The Environmental Studies Capstone Project is a three credit group research project. The Capstone Project meets the Finishing Foundation (FF) requirements for the Foundational Studies Program. All capstone projects have an external sponsor, and culminate with a poster presentation at the (spring) Undergraduate Research Conference at Boise State. Past project sponsors have included the National Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and the U.S. Green Building Council, to name but a few.
Past project examples
Boise State’s Path to Carbon Neutrality: A Climate Action Plan (2020)
Morgan Brummund, Dr. John Gardner, Kat Davis, Dr. Jennifer Pierce, Dr. Stephanie Lenhart, Jason Hermes
Idaho Beaver Outreach Plan (2020)
Lillianne French, Rosio Ojeda, Melissa Symmes, Dr. Emily Wakild
Air Quality in the Treasure Valley (2017-18)
Scott Woodworth, Rachel Pollreis, Chandler Craft and Kevin Townsley
Building an Arduino Weather Station (2017-18)
Emma Chard
Erosion Management in Boise Hillside to Hollow Reserve (2017-18)
Kelsea Donahue, Ben Vering, Cassie Connolly