Steve Burr, associate professor of recreation resources management, director of the Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism and extension specialist in the Department of Environment and Society in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University, is the third of five speakers in the Agricultural Research Division's new "Big Idea Seminars" Oct. 24.
Burr will speak at 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Nebraska East Union on UNL's East Campus on "Tourism, Scenery and Open Landscapes." A reception will precede the event at 3:30 p.m.
Burr will help attendees understand the importance of scenery and visual quality as part of the recreational experience drawing on several pertinent examples from the ecotourism associated with the crane migration and his experiences and studies in Utah.
The "Big Idea Seminars" series in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL covers a broad area of research topics and is meant to bring together collaborations between faculty members across all of UNL.
Burr is one of five speakers in the first seminar series titled "Scenery as a Natural Resource," which was organized by Richard Sutton, professor in agronomy and horticulture at UNL.
This seminar series will help raise awareness of the visual landscape for the academic research community and as a resource affecting the quality of life for all Nebraskans.
Among the collaborators are the College of Architecture, School of Natural Resources and Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.
The next seminar will be Nov. 14. For more information about this and future speakers and seminars, visit the ARD's Big Idea Seminars website at bigideaseminars.unl.edu.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/u5s