Landuse/landcover map of the watershed for Marion County Lake.

Seven students  – from two colleges and three different majors – successfully completed the NRES capstone course in Fall 2018.  Faculty advisors were Dr. Colby Moorberg (Agronomy) and Dr. Stacy Hutchinson (Biological & Agricultural Engineering).

Students worked on two different projects including “Marion County Park and Lake Citizen Science Project” and “Studying Potential Effects of Changing Climate and Changing Land Cover on Marion County Lake.”  Project reports and scientific poster presentations can be viewed and downloaded from the NRES website.

Congratulations to students Ryan Burns (Agronomy), Ryan Buss (Park Management & Conservation), Hunter Carter (Agronomy), Tyler Clements (Park Management & Conservation), Thomas Giordano (Park Management & Conservation), Olivia Haney (Chemistry), and Lawrence Weigel (Agronomy).