Senior Projects
All Senior students in the ES program participate in a supervised independent project focusing on practical environmental research and problem solving. The project reflects the student's individualized program and career interests and is conducted to simulate a professional work situation.
The following are actual Senior Projects (Env 400) undertaken by UMFK students.
| Student | Senior Project |
|---|---|
| Will Barnum | The Development of a Guide to the Silvicultural Treatment of Forest Stands in Central Eastern Aroostook County for the Purpose of Maximizing Production of Commercial Quality Logs |
| Julie Daigle | The Effectiveness of an Elbow Pipe Variety of Water Flow Control Device and Selected Site Modifications at Eliminating Unwanted Flooding Associated with Beaver Dam-building Activity on Charette Hill in Fort Kent, Maine |
| Angela Flannagin | The Impact and Assessment of Coyotes in Proximity to Cattle in the St. John Valley Region |
| Kalindra Gibson | Possible Methods of Educating the General Public Along a Section of the St. John Valley Heritage Trail in Fort Kent, Maine |
| Chris McNally | A Comparison of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Paulette and Marquis Brook of St. Agatha, Maine |
| Joshua Phillips | A Map of Maine Containing Hazardous Chemical Spills |
| Bill Phipps | An Assessment of the Fish River Island, St. John River, Maine |
| Sally Quinn | Presence of Escherichia coli in Sand and Freshwater at Long Lake, Maine |
| Nicole Sirois | The Use of Indicator Taxa to Determine if Non-Point Soure Pollution is Affecting the Current Water Quality of Two Tributaries of South Perley Brook, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Nick Textor | A Comparison of Water Quality of Two Streams Draining from Both Agricultural Land and Forested Areas into Long Lake, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Ted Wright | The Environmental and Silvicultural Effects of Horse Logging vs. Conventional Logging in Two Maine Mixed Wood Sites |