Ph.D. Research
Grass-roots conservation efforts, implemented at the local level, have become increasingly popular within the U.S. and abroad, and the conservation and natural resource literature has touted these initiatives as more effective when compared to top-down management efforts. As localities are given more responsibility for managing their own natural resources, their capacity to do so effectively has become a major concern.
My the goal of my dissertation, Community-based natural resource management: group capacity, resource management planning and assessing success, was to determine the capacity of these community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) groups to contribute to successful ecosystem management. |
Peer-reviewed Publications & Technical Report
Mountjoy, N. J., Whiles, M. R., Spyreas, G., Lovvorn, J. R., & Seekamp, E. 2016. Assessing the efficacy of community-based natural resource management planning with a multi-watershed approach. Biological Conservation, 201, 120-128.
Mountjoy, N. J., Seekamp, E., Davenport, M. A., & Whiles, M. R. 2014. Identifying capacity indicators for community-based natural resource management initiatives: focus group results from conservation practitioners across Illinois. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 57(3), 329-348.
Mountjoy, N. J., Seekamp, E., Davenport, M. A., & Whiles, M. R. 2013. The Best Laid Plans: Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Group Capacity and Planning Success. Environmental management, 52(6), 1547-1561.
Meyers, D. J., Mountjoy, N. J., Whiles, M. R., & Seekamp, E. 2012. Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: Coordination and Planning in Support of the Illinois Wildlife Action Illinois Department of Natural Resource Management Project Number: T-55-P-1. Final Report.
Mountjoy, N. J., Seekamp, E., Myers D. J., Whiles M. R. 2011. Making conservation work: ideas from on-the-ground practitioners. Illinois Department of Natural Resource Management Project Number: T-55-P-1.
Mountjoy, N. J., Davenport, M. A., Meyers, D. J., & Whiles, M. R. 2010. An assessment of Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: stakeholders’ perspectives on conservation planning, implementation, and threats. Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Mountjoy, N. J., Seekamp, E., Davenport, M. A., & Whiles, M. R. 2014. Identifying capacity indicators for community-based natural resource management initiatives: focus group results from conservation practitioners across Illinois. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 57(3), 329-348.
Mountjoy, N. J., Seekamp, E., Davenport, M. A., & Whiles, M. R. 2013. The Best Laid Plans: Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Group Capacity and Planning Success. Environmental management, 52(6), 1547-1561.
Meyers, D. J., Mountjoy, N. J., Whiles, M. R., & Seekamp, E. 2012. Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: Coordination and Planning in Support of the Illinois Wildlife Action Illinois Department of Natural Resource Management Project Number: T-55-P-1. Final Report.
Mountjoy, N. J., Seekamp, E., Myers D. J., Whiles M. R. 2011. Making conservation work: ideas from on-the-ground practitioners. Illinois Department of Natural Resource Management Project Number: T-55-P-1.
Mountjoy, N. J., Davenport, M. A., Meyers, D. J., & Whiles, M. R. 2010. An assessment of Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: stakeholders’ perspectives on conservation planning, implementation, and threats. Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Presentations & Posters
Mountjoy, N. J., Seekamp, E., Davenport, M. A., Whiles, M. R. The effects of community-based group capacity on resource management planning success: Elevating implementation outcomes from good to great. Presented by Natalie Mountjoy at the Ecological Society of America Conference, Minneapolis, MN, August 4-9, 2013.
Seekamp, E., Mountjoy, N. J., Davenport, M., Whiles, M. 2013. Achieving laser-like vision: An examination of the relationship between indicators of CBNRM group capacity and planning success. Presented by Erin Seekamp at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Estes Park, Colorado, June 4-8, 2013.
Seekamp, E., Mountjoy, N. J. 2013. Alcohol, apathy, and arrogance: Examining the effectiveness of the Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! campaign. Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Cooperstown, New York, April 5-7, 2013.
Renzaglia K., Janesie, J., *Sikorski, J. W., Mountjoy, N. J., Henson, H. 2012. Research Activities and Problem‐based Learning Experiences of Rural Teachers in Southern Illinois. NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference, Washington, D.C., May 23-25, 2012.
Mountjoy, N. J., Davenport, M. A., Myers, D. J., Whiles, M. R. An assessment of Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: Stakeholders' perspectives on conservation planning, implementation, and threats. A poster presented by Natalie Mountjoy at the Emerging Issues Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 11-14, 2010.
Seekamp, E., Mountjoy, N. J., Davenport, M., Whiles, M. 2013. Achieving laser-like vision: An examination of the relationship between indicators of CBNRM group capacity and planning success. Presented by Erin Seekamp at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Estes Park, Colorado, June 4-8, 2013.
Seekamp, E., Mountjoy, N. J. 2013. Alcohol, apathy, and arrogance: Examining the effectiveness of the Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! campaign. Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Cooperstown, New York, April 5-7, 2013.
Renzaglia K., Janesie, J., *Sikorski, J. W., Mountjoy, N. J., Henson, H. 2012. Research Activities and Problem‐based Learning Experiences of Rural Teachers in Southern Illinois. NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference, Washington, D.C., May 23-25, 2012.
Mountjoy, N. J., Davenport, M. A., Myers, D. J., Whiles, M. R. An assessment of Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: Stakeholders' perspectives on conservation planning, implementation, and threats. A poster presented by Natalie Mountjoy at the Emerging Issues Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 11-14, 2010.
Other DocumentationIllinois Wildlife Action Plan
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