Sustainable RIVER (Remediating Invasives to Encourage Resilience) is a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Through individual research projects with faculty mentors from the multi-disciplinary Missouri River Institute, students address the question of how invasive elements in the Missouri River and its uplands affect the sustainability of the river and the humans who depend on it.
Find more about the project at the Sustainable RIVER project website.
Blog Posts from 2019
Suspended Sediment Contributions of Nebraska Tributaries along the 59-mile, Nathan Cardona
Effects of Insecticides on Amphibians, Lilian M. Heinzel
A Changed River's Effects on Native Turtle Distribution, Marshall Kim
The Importance of Aquatic Insect-derived Missouri River, Katy A. McCarthy
Perceptions of Multifunctional Landscapes Along the Missouri National Recreational River, Ann McGehrin
Effects of Invasive Trees on Native Floodplain Forest Vegetation & Breeding Bird, Jacob Myers
New Life for Old Data: Compiling Global Diet Data of Freshwater Fishes, Jacob Ridgway
Ethnohistorical Relationships among American Indian Tribes & the Missouri River, Stormi Schroder
Tree Presence and Species Identity Affect American Beaver Activity Along the Missouri River, Ashley M. Williams
Blog Posts from 2018
Evaluated Nesting Success in Russian Olive and Native Trees along the Missouri River, SD, Leah Bayer and Dakota Swisher
Damming of the Missouri River and its Effects on the False Map Turtles, Luke Goodman
Understanding Social Values of Residents in the Upper Missouri River Basin Towards their Landscapes, Tanner Hall and Pamela Jackson
Suspended Sediment Load Contributions from Missouri River Tributaries, Marcella Jurotich
Interactive Effects of Contaminants & Pathogens on Amphibians, Anela Napolean
Effects of Invasive Fish on Missouri River Food Webs, Yasmeen Sandoval
Evaluating Timing of Disturbance and Plant Functionality in the Control of Smooth Brome, Daniel Whirlwind Soldier
Mapping Terrestrial Land-use Changes, Angela Tricomi
Ethnohistorical Relationships among American Indian Tribes, Abby Vidmar
Blog Posts from 2017
Searching for the False Map Turtle, Shay Austin
Utilizing ArcGIS to Map Land Use Change in Missouri River Watersheds, Ethan Jennings
Importance of Maintaining the Diverse Tallgrass Prairie, Shelley Kosola
Mapping the Missouri, Becca Krasky
Time of Plant Establishment Affects Prairie Composition, Aleisa LaBelle
Colonizing the Mníšoše (Missouri River): Devastating Effects of the Pick-Sloan Plan, Selena Olvera
Effects of Fish on Aquatic Insects, Tyler Seidel
Impact of Drought on Suspended Load in South Dakota Tributaries, Bethany Vazquez