Past Students

Mikaela Campbell
University of Idaho, B.S. Ecology and Conservation Biology. Advisor: Dr. Jim Kingery. 2011 Wilderness Restoration Intern. “A survey of invasive plant species along the Big Creek Drainage.”

Tess Gardner
Idaho State University, B.S. Biology. Advisor: Dr. Colden Baxter 2011 DeVlieg Undergraduate Scholar. "How is primary productivity affected by disturbance in wilderness streams of central Idaho?"

Brian Howard
2011 Bleak Wilderness Research Intern
University of Idaho, B.S. Ecology and Conservation Biology. Advisor: Dr. Beth Newingham 2011 Bleak Wilderness Research Intern. "Plant community composition along an environmental gradient in a central Idaho wilderness."

Amber Lankford
University of Idaho, B.S. Wildlife Resources. Advisor: Dr. Kerri Vierling 2010 Berklund Undergraduate Scholar, 2008 DeVlieg Undergraduate Scholar, Bleak Wilderness Education Fellow. 2008: "Reproductive success of Lewis' woodpeckers in the Frank Church Wilderness" 2010: "Bird abundance and diversity in high-severity post-burn riparian areas on Big Creek and its tributaries."

Shaylee Martling
2011 Bleak Wilderness Research Intern
University of Idaho, B.S. Wildlife Resources. Advisor: Dr. David Tank 2011 Bleak Wilderness Research Intern. "A collection of vascular plant species of the Big Creek Drainage, Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, ID."

Crista O'Conner
University of Idaho, B.S. Ecology and Conservation Biology. Advisor: Dr. David Tank. 2011 Bleak Wilderness Research Intern. "A collection of vascular plant species of the Big Creek Drainage, Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, ID.”

Andy Osler
University of Idaho, B.S. Fisheries Resources. Advisor: Dr. Brian Kennedy. 2011 DeVlieg Undergraduate Scholar. "Size and age structure of salmonid populations in small tributaries compared to Big Creek populations."

Elise Otto
Whitman University Research Student
Whitman University, B.S. Geology. Advisors: Dr. Brian Kennedy and Dr. Alex Fremier. "Function of Large Woody Debris in Creating Fish Habitat, Big Creek Watershed Idaho."

Matt Schenk
Idaho State University DeVlieg Undergraduate Research Scholar
Idaho State University, B.S. Geosciences. Advisor: Dr. Colden Baxter. 2010 DeVlieg Undergraduate Scholar. "Investigating Relationships between Flow, Bed Mobility, and Stream Organisms: Steps Toward Predicting Climate Change Effects in Tributaries of Big Creek, A Wilderness Watershed of Central Idaho."

Justin Schlee
University of Idaho M.S. College of Engineering
University of Idaho, M.S. Engineering. Advisor: Dr. Herb Hess. 2010 DeVlieg Graduate Scholar, National Science Foundation Grant Recipient. "Taylor Wilderness Research Station Power System Expansion Project."
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Will Stauffer-Norris
Colorado College Environmental Science Research Student
Colorado College, B.S. Environmental Sciences. Advisors: Dr. Brian Kennedy and Dr. Alex Fremier. "Effect of Fire Intensity on Large Woody Debris Distribution in the Big Creek Watershed."