An Environmental History of the Good Counsel Complex, 1912-1999

Location

CSU

Student's Major

Geography

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Cynthia A. Miller

Mentor's Department

Geography

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Since 1912, the School Sisters of Notre Dame have operated educational facilities, a motherhouse, and a farm on a 148-acre tract overlooking Mankato, MN. The purpose of this research is to reconstruct the land uses that have occurred on this site and determine how the environment has changed over the past century. Based upon data obtained from historic aerial photographs, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Department of Natural Resources. The work will identify areas that are prone to erosion and other environmental problems, and assess whether soil conservation and environmental protection practices have been successful. The end result will be an Arc View CIS data base and a set of maps that will be used by the Good Counsel Environmental Officer for future planning purposes and by local K-12 teachers for curriculum development.

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An Environmental History of the Good Counsel Complex, 1912-1999

CSU

Since 1912, the School Sisters of Notre Dame have operated educational facilities, a motherhouse, and a farm on a 148-acre tract overlooking Mankato, MN. The purpose of this research is to reconstruct the land uses that have occurred on this site and determine how the environment has changed over the past century. Based upon data obtained from historic aerial photographs, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Department of Natural Resources. The work will identify areas that are prone to erosion and other environmental problems, and assess whether soil conservation and environmental protection practices have been successful. The end result will be an Arc View CIS data base and a set of maps that will be used by the Good Counsel Environmental Officer for future planning purposes and by local K-12 teachers for curriculum development.