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Ted Anchor
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Department: Gaylord
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies: Land Resources
Office: NPM/Dept of Horticulture 1575 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (715) 340-3662
Email: twanchor@wisc.edu
Educational Background:
BS in
Geography, Natural Environmental Systems Program, Northern Illinois
University
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Research Interests:
My
academic research is focused on the documenting the current state of
“Wildlife” standards for eco-labeled products and the potential
benefits of utilizing alternative approaches in developing new
standards. The product of my work will be a certified “Natural
Community” Standard for the Healthy Grown eco-potato label.
Additional Information:
"Ecosystem Coordinator" for the World Wildlife Fund/ Wisconsin Potato
and Vegetable Growers Association/University of Wisconsin-Madison
Collaboration.
Employed
full time at UW-Madison as an Outreach Specialist for the Department
of Horticulture assigned to the Nutrient and Pest Management Program.
Currently - developing Natural Community Standards for the potato
eco-label "Healthy Grown".
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Heidi Hillhouse
::. PhD Candidate |
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Department: Botany
Office: 319 Birge Hall
Email: hhillhouse@wisc.edu
Educational Background:
BS in Forest, Fisheries,
and Wildlife, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Emphasis Wildlife ecology,
1999
MS in Biology, University
of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2004. Thesis: "How plant species and functional
groups vary in mass and N loss during decomposition"
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Research Interests:
Broadly, I'm interested in
plant species diversity in prairie restorations. My PhD research is
centered on the questions of why some native species fail to establish
when planted in theoretically suitable habitat, and why these plantings
are consistently lower in species diversity than prairie remnants (aside
from obvious answer that not all species get planted!). My ultimate
goal is to be able to apply this research to helping increase the
diversity of planted prairie restorations. |
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Leith Nye ::. MS Candidate |
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Department: Botany
Office: 319 Birge Hall
Email: dnye@wisc.edu
Educational Background:
BA in Environmental
Studies, Bard College, 2003
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Research Interests:
Investigating plant biogeography and community
ecology in agricultural landscapes in central Wisconsin. The results of
this research will inform restoration and conservation plans for local
potato farms participating in the
Healthy Grown brand initiative. Previous
to joining the Zedler lab I collected
specimens for medicinal plant research at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Hence the photo in the record wildflower bloom in southern California from the
spring of 2005.
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Julie Speck ::. MS Candidate |
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Department: Gaylord Nelson Institute for
Environmental Studies: Land Resources
Office: 2710 Ski Lane Madison, WI 53713
Phone: (608) 237-1162
Email: jrspeck@yahoo.com
Educational Background:
BA in Environmental Studies, Gustavus Adolphus
College
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Research Interests:
I’m interested in prairie restoration and fire
ecology, as well as environmental education and service learning. I’m the
Program Director/Environmental Educator for Girl Scouts of Black Hawk
Council. My primary responsibilities include hooking Girl Scouts up with
environmental service projects and managing the ecosystems on the
council's 1000+ acres of property. I'm always looking for volunteers who
want to help with land stewardship projects on Black Hawk Council property
or for organizations that have projects and need child volunteers. |
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Dylan Voeller ::. MS Candidate |
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Department: Gaylord
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies: Conservation Biology and
Sustainable Development
Office: 115B Science
Hall
Phone: (608) 265-7876
Email: dvoeller@wisc.edu
Educational Background:
BS in Ecology, Behavior &
Evolution, University of California, San Diego, 2003
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Research Interests:
I'm generally interested
in human impacts on the environment as addressed through conservation
biology, political ecology, and environmental education. Currently I am
investigating riparian plant community ecology and management in southern
California.
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Katy Warner ::. MS Candidate |
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Department: Gaylord Nelson Institute for
Environmental Studies: Land Resources
Office: 115B Science
Hall
Phone: (608) 265-7876
Email: katy_warner@yahoo.com
Educational Background:
BS in Wildlife Biology,
Colorado State University, 2001
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Research Interests:
Invasive species, degraded
land management, restoration ecology, and land use history. Currently I am
looking at the invasion history and patterns of common buckthorn (Rhamnus
cathartica) in southern Wisconsin.
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