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Furman University Lake Restoration Project
An overview of the Furman Lake Restoration Project. The overview includes photographs and charts. It provides information on the history of the Furman Lake, it's environmental health decline throughout the years, and the lake's restoration. The overview details the Furman Lake's problems, causes of these problems, and solutions. It describes Furman's progress in the restoration project, as well as it's goals for the future.
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Restoring Furman's Lake
Linda Lee
The new bridge and floating marsh islands have enhanced the aesthetics of Furman's campus, which is consistently ranked among the country's most beautiful.
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Differences in Antibiotic Resistance in Fresh-water Bacteria from Furman Lake and Feeder Streams
Dylan Richards, Clarissa Graham, and Laura Snyder
A one page summary by three Furman students describing their research on bacteria found in the Furman Lake.
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Fecal Indicator Bacteria Concentrations in Furman Lake and its Feeder Streams
Philip Hearn, T.J. Melton, Emily Tripp, and Victoria Grimm-Oropesa
A three page summary by four Furman students describing their research on fecal indicator bacteria in the Furman Lake and streams. The summary contains a map and bar charts.
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The Distribution of Macroalgae in Furman Lake
Anthony Guida, Jeff Hennessy, Meredith Yingling, and Vanessa Argüello
A three page summary by four Furman students describing their research on macroalge in the Furman Lake. The goal is to test whether or not the restoration efforts have significantly changed the algae cover in the lake.
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The Effect of Bioretention Areas on the Heavy Ion Concentration, pH, and Water Quality of the Furman University Lake
Adam Williams, Ashley Brown, and Matthew Stutz
A one page summary by four Furman students describing their research on the effectiveness of the bioretention areas, or rain gardens, created as part of the Lake Restoration Project.
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The Effect of the Lake Restoration Project on Habitat Use by Waterfowl
Denae Buzzell, Clay Evans, Hannah Shirley, and Lin Lin Zhao
A two page summary by four Furman students describing their research on waterfowl around the Furman Lake. The summary gives a brief history waterfowl populations and explains the adverse effects of large waterfowl populations on calm bodies of water. The summary concludes with test results showing the success of the lake restoration efforts dealing with waterfowl overpopulation.
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The Effect of the Lake Restoration Project on Passerine Bird Diversity
Gina Tong, Brittany Martin, Stephanie Field, Whitney Snow, Whitney Millegan, and Chris Cowart
A three page summary by six Furman students showing their research results on the lake restoration's effects on passerine bird populations.
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The Furman Lake Restoration Plan
Wade Worthen
A presentation with text and images providing information on the history of the Furman Lake, it's environmental health decline throughout the years, and the lake's restoration. The presentation details the Furman Lake's problems, causes of these problems, and solutions. It describes Furman's progress in the restoration project, as well as it's goals for the future.
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Current Ecological Status of the Furman Lake
Annabeth Bonney, Robert Hunter, Molly Simons, and Michael Huntsberger
A five minute, ten second audio recording created by Furman students from the COM-95 class describing the importance of the Furman lake to the Furman community and its environmental health decline throughout the years. The audio details the Furman Lake's problems, causes of these problems, and gives some solutions. Furman Professors Wade Worthen and Weston Dripps speak about the Furman Lake's restoration. Students talk about their involvement in the lake restoration, the current efforts in the project, as well as improvements already made.
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Environmental History of Furman Lake
Daniel Falter, Eric Glazier, Katherine Ruch, and Michael Huntsberger
A four minute, thirty eight second audio recording created by Furman students from the COM-95 class that describes the history of the Furman Lake and its current environmental problems. The recording gives a brief social history of the lake, and details the environmental history of the area, before modern development. A student speaks of her research on the problems of waterfowl overpopulation, bacteria in the lake, and surface runoff. It concludes with a call to action to restore the lake's environmental integrity.
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Socio-Cultural History of Furman Lake
Caye Burry, Erin Cain, Steph Tanner, and Michael Huntsberger
A six minute, twenty second audio recording created by Furman students from the COM-95 class that describes the cultural significance of the Furman Lake, and it's importance to the Furman Community. Alumni and students reflect on the social history of the lake, sharing memories of recreational events and Furman Lake traditions, like being thrown into the lake on your birthday. It concludes with a call to restore the lake's environmental integrity.
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The Future of Furman Lake
Eric Poje, Liz Sandan, Kimberly Simms, and Michael Huntsberger
A four minute, thirty four second audio recording An audio recording created by Furman students from the COM-95 class describing the Furman Lake restoration project and the future of the Furman Lake. The audio gives a brief social history of the lake describing past recreational events, and then proceeds to explain current environmental problems that now limit recreational activity. Professor Wade Worthen speaks about the lake's environmental problems, and Furman's president, David Shi, speaks about the restoration project, its goals, and the benefits of the lake's restoration.
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Welcome to Cliffs Cottage
Nancy Boyd, Lindsay Norwood, Kathleen Stark, and Michael Huntsberger
A five minute, forty four second audio recording created by Furman students from the COM-95 class describing Cliffs Cottage, Southern Living Magazine's first sustainable showcase home located on the Furman campus. The home is LEED–registered Platinum, and is a model of environmentally responsible design, building techniques, materials and energy-saving systems. Ed Marshall, Furman's Director of Special Projects, and Furman's President, David Shi, speak about the cottage and its purpose, as well as Furman's organic garden located near the cottage.
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Furman Lake Bathymetry Map
Wade Worthen
Aerial view of the Furman Lake showing the depth of the water.
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Quantifying Hydrologic Fluxes to a Small Impounded Piedmont Lake, Greenville, South Carolina
Cameron Moore
A presentation with text, charts, and images showing research gathered over a three month period in 2007 measuring the water flowing into and out of the Furman Lake. The research is pertinent to the Furman Lake Restoration Project as it will help assess the condition of the lake and plan for the future.
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The Abundance of Different Dragonfly Species at Furman Lake - 2007
Wade Worthen
A line graph showing the abundance of fifteen different species of dragonflies spotted over a five month period at Furman Lake in 2007.
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A Lake Restoration Plan for Furman Lake
Lake Restoration Task Force, Wade Worthen, and Wes Dripps
A twelve page document submitted by The Lake Restoration Task Force. The document lists the members of the task force, gives an overview of the project, the current status at the time of submission, lays out a new vision for the lake, and a plan to improve the environmental integrity of the lake watershed, plus design elements to create a multi-purpose facility. It concludes with a section on the lake as pedagogy and recommendations for moving forward with the master plan.
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The Abundance of Different Dragonfly Species at Furman Lake - 2006
Wade Worthen
A line graph showing the abundance of fifteen different species of dragonflies spotted over a five month period at Furman Lake in 2006.
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Waterfowl Management Plan
Lake Restoration Task Force, Wade Worthen, and Wes Dripps
A six page document submitted by The Lake Restoration Task Force. The document lists the members of the task force, gives an overview of waterfowl overpopulation at the Furman Lake, goals for the future, and the strategy to solve this problem. The document provides a specific implementation plan and concludes with an assessment of the plan.