Dr. Kevin Fermanich                             
Associate Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences;     Interim Co-director, Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) (2008-2009)
Environmental and Earth Sciences (Geoscience)               
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
920-465-2240, Lab Science 466
fermanik@uwgb.edu 
Not an official UW-Green Bay site.

Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Project (LFRWMP)

Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Program

Soils and Geology of Wisconsin field trip ENV SCI 421 North-Northeastern Wisconsin and UP (Pictured Rocks NP) (Drs. John Luczaj & Steve Dutch)  (link is to Dr. Dutch's website) 1 Credit field trip May 18-21, 2009.  Contact Dr. John Luczaj

Teaching

Spring 2009
Remote Sensing and GIS  (D2L supported course) w/ Dr. Steve Dutch and Mike Stiefvater (TA)
Tropical Conservation and Ecology in Costa Rica ENV SCI 499 w/ Dr. Matthew Dornbush (1/5-1/18/2009)
Hydrogeology Earth-432/632 and ENV SCI-432/632

Fall 2008
The Soil Environment ENV SCI 320/520,  lecture and lab
Environmental Systems ENV SCI 305/505  Dr. Michael Zorn is lead instructor  (Fall 2006 version; course details migrated to D2L)

Spring 2008
Remote Sensing and GIS (w/ Mike Stiefvater) (D2L supported course)
Hydrogeology Earth-432/632 and ENV SCI-432/632
Soils and Geology of Wisconsin field trip ENV SCI 421 Wausau and Baraboo areas (co-led w/ Drs. John Luczaj & Steve Dutch)  (link is to Dr. Dutch's website)
 

Other Courses:
Costa Rica Travel Course: (2006 pics) Tropical Conservation and Ecology (w/ Drs. Matt Dornbush and Dan Meinhardt)
Introduction to Earth Science, Earth Sci-102 (2007)
Introduction to Environmental Science ENV SCI-102 (Spring 2006)
Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Seminar ES&P 763 (w/ Dr. Michael Kraft) Fall 2005 (details of course migrated to D2L in 2007)
Soils and Geology of Wisconsin field trip ENV SCI 421 NW Wisconsin & NE Minnesota Spring 2007 (co-led w/ Drs. John Luczaj & Steve Dutch)  (link is to Dr. Dutch's website)
ENV SCI 421: Soils and Geology of Wisconsin field trip Fall 2006 (co-led w/ Drs. John Luczaj & Steve Dutch) (link is to Dr. Dutch's website)
Practicum in Environmental Science ENV SCI 492:  Field Experience in Soil Inventory and Description, 1 credit.  Fall 2002
Practicum in Environmental Science 362-492:  Environmental Measurements, Spring 2002
Hydrogeology 296-432/632 and 362-432/632 Spring 2001
        Point au Sable Project
Groundwater Resources and Regulations ES&P-733 Fall 2006 (details of course migrated to D2L) (w/ Dr. Ronald Stieglitz; Fall 2004)

Research Activities and Graduate Projects Supervised               

• Maximizing Ecological Services and Economic Returns from Targeted Establishment of Biomass Grasslands for Electricity and Heat Generation in Wisconsin, with Dr. Matt Dornbush (lead PI), Dr. John Stoll and Paul Baumgart (funded by Wisconsin Focus on Energy - Environmental and Economic Research and Development Program, 2009-2011)

• A 20-Year Analysis of Water Quality, Watershed Condition, and Biotic Integrity in Duck Creek, WI, with ES&P graduate student Dan Cibulka and Assistant Scientist Paul Baumgart (funded by Oneida Nation of Wisconsin 2008-2009)

• Assessing Levels and Potential Health Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Groundwater Associated with Karst Areas in Northeast Wisconsin, w/ Dr. Angie Bauer-Dantoin, Dr. Mike Zorn and ES&P graduate student Sarah Wingert (funded by State of Wisconsin Groundwater Research Program - Wisconsin Water Resources Center, 2008-2009)

• Charcoal addition effects on soil microbial activity and soil fertility, with Dr. Matt Dornbush (lead PI) and ES&P graduate student Simone Kolb (2006-2008)

• Mapping and Characterization of Springs in Brown and Calumet Counties Wisconsin (funded by WDNR 2005-2006)
• Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program www.uwgb.edu/watershed 2003-2009 Links to real-time data  Water quality and watershed photos
• Hydrology of Coastal Wetlands (Shivering Sands Preserve and Ridges Sanctuary, Door County; Point Sable, Brown County)
• Whole Farm Nutrient Mass Balance
• Cover Crop Seeding Methods and Erosion Control Potential

Green Bay water levels: Pictures and data of major wind driven low water levels in Green Bay, 13 November 2005 and 11 May 2006.

Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Program

• Climate Literacy Network  "The Essential Principles of Climate Literacy" version 2 was released in March, 2009

• The Nature of Science and the Scientific Method (link to free publication from GSA).

Geoscience Career Information

• Geoscience Careers 
  • Geoscience Jobs are Booming! (PDF) Science Article 2008
  • AGI Geoscience Workforce Data