Center for Grassland Studies Fall Seminar Series

CGS Seminar Series
CGS Seminar Series

About the CGS Fall Seminar Series

Since 1995 the Center for Grassland Studies has offered a seminar series during the first semester of the school year. The CGS Fall Seminar Series features guest lecturers from on and off campus who speak on topics related to the Center's mission such as:

Future challenges in grassland stewardship
Reclaiming rangeland using prescribed burns
The impact of different grazing systems on grassland wildlife populations

Attend a Live Seminar via Zoom

Seminars will be streamed live on Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm CT starting on August 26th and ending on December 2nd. These livestreams at https://unl.zoom.us/j/91274348434 on Mondays at 3:30pm, and recordings of the seminars will be made available within two days of the original presentations under the speaker names in the schedule. If you have any questions about accessing the virtual seminars, please email grassland@unl.edu.

2024 Seminar Schedule

The lectures in 2024 will address a variety of topics like rangelands, wildlife, grasslands, and related topics. The series will feature Dr. Scott Stephens as this year's Frank and Margaret Leu Distinguished Lecturer. The seminar series will also be available via Zoom. The Society for Range Management has approved 1 continuing education credit (CEU) for presentations marked, “CEU Approved."

August 26, 2024
Emma Balunek, Platte Basin Timelapse

September 9, 2024
John Carroll, School of Natural Resources, UNL

September 16, 2024
Josh Wiese, Crane Trust

September 23, 2024
Dr. Carlton Shield Chief Gover, Anthropology University of Kansas

September 30, 2024
Feild Activity OUTDOORS! Location TBA

October 7, 2024
Katie Lamke, Xerces Society

October 14, 2024
Ann Dvorak, Sustainable Ranching initiative, World Wildlife Fund



October 28, 2024
Scott Stephens LEU SPEAKER, Prairie & Boreal Conservation, Ducks Unlimited

November 4, 2024
Travis Livieri, Prairie Wildlife Research

November 11, 2024
John Benson, School of Natural Resources, UNL

November 18, 2024
Mike Forsberg, Platte Basin Timelapse School of Natural Resources, UNL

November 25, 2024
Ross Secord, Earth & Atmospheric Science, UNL

December 2, 2023
Katie Nieland, Center for Great Plains Studies, UNL

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