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Targeted writing and editing in environmental and agricultural sciences.

Sample Editing Projects

 

Technical Reports

Guidebook to Installing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Delaware’s Climate Action Plan. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Strategies for Preventing and Managing Benthic Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms. Interstate Technology Regulatory Council.

Technical Resources for Addressing Environmental Releases of Per- and Polyfluoralkyl Substances (PFAS). Interstate Technology Regulatory Council.

Microplastics. Interstate Technology Regulatory Council.

Soil Background and Risk Assessment. Interstate Technology Regulatory Council.

Environmental Data Management. Interstate Technology Regulatory Council.

Vapor Intrusion Mitigation. Interstate Technology Regulatory Council.

Cooperative Extension Publications

Saltwater Intrusion in Agricultural Fields in Northeastern North Carolina and Potential Remediation Options, AG-439-89, North Carolina State University.

Leguminous Cover Crops in Organic Cannabinoid Hemp Production, AG-971, North Carolina State University.

Silvopastures: Forage Productivity and Microclimate, AG-959, North Carolina State University.

How to Monitor Streambank Erosion and Estimate Resulting Sediment and Nutrient Loads, AG-956, North Carolina State University.

Increasing Longevity of Firewood Banks, AG-958, North Carolina State University.

Selecting Plants to Support Bees in Maine, Bulletin 2076, University of Maine. 

Managing Diseases in the Home Garden, Bulletin 2753, University of Maine.

Wild Blueberry Concentrations: Antioxidants, Vitamins and Minerals, University of Maine.

Planning and Managing a Community “Giving” Garden in Maine, Bulletin 4311, University of Maine.

Explanation of Required Records for the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule, Bulletin 4296, University of Maine.

Refereed Journal Articles

Survey of Pacific Northwest Grape Growers on Their Use, Choice, and Understanding of Vineyard Canopy Sprayers. M.L. McCoy et al. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture.

Climate Change Impacts on Vineyards in Warm and Dry Areas: Challenges and Opportunities. M. Keller. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture.

Mobile Augmented Reality Supporting Families’ Immersive Collaborative Learning: Learning-on-the-move for Place-based Geoscience Sense-making. H. Toomey Zimmerman et al. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.

Supporting Children’s Outdoor Science Learning with Mobile Computers: Integrating Learning On-The-Move Strategies with Context-Sensitive Computing. H. Toomey Zimmerman et al. Learning, Media, and Technology.

Inferring the Causal Effect of Work Zone on Crashes: Methodology and a Case Study in Pennsylvania. Analytical Methods in Accident Research.

Island Press Books

National Park Service

Emergency Operations Plan for:

  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Vital Signs Monitoring Plan for:

  • Southwest Alaska Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program

Historic Furnishings Reports for:

  • Hawthorn Hill, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
  • Lockhouse 44, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
  • Great Falls Tavern, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
  • Carl Sandburg Home, Carl Sandburg National Historic Site
  • Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
  • Eisenhower National Historic Site
  • Fort Laramie National Historic Site
  • Pipe Spring National Monument
  • William Johnson House, Natchez National Historical Park
  • Melrose, Natchez National Historical Park
  • Manzanar National Historic Site
  • USS Cassin Young, Boston National Historical Park

Collection Management Plan for:

  • Clara Barton National Historic Site
  • Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial