This was a really fun week, but it was one jam packed with social interactions. The America's Grasslands Conference happened just down the road and I gave a few presentations and several tours associated (officially and unofficially) with that. I also had a great time meeting new people and catching up with old ones. By…

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04.07.2025

Photos of the Week – July 3, 2025 | The Prairie Ecologist

Reminder - we are hosting two public field days at the Platte River Prairies and Niobrara Valley Preserve, respectively. The first is July 12 and the second is August 2. Read here for more information on both of them and click here for a detailed agenda of the Platte River Prairies event. These will be…

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29.07.2025

Learning How to Live With Shrubbier Grasslands – Part 2: Experimentation | The Prairie Ecologist

In Part 1 of this topic, I wrote about the uncomfortable situation many prairie stewards find ourselves in - that our grasslands are getting "shrubbier" and it's increasingly difficult to prevent that. Because the drivers for that change are mostly beyond our control, it seems obvious that we need to start thinking differently about grassland…

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29.07.2025

Photos of the Week – July 18, 2025 | The Prairie Ecologist

Quick Announcement: We are hosting two Plant Identification/Habitat Management workshops in August. The first is at The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies on August 12 and the second is at the Niobrara Valley Preserve on August 19. During the workshops, you'll learn how to identify lots of prairie plants and get whatever additional information I…

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