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Corps Fund Flooding Effects Study by Benedictine College

The Corps of Engineers is funding a more-than $150,000 study at Benedictine College to study the effects of last years flooding.

The Corps of Engineers awarded the $180,000 to collect data on the river along the border of northeast Kansas.

Specifically, the grant is for studying the effects on cottonwood forest. It will include Benedictine students and professors.

“The goal of the current project is to assess the effects of the 2011 flood on cottonwood forests,” said Dr. Terry Malloy, chair of the Benedictine Biology Department.

The work involves many scientists at several institutions, including Benedictine College, South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota. Malloy is overseeing the project on this segment of the river.

“Over the past summer, funding for this project supported four student research stipends,” Malloy said. “Funding has also been allocated to support student research stipends for the 2013 and 2014 summer field seasons.”

 


 

 

 

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