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Cache River, Illinois: Watershed Science and Policy: History & Planning

Books, Dissertations, Theses, and Research Papers

  • Adams, J. H. (1994). The transformation of rural life: southern Illinois, 1890-1990. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1994. 321 p. Location: Morris Library, %th Floor, Call number: F547.U5 A34 1994, and Morris Library, Basement, 977.3995 A214t 1994.  
  • Annable, E. L. (1995). Cache Township, Johnson County, Illinois. Cypress, IL: Ed Annable Publishing. Location: Morris Library, 4th Floor, Map Library Office.  Call Number: Q. 977.3996 A532C1995  [Also available: Morris Library, 1st Floor, Special Collections Research Center. Call Number: 001161].  

  •  Brown, B. E. (1981). Toward an understanding of the values, goals, and attitudes of southern Illinois farmers. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University 
     

  • Bucciferro, R. P.  (Ed). (1977). Parker’s History of Johnson County, Illinois: Illustrated history of Johnson County, Illinois. Hartford, KY: McDowell Publications.  Available at Morris Library, Basement, Call Number: 977.3996 P244. 

  • Chapman, L. M. C. (1925). A history of Johnson County, Illinois. Herrin, Il: Herrin News.  Available at Morris Library, Basement, Call Number: 977.3996 C466h 1925.

  • Corzine, A. E. (2007). "History" Cache River Wetlands preservation pioneers: southern Illinois. Paducah, KY: Image Graphics. Available at Morris Library, 5th Floor, Call Number: QH76.5.I3 C67 2007x.  

  •  Degia, C. A. (2001). Responsible environmental behavior of African Americans in the Cache River Basin. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 109 p. Available at Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Call Number: q. FO 2001 D317r

  • Gebhardt, D. D. (1986). Acceptability of easements by landowners: a study of the Cache River private landowners and their relationship with the state of Illinois. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 64 p. Available at Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. GE 1986 G293

  • Gillman, K. R. (1996). The political ecology of conservation policy in cornbelt agriculture.  Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 383 p.   Print Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations.  Call Number: q. GE 1996d G482

  • Klauser, J. R. (2004). Legitimacy in watershed planning: A case study from Cache River Watershed of Illinois. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 2 volumes. Location: Morris Library, Theses, 3rd Floor. Call number: Thesis AGR 2004 K63L

  •  Kraft, S., Adams, J., Loftus, T. T., Lant, C. L., & Duram, L. A. (2004). Watershed planning in watersheds dominated by multiple, largely private owners: The Cache River of Southern Illinois. (pp. 190-197). In A. W. Ewert, D. C. Baker, & G. C. Bissex (Eds.), Integrated resource and environmental management: the human dimension. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishers. [Note: Morris Library, Location: 5th Floor, LC Books; Call number: GE300 .E94 2004. Other copies available via the I-Share catalog or interlibrary loan.]

  • McArdle, T. G. (1991). Comparison of presettlement and present forest communities by site type in the Illinois Ozark Hills. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 143 p. L ocation: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. FO 1991 M115

  •  Moyer, W. N. (1943). Moyer’s brief history of Pulaski County 1843-1943. Mound City, IL: Pulaski Enterprise. Location: Morris Library, Basement, Call Number: 977.3998 M938b 1944

  •  Noffke, Onita. (1995). An assessment of visitor characteristics at Cache River State Natural Area. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 109 p. Location: Morris Library, 4th Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. HER 1995 N773.

  • Perrin, W. H. (Ed.) (1987). History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Utica, KY: McDowell Publications. [Reprint of 1883 edition] Location: Morris Library, Basement Call Number: Q. 977.39 H67321987

  • Prang, T. A. (1996). The Cache River: an historical perspective into the current land-use problems. Research paper, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Location: Morris Library, Special Collections Research Center. Call number: 96-PRAN323869R (Requires 72 hours notice).

  • Prigge, D. (1973). History of the mouth of the Cache River, prepared through funding [of the] Dept. of Local Government Affairs, for Mound City, Ill. [Carbondale]. Location: Morris Library, 5th Floor. Call number: F547.O4 P7x

  • Railsbeck, L. E. (2005). Development of an education/outreach plan for Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Master’s thesis, University of Missouri-Columbia.

  • Ray, C. (2001). Land use change in the Cypress Quadrangle, Illinois: 1807, 1938, and 1993. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations.  Call Number:  q. GE 2001 R263l.

  • Ruhl, J. B., Kraft, S. E., & Lant, C. L. (2007). Ecosystem services from an agricultural watershed: the case of Big Creek. In: The law and policy of ecosystem services (pp. 205-212). Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2007. Morris Library Location: 5th Floor, Call Number: HC79.E5 R84 2007

  • Woodruff, K. J. (1997). Land acquisition in the welfare state: The case of the Cache River Bioreserve. Research paper,  Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  56 p.  Location: Morris Library, 1st Floor, Special Collections Research Center.  Call Number: 97-WOOD 443523R  [Note: non-circulating, requires 72 hours notice for retrieval]

Planning Documents

Articles, Papers, and Reports

  •  Burde, J., Kraft, S., & Beck, R. (1998). Partnerships in wetland restoration. Parks & Recreation, 33(2), 34-44. Print Copy Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Journals  Call Number: Shelved by journal title. 
  •  The Cache River Basin: An inventory of the region’s resources. (1997). Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Realty and Environmental Planning; Nature of Illinois Foundation. Retrieved from http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/pfc/assessments/CRP/pagei.htm [Print copy in the Dewey Books Collection, Basement, Morris Library, Call Number: 333.7 C1191997]
  • Cobb, C R., & Jeffries, R. W. (1983). Archaeological investigations at the Milar Site, Alexander County, Illinois. Carbondale, IL: Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Research Paper No. 40. Location (Copy 1): Morris Library, 6th Floor. Call Number: E78.I3 C57 1983.  Location (Copy 2): Morris Library, Basement.  Call Number 977.3999 C653A.  
  • Duram, L. A., Loftus T., Adams, J., Lant, C. L, & Kraft, S. (2008). Assessing the U.S. Watershed Management Movement: National trends and an Illinois case study. Water International, 33(2), 231-242. doi:10.1080/02508060802024627
  • Illinois. Dept. of Natural Resources. (1997). Office of Scientific Research and Analysis.  Cache River Area Assessment. Champaign, Ill.: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources. (v.1. pt.1. Hydrology, air quality, and climate -- v.1. pt.2. Living resources -- v.2. Socio-economic profile: early accounts of the ecology of the Cache River Area.) Print Copy Location: McLafferty Annex. Call Number: q. 577.609773 I29c 1997  [Note: The files are large. All three files may be retrieved from https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/13872]
  • Lant, C. L. (2005, September). Water resources policy issues in Illinois. Occasional Paper, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved from http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=ppi_papers
  • Mohlenbrock, R. H.  (2009). On Heron Pond. Natural History, 118(4), 52-53.
  • RedCloud, M. (Ed.) (1997). Culture of the Cache River: an oral history of the upper Cache River. (interviews conducted by E. Annable, M. RedCloud). Location: Morris Library, Special Collections Research Center (non-circulating). Call Number: 001577.
  • Ruhl, J. B., Lant, C., Loftus, T., Kraft, S., Adams, J., & Duram, L. (2003). Proposal for a model state watershed management act.  Environmental Law, 33(4), 929-947. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=438701 [Note: Use the "One-Click Download" link to access the PDF of the article. The Cache River Watershed is used as an example in the footnotes.]
  • Schwegman, J. (1991). Saving the Cache. Outdoor Highlights, 19(9), 3-11. Location: Basement, Morris Library Call Number: Shelved by Journal Title.
  • Sengupta, R., Bennett, D. A., Beaulieu, J., & Kraft, S. E. (2000). Evaluating the impact of policy-induced land use management practices on non-point source pollution using a spatial decision support system. Water International, 25(3), 437-445. Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Journals.  Call Number: Shelved by Journal Title. [Big Creek]
  • Shasteen, Scott et al. (2002). An intensive survey of the Cache River Basin, data summary: summer 1999. Springfield, Ill. : State of Illinois, Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water. Location: Morris Library, 5th Floor. Call Number: QH96.8.B5 I58 2002.