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2012 Cedar Creek Environmental Restoration and Erosion Control Project
The Cedar Creek motorsport trail is one of the busiest trail systems within the Baldwin-White Cloud Ranger District of the Manistee National Forest. This is due mostly to its close proximity to the large population centers of Muskegon and Grand…
A Case Study of Information Gaps in Watershed Planning
"The St. Marys River is the connecting channel from Lake Superior to Lake Huron. In 1985, the St. Marys River was named one of the 42 Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin, by the International Joint Commission due to high levels of phosphorus,…
A Comparative Survey of Endoparasite Prevalence in Owned and Shelter Dogs in SW Michigan
"Domestic dogs serve as potential pathogen reservoirs, and their presence in homes increases the risk of exposure for their human caretakers. Increasing trends in adopting shelter animals may put people at higher risk of parasite exposure. I examined…
A Comparison of Auditory Survey Methods on Michigan's Resident Owls: Passive vs. Call-Broadcast
Point-count surveys of avian species are commonly used to estimate relative abundance and to determine population trends over regional areas. Two auditory survey methods (passive and call-broadcast) can be utilized to detect singing individuals…