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Tag Archives: james trager
Photo of the Week – March 21, 2013
Last week, I found ant species #23. If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you know that we’re trying to inventory the ant and bee species (and others) in our Platte River Prairies. Our main purpose is to see whether … Continue reading
Ants in Restored Prairie – Part 2 of our 2012 Insect Week Results
As promised, here is the second half of the results from our insect week back in July. Back in September, I reported that it appears bees are using our restored prairies much as they do our remnant prairies. That’s particularly important because our … Continue reading
First Impressions From My Insect Week
Well, as promised, here are some early impressions from the time I spent looking around our Platte River Prairies with Mike Arduser (bees) and James Trager (ants) last week. I’ll know a lot more after Mike and James have time to … Continue reading
My Week with Entomologists – Day 1
This is my week to learn everything I can from James Trager and Mike Arduser – entomologists and ecologists from Missouri. They (and their wives!) have very graciously agreed to spend the week in our Platte River Prairies to help … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Insects, Prairie Natural History
Tagged ants, bees, entomology, grassland, insects, james trager, mike arduser, pawnee county nebraska, prairie
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Save The Date! July 13, 2012
It’s going to be a big day. I’m not sure what to call it yet, but it’ll be big. Mark July 13 on your calendar, and make plans to travel to the Platte River Prairies in Nebraska! Prairie Ecologist readers … Continue reading
Posted in Prairie Insects, Prairie Management, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Plants, Prairie Restoration/Reconstruction
Tagged entomology, field day, grassland, indicator species, insects, james trager, july 13 2012, measuring success, mike arduser, nebraska, open house, platte river prairies, prairie, prairie ecology, reconstruction, restoration
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