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The Conservation Value of Backyard Prairies
I’m often asked for my opinion of prairie gardens and other backyard habitat projects. I’m far from an expert on landscaping (ask my wife!), so I’ve been hesitant to talk too much about the topic....
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Hubbard Fellowship Blog: A Few Steps More for Foxtail Dalea
South channel of the Platte River, facing west. . A guest post by Anne Stine, one of our Hubbard Fellows. All photos are by Anne. The birds are flocking up and the cottonwoods are yellow on the Platte...
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Some Things I’ve Learned Since I Wrote My Book
It took me a long time to decide to write a book on prairie management. One of my worries was that I was learning a tremendous amount each year, and a book captures a moment in time. One of the...
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A Prairie Ecologist Holiday Reading List
If you’re like me, this period just before and after the New Year provides a good opportunity to enjoy some quality reading time. Maybe you’ve already got a stack of books or list or blog posts you’re...
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Ice Patterns
The melting and freezing of water can sure create beauty. During the last week, I’ve spent several days at our prairie cutting trees and playing with my kids. The wetland on the property is frozen...
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Save the Dates – Platte River Prairies Events in 2014
If you’ve been waiting for a special invitation to come explore the Platte River Prairies, here it is… “Come explore the Platte River Prairies!” The Nature Conservancy’s Platte River Prairies,...
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The Joy of Being a Mentor
I love giving presentations to school kids, but don’t have the time to do it very often. However, when a former intern asked me to come talk to her class, it was hard to say no. As a result, I spent...
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A Quick Survey of Prairie Ecologist Readers
Eliza Perry, one of our Hubbard Fellows has been helping us evaluate the effectiveness of our efforts to share information about the ecology, restoration, and management of prairies. If you have a few...
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Photo of the Week – February 7, 2014
When I woke up, the temperature was hovering around zero degrees F but there was almost no wind, so I decided to go for a sunrise prairie hike. It was a beautiful morning, and there was a lot to see...
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Hubbard Fellowship Blog – Eliza’s Ice Photos
A guest post by Eliza Perry, one of our Hubbard Fellows. All photos are by Eliza: Sorry to state the obvious, but it is cold. All kinds of internet wisdom has been popping up offering random coping...
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Hubbard Fellowship Blog – Eliza’s Lessons for Job Applicants
A guest post by Eliza Perry, one of our Hubbard Fellows: For the past few months, Anne and I have been helping with the process of selecting the 2014-2015 Hubbard Fellows. And OH MAN, being on the...
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The Magic (?) Stick
Ok, this is something I can’t explain – I’m hoping someone else can help. The slideshow below consists of a series of images taken about an hour apart last June by one of the timelapse cameras at The...
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Hubbard Fellowship Blog – March 2014
This is a guest post by Eliza Perry, one of our Hubbard Fellows. After a few months with very little fresh air, we have been busy getting ready for the crane and burn seasons here on the Platte. Anne...
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Ten Thousand Acres
A major milestone was reached in prairie conservation today when our good friends and partners over at Prairie Plains Resource Institute (PPRI) planted their 10,000th acre of prairie. Ten thousand...
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Hubbard Fellowship Blog – Anne’s Last Day
Anne Stine’s last day with The Nature Conservancy’s Hubbard Fellowship Program was last Thursday. Her fellow Fellow, Eliza Perry will be here through the first week of June, but Anne has accepted a...
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A Link To Anne’s New Blog
Readers of The Prairie Ecologist blog will be familiar with posts from Anne Stine, a recent Hubbard Fellow who has moved to Texas to work with the Xerces Society. Anne has started her own blog now,...
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Photo of the Week – June 27, 2014
A selection of photos from a prairie ecologist’s family vacation in the mountains of Colorado… A rocky mountain stream not far from the door of the cabin we stayed in last week. South of Idaho...
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Hubbard Fellowship Blog – Eliza’s (Sort of) Farewell
This is Eliza Perry’s final blog post as a Hubbard Fellow. However, as you’ll see below, it is not the end of her employment with The Nature Conservancy. Meanwhile, two new Fellows have moved in to...
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2014 Patch-Burn Grazing Meeting – Platte River Prairies, Nebraska
Curious about patch-burn grazing? Want to get together with other grassland enthusiasts, ranchers, researchers, and wildlife managers and talk about a variety of ways to manage for diverse wildlife...
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New Date! – Next Platte River Prairies Field Day is August 27, 2014
Our next Field Day will be on August 27 – – NOT August 29, 2014. It was pointed out to me by several people that it might be a bad idea to schedule a field day on the Friday of Labor Day weekend. My...
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