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| 2015-L15W | Health Assessment and Ranavirus Investigation in the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Following a Ranavirus Outbreak in Illinois: Boykin spaniels are used for box turtle searches. Lab supplies needed to determine the prevalence of emerging diseases of turtles | Research |
| 2015-L12W | Understanding Mate Preferences of Female Translocated Greater Prairie-Chickens in Illinois: Genetic materials and supplies to cover genotyping. | Research |
| 2015-L08W | Demography, Stress, and Diet of the Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene oranta) in the Sand Hills of Will and Grundy Counties, Illinois: To characterize population size,population density, sex ratios, age distribution, size distribution, juvenile to adult ratios, and home range size of T. ornata. | Research |
| 2015-024W | Safe Passage: The Hose Bridge as a Model Conduit System during Seasonal Peaks in the Migration of Small Diumal Snakes: To test the efficacy of a conduit system that is temporarily deployed at specific locations along roads where small snakes migrate in relatively high densities.(Fox Ridge SP) | Research |
| 2015-013W | Age and Fire Chronology of Presettlement Red Cedar on Cliff Escarpments of Fults Hill Prairie: The goal of this study is to document the presettlement fire history and climatic fluctuations of Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve. | Research |
| 2014-L16W | Effects of White-nose Sydrome on Reproduction & Survival in Illinois Cave-hibernating Bat Species: This study is an expansion of field studies of Myotis lucifugus (little brown bat) and Eptesicus fuscus (big brown bat) maternal colonies in Adams Co., and expands to Vermilion & Johnson Counties. | Research |
| 2013-024W | The Role of Soil microbial Communities in Regulating the Success of Prairie Restorations: This project will provide initial evidence of whether soil microbial communities can be used as a prairie restoration tool to generate more diverse prairies. | Research |
| 2012-L22W | Ecological Factors Affecting Reproduction and Survival in Cave-Hibernating Bats: Determine the relationship between roost temperature & parturition date in cave-hibernating bat species and monitor cave-hibernating bat species for fungus associated with White-Nose Syndrome. | Research |
| 2012-L11W | Loggerhead Shrike research proposal at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Locate nesting territories, assess site re-use/fidelity rates, trap and band adult shrikes, recapture previously banded shrikes, determine age ratio of breeding and number of breeding pair and single birds | Research |
| 2012-L01W | Chicago Botanic Garden Plants of Concern: To study and protect Illinois Rare Plants in northeastern Illinois through long-term monitoring. | Research |
| 2011-L31W | The Effects of Bottomland Forest Restoration on the Breeding Bird Community in the Cache River Watershed - Yr 2 | Research |
| 2010-L19W | Bird communities, biomass, and carbon sequestration in habitat restorations in northwest Illinois: Examine bird conservation in early successional habitats at Witkowsky Wildlife Area and the Salem Unit of the Apple River Canyon SP. | Research |
| 2009-L20W | Resurrecting Illinois' Biological Heritage, Reintroduction of a Locally Extirpated Stonefly Acroneuria frisoni Stark & Brown 1991, Frison's Stonefly: To determine where appropriate populations of this species reside in IL and adjacent states, populations that match genetic characteristics of ones that were lost during the first half of the 20th Century. | Research |
| 2009-L19W | Distribution, abundance, and habitat use of Jefferson Salamander, a threatened species with a restricted range in Illinois: Continue and expand sampling surveys of potential wetlands for additional populations of species; determine detection rates habitat occupancy estimates and abundance of species; quantify habitat characteristics of sampled wetlands; revise the known distribution of species. | Research |
| 2009-L18W | Strategies for recovery of an amphibian and reptile inhabiting sand areas in the Illinois River Valley: To lay the groundwork for succesful conservation and reintroduction of the Illinois chorus frog and the Illinois mud turtle by determining their distribution, abundance, and reproductive success | Research |
| 2009-L17W | A Survey of Litter and Soil Invertebrates in Burned Oak Forests: To assess the impact of low-intensity prescribed fire on invertebrates across a fire chronosequence of Morton Arboretum oak forests. | Research |
| 2009-L11W | Status of Two Rare Plants: Stickleaf (Mentzelia oligosperma, Loasacceae) and Rock Pink (Talinum calycinum) in Western and Southwestern Illinois: To conduct herbarium searches to determine historic populations of plants; determine their status; search for new populations; propose management and protection activities for each | Research |
| 2009-L03W | A Post Release Study of Barn Owl Survival and Dispersal in Northeastern Illinois: To determine if barn owls can survive and successfully reproduce in northeastern IL by tracking and monitoring their survival and nesting sites | Research |
| 2009-L01W | Plants of Concern: Mobilizing Citizen Scientists to Protect Illinois' Rare Plants through Long-Term Monitoring: To collect standardized monitoring data on rare plants on formerly monitored and additional accurrences to report on a cumulative 50-55% of northeastern IL listed EOR's. | Research |
| 2009-025W | Within Season Movements of Yellow-Breasted Chats (Icteria virens): To band and attach a radio transmitter to 30 of these birds to track territory and movements of this shrubland bird | Research |
| 2009-009W | An Assessment of Canine Presence in Carpenter Park Nature Preserve, Springfield, IL: To determine whether canine presence in Carpenter Park is increasing; if owners are obeying the new regulation and are leashing their dogs; if the dogs are staying on trail; and if interactions are occurring between dogs and wildlife. | Research |
| 2008-L23W | Wetland Occupancy and Connectivity Patterns of Blanding's and Western Painted Turtles in the Green River Valley: To survey all wetlands in a 92000-ha area in Lee county to assess how landscape structure affects the distribution and connectivity of the Blanding's Turtle using the Western Painted Turtle as a camparison species. | Research |
| 2008-L22W | New Invaders Watch List: Mapping Target Plants and Adding New Species: To assist in adding 5 new target plant species to the New Invaders Watch List (NIWL) and the building of an interactive web mapping of occurrencce records in the Chicago Wilderness area. | Research |
| 2008-L17W | Illinois Cave Amphipod Recharge Area Delineation in Monroe County, IL: For contractural services related to dye-tracing activities of the recharge ares important to the Federally Endangered Illinois Cave Amphipod. | Research |
| 2008-L13W | Avian Ecological Investigation: 25 Years Later: To obtain abundance and distribution information of breeding birds and the collection of vegetation stratum ranking information. Also to collect transect and census points with a GPS unit so further avian analysis can be done. | Research |
| 2008-037W | The impact of the invasive species Coronilla varia (crown vetch) on pollinator guild and pollen deposition to stigmas of native prairie plant species: To determine the pollinator guild in areas with crown vetch and the impact of crown vetch on pollen deposition to stigmas of native prairie plant species. | Research |
| 2008-034W | Ecophysiology of the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus c. catenatus): To capture approximately 60 Eastern Massasaugas with equal numbers of male, female and juveniles; measure resting metabolic rates; digestive efficiency; and calculate an energy budget. All of this will be used to test several hypotheses to assist in predicting the response to future management stratagies. | Research |
| 2007-L27W | Nesting ecology of the Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) at the Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, Will County, IL : To identify the nesting habitats of Blanding's turtle at LPNP. | Research |
| 2007-L26W | Early Stages of Plant Succession at the Green River State Wildlife Area : To study the early successional communities that are the result of management practices that burned through the peat exposing the mineral soil. | Research |
| 2007-L25W | Status of darters in the Wabash River Basin in Illinois, and its implications on recovery actions for three listed freshwater mussels : A comprehensive study to examine the distribution of darters and compare it to the distributions of clubshell (P.clava), snuffbox (E. camurum), and northern riffleshell (E. rangiana) mussels. | Research |
| 2007-L24W | Using Stable-isotopes in Bird Feathers to Assess the Benefits of Local Conservation Actions : To assess the effectiveness of local conservation actions that increase the nesting success of birds and measure the benefits of local conservation actions by studying the stable-isotope signature of feathers collected from the Neotropical migratory Prothonotary Warblers that are newly recruited into the local breeding population in the Cache River Watershed. | Research |
| 2007-L23W | The Restoration of Wetland Bird Communities along the Illinois River : To investigate how wetland birds select breeding habitats and how productive birds are at these habitats in the Illinois River Valley | Research |
| 2007-L22W | Survey of the River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna) in Southern Illinois : To survey backwater habitats along the Ohio/Wabash River Valley for both new and historic river cooter populations; obtain blood samples for toxicological and genetic analyses; use GIS to examine current habitat use | Research |
| 2007-L21W | Tree Growth and Chronological Change in Old Growth Forests of the Chicago Region: To support tree-ring analysis of cores that have been collected from almost 600 trees growing in 27 old growth and old-second growth forests and analyze to determine ages and rate of growth. | Research |
| 2007-L16W | Conservation genetics of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake from the Carlyle Lake Region, Clinton County, IL : Conservation genetic analyses of massasaugas from Lake Carlyle in an effort to determine the degree to which habitat fragmentation and loss of genetic variability may threaten the persistence of these populations. | Research |
| 2007-L15W | Influence of Ecological Contaminants on State Endangered Common (Sterna hirundo) and Forster's (Sterna forsteri) Terns in Illinois : To determine the toxicological impacts on the study population of tern colonies. | Research |
| 2007-L11W | Mine Stability and Implications for Bat Conservation Across North America : purchase the temperature data-loggers for use in determining the stability of silica mines as use as hibernacula by Indiana Bats. | Research |
| 2007-008W | Comparison of avian nest success among linear wooded habitats in an agriculturally fragmented landscape: To determine the nesting success rates of shrub-nesting birds in linear habitats. | Research |
| 2005-L27W | Cache Hydrologic History: To collect, organize and interpret scientific and observational data associated with the ecological disturbance and subsequent restoration of the diversity of natural communities found within the Cache River Watershed. Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski & Union Counties, Illinois | Research |
| 2005-027W | The Effects of Water Quality on the Breeding Ecology of the Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) in Illinois: To determine how water quality affects insect emergence in several wetlands; examine how surrounding landscape use affects these waters' quality and therein affects yellow-headed blackbirds along with other bird species in these wetlands. Cook, DuPage, McHenry and Lake Counties, IL. | Research |
| 2005-026W | Evaluation of Newbury Weirs (Rock Riffles) for Improving Habitat Quality and Biotic Diversity in Illinois Streams: To determine the short-term and long-term effects of Newbury Weirs (rock riffles) on stream quality through assessment of physical habitat, macroinvertebrate communities, and fish assemblages, Knox County, Illinois | Research |
| 2004-041W | Reproductive biology and seed germination of the federally endangered Dalea foliosa in Illinois | Research |
| 2004-039W | Diel Periodicity of a small Midwestern stream riffle fish assemblage, with comments on electroshocking and kick seining comparisons | Research |
| 2004-038W | An investigation of hybridization between the rediscovered Baptisia tinctoria (wild yellow indigo) and Baptisia lactea (white wild indigo) | Research |
| 2004-031W | Invasion of the exotic Japanese bush clover (kummerowia striata) in shale barrens: Distinguish factors that limit the distribution and spread of K. striata in shale barrens; incorporate information collected and existing literature to develop a Vegetation Management Guideline to be included in the Vegetation Management Manual. | Research |
| 2004-029W | Population genetics of introduced populations of the fringed darter: Genetic analysis of samples to augment preliminary analyses; continued monitoring of the introduced populations at 2 sites. | Research |
| 2004-007W | Impact of Geologial and Meteorological Factors on the Dsjunct Distribution of Lesquerella ludoviciana (Silvery bladderpod) in Illinois: To understand what parameters affect the disjunct distribution of L. Ludoviciana in Illinois | Research |
| 2003-051W | Genetic Diversity of Dioscorea oppositifolia, and Invasive Exotic in Southern Illinois: A Preliminary Report | Research |
| 2003-041W | Report on Red-Shouldered Hawk Inventories and Monitoring in the Milan Bottoms - Year 2002 | Research |
| 2003-038W | Shawnee Caves Cave Use Study - Study to determine the amount of human visitation at 4 southern Illinois caves (Guthrie Cave and Riches Cave - Union County, Ava Cave-Jackson County, Equality/Cave Hill Cave - Saline County | Research |
| 2003-034W | Thermal and Behavioral Relationships in the Eastern massasauga Rattlesnake, Sistrurus c. catenatus | Research |
| 2003-032W | Conduct investigation to determine the Reproductive Ecology of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake at Carlyle Lake in Clinton County | Research |
| 2003-031W | Mileage, contractual and commodity expenses associated with the study of Population ecology of Franklin's ground squirrel in east-central Illinois. | Research |
| 2003-030W | Effects of Mammalian mast predators on acorn survival and germination: Mileage reimbursement and acorns for the study of the effects of mammalian mast predators on acorn survival and germination in Vermilion and Champaign county. | Research |
| 2003-027W | An investigation of hybridization between the threatened Solidago sciaphila (cliff goldenrod) and the common Solidago hispida (hairy goldenrod) at Mississippi Palisades State Park and Apple Canyon State Park in Carroll and JoDaviess Counties | Research |
| 2003-014W | Research to examine the effects of sugar maple removal on macrofungi in Baber's Woods Nature Preserve and Jobst's Woods in Edgar County. | Research |
| 2002-L05W | Risks to Black-Crowned Night-Herons from Contaminated Sediments in the Calumet Region: Ecology and Contaminant Exposure of Lake Calument Black-crowned Night Herons: Population Levels and Nesting Ecology | Research |
| 2002-029W | Reproductive Biology of Silvery Bladderpod, an Illinois Endangered Plant: Seed Vigor and Population Size of Silvery Bladderpod (Lesquerella ludoviciana) as affected by Colony | Research |
| 2002-020W | Bat Use of Bridges and Installed Roosting Boxes | Research |
| 2002-019W | Distribution and Life History Aspects of Etheostoma crossopterum (Percidae), the Fringed Darter, in the Cache River Drainage, Illinois | Research |
| 2002-018W | A mark/recapture study to estimate movement and dispersal of non-game stream fish: Fish Assemblage Dynamics in an Advetitious Stream: A Landscape Perspective | Research |
| 2002-017W | Effects of Human Recreation on Bird Species in a Nature Preserve | Research |
| 2002-011W | Proposal to Examine reoccupation rates at Red-Shouldered Hawk Nesting Sites within the Milan Bottoms - Year 2001 | Research |
| 2002-010W | Shawnee Caves Cave Use Study FY2002 Annual Report | Research |
| 2002-005W | Cohort Specific Growth and Survival in the River Cooter | Research |
| 2002-003W | Habitat Selection and activity patterns in Eastern box turtles (Terrapene Carolina) | Research |
| 2002-002W | The effects of Armu Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) on tree regeneration | Research |
| 2001-L20W | Natural History and Habitat Utilization of Spring Cavefish (Forbesichthys agassizi) in Southern Illinois. | Research |
| 2001-L07W | The Ecology and Conservation of the Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus) in Northeast Illinois | Research |
| 2001-L06W | Site Fidelity and Return Rates of Grasshopper Sparrows at Three Sand Prairies in Northwest Illinois | Research |
| 2001-057W | Properties of Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Isolated from Common and Endangered Legumes | Research |
| 2001-049W | Use of Genetic Markers to Evaluate Pattern of Dispersal of an Exotic Species in Illinois Reservoirs | Research |
| 2001-044W | Natural Community Restoration at the Ballard Nature Center | Research |
| 2001-038Wb | Reproductive Potential of the Endangered Species Sylisma pickeringii | Research |
| 2001-038Wa | Reproductive Potential of the Endangered Species Sylisma pickeringii | Research |
| 2001-036W | The Effects of Sugar Maple Removal on Macrofungi in Baber's Woods Nature Preserve | Research |
| 2001-034W | Analysis of Microsatellite DNA from Speyeria idalia | Research |
| 2001-022W | Intrabasin Translocation of the Fringed Darter Etheostoma crossopterum | Research |
| 2001-021W | Habitat and Reproduction of Dioscorea batatas and Invasive Plant Species in Southern Illinois | Research |
| 2001-015W | Robinson Park Hill Prairie Nature Preserve Vascular Plant Surgery | Research |
| 2001-011W | Comparative Life History Studies of Microstegium vimineum, an Invasive Exotic in Southern Illinois | Research |
| 2001-010W | Assessing the effects of prescribed burns on understory diversity, competing vegetation, and maintaining early successional characteristics in forests of Southern Illinois. | Research |
| 2001-004W | Habitat Use by the Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys Nuttalli) | Research |
| 2000-077W | Determination of Seed Vigor and Genetic Variability in Illinois Populations of Royal Catchfly along the Wabash River | Research |
| 2000-076W | Reproductive Limitations of Seeds and Seedlings in Patterson Bindweed | Research |
| 2000-063W | Early Natural History and Larval Habitat Utilization of the Spring Cavefish in Southern Illinois | Research |
| 2000-058W | Optical brightner detection in the Krueger system | Research |
| 2000-057W | Evaluation of Turtle Communities in the Illinois River: A Polluted Ecosystem | Research |
| 2000-046W | Distribution, Habitat, and Demographic Characteristics of Lysimachia Fraseri Duby Populations in Illinois | Research |
| 2000-030W | Life History Studies on Microstegium vimineum, an invasive exotic in southern Illinois | Research |
| 2000-014W | Use of floodplain forests by birds during the winter: Implications for floodplain restoration | Research |
| 2000-007W | An Assessment of the Effects of Browsing by White-Tailed Deer on Spring Wildflowers at the Olin Nature Preserve | Research |
| 1999-051W | The effects of sugar maple removal on macrofungi in Baber's Woods Nature Preserve | Research |
| 1999-036W | Using Skeletochronology to Estimate the Age-size Relationship of Silvery Salamanders at Kickapoo State | Research |
| 1999-031W | Determination of Population Genetic Structure of Prairie Rose Gentian, Sabatia campestris | Research |
| 1999-026W | Habitat Use by Small Mammals in an Intensively Managed Grassland Wildlife Sanctuary - Final Year | Research |
| 1999-025W | Reproductive Ecology Home Range & Dispersal of the River Cooter | Research |
| 1999-004W | Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area Project: Big Bluestem Genetics and Gene Flow | Research |
| 1998-L12W | Evaluation of Habitat Ecology of the larvae of Hine's Emerald Dragonfly | Research |
| 1998-L10W | White-tailed Deer Browsing Damage to Prairie Vegetation | Research |
| 1998-L09W | Site fidelity in the Henslow's Sparrow | Research |
| 1998-L06W | Development of Biological Control of Garlic Mustard | Research |
| 1998-032W | Habitat Use by Small mammals in an Intensively-Managed Grassland Preserve | Research |
| 1998-021W | Seed Predation by birds, small mammals, and ants in a restored tallgrass prairie | Research |
| 1997-053W | Gene Flow and the Genetic Structure of Sabatia campestris: Early Studies in Understanding the Genetics of Prairie Rose Gentian | Research |
| 1997-038W | Adaptive Significance of Re-nesting Following Nest Abandonment in the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Research |
| 1997-037W | Using GIS to Assess Changes in Riparian Vegetation as an Indicator of Changes in Fish Community Structure | Research |
| 1997-027W | The Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on the Southern Flying Squirrel in Southern Illinois | Research |
| 1995-L15W | Pilot Study of Public Land Survey Notes from the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division of Illinois | Research |
| 1995-L11W | Pesticide Residues in Illinois Loggerhead Shrikes | Research |
| 1995-L05W | Quantitative Analysis of Vegetation Structure (Interspersion) as it relates to Water Level Manipulation and Breeding Wetland Bird Populations at Redwing Slough State N.A. | Research |
| 1995-L03W | Effects of Landscape Fragmentation on Migrant Songbirds: Implications for Floodplain Restoration | Research |
| 1995-027W | Factors Determining Richness of Reptile and Amphibian Species in a Riparian Wildlife Dispersal Corridor: The effect of Corridor Width on species diversity and abundance of reptiles and amphibians | Research |
| 1994-032W | Development and fecundity of Myzus lythri and its potential effect on Lythrum salicaria: The Potential of Myzus lythri (Homoptera: Aphididae) to Influence the Growth and Development of Lythrum salicaria | Research |
| 1991-053W | Evidence of Organophoshates Avicide Toxicity in Birds of Prey: Pilot Study | Research |
| 1991-017W | Aspects of Reproduction in a Captive Population of the State Threatened Ironcolor Shiner (Notropis Chalybaeus) | Research |
| 1987-L37W | TV Towers Bird Kill Study: Bird Kills at Towers with Different Lighting Systems | Research |
| 1987-L33W | Reintroduction of Extinct Illinois Herptile Populations: Study of Reintrodution of Extinct Illinois Amphibian Populations (Carryover from 1986) | Research |
| 1987-005W | Determination of Summer Distribution and Habitat Utilization of the Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) in Illinois | Research |
| 1986-112W | Big River State Forest Fire History: Tree-Ring Analysis and Fire History of the McClain Acquisition on the Big River State Forest | Research |
| 1986-082W | Determination of Summer Habitat Requirements for Indiana Bats | Research |
| 1986-073W | Peregrine Falcon Reintroduction | Research |
| 1986-062W | Reintroduction of Extinct Illinois Herptile Populations | Research |
| 1986-050W | Grassland Wildlife: Protection of Native Endangered Prairie-Chickens from Ring-Necked Pheasants on Illinois Sanctuaries | Research |
| 1986-011W | Mass Bird Kills by TV Towers | Research |
| 1985-004W | Impacts and Effects of Nature Trails on Breeding Birds | Research |
| 1985-003W | Clear Lake Heron Colony Survey: Avian Ecological Projects in the Sand Ridge State Forest and the Clear Lake Heron Colony | Research |
| 1985-001W | Nesting Biology of the Short-Eared Owl & Northern Harrier | Research |