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Justin Haag | Nebraskaland Magazine John Benson, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources, is leading a comprehensive study of Nebraska’s elk population. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, a partner in the project, is providing $831,94
Justin Haag | Nebraskaland Magazine John Benson, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources, is leading a comprehensive study of Nebraska’s elk population. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, a partner in the project, is providing $831,94

Husker researchers, Game and Parks partner on statewide elk study

John Benson, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources, is leading a comprehensive study of Nebraska’s elk population. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, a partner in the project, is providing $831,942 in federal grant funds for the research work, set to extend to 2028. Continue reading…

More details at: https://snr.unl.edu/aboutus/who/people/faculty-member.aspx?pid=2374
 

Carden explores conservation through experiences with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hannah Carden, junior Fisheries and Wildlife major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.The sun was peeking over the horizon as she began her day. The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge was slowly coming alive. She had eight to nine hours of work ahead of her on the refuge. Her first task was the upkeep of the grass around the property. Continue reading…

More details at: https://careers.unl.edu/blog/2023/01/27/carden-explores-her-interest-in-conservation-through-hands-on-experience-with-the-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service/
 
Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing A grain truck crosses the dry Platte River near Chapman, Nebraska, on Oct. 13. At the time, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the area around Chapman was in severe/extreme drought.
Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing A grain truck crosses the dry Platte River near Chapman, Nebraska, on Oct. 13. At the time, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the area around Chapman was in severe/extreme drought.

Nebraska-based drought center expands global outreach



Nebraska-based drought center expands global outreach

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SIGNED JAN. 26 WITH U.N. TEAM
Through a cooperation agreement signed Jan. 26, the Nebraska-based Drought Center will develop approaches to integrated drought risk management focused on drought-smart, land-based solutions Continue reading…

More details at: https://drought.unl.edu
 

After Bovee Fire, Nebraska National Forest confronts its hand-planted history

After the October 2022 Bovee Fire in Nebraska, hills once blanketed in mixed prairie grass were stripped bare, revealing the sandy soils underneath. (Carson Vaugahn / Midwest Newsroom)Tala Awada, was interviewed for a story on the aftermath of the Bovee Fire, which destroyed about a quarter Nebraska National Forest near Halsey last fall.Awada submitted a grant proposal to record not only which system re-emerges in the burn zone — grassland or woodland. Continue reading…

More details at: https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/after-bovee-fire-nebraska-national-forest-confronts-its-hand-planted-history/
 
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