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Validating Habitat Conservation Models: UAS-Based Density Estimation of Breeding Ducks and Sensitivity Analysis of the Wisconsin Waterfowl Habitat Conservation Strategy
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-01)In the early 20th century, waterfowl populations in North America faced sharp declines primarily due to overharvesting and habitat loss. In response, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) was established in ... -
The Variation of Spodic Characteristics in North Central Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1979-05)Eleven sites were sampled along a south to north transect of north central Wisconsin. Samples were analyzed for spodic properties in selected subhorizons. Cation exchange capacity and pyrophosphate extractable iron and ... -
Vegetation and Soil Nutrient Dynamics, and Carbon Sequestration Potential at Central Wisconsin Wetland Restoration Locations
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2010-12)Wetlands provide many valuable functions on the landscape, but many wetlands have been severely altered over the last two centuries by changes in land use. Farm bill programs such as the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) and ... -
Vertical Movement of the Spores of Metarhizium Anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin through Sand and Soil
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1981-10)The purpose of this research was to determine whether spores of the green muscardine fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin would migrate through sand and soil by the action of water and a wetting agent under ... -
The Viability of Reserve Trees and Stump Sprouting on Dry, Nutrient-Poor Oak Sites
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2008-08)Low quality oak growing on dry, nutrient poor sites, colloquially called scrub oak, constitutes a common forest type in Central Wisconsin. Northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) is one of the dominant tree species on ... -
Video News Releases: Production, Usage, Criteria
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 1994-05)As public relations firms attempt to tap the great wealth of exposure television news provides, the video news release (VNR) has recently emerged as a new attempt at publicity seeking. This study examines how VNRs are ... -
Videotex Implementation: Case Study at Johnson Controls, Inc.
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A Vision of Education : An exploration of Menominee Educators' Perceptions of Menominee Education
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 1993-06)The Menominee Nation is one of the few tribes to remain on their ancestral lands and maintain a living language. Through an onslaught of aggressive federal policies of annihilation, assimilation and self-determination, ... -
Visionaries in Wisconsin's Conservation History
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1993-12)Throughout American history, Wisconsin has pioneered new ideas and progressive steps toward the conservation of natural resources. For example; Wisconsin set precedent for the first rural zoning law, was the first state ... -
Vital Statistics of the Lake Whitefish in Three Areas of Green Bay, Lake Michigan with Comparison to Lake Michigan East of Door County, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1978-07)Lake whitefish (Coregonus clumpeaformis) were sampled from commercial impoundment gear in 1976-1977 in Big Bay de Noc, Chambers Island, and Peshtigo Reef of Green Bay, Lake Michigan to calculate the vital statistics of the ... -
Volatile Organic Compound Presence in the Groundwater Beneath Two Unsewered Subdivisions on the Central Wisconsin Sand Plain
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1992-05)The groundwater beneath two unsewered subdivisions in the Central Sand Plain region of Wisconsin was monitored for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other organic and inorganic compounds. The ... -
Volunteer Programming for Environmental Education Centers
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1987-08)The Development of Volunteer Programs for Nature/Environmental Centers Nature centers and environmental education-related facilities are often understaffed and underbudgeted. One method these centers have used to ... -
Walleye (Sander Vitreus) Spawning Habitat Selection and Dynamics in a North-Temperate Wisconsin Lake
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2006-12)Critical to the conservation and management of sustainable populations of walleye, Sander vitreus, throughout North America is the need to understand what comprises and compromises high quality spawning habitat. In ... -
Walleye and Muskellunge Movement in the Manitowish Chain of Lakes, Vilas County, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2006-05)I quantified movement and spawning-lake fidelity for walleye Sander Vitreus and Muskellunge Esox masquinongy in the Manitowish Chain of 10 interconnected lakes in Vilas County, Wisconsin. I marked 7,427 walleye (55-2,720 ... -
The Walleye Population and Fishery in the Red Cedar River, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1975-09)Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill), were tagged and a partial creel survey conducted in a 12.5 ha segment of the Red Cedar River, Wisconsin, between the impoundments of Tainter Lake and Lake Menomin. Tag returns ... -
The walleye, Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill), population and sport fishery of the Big Eau Pleine, a fluctuating, central-Wisconsin reservoir
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1975-08)A 17-month study of the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill), population and sport fishery of the 2,832-ha, fluctuating Big Eau Pleine Reservoir in central Wisconsin indicated that total annual mortality rate (a = ... -
Washington Elementary School Handbook: Environmental Education Curriculum using Thematic Units
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1994-08)In the Wisconsin Rapids School District, an Environmental Education Guide was developed in 1989. The guide listed 35 "Fundamental Environmental Principles". These principles were then correlated with the district ... -
Water Quality in the Drummond Bog : Following Three Years of Municipal Wastewater Effluent Discharge
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1985-07)Water chemistry in a peat bog functioning as an advanced wastewater treatment system for the town of Drummond, Wisconsin was monitored during the second and third year of operation (1980-81). Water quality data generated ... -
A Water-Based Education and Monitoring Program for the Conservation of the Sarapiqui River, Costa Rica
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2005-12)The Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center (SCLC) is a nature center perched on the bank of the Sarapiqui River, Costa Rica. The river has physical, biological, and ecological properties that make it an important resource ... -
Watershed Wisdom: An Environmental Science Curriculum Rooted in Place, Experience, and Research
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-08)Effective environmental education presents students with the opportunity to expand their understanding of the natural world and their relationship to that complex system. Additionally, it provide ...