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
Scientists advise best use of resources to control tree spread in grasslands
Collaborator(s): Rheinhardt Scholtz, Dirac Twidwell, Dan Uden
Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska
Collaborator(s): Andrew (Andy) Little, Sarah Sonsthagen, Mark Vrtiska
Centers
News
SNR Alumni: Morris gains sense of 'fearlessness' in Alaskan wilderness
10/2/2026 – Continue the story...
A summer in Peru, from the rainforest to the mountains to the coast
9/25/2026 – Continue the story...
