About Chris Helzer
Chris Helzer is Director of Science and Stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska, where he conducts research and supervises the Conservancy’s preserve stewardship program. He also helps develop, test, and share prairie management and restoration strategies.
Chris is also dedicated to raising awareness about the value of prairies through his photography, writing and presentations. He is the author of The Prairie Ecologist blog, and two books: The Ecology and Management of Prairies and Hidden Prairie: Photographing Life in One Square Meter. He is also a frequent contributor to NEBRASKAland magazine and other publications. Chris and his family live in Aurora, Nebraska.
Wonderful. Gives me a whole new perspective from which to view a toad.
The last thing many a flying insect ever sees!
Pete! Pete! Is that you?!
Oh I don’t know, he looks kind of cute to me!
He doesn’t look very happy considering he has escaped the concrete fate of his cousin in A Toadal Mystery.
He kind of reminds me of a baby bird.
Can’t believe you couldn’t coax a smile out of that dude!