seed Bank Flora of the Cobble Beach at Toft oint Natural Area
Jeffrey Bell	1998	Tree Species Preferences of Woodpecker Species at Point Sauble
Christina Hall	1998	Bryophyte Community Structure of Toft Point Natural Area
Tyrone Rankin	1998	Survey and Identification of Parasitic and Saprophytic Fungi in the Cofrin Arboretum
Andy Dickerson	1997	Mammal Dispersal and Conservation Corridors at the Cofrin Arboretum
Eric North	1997	Land Snail Fauna of Toft Point Natural Area
Michael Jaccard	1996	Soldier Beetle Population Dynamics
Tamara Smith	1996	Community Ecology of Northeastern Wisconsin Relict Land Snails
Scott Vanevenhoven	1996	A Survey of Parasitic and Saprophytic Fungi in the Cofrin Arboretum
Michael Engel	1995	The Affects of Natural Succession on the Soil Ecology of Former Corn Fields
Elizabeth Hartman	1995	Surveying and Monitoring Mammal Populations at Point Au Sable
Daisaku Kiyota	1995	Spatial Dynamics of Old Field Insects in the Cofrin Arboretum
Michael Jaccard	1994	Occurrences of Owl Species at the Cofrin Arboretum and Natural Areas
Jim Broetzmann	1993	Migratory Bird Populations at Point Sable
Eric Christopherson	1993	A Survey of the Vascular Flora at Point Sable
Deanna Dudley	1993	Birds of Prey of the Cofrin Arboretum and Surrounding Area
Brian Henrickson	1993	Assessment of the Population Status of the Pigmy Shrew at Kingfisher Farm
Steve Petzke	1993	Bird Species at the Peninsula Center Sanctuary
Patrick Robinson	1993	A Vegetation Survey of Peninsula Center Sanctuary
Nancy Schroder	1993	A Quantitative Analysis of Physical-chemical Factors of Mahon Creek
Joel Whitehouse	1993	The Spiders of Peninsula Center Sanctuary
Paul Bollinger	1992	Vertebrates in Wetlands of the Cofrin Arboretum
Sue Garrity	1992	Reproductive Ecology and Seed Dispersal of Trillium nivale Riddell (Liliaceae)
Jeff Klonowski	1992	Nutrient and Grazing Limited Phytoplankton Rates
Gregory Pallaske	1992	A Visual Tour of the Cofrin Arboretum
Danielle Pallaske	1992	A Visual Tour of the Cofrin Arboretum
Catherine Steele	1992	A Comparative Study of the Reproductive Ecology of Iris versiculor and Iris virginica
Dreux Watermolen	1992	The Search for Uroblaniulus stolidus in Northern Door County, Wisconsin
Joel Whitehouse	1992	The Spiders of Toft Point
Brian Ebert	1991	Tree Cavities and Their Associated Fauna in the Cofrin Arboretum
Don Quinn	1991	A Survey of the Aquatic Insects and Crustaceans at Toft Point Natural Area
Christopher Rotar	1991	The Gastropoda and Pelecypoda of the Near-shore area of Toft Point Natural Area
Michael Simonich	1991	Genetic Diversity Study of Iris lacustris colonies on the UW-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum and Toft Point Natural Areas
Catherine Steele	1991	The Reproductive Ecology of Iris in the Cofrin Arboretum
Dreux Watermolen	1991	The Millipede Fauna of the Toft Point Natural Area
Victoria Zipper	1991	A Longitudinal Study of Aquatic Invertebrates in Mahon Creek
Lora Lee Blunk	1990	A Survey of the Coleoptera (beetles) at Kingfisher Farm
Jeffrey Hieb	1990	The Benthic Invertebrates of the Cofrin Arboretum Ponds
Robert Plamann	1990	A Census of the Grassland Breeding Bird Species in the Cofrin Arboretum
Jim Rogers	1990	Assessing Sound Levels in the Cofrin Arboretum
Robert Rukamp	1990	Deer Ticks, White-Footed Mice and Borrelia burgdorferi in the Arboretum and at Peninsula Center
Michael Simonich	1990	Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris Nutt.) in the Cofrin Arboretum
Thomas Cleven	1989	Is Lyme Disease Amidst UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Arboretum and the Peninsula Sanctuary?
Thomas Hucek	1989	Development of a G/LIS Prototype for the Cofrin Arboretum
Jennifer Nieland	1989	A Survey of Breeding Woodcock in the Cofrin Arboretum
Mary Alexis Pfutzenreuter	1989	Diversity and Distribution of Butterflies in the UWGB Cofrin Arboretum
Michael Simonich	1989	Habitat Study and Evaluation of Two Colonies of Iris lacustris on the UW-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum
Amy Wolf	1989	Life History Characteristics of Seaside Crowfoot (Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh.) on the UW-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum

Biodiversity Topics: Introduction . Plants . Animals . Mammals . Birds . Reptiles & Amphibians . Arthropods . Spiders . Insects