The Prairie Ecologist

Public Service Announcement: There are lots of good ways to restore and manage prairies for biodiversity, wildlife habitat, livestock productivity, or other objectives.

My adult son has been giving me a hard time for several days about when I’m finally going to post again.

Quick note: The Hubbard Fellowship application period has been extended through this coming weekend.

Tuesday of this week was a cloudy day but the clouds thinned a little in the afternoon and made it worth carrying my camera around at the Platte River Prairies.

I’ve been sent hawk photos by two different people this week, asking if the photographed birds were red-tailed hawks.

I don’t know about you but fall weather makes me want to test my natural history knowledge.

Are you a recent college graduate looking for a career in conservation?

I’ve been very lucky so far this month to have a lot of time to wander through prairies with my camera, both during and outside of work hours.

Back in 2025, Kaden Polt, a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln embarked upon an ambitious research and storytelling project.

Prairies in central Nebraska continue to buzz with activity right now.