| 2019 | 1st Place | Michael Meyer | Washington State University | Vulnerability of rotifer and copepod nauplii prey to copepod predation in Flathead Lake, Montana. -- Award $50 |
| 2019 | 2nd Place | Elise Bugge | Washington State University | Decreasing N2 fixation in Lobaria oregana is likely caused by anthropogenic emissions -- Award $30 |
| 2019 | 3rd Place | Kassandra C. Townsend | University of Idaho | Presence of northern Idaho ground squirrels Urocitellus brunneus influenced by other small mammals species and environmental factors -- Award $20 |
| 2018 |
1st Place |
Leila Duchac, Damon Lesmeister, Katie Duggar, & Zack Ruff |
Oregon State University |
Can passive acoustic monitoring detect and identify vocalization patterns in two congeneric forest owls in the Pacific Northwest? |
| 2018 |
2nd Place (tie) |
Suphasiri Muttamura & Stewart James |
Southern Oregon University |
Geographic variation in vocalizations of American pikas (Ochotona princepts) in southwestern Oregon and northern California |
| 2018 |
2nd Place (tie) |
Erika Petzinger, Roger Rosentreter, & Marcelo Serpe |
Boise State University |
Identification of a dark septate fungus that forms a symbiotic association withArtemesia tridentata |
| 2017 |
1st Place |
Christina Murphy & Alyssa Shie |
Oregon State University |
Evaluation of Trace Element Concentrations in Oregon's Edible Wild-Foraged Mushroom Species |
| 2017 |
2nd Place |
Kate Petersen, Lalita Calabria, & Amanda Bidwell |
Evergreen State College & University of Washington |
Quantifying seasonal variability in nitrogen-fixation by cyanobacteria associating with mossesNiphotrichum elongatum,Pleurozium Schreberi andRhytidiadelphus triquetrus in a northwest prairie ecosystem |
| 2017 |
3rd Place |
Andrew Child, Barry Moore, Jeffrey Vervoort, Marc Beutel |
Washington State University & University of California - Merced |
Freshwater food poisoning: Tracking availability and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in freshwater zooplankton in northeastern Washington |
| 2017 |
Honorable Mention |
Chhaya Werner |
University of California - Davis |
Spatial and temporal contingency in rapid primary succession following removal of the Elwha River dams |
| 2016 |
1st Place |
Melissa Pingree |
University of Washington |
Wildfire and Wildfire-deposited Charcoal in Rain Shadow Forest Soils of the Olympic Peninsula |
| 2016 |
2nd Place |
Ryan Reihar |
Eastern Washington University |
White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Larvae Feeding Ecology and Prey Availability in the Upper Columbia River, USA |
| 2016 |
3rd Place |
Jarrett Cellini |
Eastern Washington University |
Climate Effects on the Relationship Between Invasive Annual Grasses and Biological Soil Crust in Eastern Washington |
| 2016 |
Honorable Mention |
Abby Watt |
The Evergreen State College |
Small Differences in Elevation Make a Big Difference For Physiological Responses of Understory Plants to Drought Conditions |
| 2015 |
1st Place |
Justin Poinsatte |
Washington State University |
Snowpack as a Reservoir of Nitrogen Deposition in Subalpine Ecosystems of the Cascades |
| 2015 |
2nd Place |
Shawna Warehime |
Eastern Washington University |
The Short-term Effects of Different Anesthetics on Rainbow Trout(Oncorhynchus mykiss) Swimming Ability |
| 2015 |
3rd Place |
Zoe Rushton |
Central Washington University |
Holocene Fire Reconstruction of the Long Lake Area Near Rimrock Reservoir in the Eastern Cascades, Washington |
| 2014 |
1st Place |
Nathaniel Looker |
Montana State University |
Intra- and Inter-specific Variability of Transpiration on Montane Hillslopes |
| 2014 |
2nd Place |
Nicholas Silverma |
University of Montana |
Evaluating Streamflow Trends Using Runoff Sensitivity to Land Use and Climate Change |
| 2014 |
3rd Place |
Justin Crotteau |
University of Montana |
Managing for Resilience in Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine: Effects of Heterogeneous Stand Treatments on Woody Surface Fuels Dynamics and Postulated Fire Behavior |
| 2014 |
Honorable Mention |
Michael Skinner |
Lewis-Clark State College |
Seasonal Diet of a Population of Western Terrestrial Garter Snakes,Thamnophis elegans, Along the Grand Ronde River, Southeastern Washington |
| 2014 |
Honorable Mention |
John Sugden |
Montana State University |
Soil Controls on Vegetation in Hyalite Canyon |
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