1999 Funded Grant Projects

Christine Baeumler and Dr. Kathryn Draeger, Environmental Ground, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota
"An Aesthetic and Ecological Approach to Reclaiming and Restoring Balanced Landscapes Using Native Plants"

Melissa A. Chechowitz, D.V.M. and Patricia Conrad, D.V.M., University of California-Davis, Davis, California
"Is Protozoal Encephalitis in Threatened Southern California Sea Otters an Emerging Disease or an Indicator of Environmental Imbalance?"

Dr. Parwinder Grewal, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio
"Multimedia Aids and Training Programs for Using Insecticidal Nematodes as an Alternative to Pesticides in Agriculture"

Dr. Antonio Lara and Robert Marquez, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
"Preserving the Traditional Brick Kiln Way of Life in Mexico While Reducing Air Pollution Using Innovative Low Technology"

Dr. Nicholas Pinter, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
"Management of the Upper Mississippi River: Impacts of Levee Construction and Channelization"

Steven Schipani, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
"Integrating Home Gardening in Northeast Thailand to Prevent Malnutrition"

Mark Schulze, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
"Reconciling Timber Harvesting with Forest Conservation in the Eastern Amazon"

Peter J. Shouse and Todd H. Skaggs, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Riverside, California
"Reducing Agricultural Drainage to Balance the Need for Irrigating Food Crops and Preserving Natural Resources in the San Joaquin Valley, California"

Dr. Daniel Tao, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
"Converting Pyrite and Gypsum Wastes From Gas Cleaning Systems into Lime for Recycling and Other Products For Sale"

Dr. John W. Walkinshaw, Paper Quality Management Associates, Westford, Massachusetts
"Reducing the Impact of Photocopied and Laser Printed Paper on the Environment using Ultrasonic De-inking Technology"