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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

School of Natural Resources

From Earth to Sky and Everything In Between

Students Developing their Field Work Skills


Trevor Schmidty (left) learns to take a bearing on a radio transmitter, assisted by a staff member at the International Wolf Center.

Ryan Walrath glances over his shoulder as he paddles through a narrow straight between Thomas and Frazier Lake on the BWCA 2005.

School of Natural Resources wildlife students track animals using radiotelemetry. To do so, a radio transmitter is placed on an animal, often with a collar, that sends signals to an antenna, shown here. (Photo by Brett Hampton, IANR).

Former gradute student Xiaping Ding digs a hole for a seedling as SNR ecologist Dave Wedin prepares them for planting in a test plot. Wedin, colleagues and students were researching the effects of tree encroachment and planting on groundwater supplies in the Sand Hills.

Members of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska take a boat trip up the Missouri River. They participated in a class on "Ecosystems of Northeast Nebraska" taught by ecologist Dave Wedin and hydrogeologist Dave Gosselin, both of SNR.

Students from various soil judging teams evaluate a soil profile from inside a pit near Decorah, Iowa. Soil judging not only builds friendships and teamwork, it also helps students in the job market.

SNR students net fish in a creek near the edge of Lincoln during a field excursion. Field study in SNR can take place locally, statewide, regionally or even nationally or internationally.