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Enst 595.01: Supervised Internship (Peas), Caroline M. Stephens Sep 2024

Enst 595.01: Supervised Internship (Peas), Caroline M. Stephens

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Hsta 380.01: U.S. Constitutional History, Michael J. Larmann Sep 2024

Hsta 380.01: U.S. Constitutional History, Michael J. Larmann

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 472.01: General Science - Conservation Education, David C. Owens Sep 2024

Enst 472.01: General Science - Conservation Education, David C. Owens

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 591.01: Fundamentals Of Environmental Education, David C. Owens Sep 2024

Enst 591.01: Fundamentals Of Environmental Education, David C. Owens

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Reactive Dye Wash-Off Processing Of Cotton Fabrics Using Polymer Dye Transfer Inhibitors For Sustainable Dyeing, Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Tuba Toprak-Cavdur, Safiqul Islam, Fatema Tarannum, Keisha Walters Sep 2024

Reactive Dye Wash-Off Processing Of Cotton Fabrics Using Polymer Dye Transfer Inhibitors For Sustainable Dyeing, Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Tuba Toprak-Cavdur, Safiqul Islam, Fatema Tarannum, Keisha Walters

Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Cotton fiber consumption is higher than any other natural fiber due to its superior mechanical and physical properties. In the conventional reactive dyeing process, the dye undergoes hydrolysis due to hydrogen bonding and weak Van der Waals forces, yielding poor washing color fastness. Additionally, the post-dyeing wash-off process consumes significant amounts of water, energy, and time in order to remove the unreacted and hydrolyzed dye. Therefore, reactive dyes are predominantly utilized to color cotton fabrics as the covalent bond formed between dye and fiber results in excellent washing fastness for a wide range of colors, and improved ease of use. …


Chmy 122n.H50: Introduction To General Chemisty Lab - Hamilton, Lily A. Apedaile Sep 2024

Chmy 122n.H50: Introduction To General Chemisty Lab - Hamilton, Lily A. Apedaile

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Land Conservation Planning For Flood Resilience In New Hampshire's Coastal Watershed, Michal Zahorik Sep 2024

Land Conservation Planning For Flood Resilience In New Hampshire's Coastal Watershed, Michal Zahorik

Doctoral Dissertations

Land conservation plays an important role in managing flood risk. It enhances community resilience and supports multiple ecosystem functions. This qualitative study investigates how local and regional land conservation strategies advance flood resilience in New Hampshire’s coastal watershed. Focusing on the institutional context, this thesis analyzes the effectiveness of local land conservation planning efforts, explores cross-scale interactions between local and regional planning, and identifies barriers and opportunities for flood-focused conservation projects. The data for this research were collected through semi-structured interviews with representatives of municipalities, public and private conservation organizations, regional planning commissions, partnership organizations, and landowners. The secondary data …


Reclaiming Healing Spaces: A Phenomenological Study On The Transformative Power Of Outdoor Therapy From The Lived Experiences Of Black Clinicians Working With Black Clients, Lynn Murphy Sep 2024

Reclaiming Healing Spaces: A Phenomenological Study On The Transformative Power Of Outdoor Therapy From The Lived Experiences Of Black Clinicians Working With Black Clients, Lynn Murphy

Dissertations

This phenomenological study involved assessing the experiences of Black therapists who engaged Black clients in outdoor therapeutic contexts. The study was founded on the existing literature that shows the quality of the therapeutic relationship is pivotal for client retention and the Western standards that have historically favored treatment within indoor environments. To contextualize this research, a comprehensive literature review was commenced, covering topics such as the decolonization of therapy, the historical and present-day relationship between Blacks and the outdoors in the United States, sedentary lifestyles, the psychological benefits of time spent in nature, various types of outdoor therapy, and the …


Environmental Change And Population Dynamics Of Small Mammals In Northern Alaska, Jess K. Steketee Sep 2024

Environmental Change And Population Dynamics Of Small Mammals In Northern Alaska, Jess K. Steketee

Doctoral Dissertations

Rodent populations at northern latitudes undergo cyclic dynamics characterized by high amplitude interannual fluctuations every 3-5 years. Population cycles have puzzled mammalogists for over a century and disentangling their drivers remains a central goal. Understanding which factors drive rodent populations and how these dynamics might change with warming is essential for predicting the impacts of climate change on arctic ecosystems as herbivore pressure shapes plant community composition, soil nutrient availability and carbon concentrations. My research focused on potential drivers of brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) and tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus) population fluctuations in Arctic Alaska. I combined field techniques with laboratory …


Unlocking The Permafrost Nutrient Bomb: Determining Plant And Microbial Transformations In Response To Manipulative Arctic Experiments, Natalie Kashi Sep 2024

Unlocking The Permafrost Nutrient Bomb: Determining Plant And Microbial Transformations In Response To Manipulative Arctic Experiments, Natalie Kashi

Doctoral Dissertations

High latitude ecosystems are characterized by permafrost (perennially frozen ground), short growing seasons, and slow decomposition, and these characteristics of arctic ecosystems make them particularly sensitive to climate change. Alterations to arctic ecosystem functions are responding to recent climate disturbances such as increased active soil depths caused by thawing permafrost, transformation of dry ombrotrophic ecosystems to wetland communities, increased occurrence of wildfires in areas where wildfires are historically scarce, increased vegetation productivity, and shifts in plant phenology. Despite major ecosystem transformations and extreme climatic events in the Arctic during the previous decades, uncertainties persist largely because of nuances with climate …


Chmy 121n.H51: Introduction To General Chemistry - Hamilton, Lily A. Apedaile Sep 2024

Chmy 121n.H51: Introduction To General Chemistry - Hamilton, Lily A. Apedaile

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Ensc 105n.01: Environmental Science, Andrea M. Caires Sep 2024

Ensc 105n.01: Environmental Science, Andrea M. Caires

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 491.01: Food And Farming On A Hot Planet, Neva Hassanein Sep 2024

Enst 491.01: Food And Farming On A Hot Planet, Neva Hassanein

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 595.00: Foundations Of Change, Neva Hassanein Sep 2024

Enst 595.00: Foundations Of Change, Neva Hassanein

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Nasx 303e.01: Ecological Perspectives In Native American Traditions, Fernando Sanchez Sep 2024

Nasx 303e.01: Ecological Perspectives In Native American Traditions, Fernando Sanchez

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Approximation Of Ice Phenology Of Maine Lakes Using Aqua Modis Surface Temperature Data, Sophia K. Skoglund, Abdou Rachid Bah, Hamidreza Norouzi, Kathleen C. Weathers, Holly Ewing, Bethel G. Steele, Linda C. Bacon Sep 2024

Approximation Of Ice Phenology Of Maine Lakes Using Aqua Modis Surface Temperature Data, Sophia K. Skoglund, Abdou Rachid Bah, Hamidreza Norouzi, Kathleen C. Weathers, Holly Ewing, Bethel G. Steele, Linda C. Bacon

All Faculty Scholarship

Studies of lake ice phenology have historically relied on limited in situ data. Relatively few observations exist for ice out and fewer still for ice in, both of which are necessary to determine the temporal extent of ice cover. Satellite data provide an opportunity to better document patterns of ice phenology across landscapes and relate them to the climatological drivers behind changing ice phenology. We developed a model, the Cumulative Sum Method (CSM), that uses daytime and nighttime surface temperature observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on board the Earth-observing Aqua satellite to approximate ice in (the …


Gender Conscious Labor Environmentalism, Chaumtoli Huq Sep 2024

Gender Conscious Labor Environmentalism, Chaumtoli Huq

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Drawing primarily from the internationally recognized human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, ("right to a healthy environment") as well as related international environmental and economic human rights laws, this Article makes three critical moves towards theorizing a gender conscious approach to labor environmentalism. First, this Article demonstrates through four cases studies from Bangladesh, that global and national labor movements can effectively address the root causes of labor rights violations, specifically around health and safety by deploying and mobilizing around the recently passed international right to a healthy environment. Second, the right to a healthy environment offers a …


Evaluating The Effects Of Wildfires On Microbial Communities And Gene Expression Involved In Nitrogen Cycling In Arctic Tundra Soils, Alma Idali Hernandez Sep 2024

Evaluating The Effects Of Wildfires On Microbial Communities And Gene Expression Involved In Nitrogen Cycling In Arctic Tundra Soils, Alma Idali Hernandez

Master's Theses and Capstones

Wildfires in the Arctic tundra are increasing in frequency in response to global warming.Under this changing fire regime, important components of permafrost ecosystems, such as soils and their microbial communities, are disturbed by the burning of vegetation, organic soils, and their nutrients. Previous studies of wildfires have documented significant changes in nutrient availability following wildfires, including an increase in inorganic nitrogen (N), which is a key nutrient component of soil organisms. Microbes are the main drivers of transformation of soil N, which is ultimately taken up by both microbes and plants as a nutrient source. However, due to the historical …


Beyond Environmental Harm: Industry Claims, Lived Experiences, And The Impacts Of Gas Extraction, Martina Angela Caretta, Melissa Haeffner, Ryan Emanuel, Racheal Hood, Julia Seydel Sep 2024

Beyond Environmental Harm: Industry Claims, Lived Experiences, And The Impacts Of Gas Extraction, Martina Angela Caretta, Melissa Haeffner, Ryan Emanuel, Racheal Hood, Julia Seydel

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The peer-reviewed literature presents overwhelming evidence that fossil fuel based energy infrastructure projects are responsible for lower residential property values, environmental destruction and pollution that decrease residents' quality of life. These projects also challenge local people's sense of identity and even the threat of such a project can make residents question their sense of place. As evidence, we first present a bibliographic analysis of the environmental impact statements for the Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia and the Jordan Cove Energy Project in Oregon. We find that their approval processes relies on non-peer-reviewed, industry-funded claims that pipelines will bring economic …


Corinthian Countrysides: Linked Open Data And Analysis From The Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey, David K. Pettegrew Sep 2024

Corinthian Countrysides: Linked Open Data And Analysis From The Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey, David K. Pettegrew

Digital Press Books

Corinthian Countrysides presents the datasets, analysis, and results of a large-scale intensive survey in the eastern territory of Corinth between 1997 and 2003. Carried out under a permit of the Greek Ministry of Culture granted through the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey investigated the Isthmus west of the Corinth Canal, a highly-connected transport corridor and densely settled area from prehistory to the present day, and sampled parts of the mountainous and coastal districts of the southeast Corinthia. Researchers recorded a rich body of evidence for habitation and land use covering all periods of …


Stacked Energyscapes: Conceptualizing Fossil Fuel And Renewable Energy Entanglements In Low-Carbon Transitions, Tyler Harlan, Jennifer Baka Sep 2024

Stacked Energyscapes: Conceptualizing Fossil Fuel And Renewable Energy Entanglements In Low-Carbon Transitions, Tyler Harlan, Jennifer Baka

Urban and Environmental Studies Faculty Works

Energy transitions are often characterized as discrete progressions away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, typically in different geographic spaces, which result in “winning” and “losing” communities. Policies have been enacted to encourage renewable energy investment in “losing” fossil fuel extractive communities. Such conceptualizations do not sufficiently consider how fossil fuel extraction and renewable energy intersect with and shape each other in these spaces. We introduce the term “stacked energyscapes” to better characterize these interactions. Rather than replacing a fossil fuel-based energy system, we argue that renewable energy is “stacked” atop it, entangling their sociotechnical “energyscapes” together in ways that …


Barriers To And Solutions For Fuel Treatments In The Central California Coast Ranges, Sierra Dawn Lyman Sep 2024

Barriers To And Solutions For Fuel Treatments In The Central California Coast Ranges, Sierra Dawn Lyman

Master's Theses

In recent years, the Western United States has experienced an increase in fire activity due to multiple factors, including anthropogenic climate change, historical forest management focused on suppression, and the expanding wildland urban interface (WUI). In response, California is working to accelerate the pace and scale of forest management and fire hazard reduction efforts. Although fuel treatment projects are being implemented, they often encounter various barriers. While existing literature highlights these barriers, it tends to overlook the solutions being applied in practice to overcome them. Using an ethnographic approach that includes key informant interviews and participant observation in four sites …


Just Maps? Exploring The Development And Use Of Environmental Justice Mapping Tools In The United States, Claire Emrick Sep 2024

Just Maps? Exploring The Development And Use Of Environmental Justice Mapping Tools In The United States, Claire Emrick

Master's Theses and Capstones

The disparate distribution of environmental risks and benefits is well documented in the United States. In response, interactive mapping tools that attempt to represent and address environmental justice (EJ) issues have proliferated in recent years. By synthesizing socioeconomic and environmental data into a user-friendly interface, EJ mapping tools can inform advocacy and policy decisions that benefit disadvantaged communities. Numerous studies have contributed to the development and assessment of the indices and datasets found in these mapping tools, while other articles have highlighted approaches to and lessons learned from single cases of EJ mapping tool development. However, only a few studies …


How Mineral Fertilizer Affects Soil Nitrogen Pools And Microbial Activity, Lee Hildebrand Sep 2024

How Mineral Fertilizer Affects Soil Nitrogen Pools And Microbial Activity, Lee Hildebrand

Master's Theses and Capstones

Nitrogen fertilizer is an essential aspect of modern agriculture; however, a substantial amount of applied nitrogen does not reach the crops it is intended for and leaches out of the soil. Soil organic matter and microbial activity are key regulators of the soil nitrogen cycle and the fate of nitrogen fertilizer. Understanding how fertilizer type impacts soil organic matter, nitrogen pools, and microbial activity will greatly improve our understanding regarding sustainable fertilizer application. To investigate this, I conducted an experiment using incubation with several fertilizer treatments and two soil types. I measured various soil nitrogen pools, soil respiration rates, and …


Enst 410.01: Traditional Ecological Knowledge Of Indigenous Peoples, Ruth A. Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills-De La Cruz Sep 2024

Enst 410.01: Traditional Ecological Knowledge Of Indigenous Peoples, Ruth A. Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills-De La Cruz

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 188.01: Getting To Know Environmental Studies, Robin K. Saha Sep 2024

Enst 188.01: Getting To Know Environmental Studies, Robin K. Saha

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 589s.01: Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions, Paul J. Guernsey Sep 2024

Enst 589s.01: Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions, Paul J. Guernsey

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 231h.02: Nature And Society, Ashley L. Preston Sep 2024

Enst 231h.02: Nature And Society, Ashley L. Preston

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 396.00: Supervised Internship (Peas), Caroline M. Stephens Sep 2024

Enst 396.00: Supervised Internship (Peas), Caroline M. Stephens

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 491.02: Fundamentals Of Environmental Education, David C. Owens Sep 2024

Enst 491.02: Fundamentals Of Environmental Education, David C. Owens

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.