Current Research at Kemp
Each year, Kemp Station supports numerous research projects on a variety of topics related to Wisconsin’s natural resources. Please note that this list is updated June 1 to reflect the current years projects.
| Project Title | Name | Department & University or Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Intersection of plant ecology and plant-bacterial interactions | Allen, Caitilyn | Plant Pathology, UW-Madison |
| Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II | Anich, Nick | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Reforestation Monitoring | Ard, Michael | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Red Oak outplanting study | Balster, Nick | Soil Science, UW-Madison |
| Collection of Nicrophorus sayi for studies of mandibular development | Benowitz, Kyle | University of Georgia Department of Genetics |
| Survey for wild Coleochaetales in northern oligortophic lakes of Wisconsin | Bortolazzo, Anthony | Bacteriology, UW-Madison |
| Upper Midwest Turtle Conservation | Bougie, Tiffany | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| KNRS Deer Exclosures: Evaluation of Ecological Impacts | Bowe, Scott | Kemp Natural Resources Station, UW-Madison |
| Maintaining Timber Supply and Maximizing Returns through Appropriate Rotation Ages to Minimize Cull | Bowe, Scott | Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
| Hardwood Lumber Price Modeling in a Global Marketplace | Bowe, Scott | Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
| DMAP Deer Metric Project | Bronson, Dustin | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Combining NEON and remotely sensed habitats to determine climate impacts on community dynamics | Clark, J. | Nicholas School of the environment, Duke University |
| Chequamegon Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study, Ameriflux | Desai, Ankur | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison |
| Movement ecology of selected species of concern in Great Lakes Region | DonnerWright, Deahn | US Forest Service, Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies |
| Manipulating soil heating patterns to optimize barrens restoration | DonnerWright, Deahn | US Forest Service, Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies |
| Recruiting New Hunters to Reduce Deer Damage to Crops | Garoon, J. | Community and Environmental Sociology, UW-Madison |
| Wisconsin Lakeshore Restoration Project | Haskell, Dan | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Sciences, Michigan Tech University |
| Synthesizing Plant Defense Theory | Herms, Daniel | Dept of Entomology, Ohio State University – OARDC |
| Fire Effects on Woody Vegetation | Holoubek, Nathan | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| The effects of Centrarchid species removal on Walleye (Sander vitreus) recruitment in Northern Wisconsin Lakes | Iserman, Dan | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Cooperative Fishery Research Unit |
| Effects of 2, 4-D Herbicide Treatments Used to Control Eurasian Watermilfoil on Fish and Zooplankton in Northern Wisconsin Lakes | Iserman, Dan (Dan Dembkowski), | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Cooperative Fishery Research Unit |
| Identifying recruitment bottlenecks for age-0 walleye in northern Wisconsin lakes | Iserman, Dan (Dan Dembkowski), | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Cooperative Fishery Research Unit |
| Temporal variation in adult muskellunge abundance in northern Wisconsin lakes | Iserman, Dan (Dan Dembkowski), | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Cooperative Fishery Research Unit |
| Social And Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Applied To Healthcare Services – Case Study Baxter’s Renal Therapy Services In Colombia | Jouini, Najoua | The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison |
| Effects of 2,4-D Herbicide formulations on native Wisconsin fish | Karasov, William | Forest and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
| Comprehensive reassessment of stand stocking in northern hardwood forests | Kubiske, Mark | USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station |
| Patterns of white spruce cone production near the southern range limit | LaMontagne, Jalene | Biological Sciences, DePaul University |
| Aspen Growth-Defense-Competition Study | Lindroth, Richard | Entomology, UW-Madison |
| Nelson Institute Summer Thesis/Dissertation Writing Retreat | Miller, Jim | Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison |
| Cisco Assessment and Walleye-Cisco Interactions In Wisconsin Lakes | Nolan, Aaron | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Ixodes scapularis and Peromyscus | Paskewitz, Susan | Susan Paskewitz, Entomology, UW-Madison |
| Integrated Tick Management for Community Environmental Health | Paskewitz, Susan | Susan Paskewitz, Entomology, UW-Madison |
| Eastern Wild Turkey Distribution and Patch Occupancy Across Northern Wisconsin | Pollentier, Christopher | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Forest Entomology Retreat: Forest Entomology in a Changing Landscape | Raffa, Ken | Entomology, UW-Madison |
| Woodcock Habitat/ Body Condition | Roelandt, Christopher | University of Michigan-Flint Biology Department |
| Developing baseline metrics to evaluate and monitor American Woodcock habitat management on private lands | Roth, Amber (Anna Buckardt) | School of Forest Resources, University of Maine |
| Tree Improvement Program | Seaborne, Stuart | Forestry and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
| Engaging Wisconsin woodland owners | Shaw, B. | Department of Life Sciences Communication, UW-Madison |
| Monitoring Northern Goshawk Nests on the Northern Highlands-American Legion State Forest | Staffen, Richard | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Forest Regeneration Monitoring | Stoltman, A. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Foliar functional traits across NEON domains | Townsend, Phil | Forestry and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
| Husk Extension and Corn Earworm Resistance in Organic Sweet Corn | Tracy, William | Agronomy, UW-Madison |
| Van Deelen Lab Retreat and Research Symposium | Van Deelen, Tim | Forestry and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
| Population modeling of black bears and bobcats | Van Deelen, Tim | Forestry and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
| The NEON Project | Weishampel, Peter | Neon |
| Long-Term Bat Monitoring Station | White, John Paul | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Wisconsin Soil Survey | Whitman, T. | UW-Madison, Department of Soil Science |
| Collection of Data Related to Wildlife Conflict Management in Northern Wisconsin | Willging, Robert | USDA – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Wildlife Services (WS) |
| Calibration and application of a population-based spruce budworm outbreak disturbance extension for LANDIS-II | Wolter, Peter (Bina Thapa) | Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Iowa State University |
| The Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships For Success | Wright, Carol | Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council |
| Zimmerman Forest Plot Long-term Study | Zimmerman, Elizabeth | Botany, UW-Madison |