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Conservation and Survey Division Director Matt Joeckel partnered with the City of Omaha to identify and name all the layers of bedrock found in 22 cores unearthed in 2008 and 2019. Photo courtesy City of Omaha CSO Program
Conservation and Survey Division Director Matt Joeckel partnered with the City of Omaha to identify and name all the layers of bedrock found in 22 cores unearthed in 2008 and 2019. Photo courtesy City of Omaha CSO Program

Geologist Joeckel explores ‘new world’ beneath Omaha as part of bedrock tunnel project

Twenty-two bedrock tunnel cores unearthed in 2008 and 2019 are being stored at a UNL facility in Mead thanks to a partnership between the City of Omaha and Conservation and Survey Division. Continue reading…

 
Bubble-like pores are characteristics of desert soil found in the vesicular horizon, which University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources assistant professor Judy Turk has extensively researched.
Bubble-like pores are characteristics of desert soil found in the vesicular horizon, which University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources assistant professor Judy Turk has extensively researched.

Desert soil research conducted by SNR's Turk spotlights new 'horizon'

Judy Turk, a pedologist and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources, was the lead author on a research paper about the vesicular horizon (V) that was published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal. Continue reading…

More details at: https://www.soils.org/news/science-news/soil-pores-hold-key-stability-desert-soils
 
The Biggest Grower competition offers Nebraska high school students the opportunity to learn how to start their own garden and small growing operation. | Shutterstock
The Biggest Grower competition offers Nebraska high school students the opportunity to learn how to start their own garden and small growing operation. | Shutterstock

The Biggest Grower competition offers high school students summer learning, scholarship

Nebraska Extension and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture have launched a new high school student gardening competition to take place this summer. Participants could win a $50 Amazon gift card or scholarship. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/the-biggest-grower
 
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