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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and University of Wisconsin-Extension

Student Involvement

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The Center for Watershed Science and Education provides meaningful, practical and positive educational and professional experiences for UW-Stevens Point students pursuing careers in natural resources. Opportunities exist for graduate and undergraduate students to work side-by-side with faculty and staff conducting scientific research and performing laboratory analysis.

Undergraduate students earn internship credit in Water 381 and gain valuable experience by assisting in research projects and/or working in the Water and Environmental Analysis Lab. Graduate students are able to earn a master's degree in Natural Resources by completing an approved course of study and completing a graduate thesis that researches a water resource issue.

For more information on student opportunities within the Center please visit or contact us.

Current Graduate Students

Jake Macholl
Mark Breunig

Completed Graduate Theses (2007-Present)

Electronic versions are not available prior to 2007. If you are looking for a graduate thesis that was completed prior to 2007, hardcopies are available for viewing at the UWSP Learning Resource Center

Darrin Hoverson, 2008 Phosphorus Release from Sediments in Shawano Lake, Wisconsin [1.8MB pdf]
Kaylea Foster, 2008 The Role of the Residential Shoreland Lawn as a Hydrologic Connection Between Downspout and Lake [1.5MB pdf]
Jennifer Kingsley, 2008 Quantifying the Effectiveness of Public Informational Meetings to Generate Participation in Watershed Management [1.5MB pdf]
Adam Freihoefer, 2007 Linking Field-Scale Phosphorus Export to a Watershed-Scale Model [9.8MB pdf]

Recent Undergraduate Research

J. Barrick Clark Lake, Door County Wisconsin Bulrush Mapping and Density [6.3MB pdf]
B. Swenson and K. Homan Aquatic Macrophytes of the St. Croix/Gordon Flowage, Douglas County, Wisconsin [473KB pdf]
J. Mumm Controlling Myriophyllum spicatum in Springville Pond, Portage County, Wisconsin [210KB pdf]
E. Harder Using GIS and Predictive Modeling for Analysis of Shoreline Development [378KB pdf]
H. Begin, A. Hudak, E. Moye, and J. Wyss Pollutant Analysis of a Snowpack and Underlying Soil at a Snow Collection Site [view 3.4MB pdf]