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Identifying Environmental Factors Influencing Golden Eagle Presence And Reproductive Success, Ross H. Crandall
Identifying Environmental Factors Influencing Golden Eagle Presence And Reproductive Success, Ross H. Crandall
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Declining populations of plant and animal species is a major concern threatening global biodiversity. If we want to conserve threatened species, we must understand the requirements of the species. Recent data suggests Golden Eagle populations in the Western United States are declining. Future threats from expanded energy development, habitat loss and climate change are also a concern. Apparent declines and perceived threats have caused management agencies to classify the Golden Eagle as a species of concern requiring the creation of conservation plans. Yet, an effective conservation plan is dependent on information that is currently lacking. To address this lack of …
Only From Montana: A Family's Experience Eating Locally, Emily Joan Wendler
Only From Montana: A Family's Experience Eating Locally, Emily Joan Wendler
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
This is a 30-minute radio documentary on one family’s experience eating all locally grown food, for two weeks in September of 2012, and two weeks during January 2013. For the project we considered locally grown food as food grown and processed in Montana. If the food was grown here, then left to be processed in another state, it did not count as local. The participants were a family of three from Missoula, Montana—a Mom, Dad, and their 2-year-old son. The point of the project was to answer the question: What is it like for a family, who normally does not …
Paying To Play: Supply Management In Montana's Dairy Industry, Laura Ginsburg
Paying To Play: Supply Management In Montana's Dairy Industry, Laura Ginsburg
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Montana’s dairy industry is unique among US states because of its supply management program, which allocates quota to limit how much fluid milk can be produced and sold within the state. The amount of quota is set and price varies with market conditions; therefore, quota adds to a farm’s production costs. This paper presents findings from in-depth interviews with 17 dairy farmers to learn how quota has affected on-farm decision-making and how they perceive the impacts of quota on the statewide industry. Farmers tend to be spilt between those who think it affected their on-farm decisions and those who felt …
Dual Enrollment As A Factor For Women Transitioning Into Stem Majors In Montana Two-Year Colleges, Penny Jane Jakes
Dual Enrollment As A Factor For Women Transitioning Into Stem Majors In Montana Two-Year Colleges, Penny Jane Jakes
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The purpose of this non-experimental, descriptive, quantitative study was to describe the impact high school dual enrollment coursework has had on initial enrollment of women with STEM majors in Montana two-year colleges. The study was designed to find whether or not differences existed for access (initial enrollment), persistence (to third semester), and success (associate's degree, certificate, or transfer to a four-year institution within 150% of program length). The literature review highlighted the need for studies to address the issue of few women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations. One goal of dual enrollment in Montana is to ease …