The Laughtenschlagers (from left: Lily, Alex, Karl and Carrie and their dog, Kahoot) spend time together exploring the outdoors. This month, Alex earned a CASNR Change Maker scholarship to make the outdoors more accessible. Courtesy Alex Lautenschlager
In his video, Alex Lautenschlager highlighted two ways he’d improve many of the areas his family has visited -- designing wheelchair-accessible hiking paths that feature cement or wood chip surfaces instead of gravel or sand, and installing paths to wheelchair-friendly picnic tables. Continue reading…
The ecological impacts of 2019 flooding will be the subject of a research collaboration between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources and Nebraska Indian Community College system. State of Nebraska photo
Together, the Nebraska Indian Community College and University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources team will explore how the floods reshaped the Missouri River and the ecological makeup around the three NICC campuses. Continue reading…
In Sarpy County, filter strips in concert with terraces limit sediment from reaching an adjacent waterway. Graduate students can study these methods by specializing in Conservation Agriculture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Bob Nichols, USDA
Jamilynn Poletto, fish physiologist and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Natural Resources, is improving human health through her studies of fish health.
Jamilynn Poletto, fish physiologist and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Natural Resources, is improving human health through her studies of fish health. Continue reading…
Meet Sophia Gobber, a fisheries and wildlife major and Wigers-Maunders Scholarship winner at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources! Continue reading…
Undergraduate instructors will soon have access to a curriculum unit that can help students examine "socio-hydrological" challenges thanks to a USDA-NIFA grant recently awarded to a team led by Cory Forbes, associate professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources. Continue reading…
On holiday weekends, or any other day of the year, your photos help show what drought does (and doesn’t) look like in your surroundings. Submit photos to the Visual Drought Atlas! Continue reading…
The university launched an interdisciplinary course exploring the COVID-19 pandemic through different disciplines. Offered as a five-week, online class beginning July 13, it includes more than 30 faculty and staff — the most involved in teaching one course in recent university history. Continue reading…