Phil Druker/ Department of English/ UI

 

Environmental Writing Project Topics

Here’s a list of projects some students did in the past for the environmental writing course:

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Spotted Knapweed Control

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Goshawk Management

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Managing forests for the Douglas fir tussock moth

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Eastern brook trout and eastern hemlocks (how the ecology of the eastern hemlock forest protects streams)

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Climbing ethics and the environment

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Safety in canyoneering

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Noise pollution

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Sea turtle protection and rehabilitation

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Living with rattlesnakes

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Tourism’s effect on small towns in SE Alaska

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Fire lookout preservation

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Air pollution in Lewiston

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Rails to trails—Troy to Moscow trail

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Bull trout on the North Fork of the Clearwater River

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Bass (and their effects on salmon) in the Snake River

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Elephants in the Anchorage, AK zoo

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Park rangers/law enforcement in Yellowstone

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Oil extraction and the degradation of the Amazon in Ecuador

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Moscow mountain ecology

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Logging—why it’s not all bad for the environment

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Taylor Ranch history

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Cattails: a tool for survival

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Golf course’s effect on the environment

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Avalanche safety

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Salmon and sea lions (managing two endangered species)

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Managing rafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River

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Climate change and skiing

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Cheat grass -evasive species control and history

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Lamprey eels in the Snake and Salmon Rivers--measures taken to restore the species

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Feral cats -- the problem and population management 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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