Conservation Science
We study ecosystems and the plants and animals who thrive or flounder there. We focus on the biology, ecology, human interaction, and use of natural resources, with an eye toward informing how natural resource managers make decisions that preserve habitat, protect endangered species, and manage whole ecosystems.
Projects
Southeast Kansas Mallard GPS Project
Collaborator(s): Ethan Dittmer, Mark Vrtiska, Dr. Jay VonBank*,
Scientists advise best use of resources to control tree spread in grasslands
Collaborator(s): Rheinhardt Scholtz, Dirac Twidwell, Dan Uden
Centers
News
SNR Alumni: Don Althoff Honored with Naming of 72-Acre Nature Complex in Ohio
10/15/2026 – Continue the story...
