Josiah Dallmann installed small temperature sensors in the nests of prairie chickens in the Nebraska Sandhills. By measuring minute-to-minute temperature variations, he could determine when and for how long a hen left its nest and eggs. His findings will help further research in other projects. Continue reading…
Now is a good time to visit Nine-Mile Prairie, a 230-acre preserve on the outskirts of northwest Lincoln. Wildflowers uncommon to the prairie are in full bloom, and this fall there are more than usual. Continue reading…
Fontenelle Forest and the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program will host the National Association for Interpretation’s Certified Interpretive Trainer workshop at Camp Brewster during the week of Oct. 15-19 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Continue reading…
Two seminars are scheduled this week in Hardin Hall, beginning with Jesse Nippert in the SNR Seminar Series on Wednesday, Oct. 10. And Wyatt Hoback will present a lecture in the Applied Ecology seminar series on Friday, Oct. 12. Continue reading…
“Lipin/Phosphatidic Acid Phosphatase in Lipid Metabolism and Cell Physiology,” will be presented 4 p.m. Oct. 10 by George Carman, Rutgers University. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. The event is at Beadle Center and is open to the public. Continue reading…