Theses and Student Projects
Theses conducted at UWBG or by UWBG Associated Graduate Students
Print copies of most theses available at the Miller Library or the main UW Library.
Author |
Title |
Date |
Advisor |
Alexander, Gemma D |
Effects of mulch on Pacific Northwest |
2003 |
Linda Chalker-Scott |
Alfano, Carolyn J |
Self-sowing ornamentals : can self-sowing be used to predict invasiveness in natural areas |
2002 |
Sarah Reichard |
Allen, Stephanie M |
Growth study of yardwaste compost, a demonstration garden at the Center for Urban Horticulture |
1994 |
Kern Ewing |
Andreu, Anne Gilligan. |
Effects of fall prescribed fire on regeneration from the seed bank of two western Washington grasslands |
2005 |
Kern Ewing |
Antieau, Clayton Joseph |
Patterns of natural variation in oceanspray, Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. (Rosaceae) |
1985 |
William Hathaway |
Baker, Linda M., 1962- |
Germination of seeds from wetland soil as a source of plant material for wetland restoration |
1994 |
Kern Ewing |
Barndt, Katie |
An assessment of the allelopathic potential of herb robert (Geranium robertianum) |
2008 |
Sarah Reichard |
Bauerle, William L. (William Leonard), 1972- |
Diurnal water potential gradients in relation to water loss from old growth douglas-fir, Psuedotsuga menziesii, trees |
1997 |
Tom Hinkley |
Bauerle, Taryn Lynette |
Relative effectiveness of control mechanisms for juvenile English ivy (Hedera helix) as determined by environmental and physiological variables |
2001 |
Linda Chalker-Scott |
Beeman, Paul Frederick, 1948- |
Development of DNA/DNA hybridization techniques with applications to cactus systematics |
1987 |
William Hathaway |
Beitel, Joanna James |
Abies and Ilex at the Washington Park Arboretum : two collections proposed as candidates for the North American Plant Collections Consortium |
1993 |
Clem Hamilton |
Bell, Robert H., 1968- |
Restoration planting of Quercus garryana (Garry oak) : a comparison of plant material, irrigation treatments, and planting sites |
1997 |
Kern Ewing |
Bennett, Matt |
2005 |
Kern Ewing |
|
Bergendorf, David W |
The influence of soil properties on the morphology and health of the Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii Pursh) in Seattle public parks |
2002 |
Linda Chalker-Scott |
Blume Colasurdo, Laura |
Garry oak restoration in central Washington: planting technique evaluation and preliminary target identification through stand characterization |
2009 |
Jon Bakker |
Breems, Joel |
Impact of historic wood waste deposits on eelgrass habitat |
2009 |
Kern Ewing |
Bressette, Dana Kelley |
Determining causes of decline of Pacific madrone in urban landscapes of the Pacific Northwest |
1995 |
Clem Hamilton |
Brickey, Jennifer A |
Determination of the effects of anti-icer compounds upon the rare plant Hackelia venusta |
2004 |
Linda Chalker-Scott |
Brown, Wendy Lorraine |
Evaluation of cattle grazing effects on floristic composition in eastern Washington vernal pools |
1999 |
Sarah Reichard |
Brueggerhoff, Robert Stephen |
Visitor Survey for the University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden |
2001 |
John Wott |
Buck, Sharon Thompson |
Designing a curriculum in continuing education and public service for the Center for Urban Horticulture including the Washington Park Arboretum |
1982 |
John Wott |
Buening, Jennifer |
2011 |
Kern Ewing |
|
Cadenhead, Christina A. |
2012 |
Sarah Reichard and |
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Cady, Aaron. |
An Internet interpretation of the Washington Park Arboretum plant collections |
1998 |
John Wott |
Calvert, Ilana |
2012 |
Sarah Reichard |
|
Carney, Laura |
Macroalgal restoration techniques |
2003 |
Kern Ewing |
Chen, Niannian. |
The biological foundation of an ecogeographic display collection, representing Mount Emei, China, for the Washington Park Arboretum |
1994 |
Clem Hamilton |
Chenoweth, Joshua |
Sediment seedbank and the restoration of land behind the Elwah River dams |
2007 |
Kern Ewing |
Ciecko, Lisa |
2009 |
Soo-Hyung Kim |
|
Collman, Sharon |
Insect pests of ornamental trees and shrubs of the University of Washington Arboretum |
1972 |
|
Combs, Julie Kathryn. |
Astragalus sinuatus (Piper), a Washington State endangered plant species : pre-dispersal seed predation, seedling recruitment, and interactions with Bromus tectorum L. |
2005 |
Sarah Reichard |
Combs, Julie Kathryn. |
Predispersal seed predators and nectar robbers : the influence of plant and animal traits on plant reproduction and bumblebee foraging behavior |
2011 |
Sarah Reichard |
Corletta, Robert |
An assessment of tree inventories in Washington state municipalities |
2001 |
John Wott |
Crandell, Caren Jane. |
2001 |
Kern Ewing |
|
De Maria, Kathleen |
Horticultural citations in the restoration literature |
2010 |
Linda Chalker-Scott |
DesCamp, Wendy C. |
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum : an invasive plant species in the Pacific Northwest |
2010 |
Sarah Reichard |
Dettweiler-Robinson, Eva |
2011 |
Jon Bakker |
|
Dlouhy, Kelly Sue |
Planted species in wetland mitigation sites : planting practices and species progress |
2001 |
Kern Ewing |
Dobie-Laubenheimer, Michele |
Status and Community Composition of Northern Puget Sound Prairies |
2000 |
Kern Ewing |
Dorner, Jeanette Maria Walthall |
The south Puget Sound prairie plant community : a multivariate analysis of plant species distribution and the relationship of environmental variables |
1999 |
Kern Ewing |
Dougherty, Dean F |
Manual control and post control impacts of Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link (Scotch broom) |
2003 |
Sarah Reichard |
Dugan, Sean W. |
An assessment of municipal tree ordinance in Washington state |
2004 |
Kathy Wolf |
Elliot, Crystal |
Tidal emergent plant communities, Russian Island, Columbia Estuary |
2004 |
Kern Ewing |
Ewing, Kern |
Plant response to environmental variation in the Skagit marsh / by Kern Ewing |
1982 |
|
Farber, Shelley A |
A primer on starting a community and urban forest council |
[1991] |
Gordon Bradley |
Farmer, Augustus Jenkins |
Follow-up activities for field trips : fourth graders in a public |
1993 |
John Wott |
Farmer, Jessica. |
Variations in types of major funding partnerships in college and university gardens |
2010 |
Sarah Reichard |
Fetherston, Kevin |
Evidence for the large wood cycle as a critical element in river valley dynamics |
2005 |
Kern Ewing |
Fowles, Paul |
The Burke-Gilman Trail vegetation management and restoration guidelines |
[1997] |
|
Fox, Dangelei |
Restoration fate of lomatium species used by Native Americans |
2008 |
Kern Ewing |
Frappier, Kimberly A |
Ecological evaluation of a restored subalpine grassland, Sunrise, Mount Rainier |
2004 |
Kern Ewing |
Funk, Sue Ann |
Urban forestry notebook |
1990 |
John Wott |
Gayaldo, Perry Fleming |
Native shrub-steppe restoration at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Washington |
1996 |
Kern Ewing |
Gayaldo, Perry |
Seagrass restoration involving the alteration of sediment chemistry/redox and submarine light regime |
2002 |
Kern Ewing |
Giblin, David Emmett |
The relationships of reproductive biology and disturbance to the rarity of Aster curtus (Cronq.), a Pacific Northwest endemic |
1997 |
Clem Hamilton |
Gilbert, Cynthia |
Aspects of community ecology, population growth and genetic structure applied to the conservation of Polemonium pectinatum (Polemoniaceae), a rare and threatened shrub-steppe perennial |
1998 |
Clem Hamilton |
Glover, James T |
Landscape development analysis and management plan for Boeing Computer Services |
[1990] |
Jim Clark |
Goldsmith, Tara Jane |
Factors affecting population growth and persistence of Sidalcea oregana (Nutt.) Gray var. calva C.L. Hitchcock (Malvaceae), a taxon endemic to Chelan County, Washington |
2003 |
Sarah Reichard |
Gorski, Andrew F |
Naturalistic landscape plantings for the Seattle, Washington area : theory, applications & technology / by Andrew F. Gorski |
1984 |
Harold Tukey |
Griswold, Emily Bloom |
The origin and development of ecogeographic displays in North American botanic gardens |
2002 |
Sarah Reichard |
Guthrie, Caitlin |
Environmental Controls on Installed Woody Plant Establishment in the Hydrologically Restored Tidal Freshwater Wetlands of the Nisqually River Delta |
2012 |
Kern Ewing |
Hackman, Nicole |
2009 |
Soo-Hyung Kim |
|
Haugo, Ryan |
Causes and consequences of conifer invasion into Pacific Northwest grasslands”. Now a Forest Ecologist at The Nature Conservancy |
2010 |
Jon Bakker |
Hawn, Joellyn |
Process changes to improve commercial landscape viability |
1995 |
Gordon Bradley |
Hinkley, Daniel J |
An interpretation of the maple collection of Washington Park Arboretum |
1985 |
John Wott |
Hitchin, Randall C |
The native forest vegetation in the Washington Park Arboretum : community analysis and curatorial recommendations |
1998 |
Clem Hamilton |
Horst, Megan |
Growing green : an inventory of public lands suitable for community gardening in Seattle, Washington |
2008 |
Brandon Born |
Houck, Catherine A |
The distribution and abundance of invasive plant species in freshwater wetlands of the Puget Sound lowlands, King County, Washington |
1996 |
Kern Ewing |
Hough-Snee, Nate |
2010 |
Kern Ewing |
|
Huang, Chih-Lin, 1957- |
Distribution and abundance of plants on the Montlake Wildlife Area |
1988 |
Roger del Moral |
Ichii, Naoko |
Comparative study of restoration projects in the United States and Japan |
2003 |
John Wott |
Johnson, Lara |
Mycorrhizal implication in the establishment of pioneer species on mine tailings |
2004 |
Kern Ewing |
Jones, Bryon |
University of Washington tree and woody shrub selection and planting specifications |
2004 |
John Wott |
Keeley, Melissa Ann |
A study in urban revegetation : germination and establishment of South Puget Sound prairie species on a capped landfill |
2000 |
Clem Hamilton |
Kimble, Matthew |
Variation of Terrestrial and Aquatic Riparian Biodiversity in Response to Watershed Condition |
1999 |
Kern Ewing |
Kinmonth-Shultz, Hannah |
2009 |
Soo-Hyung Kim |
|
Kirsis, Valdis Imants |
A mapanal analysis of the Center for Urban Horticulture's natural research area : a project summary |
[1988] |
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Kjelgren, Roger Keith, 1954- |
Development of Liquidambar styraciflua L. in three urban microclimates |
1988 |
James Clark |
Kleindl, William James |
A benthic index of biotic integrity for Puget Sound lowland streams, Washington, USA |
1995 |
Kern Ewing |
Kluver, Teresa. |
Native growth in the urban forest of Redmond, Washington : its management and maintenance |
1996 |
Gordon Bradley |
Kuser, John E |
Potential site index of redwood as a function of climate |
1976 |
|
Kuykendall, Thomas Marshall |
Feasibility of establishing aesthetic injury levels for root weevil damage on rhododendron |
1988 |
John Wott |
Lambert, Amy |
Suan Juan Island Restoration |
2006 |
Kern Ewing |
Lambert, Amy |
Island Marble Butterfly |
2011 |
Kern Ewing |
Larson, Raymond James. |
The flora of Seattle in 1850 : major species and landscapes prior to urban development |
2005 |
Sarah Reichard |
Leach, Jennifer E. |
Invasion by Buddleja davidii; Impacts on the geomorphology of a gravel bar in the Tolt River, Washington |
2007 |
Sarah Reichard and Tom Hinckley |
LevySmith, Anya |
Wildflower celebration plan |
2002 |
Sarah Reichard |
Mack, Liz |
Using a thermal unit phenology model and spring temperature regressions to understand and predict two ornamental cherry cultivars’ response to future climate scenarios in Washington D.C.’s Tidal Basin |
2011 |
Soo-Hyung Kim |
Magley, Steven Bryan |
The influence of lifting date on tree establishment and its relationship to carbohydrate content |
1985 |
James Clark |
Martin, Melissa A. |
Native plant performance on a Seattle green roof |
2007 |
Tom Hinckley |
Mayer, Wayne E |
River Magic and other essays about life on the Venezuelan Llanos |
1994 |
Bob Gara |
Mazer, Greg |
Environmental limitations to bioswale vegetation growth and establishment in vegetated stormwater biofilters |
1998 |
Kern Ewing |
McCarthy, Allison |
Implementation plan for Floral Report Card: A National K-12 climate change education initiative |
2011 |
Soo-Hyung Kim |
McCauley, Margaret |
A Comparison of the water quality treatment effectiveness of three plant species in a constructed wetland for municipal wastewater treatment |
1999 |
Kern Ewing |
Mc Gowan, Katie |
Urban Wetland Seedbanks |
2003 |
Kern Ewing |
McNamara, Darcy Leigh |
The role and function of the Washington Community Forestry Information Clearinghouse : report to the Washington Community Forestry Executive Advisory Committee, Washington Community Forestry Council, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Community Forestry Program |
[1994] |
Gordon Bradley |
Medbury, Scot Daniel |
The Olmsted taxonomic arboretum and its applications to Washington Park, Seattle |
1990 |
John Wott |
Milofsky, Jake |
Inventory of vegetation in dedicated street rights-of-way without streets |
2011 |
Kern Ewing |
Murai, Midori |
Understanding the invasion of Pacific Northwest forests by English ivy (Hedera spp., Araliaceae) |
1999 |
Clem Hamilton |
Murphy, Kathryn |
Evaluation of Northwestern Seattle Parking Strip Soil for Urban Horticulture Land Use and Urban Food Production |
2012 |
Sarah Reichard |
Neuman, Dawn Suzanne, 1950- |
Leaf responses to root hypoxia in Phaseolus vulgaris L : involvement of plant hormones |
1989 |
Barbara Smit |
Nielson, Sarah M. |
Assessment of the adult education program at the Center for Urban Horticulture |
2005 |
Sarah Reichard |
Ontjes, Jason |
Salinity impacts on seed germination and grass growth in the Arctic |
2003 |
Kern Ewing |
Papanikolas, Susan |
The effects of shade and planting date on Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) seedlings |
1997 |
Kern Ewing |
Parker, Katherine. |
Vegetative contribution to slope stability at Magnolia Park |
1996 |
Clem Hamilton |
Partington, Mignonne. |
Audience research and theme development for a water-efficient demonstration garden |
1995 |
John Wott |
Pastore, Carla L |
Woody plant introduction programs |
1988 |
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Pearson, Erikka. |
Control of Juncus effusus and enhancement of Carex spp. in a wetland mitigation site |
2006 |
Sarah Reichard |
Pesl, Suzanne R., 1965- |
Promotional plan : the Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle, Washington |
1988 |
Clem Hamilton |
Peterson, Ben |
Urban tree cultural needs |
2008 |
Kern Ewing |
Petrova, Maria |
Improving ponderosa pine growth predictions in the Southwest |
2011 |
Jon Bakker |
Pfeiffer, Christina Ann |
Analyses of landscape design and maintenance requirements in urban parking lots |
1986 |
John Wott |
Pirzio-Biroli, Joan Mosenfelder. |
Sympatric populations of Ledum groenlandicum and L. glandulosum var. columbianum and the possible hybrid origin of L. glandulosum var. columbianum |
1981 |
Art Kruckeberg |
Plummer, Charles |
Foster Island, history, visitor use and management |
1991 |
Kern Ewing |
Pond, Rodney. |
Low elevation riparian forest restoration on a former gravel mine, North Cascades National Park : native plant germination, growth, and survival in response to soil amendment and mulches |
2005 |
Kern Ewing |
Portinga, Anna |
Eelgrass restoration |
2002 |
Kern Ewing |
Rains, Mark Cable |
Plant community structure along environmental gradients defined by hydrology, redox potential, and shade in two Pacific Northwest palustrine wetlands |
1994 |
Kern Ewing |
Ramsay, Matthew John. |
The effects of soil amendment and watering regime on germination of direct-seeded native plant species used in subalpine restoration at Cascade Pass, North Cascades National Park |
2004 |
Kern Ewing |
Reichard, Sarah H. |
The systematics and horticultural potential of the Drimys winteri J.R. & G. Forst. (Winteraceae) complex of Chile and Argentina |
1989 |
Clem Hamilton |
Reichard, Sarah H. |
Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced to North America |
1994 |
Clem Hamilton |
Rich, Lauren E |
Protection strategies, water quality standards and monitoring plan for the Suquamish Tribe's Doe-Kag-Wats wetland |
1993 |
Kern Ewing |
Richardson, Jeff |
2008 |
John Wott |
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Rocchio, Joe |
Effect of substrate and moisture on wetland restoration |
1998 |
Kern Ewing |
Saldi-Caromile, Kay. |
Management plan for Pierce Conservation District Demonstration Farm, part of the South Prairie Creek Preserve / prepared by Kay Caromile ; prepared for Pierce Conservation District, Puyallup, Washington. |
2006 |
Kern Ewing |
Salemi, Michelle Rose |
Seasonal characterization of the phenolic layer beneath floral buds of Rhododendron spp. |
1999 |
Linda Chakler-Scott |
Salogga, DiaFelice Smith |
Occurrence, symptoms and probable cause, Discula species, of Cornus leaf anthracnose |
1982 |
Harold Tukey |
Scannell, Christine Marie |
The biology and seasonal life history of the elm leaf miner, Fenusa ulmi (Sundevall), in the Pacific Northwest (Hymenoptera:Tenthredinidae) |
2000 |
Bob Gara |
Schaap, Wieger |
Use of branch and whole tree exposure systems to evaluate ozone impacts on forest trees |
1992 |
Tom Hinkley |
Schmidt, Brent M |
Urban vegetation management, computerized inventories : a case study of utilizing a sample-based inventory for three northwestern communities |
1991 |
J Allen Wagar |
Schmidt, David |
Restoration of a prairie ecosystem at the Yellow Island Preserve and the propagation of Castilleja hispida by vegetative cuttings |
1998 |
John Wott |
Schmitt, Doug |
Management of restoration in the Union Bay Natural Area |
2007 |
Kern Ewing and Sarah Reichard |
Schwartzkopf, Patrick |
2007 |
John Wott |
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Shoffner, Anthony Vincent |
Light, irrigation and native soil addition effects uipon the establishment and growth of outplanted Arbutus menziesii seedlings in the urban environment |
1996 |
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Schuette, William R |
Hazard tree management of the University of Washington campus |
1988 |
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Seebacher, Lizbeth Ann |
Restoration of coastal estuarine habitats within previously diked wetlands in the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Charleston, Oregon |
1997 |
Kern Ewing |
Seebacher, Lizbeth Ann. |
2008 |
Sarah Reichard |
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Shoffner, Anthony V |
Light, irrigation, and native soil addition effects upon the establishment and growth of outplanted Arbutus menziesii seedlings in the urban landscape |
1996 |
Tom Hinkley |
Smarr, Thomas Alan. |
Evaluating the development and management of native plant display gardens |
2001 |
John Wott |
Smith, Sierra. |
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of abandoned agricultural land and their implications for the restoration of Puget Sound |
2007 |
Sarah Reichard |
Sommargren, Alaine |
Black lily ecology and restoration |
2008 |
Kern Ewing |
Studer, Noel K. |
An assessment of Urban Forest Management in Washington State Municipalities |
2003 |
Kathy Wolf |
Stuckey, Amanda K. S. |
Effects of planting techniques on Pacific Northwest native conifers in urban forested open-spaces |
2007 |
Linda Chalker-Scott |
Sullivan, Brooke |
2011 |
Kern Ewing |
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Swenerton, Kirra Katine |
Soil suitability and site preparation techniques for Castilleja levisecta restoration on Whidbey Island, Washington |
2003 |
Kern Ewing |
Tallis, Joshua |
Mycorrhizae and tropical moist forest restoration |
2004 |
Kern Ewing |
Taylor, Norma Jean, 1955- |
Reproductive biology of Hackelia venusta (Piper) St. John (Boraginaceae) |
2008 |
Sarah Reichard |
Tennant, Ginger |
Eelgrass endophytes |
2010 |
Kern Ewing |
Tian, Hong |
Root-shoot interactions in growth: reciprocal grafting in Populus and their F₂ offspring |
1993 |
Tom Hinkley |
Tracy, Julia Helen |
2007 |
Kern Ewing |
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Tseng, Ruey-Shyan Sophia |
Evaluation of street trees in Taipei |
1991 |
Clem Hamilton |
Twight, Ben W., 1933- |
The clientele of the University of Washington Arboretum |
1968 |
Grant Sharpe |
Uthus, Cindy |
Reed Canarygrass (PHalaris arundinacea) uses, abuses and control. |
1999 |
Kern Ewing |
Vale, Kava |
University of Washington Seattle campus forest resource analysis |
2011 |
Kern Ewing |
Van Hoven, Stephen John |
A foundation for a synoptic garden of native plants of the Puget Sound for the Washington Park Arboretum |
2003 |
John Wott |
Varsi, Gael |
A maintenance-management plan for the Joseph A. Witt Winter Garden at Washington Park Arboretum |
1994 |
Clem Hamilton |
Vickerman, Larry G |
A survey of documented woody plant collections in western Washington |
1993 |
John Wott |
Walker, Elizabeth |
Citizen's guide to urban forest management in the town of Clyde Hill |
1993 |
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Wayne, Wendy Campbell |
Factors affecting the reintroduction of golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta) |
2004 |
Sarah Reichard |
Welte, Cynthia |
2011 |
Sarah Reichard |
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Wenger, Stacey |
Carex lyngbyei productivity in the Duwamish (urban) and Nisqually (non-urban) estuaries |
1995 |
Kern Ewing |
West, Paul |
Innis Arden reserve management plan |
1991 |
James Clark |
Wingate, Marty |
Education in arboriculture, urban forestry, and urban horticulture : a community college perspective |
1996 |
J Allen Wagar |
Wood, Joy |
2011 |
Fridley/Ewing |
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Wu, Su-Young |
Physiological differences between resistant and sensitive clones of hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa x Populus deltoides) to ozone exposure |
1996 |
Tom Hinkley |
Zemke, Lizzie |
Establishing Festuca idahoensis on the University of Washington’s Union Bay Natural Area |
1997 |
Kern Ewing |
Zwart, Drew |
Physiology of Phytophthora-canker pathogens in landscape trees: impacts, mechanisms, and mitigation strategies |
2012 |
Soo-Hyung Kim |
Zybas, Laura. |
Rare plant monitoring : a quality assurance project plan and procedures |
2000 |
John Wott |
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