Current Students
Lawrence Eslinger
The current title of my research project is "Population Dynamics of Muskellunge in Northern Wisconsin Lakes. I will be evaluating approximately 13 years of muskellunge data collected on four lakes for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. While two of the lakes experience musky harvest, the other two lakes are managed under a muskellunge catch-and-release policy. I will compare the populations of each lake to estimate the effects of this policy.
Kathy Groves
My research interests include all things botanical. I have recently focused on the impact of alien earthworms in Wisconsin's northern forests, the differences in vegetation in areas logged in the winter vs. those logged in the summer, and the effects of different vegetation sampling methods (timing, plot size, etc.) upon experimental outcomes and upon resultant management practices. In the past I conducted plant surveys for the National Forest Service and Manitowoc County.
Marci Johnson
My project investigates the influence of baiting upon movement patterns of American black bears (Ursus americanus) fitted with GPS-telemetry collars in northeastern Wisconsin (additional picture). My previous experience entailed work on 30 wildlife studies across North America and Europe, and my research interests for the future involve wildlife management in Russia and the Northern Rockies and the impacts of climate change upon arctic wildlife ecology.
Joshua Kaurich
My research interests include the economic and social feasibility of renewable energies, the balance and association between sustainability and spirituality, and the process of environmental policy implementation regionally and nationally. As a former high school science teacher, making the commitment to attend and complete the ES&P master program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been a valuable decision that has empowered me to discover, utilize, and act upon my full potential.
Simone Kolb
Mandie Lederer
My research interests include anything aquatic, especially invasive species. I have studied the impacts of river restoration on streams and the impacts of round gobies in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. My current research is a continuation of a past study on the effects of round gobies on the macroinvertebrate communities in Green Bay, Lake Michigan, specifically zebra and quagga mussels.
Wade Oehmichen
My research interests are: biological control, use of prescribed fire in grassland management, spotted knapweed, invasive control, and grassland restoration. I am currently working with the Department of Natural Resources in Wildlife Management.
Bill Oldenburg
The title of my thesis is "Collection System Pollutant Inventory and Service Area Pollution Prevention." It focuses on reducing pollutant loads to the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District treatment facility on Quincy Street through the application of pollution prevention strategies in specific service areas.
Nicholas Reckinger
My research interests are in watershed management/water quality. I am evaluating model based software that predicts the risk of phosphorus and sediment leaving an agricultural field. In addition, I am studying the forms of phosphorus at different spatial scales in a watershed. I'm also involved in quality control of a high school based monitoring program run at UWGB.
Juniper Sundance
I am interested in bog ecology, management of natural areas, and ethnobotany. Recently I have conducted GIS mapping for the Breeding Bird Survey and botanical survey projects for the USFS and Wisconsin DNR.
Jay Watson
I am studying the landscape effects of forest remnants on diversity and abundance of native bees in orchards of Door County, Wisconsin. Recently I also have led several field projects, including a survey of birds in west Green Bay wetlands, inventories of native bees in the Cofrin Arboretum and Dunbar Barrens State Natural Area, and trail development at the Point Creek Natural Area.