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Madeline Broom: Journalism major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship, Maddie worked with Climate Smart Missoula as their photojournalist. She took photos of various events in the community and contributed photos for the Climate Smart’s Clean Air Cool Places interactive ESRI map, where she featured indoor and outdoor locations that people could go during extreme wildfire smoke events. She also took photos for an energy map, which featured solar and wind installations around town and their accessibility. Check out .  

Brett Kaplan, Grant Marshall, Kurt Swimley, and Nate Herbert
Brett, Grant, Kurt, and Nate were climate policy interns for Environment Montana doing research, writing, and outreach education advocating for climate programs. For the research and writing portion of the internship, they read and analyzed the Montana Climate Assessment and used the information found to communicate climate change to people throughout Missoula. They also used that information for blog posts and . For education and outreach, they primarily focused on grassroots organizing and talking to people in the Missoula community.  They had people sign petitions and pose with a climate change banner to show support of climate change programs.

Casey Brandon, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor.
Casey interned with ASUM Sustainability to help collect data for UM’s next STARS (Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System) Report. This assessment helps the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ become more sustainable by providing a framework to better its sustainability performance. In the 2017 report, UM scored a bronze (in lieu of silver, gold, or platinum). Through the work Casey did this semester, the University will score higher on the next report, signifying to prospective student that UM has a commitment to environmental responsibility.

Cassidy White, Biology and Environmental Studies major, Climate Change and Ecological Restoration minors
Cassidy’s internship with the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site turned out to be one of the most meaningful and personally valuable experiences of her college career. She was able to bring together her background in biology and environmental studies to work on a variety of projects that will have a lasting impact on a National Park unit. She wrote a six page plant field guide to be sold at Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO): two pages describe phenology and phenophases, two pages describe the phenology of bitterroot and crested wheatgrass, and two pages discuss the relationship between climate change and phenology and how they tie in to the history at Grant-Kohrs Ranch. The internship gave Cassidy the opportunity to build professional skills and gain experience in a field relevant to her future career.

Charlotte Langer, Maren Carlson, Emi Okitsu, and Jess Raty
Charlotte, Maren, Emi, and Jess interned together at the UM Dining gardens. They planned and prepared gardens for growing food, and helped support the human and environmental health benefits of sustainable campus gardening. Specifically, they worked on prepping the gardens, pruning, seeding, growing microgreens, renovating the insulation in the greenhouse, and collecting compost from UM Dining operations around campus and delivering it to the PEAS Farm. They also helped to renovate the mason bee house. By encouraging mason bees to pollinate gardens, fields and orchards can help mitigate the effects of declining honey bee populations and ensure stable food production. Finally, they hosted a campus garden party to welcome the arrival of six new Welsh Harlequin ducklings.

Jackson Melin, Economics major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with Free Cycles, Jackson applied his economics knowledge toward an analysis of who pays for the roads in Missoula, to address the question of if bikers and walkers pay their fair share of the road costs, and thus deserve a fair share of the road. By navigating the City of Missoula budget as well as the City's Long-Range Transportation Plan, he found that 82% of Missoula’s local revenue for roads comes from property taxes, not user fees (gas tax). He also found that cars do an estimated 160,000 times the damage to roads that a bike does, thus concluding that bikers and walkers generally do pay their fair share of road costs. Jackson also assisted in the FreeCycles community shop, helping visitors with their bikes, organizing gear, and working at community events.

Jennifer Kieffer, Environmental Studies; Spanish and Wilderness Studies minors
For her internship, Jennifer worked with Faith and Climate Action Montana, an interfaith organization focused on educating Missoula’s religious community about climate change. With them, she helped to plan The Time is Now Conference. This conference had two goals: educate attendees on the history and scientific background of climate change and equip them with the tools needed for effective communication on the subject. She helped to organize sessions, designed the conference poster, and led a discussion on the relationship between the church and the environment. She also ordered books for the campus ministry that relate to ecology and theology.

Meghan Kuhns, Geography major, Climate Change Studies major
Megan interned with the Defenders of Wildlife and MPG Ranch, both nonprofit organizations devoted to conservation of nature and wildlife. She worked on a multi-year citizen science project, organizing data for the Wolverine Watch project in the Bitterroot National Forest. She entered information into the database that included  data on station checks, volunteer participation, station timelines, camera issues, and genetic samples, as well as information about the photo evidence collected from station checks.

Mason Dow, Business major, Climate Change Studies minor
Mason interned with the Montana Renewable Energy Association (MREA). MREA works closely with NorthWestern Energy and the Montana State legislature to advocate for clean energy on behalf of a cohort of business leaders, families and individuals who have a vested interest in renewable energy resources. During his internship, Mason  interviewed industry leaders, experts, and advocates surrounding topics that relate to clean energy and produced several content pieces for the MREA website and their monthly Energy Newsletter. These content pieces and promoting the annual clean energy fair.

Nathan Greeneisen, Fine Arts—Tech, major
During his internship with Free Cycles, Nathan helped out in the community bike shop and researched ecofriendly lighting strategies. Given the numerous community events Free Cycles puts on, Nathan was  charged with the task of determining the most sustainable way to light a show; one with sufficient power to light the stage, yet  less environmentally impactful. For Nathan, this internship project provided the chance to blend his interest in sustainability with his career goal of doing stage lighting for events. He also enjoyed the chance to work at Free Cycles, to meet new people working on their bikes, and discuss ways to make our community more sustainable.

Sydney Lang, Journalism major, Climate Change Studies minor
As an intern with Climate Smart Missoula, Sydney worked as a journalist for the organization. She did a lot of writing. She spent time going to different events organized by Climate Smart, taking notes and interviewing people, then producing a blog post. She wrote about  urban forests and trees for all, Missoula’s zero-waste plan, saving energy in the built environment, tracking energy use, reducing the use of plastics, and more. This internship gave Sydney the opportunity to gain journalism experience and learn about Missoula climate action.

Wendell Elliott, Physics Major, Environmental Studies minor
For his Climate Change Internship, Wendell worked with Home ReSource of Missoula. Home ReSource is a nonprofit building materials reuse center that prevents usable materials from going to the landfill, provides jobs, stimulates the local economy, and, by reducing the demand for new building materials, cuts down on carbon emissions and other ecological impacts. Wendell worked at intake and, under the supervision of Jeremy Drake to research carbon offsets, created a video about the carbon footprint of manufactured materials, and demonstrated how Home ReSource acts as a mitigator. He was exposed to a wonderful group of people working hard to create a more sustainable future.

Violet Plummer, Political Science major, Climate Change Studies minor
Violet’s internship with the Montana Conservation Voters enabled her to combine her passions of policy, conservation, and nonprofit work, while also learning a great deal.  She started with simple tasks to support community outreach, education, and involvement: phonebanking, canvassing, getting letters for elected officials from citizens voicing their concerns on environmental issues, and writing letters to the editor for various Montana newspapers about pressing environmental issues. She then moved on to organizing events, one being a documentary screening of Chasing Coral paired with a discussion of the importance of taking action.

Paul Willett, Multimedia Communications major, Exchange student
For his internship with the Climate Change Studies Department, Paul served as the program’s communications assistant. In that role, he created an , which features interviews with six Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. He also created a promotional video for the , redesigned a logo for the CCS program, helped  manage the Facebook page, and promoted events that were going on inside the school and around the community through mass media.

William Gregg, Communication Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor.
William interned with the UM Dining Gardens, supporting their work in sustainability. He spent his time working in four gardens: the Lommasson Center, aquaponics, microgreens, and the South Avenue garden. He worked on preparing the gardens for the spring/summer growing seasons and completed a range of tasks from recovering the gardens from the winter season to building beds and seeding crops. He also led tours, teaching the campus community about UM’s sustainable and local food production. Check out .

Carmen Thissen, Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
As an intern with the National Park Service, Carmen Thissen worked to evaluate the effects of climate change on resources at Grant-Kohrs Ranch (a park unit located in Deer Lodge, Montana). Because Grant-Kohrs is a functioning cattle ranch, Carmen focused specifically on sustainable grazing strategies to improve soil health and protect natural and cultural park resources. Check out .

Carly Andlauer, Ecological Restoration major, Climate Change studies minor
For her internship with Climate Smart Missoula, Carly worked to create interactive maps using the ESRI ArcOnline StoryMap software. She collected data, organized information, and formatted maps and outreach information to be embedded into the Climate Smart website. Check out .

Tom Donahue, Resource Conservation major, Economics and Climate Change minor. 
For his internship with the Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation (MIST), Tom worked as a sustainable pavement advocate, researcher, and designer. He researched how sustainable pavements significantly reduce carbon emissions, and installed a 32-square foot ribbon driveway as a demonstration project. Tom continued his internship through the summer by completing an educational demonstration project on campus, given by UM’s Facility Services. Check out .

Sean Quartz, Communications Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship, Sean worked with the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, an organization that educates professionals on the methods and intricacies of greenhouse gas accounting. His main task involved writing an evidence-based blog about the rhetorical functions of social movements, with a target audience of politically engaged climate scientists. This internship allowed him to share some of his communications studies training, in particular, how to use discursive methods toward political ends. Check out .

Savannah Stewart, Wildlife Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with the Defenders of Wildlife, Savannah helped to manage their Wolverine Watch citizen science project. The program addresses climate change by proactively monitoring populations of cold-adapted species like wolverines. Each week, new data packs would come in from the volunteers who ran the camera-trap stations. Savannah’s job involved inputting information from datasheets, hair samples, and photo SD cards into an Excel database. She had to label each photo that contained an animal with the correct species name and this made her wildlife ID skills essential. Check out .

Sara Humpers-Ginther, Sociology major, Climate Change Studies minor
As an intern for the Watershed Education Network (WEN), Sara produced a presentation focused on the issue of climate change. She used her previous knowledge and research skills to develop a presentation that was introductory, informative, and valuable for younger Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ who are not frequently exposed to such an issue. The presentation focused on facilitated dialogue, where Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ were encouraged to express concerns or ask questions throughout the presentation to encourage discussion. She successfully delivered these presentations to an after-school program (Girls Using Their Strengths) as well as one high school classroom (Willard Alternative School). Check out .

Student: Kenley Crisp, Economics major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation (MIST), Kenley researched which alternative paving techniques were most sustainable for the environment. He met with his advisor bi-weekly discussing his research and its application, and interviewed local business owners and contractors dealing with pavement. His final project involved a written cost benefit analysis comparing alternative types of pavement that are more ecologically friendly to traditional paving techniques. Check out .

Maizie Smith, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with The Watershed Education Network, Maizie developed and taught lessons about climate change to Missoula high schoolers. She integrated the science of climate change and solutions to climate change with the Next Generation Science Standards. She also organized and compiled lesson plans that can become a resource for further climate curriculum interns and educators.

Kadie Heinle, Wildlife Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor 
In her internship for the Defenders of Wildlife office in Missoula, Montana, Kadie entered and sorted data from the ongoing Wolverine Watch citizen science project. She entered data from the various station visits and sorted through the photos collected of the wildlife at the stations, with a particular interest in three climate sensitive species: wolverines, Canada lynx, and fishers (of the three, only wolverines have been documented).

John Potenberg, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For his internship with the Montana Renewable Energy Association (MREA), John wrote profiles on home energy producers for the MREA’s monthly e-newsletter, The Energy Independent. John contacted renewable energy contractors around the state to search for possible profiles. Once a contractor found an ideal system and homeowner to profile, John interviewed the homeowner and wrote a story about their experience.

Sara Luth, Exercise Science major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation, Sarah organized a Sustainable Superhero Bike-a-thon event to raise money for Free Cycles and to build support in the community for sustainable transportation. She helped to create a website page, wrote press releases and advertised in other ways. Sarah also worked with other interns tabling in the U.C, putting on events for the Cycles of Change Campaign, and helping to create Free Cycles’ own local newsletter.

Emma Thompson, Communication Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with Environment Montana, Emma acted as the lead policy intern on a global warming campaign. She worked to manage media interactions, organize events, and gather support for the Clean Power Plan. Her position required her to utilize her communicative skills such as moderating a panel event and contacting renewable energy businesses across the state.

Cassidy Schoenfelder, Art major, Art History minor 
As an intern for Climate Smart Missoula, Cassidy had the opportunity of bringing a community together through an art show. Individuals volunteered to paint on hollow core doors donated from HomeResource. She instructed them to paint their ideas of how Missoula could thrive through adaptation and resilience within the environment of climate change.

Jess DellaRossa, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor 
As the Zero Waste Intern for Climate Smart Missoula and Home ReSource, Jess addressed food waste in the Missoula community. She conducted a survey that was given to restaurants, grocers, and other businesses to gain local knowledge about food waste and interest in compost. During the semester she also went to Zero Waste Missoula meetings and events, and participated in an Open Air Art Show held by another intern.

Rebecca Levandowski, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Office of Sustainability, Rebecca helped organize the Campus Thrift event. This event diverts items from the landfill by taking donations and selling them for sustainability initiatives on campus. Rebecca recruited volunteers and collaborated with campus partners to make the sale successful.

Verity Thorne, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with Free Cycles community bike shop, Verity spent half of her time in the University Center promoting Free Cycles, MIST, and the Cycles of Change campaign. The other half of her time, she spent in the bike shop. Verity helped customers, organized, cleaned, set up for events, disassembled bikes, fixed tires, rims, and much more. Verity also attended weekly intern meetings.

Hannah Tibke, Human Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with Missoula in Motion, Hannah worked towards finding a way to help the elderly ride the bus more frequently and more comfortably. She did research on other programs in the country, created and handed out surveys, and presented the information gathered from surveys at a Mountain Line meeting. 

Stephenie Horne, Wildlife Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with Defenders of Wildlife, Stephenie worked as a policy intern in Missoula, Montana. She worked on identifying upcoming Forest Service projects that could impact Defenders’ species of interest that are affected by climate change.

Katy Hopkins, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with Free Cycles, Katy created a new Free Cycles newspaper to deliver news about sustainable transportation and also the Free Cycles Cycles of Change campaign. She made a crossword and a design for the header and footer of the newspaper. She also tabled for Free Cycles, put up posters, and provided energy and support for a number of community bike shop functions.

Peter Sokol, Parks, Recreation Management & Tourism major, Climate Change Studies minor
For Peter’s internship with Home ReSource, he developed a more accurate Waste Diversion Formula. He found average weights of items sold in each department and developed equations that made it easy to quantify the total poundage sold by Home ReSource each year. This information was then transferred to an excel workbook that will be used each year in the future to provide transparent records of Home ReSource’s efforts.

Max Longo, Political Science major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For his internship with , Max researched renewable energy policy and the role activist play shaping environmental policy in Montana  He primarily focused on State and City policy initiatives. After researching current legislative obstacles in renewable energy, he met personally with Montana State Senators and discussed their vision for renewable energy. He discussed how activist groups can help overcome legislative obstacles in renewable energy policy, and then relayed the information to 350 Missoula. He met with members of the community working on the Missoula Conservation and Climate Action Plan and informed 350 Missoula of progress and obstacles within the plan.

James Schofield Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor 
Throughout his internship with Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation (MIST), under the guidance of director Bob Giordano, James’s efforts included a review of living building concepts and practices, logistical support for MIST hosted events, and representing MIST in support of local partnerships. He studied the inclusions of biophilia augmenting architecture, integrated water capture and filtration, other-than fossil fuel energy generation, social connectivity, and nature related wellness, to name a few. His research and review will serve as a future baseline for MIST to incorporate living building concepts into their home.

Noah Root, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor 
At the Watershed Education Network, Noah worked to bring climate change curricula into local schools. He partnered with Maizie Smith and helped teach several classes in Missoula high schools covering the issue. In addition, he established new lesson plans, ideas, and resources for the future of use of both educators and interns.

Mariah McIntosh, Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), Mariah McIntosh created a series of eight case studies connecting excellent projects in ecological restoration to climate change. Each case study featured a project in a different geographical location representing a variety of ecosystem types that addressed climate change through adaptation or mitigation. These case studies will be featured on the Global Restoration Network, a part of SER’s recently updated website.

Missoula in Motion, City of Missoula Development Services
Student: Matthew Humphrey, Parks, Tourism & Recreation Management major, Climate Change
Studies minor
Supervisors: Alex Stokman and Ben Weiss

Five Valleys Land Trust
Student: Nia Pennington, Wildlife Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Bray Beltran

Home ReSource
Student: Joseph Swain, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisors: Katie Deuel and Evan Smith

Montana Renewable Energy Association
Student: Katrina Keleher, Geosciences major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Diana Maneta

Watershed Education Network
Students: Emily Prag, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor &
Shannon James, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Deb Fassnacht

Defenders of Wildlife
Student: Ellen Brandell, Wildlife Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Kylie Paul

National Wildlife Federation
Student: Jessie Lindsay, Wildlife Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Dave Dittloff

Clark Fork Coalition & Montana Audubon
Student: Theresa Duncan, Resource Conservation major
Supervisors: Jill Alban and Amy Cilimburg

Blue Skies Campaign
Student: Rebecca Singleton, Environmental Chemistry major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Nick Engelfried

ASUM Sustainability Center: Green Course Certification
Student: Caelan Simeone, Geosciences major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Eva Rocke

ASUM Sustainability Center: Sustainability Research
Student: Nick Bowman, Applied Sciences major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Eva Rocke

1000 New Gardens
Student: Jameson Boslough, Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Nicky Phear

Forward Montana
Student: Cameron Best, Geography major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Lucy Peraino

KettleHouse Brewing Company
Student: Charley Frazier, Economics major, Climate Change Studies minor
Supervisor: Tim O’Leary

Hailey Jorgensen, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For the  (CFC), Hailey gathered the data necessary to complete the CFC's annual carbon audit. She then worked with Clear Sky Climate Solutions to calculate the coalition's carbon footprint for the year of 2012. In response to the 2011 ClimateWise workshop, Hailey also worked on synthesizing documented information on climate action taking place in Missoula County, as well as the various organizations and programs working on climate change issues in Missoula. This information was then translated to a webpage on the CFC's site to provide community members with easy access to this wealth of information. Hailey's work can be viewed on the CFC's .

Aly Heare, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with the , Aly used computer programs to quantify how climate change will affect wilderness areas. Specifically, Aly generated data on how variables, such as temperature and precipitation, are anticipated to change within wilderness in the coming decades in comparison to a baseline average. Aly hopes her research will provide insight to wilderness managers in light of climate change. See Aly’s presentation (pdf).

Mara Menahan, Environmental Studies and Geography major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For her internship with the , Mara Menahan developed scientific illustrations to convey the impacts of climate change on Montana's birds.  Mara's illustrations highlight the changes to the State's alpine, forest, and sagebrush habitats through an interactive online map. Her illustrations will also be used in guides specific to geographic regions to help engage bird lovers with this complex topic. See Mara’s presentation (pdf).

Audra Diemer, Wildlife Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor  
For her internship with the , Audra worked to produce an online, interactive web site aimed toward educating bird enthusiasts about the threat Montana birds are experiencing in the face of climate change. Audra’s job focused on the science portion of the project where she was responsible for researching the chosen birds, and formatting that research into stories, or narratives, to accompany the illustrations being produced.

Will Findell, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
For the , Will researched green engineering projects that utilized a broad scope of ecosystem services for adaptation towards climate change. He wrote three case studies about these projects for the Valuing Ecosystem Services Working Group of the North American Wilderness and Protected Areas Committee and also wrote a briefing paper outlining how to value ecosystem services for green engineering projects that deal with climate change adaptation. Will's case studies and paper raise awareness about the importance of wilderness and protected areas in climate change adaptation.

Erik Elison, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For his internship with the  (WEN), Erik worked with middle and elementary school Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, teaching the basics of stream monitoring while helping to develop a deeper understand and respect for our natural world. He also worked with Willard Alternative High School developing and teaching lessons centered on climate change and water. These lessons will assist WEN and Willard High School in teaching more Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ the science of climate change. See Erik’s presentation (pdf).

Peregrine Frissell, Journalism major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For his internship with the  (MREA), Peregrine interviewed renewable energy businesses across the state of Montana. He helped to produce short videos and articles about these businesses, which will be posted on the MREA website and given to the businesses to use how they please. Peregrine gained valuable learning experience getting to converse one-on-one with people working in the industry and observe some of the real world challenges that they face, as well as the opportunity to practice some journalistic skills.

Caroline Stephens, Environmental Studies graduate student
For her internship with the , Caroline worked on collecting stories for their Repower Montana project, a website that catalogs and maps renewable energy projects across the state of Montana. The website both quantifies and qualifies data about decentralized, renewable energy. For this internship, Caroline traveled to Red Lodge, Montana to interview two businesses owners, one homeowner, and the city's Climate Protection Group about the variety of energy conservation and production efforts happening in the small, rural Montana town of just 2,000 people. 

Matt Hannon, Environmental Studies graduate student
For his internship with the  (MREA), Matt worked on promoting the organization's 3rd annual Clean Energy Fair in Butte, on July 20, 2013. MREA hoped to double the amount of attendees from the previous year’s fair from 700 to 1,500, and Matt's work on marketing the fair across the state was critical to achieving this number. He also attended an MREA board meeting in Helena, worked the Earth Day fair in Caras Park for MREA, and worked on two small scale renewable energy seminars in Deer Lodge and Hamilton.  

Murilo Ditomaso Christinelli, Environmental Studies major, Brazilian exchange student
For his internship with the  (SBC), Murilo worked with the SBC members to analyze their data and upload the information onto their new website. Murilo also worked as a consultant to assist local businesses in searching for ways to improve their efficiency, such as looking for grants for energy efficient window replacement. 

Benjamin Simonson, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For the ASUM Sustainability Center, Ben examined the process of how general education requirements are implemented, and how to integrate a sustainability general education requirement into UM’s curriculum. He developed a report that will serve as a basis for future research into implementing a sustainability general education requirement. 

Sean McQuillan, Political Science major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For his internship with the , Sean worked as a lobbyist at the Capitol in Helena, Mont. He worked on tracking bills that affected the climate and environment. After bills were either passed or killed, Sean compiled a scorecard for legislators based on how they voted for the public interest pertaining to the climate.

Sam Thompson, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For his internship with the , Sam was a lobbyist in Helena alongside fellow MontPIRG intern Sean McQuillan, and lobbied on behalf of clean energy and environmental issues throughout the legislative session. Sam did this by meeting with legislators, sending of emails, and running around the capitol to testify on behalf of MontPIRG in committee hearings on energy bills. Another crucial aspect of Sam’s lobbying was organizing mobilization of grassroots members on campus in order to pressure legislators.

Locke Hassett, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the , Locke focused on working to build these systems through community networking, field work with community members, and personal market research. This internship used these methods to help make Missoula a more adaptive and resilient community, while simultaneously mitigating climate change inputs. See Locke’s presentation (pdf). 

Jessy Stevenson, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with the , Jessy worked on an education and outreach campaign, performing weekly Montana media research and marketing efforts to promote awareness about energy developments. Jessy attended the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference in Washington, D.C. as part of her internship. She also worked on outreach efforts helping to organize and carry out community events as well as contacting legislators and community decision makers. See Jessy’s presentation (pdf).

Bowen Humphrey, Environmental Studies and Philosophy major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, , Bowen worked on the evaluation of energy saving potential in the Davidson Honors College building due to retro-commissioning and developing a business plan for the retro-commissioning process. Bowen performed a case study for the building’s certification for retro-commissioning, installed water meters to calculate the water saving and calculated energy savings from the recomissioning data. Bowen also collected energy data from 11 other buildings on campus, performing the groundwork for future campus-wide recomissioning certification. See Bowen’s presentation.  

The following internships are supported through a USDA Higher Education Challenge (HEC) grant to develop internships in the area of natural resources and climate change. The goal of the HEC grant is to train leaders in climate change and natural resources through experiential and field-based learning.

Matthew Delaney, Resource Conservation major 
For the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station  Matt examined trends in the Northern Rockies region National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) indices to determine climate change effects on the NFDRS. Matt's internship is part of an ongoing study by Dr. Faith Ann Heinsch and the Missoula FireLab examining how climate change affects the NFDRS calculations with hopes to provide insight to fire managers in light of climate change. See Matt’s presentation (pdf).

Katie Arledge, Resource Conservation major, Geosciences minor
For the , Katie researched and wrote a literature review on the properties of biochar and its potential to serve as a carbon sink. Katie also researched and wrote about carbon trading systems. Katie wrote a case study of biochar produced by RMRS and how they could work as an offset project under the California Global Warming Solutions Act. See Katie’s presentation.

Jesse Young, Economics major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the , Jesse Young applied the accepted Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) production accounting approach to quantify carbon stores in harvested wood pools (HWP) for individual forests in Region 1. This was accomplished both visually with time line graphs and verbally with a written description of trends, variance, maximums and minimums. Jesse compiled this information along with a forest description, which included location, history of borders, acreage, reserves, forest cover type, and natural disturbance, into individual forest reports designed to assist local foresters calculate how much carbon is in their forest's HWP.

Josh Meek, Forestry major 
For the , Josh assisted with the logging utilization studies that the BBER puts out on a routine basis for the Western United States. The project included visiting active logging sites, measuring felled trees, recording data, entering data into an Excel spreadsheet, and performing data analysisto crunch these numbers to come up with a detailed estimate of the forest residues left at logging sites that are potentially available for biomass supply. In addition, Josh created a professional poster that will be used at several nationally recognized forestry and biomass related conventions.

Karin Mayn, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
Karin worked in the U.S.  to utilize gridded global climate model datasets in GIS software to project possible climate change impacts in the Crown of the Continent. The project included clipping datasets to the area of interest, symbolizing the gridded data appropriately, and creating maps and histograms as visuals to exhibit possible temperature and hydrological changes in the Crown during the mid-21st century. These maps and histograms will be integrated into a new Forest Service web site featuring climate change in various ecological regions to help increase climate change awareness and understanding while managing the nation’s natural resources. See Karin’s presentation (pdf).

William George, Resource Conservation major
For his internship with the , William developed an independent research question through analysis of internal documents pertaining to timber harvest related to Inventoried Roadless Areas and future wilderness Designation in the Tongass National Forest. William developed an original investigative research question and brought to fruition a series of maps and a research paper. William’s work will continue the following year and be developed into a working/active research question.

Zach Brown, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Greater Yellowstone (GYC), Zach analyzed the major watershed restoration needs across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, gathering information on the location, scope, and estimated cost of specific watershed restoration needs. He produced a report of restoration projects that, if completed, would enhance watershed health and resiliency to climate change. Ultimately, the report will assist GYC in advocating for the protection and restoration of rivers, streams and trout populations as a direct response to climate change. Zach’s final work can all be .

Drew Larson, Resource Conservation major
For his internship with the  (CFC), Drew compiled the organization’s energy consumption, air and road travel, and printing purchases into a database to be assessed by Clear Sky Climate Solutions. Drew submitted his findings to ClearSky Climate Solutions and received a report and recommendations on CFC’s greenhouse gas emissions. Together with Jill Alban, CFC’s Outreach Manager, Drew evaluated and made suggestions so that CFC can reduce its carbon footprint.

Tess Barker, Business Administration and Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
Working directly with Amy Cilimburg (, Missoula Office), Tess gathered information and conducted activities around issues of renewable energy development in Montana. Information was geared toward helping Montana Audubon derive good renewable energy policy and communication. Tess had the opportunity to work independently and through a variety of mediums, including web sites, newsletters, photo or video documents, and the like.

Mike Moerlein, Resource Conservation major
For Missoula Urban Demonstration Project, Mike assessed the renewable energy potential at their new tool/ truck rental site. The project included building a weather station, collecting data, and talking to renewable energy installers in the area. Mike also developed a step by step manual for people to follow that allows them to assess their own potential for renewable energy. See photos of Mike installing a weather station (pdf).

Hank Stein, Wildland Restoration major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For the  Hank interviewed and drafted written profiles of five renewable energy businesses across the state. The purpose of the profiles are to educate the public about how small scale renewable energy businesses benefit communities within Montana, and the benefits of renewable energies as an entity. The profiles will also be used to educate legislators about how these businesses will be affected by their policies. 

Madison Matthew, Communication Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
Through her internship with the ASUM Sustainability Center, Madison observed and analyzed the contributing factors to the University Center commons’ significant amount of waste. She accomplished this first by observing the behavior of users of the UC commons. Then, using her knowledge of these behaviors, formulated a survey with questions geared towards people’s knowledge of recycling, their awareness of their behavioral patterns, and opinions on waste issues the University faces. With her gathered research she will give the ASUM Sustainability Center and UC Dinning Services her recommendations to reduce the waste generated from the UC commons. 

Mara Menahan, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with Mara developed scientific illustrations to help convey the complexity and meaning of climate change. Working closely with Emily Harrington, Mara created a set of visual aids which depict three different systems through the lens of a changing climate: alpine ecosystems, coral reefs, and industrial agriculture. Her watercolor originals are overlaid with text to create digital final products that can be shared across the web and in the classroom. View Mara's illustrations (pdf).     

Becca Boslough, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
As a major part of its climate change educational outreach program in the Northern Rockies,  launched a  that focuses on climate change issues, impacts, and adaptation projects in Montana. Becca was responsible primarily for creating stories, compiling educational slide shows, writing a blog, and social media. 

In 2011, we received funding through a USDA Higher Education Challenge (HEC) grant to support the development of internships in the area of natural resources and climate change. The goal of the HEC grant is to train leaders in climate change and natural resources through experiential and field-based learning. 

Eric Larson, Geosciences major, Climate Change Studies minor     
For his internship with the US Forest Service, Eric quantified multi-decade trends in streamflow of select watersheds in the Northern Rockies. 

Tim McNally, Geology major, Climate Change Studies minor     
For his internship with the US Forest Service, Tim quantified the multi-decade trends in precipitation in select towns throughout Montana.

Taylor Hopkins, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Montana Department of Natural Resources, Taylor researched the carbon balance of biomass utilization. 

Lea Boslser, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor.
For her internship with the Clark Fork Coalition, Lea conducted their annual “carbon audit” and researched statistics and information on the water/energy nexus in the Clark Fork Watershed.

Aleta Jokisch, Ecology and Organismal Biology major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with ClearSky Climate Solutions, Aleta helped develop a strategy for the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥’s Carbon Offset Initiative. 

Kip Beckwith, Resource Conservation major
For his internship with the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Kip interviewed several wilderness managers about the environmental changes they have seen over time and developed a case study report.

Jenny Miller, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor.
For her internship with the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Jenny served as a Wilderness, land ethic, and climate change educator engaging 7th and 8th grade Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ in wilderness and climate change education, hands-on activities, writing/art, wilderness weekend hikes and field trips.  

Owen Weber, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Owen inventoried ecosystem services market opportunities and policy incentives to support an international initiative to protect Private Lands with Wilderness Character.

Jennifer Meidinger, Geosciences major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Jennifer worked on a Leopold Institute project collaborating with an American Indian scientist engaged in efforts to protect ecological flow benefits from water in the American Southwest.

Charles Gale, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his practicum with the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Charles compared the use of large scale biomass facilities to small residential biomass furnaces in terms of their emissions, costs, heat output, and biomass use.

Tucker Seitz, Wildlife Biology  major, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Great Bear Foundation, Tucker assessed the impacts of climate change on three bear species: the polar bear, grizzly bear, and spirit bear (also known as a Kermode bear).

Julia Snieder, Wildlife Biology  major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with the City of Missoula, Julia set up a long term monitoring project on Mt Sentinel and Cherry Gulch to assess the effects of climate change on plant communities in the Missoula Valley.

Marine Johnson, Applied Science major, Climate Change Studies minor
For her internship with Riverworks, Marine helped to advance green building in the Missoula community by managing and promoting green project certification documentation for select projects.

Benjie Silva, Business Management, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Sustainable Business Council, Benjie helped to research, market, and facilitate green business practices. 

Morgen Hartford, Environmental Studies, Climate Change Studies minor
For his internship with the Missoula Greenhouse Gas Energy Conservation Team, Morgen developed a strategy to promote more LED lighting in the neighborhoods.

Jennifer Neville, Ecology major, Climate Change Studies minor  
For , Jennifer compiled information on Montana bird species, summarized what is known and what is speculated to happen with continued global warming, and presented this through stories on Montana Audubon’s website and through public presentations. 

Patrick Funk, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor    
For , Patrick assembled available scientific literature on the effects of climate change on fisheries so it can be housed on the web sites of either Montana TU or the Montana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society; updated and refined Montana TU’s PowerPoint on climate change and fish; became familiar with GIS-based project that maps the risks of climate change to native trout species in the interior West; and wrote an article for the Montana TU quarterly newsletter on the project. 

Yaicha Bookhout, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor
For the  and , Yaicha participated in a national campaign focused on the connections between global warming and transportation system reform.  Her work helped support community organizing with the Pew Campaign on Global Warming and the Transportation for America Campaign. She worked with the media, helped build coalitions, and planned and executed campaign projects.  

Michael Parrot, Environmental Studies major
For , Michael worked with Climate Solutions staff in Montana to reach out to the agricultural community to develop key relationships with farmers, ranchers, agricultural organizations, and others to gain support for strong legislation and develop partnerships for moving forward on this issue and on other state-level climate and energy issues.

Allison Pak, Geography Major, Climate Change Studies minor
For the , Allison worked with Clear Sky Climate Solutions to conduct a carbon and waste production footprint analysis of MUD. Aspects of the project include determining average energy and water use, vehicle use, alternative transportation use by MUD board, staff and core volunteers.  Other elements included determining how MUD’s current practices, gardening, chickens, solar panels, passive solar heating, greenhouses, grey water recycling, etc. counter our carbon output. Allison also helped design a system for ensuring the 2010 Earth Day Festival was carbon neutral. 

Justin Ryan, Photojournalism major, Climate Change Studies minor
For The Elements Tour, Justin planned and prepared for the 2010 summer Elements Tour, aimed at spreading information and education about sustainability, wilderness conservation, and the development of renewable energy. This included helping to create a curriculum that will be used as part of our education and outreach program; conducting research; writing; reaching out to partnering nonprofit groups; updating the organization’s website and social media outlets with the latest news about the Elements Tour as well as the latest news related to climate change, wilderness conservation efforts, and renewable energy sources.

Liam Hassett, Resource Conservation major, Climate Change Studies minor
For , Liam conducted a detailed greenhouse gas assessment of a client or entity of their choosing. The project included facilitating data gathering at site, data entry and processing, applying available calculations, researching emission reduction solutions, and presenting results and solutions to the entity in report and/or oral form. Throughout this project, Liam researched emission factors, business climate responsibility, and emission reduction activities.

Patrick Colleran, Environmental Studies major, Climate Change Studies minor 
For the , Patrick working on aspects of the Clark Fork Coalition’s Clark Fork Carbon Neutral Campaign, researching ways to procure funds for a commercial solar installation at their office building in downtown Missoula, investigating energy efficiency upgrades, producing education materials, and researching the purchase of carbon credits to help offset our use of fossil fuels. He also helped staff repair and maintain their bikes to facilitate bike-based work related errands.

Alison Wren, Undecided major, Climate Change Studies minor
For the UM Office of Sustainability, Alison developed a strategy for promoting more sustainable behaviors on campus. UM’s Climate Action Plan identified behavior modification as a very cost effective strategy for reducing energy consumption and commuting associated with University operations. An implementation plan was needed to take this strategy to the next step and to begin applying techniques to change behavior.  Alison helped develop this plan to promote behavior modification, prioritize strategies, and developed and conducted a dorm survey. 

Bryan Nickerson, Business major, Climate Change Studies minor
For The ASUM Sustainability Center, Bryan helped to promote sustainability awareness in the Athletic Department by organizing and promoting a Green Griz men’s basketball game through recycling efforts, carbon offsetting, a Green Monte video, local food, and more. Brian also helped to coordinate the 2010 Earth Week, which included a Green Griz Dorm Challenge to reduce dorm energy and water consumption.