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Passion Defines Grads

Colby Dumps Bottled Water

Bullish on Colby: 2011 Graduates Find Success in Tight Market

Four Fulbright Fellows; Projects for Peace Winners

Hanson Scholar Feels an Affinity

Philosophy Prof's Advice: "Plastikos"

TwitterFEED

Update: Nick Tucker '11J

Student Entrepreneurs Win Start-Up Cash

Schwalm '99 Shoots NFL Photo of the Year

Rising Senior Wins Jeapardy!

Admitting the Illustrious Class of 2015

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Colby Magazine

Colby Magazine vol. 100, no. 3 (Fall 2011): full issue

Boots On The Ground: At 40, Growing Environmental Studies Program Equips Students To Tackle Real-World Problems, Kirsten Weir

Colby Magazine

Now 40, Colby’s Environmental Studies Program is growing exponentially, equipping students to tackle real-world problems.

From The Editor, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents

Colby Magazine

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Colby Magazine

Colby Magazine vol. 101, no. 1 (Spring 2012): full issue

From The Hill, Gerry Boyle, Stephen Collins, Teko Mmolawa, Erika Mailman, Matt O'Donnell, Dash Wasserman, Sally Baker

Colby Magazine

Q&A: Tashia Bradley on Kentucky, Tortola, The Pugh Center mission, and the mild winter she brought with her to Maine

Weather Report: Senior speaks at meteorological meeting, challenges historians' take on the history of forecasting

Finding Community: Projects for Peace documentary explores a different, and for many, more rewarding way of life

Literary Peaks: At Whitefish Review, Colby trio (plus one) gives art and literature a mountain home

Sadoff Invites Us To Love Life Despite Hardship and Injustice (Review)

Marketing Experts Say Plain Talk Beats Social Media

Considering Life's Stepping Stones: For Debra Spark's characters, it's the journey, not the …

Colby News

Colby Magazine

Tony Blair to Speak at Commencement

Science Building Gets Go-Ahead

Spike Lee Does the Colby Thing

Historian Leonard Awarded Lincoln Prize

Presidential Preview

Show by Mike Daisey Creates Nationwide Controversy

President Adams as Art Curator

Chen Wins Peace Grant--Again

Qin Awarded Watson Fellowship

Roots in Slavery Tell Bigger Story

TwitterFEED

A (Real) Virtual Community

Corrado Tapped as Expert on Super PACs

Colby News

Colby Magazine

Student Affairs Adds Deans for Spiritual Life, Sexual Diversity

Hugh Gourley, Art Museum Director and Leader

TwitterFEED

Colby Covers the Campaign

Mitchell Scholar Wins Travel Fellowship to Jordan

Finance Alumni Give Students a Preview

Shea Is New Goldfarb Center Director

New Storage Facility To Be Boon to Colby Libraries

Author and Icon, Woodward Receives Lovejoy Honor

South African Reconciliation Advocate is Oak Fellow

Message in a Box

Tobacco Banned on Most of Campus

New Mellon Fellowship in Environmental Studies

Belgrade Lakes EPSCoR Research Has Impact

Colby Volunteers Boost SAT Scores for Local Students

The Importance Of Headwater Streams In Preserving Water Quality: A Case Study Of The Kennebec Highlands And Long Pond, Problems In Environmental Science Course (Biology 493), Colby College, The Colby Headwater Stream Research Project, Colby College

Colby College Watershed Study: Belgrade Area Streams (2014, 2013)

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The Colby Oracle 2013, Colby College

The Colby Oracle

Colby College’s yearbook for the Class of 2013.

Website: 2013 Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Colby College

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium 2013 Website

Contents:

Keynote Speaker

Schedule - Wednesday

Schedule - Thursday

Schedule - Friday

Poster Program

Associated Sessions

Abstracts

Honors Program

Participating Departments/Programs

Metallic Mineral Mining In Maine, Kaitlyn Bernard

Honors Theses

In 2012 the Maine State Legislature passed a bill directing the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to rewrite the regulations governing metallic mineral mining in Maine. The bill was introduced after pressure from Maine’s largest private land owner and timber company, J.D. Irving, Limited. The company has a lucrative mineral deposit on one of their landholdings in northern Maine and is interested in pursuing a mining development project. The bill aimed to streamline the regulatory framework around mining operations and make the permitting process more conducive to mineral development throughout the state. The 2012 Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act …

Conservation Easement Policies Across New England, Virginia A. Keesler

Honors Theses

This thesis examines conservation easement policies across the New England states. Conservation easements are legal agreements through which landowners donate or sell some or all of their properties' development rights to conservation entities, typically government entities or land trusts. I specifically ask: How do conservation easement policies compare across the New England states? How can conservation easement policies be reformed to enhance the use of easements as a conservation tool? Although easements allow conservation entities to conserve more land for less money, the ecological and social implications of the increased use of easements have been debated.

I evaluate data availability, …

Colby College Catalogue 2013 - 2014, Colby College

Colby Catalogues

Colby College Catalogue: September 2013 - August 2014

The Colby Echo (2012-12-05), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

The Colby Echo (2012-10-10), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Affordable Housing In Kennebec County, William G. Stohner ('05)

Atlas of Maine

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines affordable housing as a household paying no more than 30 percent of its annual income on housing. That is, families who pay more than 30 percent of their income on housing are considered cost burdened and may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, healthcare, and transportation. This project focused on Kennebec County, Maine. Between 1990 and 2000, market demand for housing increased at a faster rate than did the supply of housing. Despite the addition of 6,719 homes, the average home price increased faster than average household income. This …

The Colby Echo (2012-04-25), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Moose Management And Conserved Areas, Kathryn Lee

Atlas of Maine

This map shows the Moose Management areas in relation to roads and conserved areas. In the Recreation Management Area, hunting and usually viewing opportunities were the most important goals. In the Road Safety Area, reducing the number of moose/ vehicle collisions was the only goal. In the Compromise Management Area, the goal was to balance recreation and safety concerns.

Predicted Witheringia Solanacea Habitat In Costa Rica, Sylvia Doyle

Atlas of Maine

Witheringia solanacea is a flowering shrub common to the Pacific Slope of Central America, from Mexico to Bolivia. Known locations of W. solanacea in Costa Rica were compared to geographic data to generate a predicted habitat model. Elevation, aspect, slope, annual mean precipitation, distance to roads, and distance to streams were statistically analyzed to determine their relationship with W. solanacea .The elevation, precipitation, and distance to roads variables had the most significant influence over plant distribution and were incorporated into the habitat model.

Atlas Of Maine: Critical Habitat Of The Atlantic Salmon, Matthew Lapine

Atlas of Maine

This map depicts two variations of critical habitat of the Atlantic salmon. The first layer shows three watershed regions of particular importance, while the second layer highlights important stream and rivers that serve as salmon habitat.

Police Stations In Relation To Population, Meagan Hennessey

Atlas of Maine

This map illustrates the relationship of police stations and population, measured per square mile, throughout the state of Maine. County boundaries, major cities, and major roads are included for reference.

Analysis Of East-West Highway In Maine, Kathryn Lee, Anna Hess

Atlas of Maine

A major east-west highway through Maine has been long debated by politicians, private corporations and environmentalists. The proposed highway has the potential to bring increased economic productivity to isolated communities and create more efficient travel routes, but it may also impact the landscape of the northern region of the state. The goal of this project was to estimate the proposed route of the highway and develop a simple model to estimate its relationship with elevation and land cover types.

Atlas Of Maine: Deer Wintering Areas And Fragmented Forests In Maine, Ellie Linden

Atlas of Maine

This map displays Maine in a sense that relates the wildlife (deer wintering areas) with zones that have been negatively impacted by humans with fragmented forest.

Concentration Of Arsenic Contamination In Township Water Resources, Avery Beck

Atlas of Maine

Arsenic is a toxic heavy metal that has been detected in much of Maine’s well water, and its widespread occurrence in Maine groundwater resources has become a public health issue. This map displays the towns whose domestic wells, by percentage of wells sampled, have had arsenic concentrations in excess of 10 micrograms per liter (µg/L) of well water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum contaminant level for arsenic in public water.

The towns in which Maine's thirty most-contaminated wells can be found are denoted as well, as are the locations of public-supply wells and groundwater resources (aquifers) throughout the state.

Availability Of Biomass For Colby's Steam Plant, Avery Beck, Becky Forgrave

Atlas of Maine

Colby has just built a new biomass plant, and is committed to sourcing the wood from no more than 50 miles away. The plant is expected to need 22,000 tons of biomass annually. The question we chose to investigate is how much biomass is available within 50 miles, and whether Colby’s biomass use will have an impact on the surrounding forests. To quantify this, a GIS analysis was carried out using land cover and woodlots data. The 50-mile distance was measured in two ways: a radius from Colby and using roads.

Deer Wintering And Conservation Areas In Maine, Elizabeth Schneider

Atlas of Maine

This map shows the locations of deer wintering areas in comparison to areas reserved for conservation. As a reference, the counties of Maine are outlined and labeled. As can be seen from the shading, the southern and coastal areas of Maine are more heavily populated. It is interesting to note that deer wintering areas do not often overlap with conservation areas, and many deer wintering areas are found in areas of higher population.

Viewshed Analysis Of Proposed Wind Farms In Maine, Michael Stephens, Colin Cummings

Atlas of Maine

Wind energy has become a rapidly growing source of renewable electricity; world generating capacity is growing at 20-30% per year (IEA, 2008). Wind offers a fantastic opportunity for clean energy generation in Maine, and will support local community economies. However, the turbines that produce this clean energy typically stand over 250 feet tall and can be seen on their mountaintop perches for miles. Many consider them to be visually intrusive and fight to stop wind farm projects in their planning stages (Curtis, 2011). Maine has numerous wind farms already in operation, with many more in the planning and proposal stages …

Linking Farms And Food Banks In Massachusetts, Katherine Murray, Matthew Silverman

Atlas of Maine

Today farms typically grow more produce than they can sell in a season. This excess produce often goes to waste. However organizations like Boston Area Gleaners have started gleaning initiatives in which they organize volunteers to glean the excess produce from farms near Boston and deliver it to local food pantries (bostonareagleaners.org).

Gleaning initiatives such as Boston Area Gleaners can fill an important niche which reduces food waste and delivers the excess to places in need. Both farmers and food banks/pantries in Massachusetts have expressed interest in gleaning initiatives throughout the state, leading the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to …