Mike Healy
 
       
 

 

Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Office: 312 Birge Hall

Phone: (608) 265-6208

Email: mthealy@wisc.edu

 
       
   

430 Lincoln Drive

University of Wisconsin

Madison, WI 53706 - 1381

  

 

 

 

 

   Educational Background:  

 

 
 BS Biology and Environmental Science, 1999 Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 
     
 Current Projects:  
Can the invasive grass Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) be controlled with the use of a grass-specific herbicide and plantings of native forbs and graminoids? Working with a network of local landowners, including the Madison Audubon Society, The Aldo Leopold Foundation, the University of Wisconsin Arboretum and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, I am using an experimental approach to determine the effectiveness of new ways to control invasions of P. arundinacea in restoration sites.    
   

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Since 1996, Mike has worked with several natural resource management organizations in the mid-Atlantic region, including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP), the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) of Pennsylvania, and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.

A graduate of Dickinson College's Environmental Science and Biology programs, Mike is using a combination of his natural resource management and information systems experience to aid his research in adaptive restoration strategies.

 
     
 

Map and descriptions of Mike's research sites (zoom out to see all sites)

 
 

 

Selected Publications and Presentations:

Wilcox, J.C., Healy M.T., and J.B. Zedler, 2007. Restoring native vegetation to an urban wet meadow dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) in Wisconsin, USA. Natural Areas Journal 27 (4):354-365

Healy M.T.and J.B. Zedler Response of invasive reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) to native wetland plant seeding and grass- specific herbicide application. Oral presentation at the 12th Annual Wisconsin Wetlands Association Science Forum. Madison, WI. Feb. 1-2, 2007

Healy M.T. and J.B. Zedler. A test of grass-specific herbicide application and native plant seeding to reduce reed canary grass 
cover. Oral presentation at the US Fish and Wildlife Service Reed Canary Grass Workshop. Onalaska, WI. July. 12-14, 2006

Frieswyk, C.B., Healy, M., and J.B. Zedler. 2006. Review of "The World's Largest Wetlands: Ecology and Conservation," by L.H. Fraser  and P.A. Keddy. Quarterly Review of Biology 81:216-17

Healy M. T. and J.B. Zedler. Testing a comprehensive strategy for replacing monotypic reed canary grass with a diversity of native 
wetland plants. Oral presentation at the 11th Annual Wisconsin Wetlands Association Science Forum. Madison, WI. Feb. 2-3, 2006

Healy, M. T., Belknap, J., and J.B. Zedler. 2005. Adaptive restoration strategies for high-profile sites: a look at Hetch Hetchy 
Valley, California, and Curtis Prairie, Wisconsin. Oral presentation  at 5th Annual Science Day, UW—Madison Arboretum.

Bennett, A., N.P. Fobes, J. Freund, M .T. Healy, J. Williamson and J.B. Zedler. 2004. Hetch Hetchy Valley: plan for adaptive 
restoration. Technical report submitted to Environmental Defense. Oakland, California

Healy, M.T. and M.C. Ogle. 2003. A Field Guide to Potomac Overlook Regional Park. 5th edition. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Fairfax Station, VA
 

 

  

 

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