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fire is not a strategy all ranchers are https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170815_d010.gifENPO170815_D010Athttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/slide8.pngSlide8Thehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/slide7.pngSlide7In thehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/slide6.pngSlide6trhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo150921_d004.gifENPO150921_D004A fenceline contrast at our family prairie shows the kind of habitat 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cranes roosting on the Platte River in March.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cnpo060702_d148.jpgPlatte RiverThe Central Platte River flows through south-central Nebraska, providing water for irrigation, wildlife habitat, and recharging groundwater supplies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/enpo1301004_d013.jpgDerr sandpit wetland restoration. Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.This restored wetland was formerly a lake formed by sand and gravel mining.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/enpo120607_d032.jpgENPO120607_D032We collaborate with researchers from multiple universities on projects to help understand and evaluate the impacts of our management.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/enpo070705_d028good.jpgENPO070705_D028goodWhile intensive grazing is a useful strategy for maintaining biodiversity, a light stocking rate can also create valuable habitat because cattle grazed selectively, cropping some plants short and leaving others - creating patchy habitat valuable for many wildlife species.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/enpo110718_d103.jpgENPO110718_D103Many plant species, including four-point evening primrose, thrive when dominant grasses are temporarily weakened by grazing or other management. These flowers appeared in abundance a year after a summer fire and grazing treatment.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/enpo110420_d005.jpgENPO110420_D005Recently burned patches attract intensive grazing by cattle, even as the grass first pops out of the ground after the burn. Because cattle preferentially graze burned patches, unburned patches are much less intensively grazed and provide different habitat and growing conditions for wildlife and plants.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/enpo130327_d006.jpgENPO130327_D006Prescribed is an important part of our management. 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Aurora, Nebraska.Last shot.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/enpo130216_d013.jpgboxelder bug shot with Nikon R1 flash system. Aurora, Nebraska.They're even cuter from the front, aren't they?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/enpo130216_d016.jpgboxelder bug shot with Nikon R1 flash system. Aurora, Nebraska.As the photo shoot went on, the boxelder bugs and I got more creative in our portrait compositions.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/enpo130216_d005.jpgboxelder bug shot with Nikon R1 flash system. Aurora, Nebraska.The other boxelder bug - less dusty - that I found in my kitchen.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/enpo130216_d011.jpgboxelder bug shot with Nikon R1 flash system. 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background.2018-09-09T13:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/09/06/photo-of-the-week-september-6-revised-and-in-full/2018-09-12T15:21:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/09/05/counting-gayfeather-stems-out-of-scientific-curiosity-year-2/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/enpo180829_d019.gifENPO180829_D019Regardless of whether more flowering stems has long-term benefits of the plant itself, the phenomenon sure provides an abundance of resources for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/enpo180904_d039.gifENPO180904_D039In the east halfhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/enpo180904_d033.gifENPO180904_D033In the west half of the prairie, grasses have recovered after two years of near complete rest, and dotted gayfeather plants now have a lot more competition for light and 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When I noticed it flowering, I knew it was time to revisit my project from last year.2018-09-18T20:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/31/photo-of-the-week-august-31-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d055.gifENPO180827_D055This big ol' bull was lying down and off by himself as we drove past in the evening. He stood as we approached, looked us over, and then turned and walked away as if he couldn't care less - which is probably accurate.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d032.gifENPO180827_D032I couldn't quite convince my son that we have a two-headed bison at the Preserve now, but he had to look carefully.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d031.gifENPO180827_D031More dust bathing...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d024.gifENPO180827_D024After driving into a bunch of bison in our west pasture, we watched as one after another stopped and took a dust bath in the same spot, rolling hooves up in a frankly ridciulous, but apparently effective manner.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d033.gifENPO180827_D033UPhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d035.gifENPO180827_D035The red calves we saw back in May have grown quite a bit, and have changed into a more standard bison color.2018-09-06T00:16:05+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/29/admirable-abundant-and-adaptable-but-not-aggressive/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d023.gifENPO180827_D023Texturehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d014.gifENPO180827_D014Maresthttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d0171.gifENPO180827_D017Marestail might not have big showy flowers, but it can still be an attractive part of a landscape. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d017.gifENPO180827_D017https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180827_d052.gifENPO180827_D052Marestail is an annual/biennial plant with tiny flowers and fluffy wind-blown seeds . Marestail is abundant across much of Nebraska this year, including in this flat area at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.2021-08-25T22:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/24/photo-of-the-week-august-24-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180818_d009.gifENPO180818_D009spider3https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180818_d008.gifENPO180818_D008spider2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180818_d007.gifENPO180818_D007Spider1https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180818_d024.gifENPO180818_D024spiderhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180818_d016.gifENPO180818_D016longhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180818_d023.gifENPO180818_D023Long2018-08-25T12:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/21/japanese-beetles-in-prairies-how-much-should-we-worry/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180801_d011.gifENPO180801_D011Beetlehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180812_d015.gifENPO180812_D015Roundheaded bushcloverhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180624_d004.gifENPO180624_D004Japanesehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180630_d005.gifENPO180630_D005Japanese2023-07-28T14:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/16/photo-of-the-week-august-16-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180812_d020.gifENPO180812_D020A dew drop and sensitive briar flower (Mimosa quadrivalvus) made a pretty combination.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180810_d025.gifENPO180810_D025The blue sage beehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180812_d013.gifENPO180812_D013This is one of four shed mantis exoskeletons I found over a two day period.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180810_d021.gifENPO180810_D021A Chinese mantid peers at me as I edge my camera closer and closer to it.2018-08-21T12:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/14/square-meter-of-prairie-project-july-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180716_d017.gifENPO180716_D017I believe this is a leaf hopper. Any guidance as to species would be appreciated...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180712_d003.gifENPO180712_D003A leaf-footed bug (I think?)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180714_d005.gifENPO180714_D005Purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180714_d018.gifENPO180714_D018This tiny spider was hanging out one day.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180716_d013.gifENPO180716_D013I'm not sure this beetle is, but I saw it a few times last month.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180714_d002.gifENPO180714_D002Morning dew drops.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180716_d021.gifENPO180716_D021A few days after the above photo, I saw the same kind of bug again, but this one was more cooperative.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180712_d001.gifENPO180712_D001One of the few bugs I did see on the butterfly milkweed plant in my plot 2018-08-20T11:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/10/photo-of-the-week-august-10-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180804_d017.gifENPO180804_D017What a gorgeous flower...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180804_d013.gifENPO180804_D013Svastra obliqua (aka, the sunflower bee).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180804_d012.gifENPO180804_D012Melissodes agilis, on stiff sunflower. You can see that the reddish color is really just on the backside of the flower. The bees didn't seem to care.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180804_d015.gifENPO180804_D015These stiff sunflower blossoms have a little extra accent to their typical yellow color.2018-08-19T13:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/09/apply-now-for-the-hubbard-fellowship/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo161001_d016.gifENPO161001_D016Katharine and Eric explore a waterfall at the Niobrara Valley Preserve during a staff canoe trip down the Niobrara River.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo150729_d003.gifENPO150729_D003Evan collects insects for a research project being conducted by a visiting scientist from Kansas State University.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo141009_d082.gifENPO141009_D082On a tour during a statewide conservation conference, Dillon and Jasmine pause to contemplate their futures.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180626_d020.gifENPO180626_D020Current Fellows Alex and Olivia (left), along with TNC staffer Amanda Hefner and former Fellow Katharine Hogan prepare themselves to collect data at The Niobrara Valley Preserve.2018-08-13T01:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/08/a-tough-plant-not-a-weed/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180805_d016.gifENPO180805_D016Thanks to Neil Dankert, I can tell you that this little brown skipper butterfly is a tawny-edged skipper.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180805_d018.gifENPO180805_D018I was taking bets (in my head) about whether or not the crab spider on that thistle would have been able to take down this big black swallowtail,. The butterfly moved within striking distance, but the spider didn't attack, so I'm guessing it decided to wait for something a little smaller.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180805_d049.gifENPO180805_D049I've been seeing a lot of adult swallowtails around lately, including this tiger swallowtail , which was pretty easy to spot, even from across a large draw.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180805_d033.gifENPO180805_D033I haven't looked up this moth yet. Maybe one of you can save me the trouble? Thanks in advance.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180805_d027.gifENPO180805_D027One of many monarchs that were floating from plant to plant across ironweed patches last weekend.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180805_d047.gifENPO180805_D047Ironweed at our family prairie2025-07-01T21:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/07/hubbard-fellowship-blog-alexs-work-pants/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/odetomyworkpants_bluestains.jpgOdetomyworkpants_bluestainsPermadirt and blue stains. Really it’s a match made in heaven.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/odetomyworkpants_insidecolor.jpgOdetomyworkpants_insidecolorOnce upon a time, these pants used to be more of an orange-khaki color, as shown by the color under the cuff. Over the years they’ve been sunbleached and built up a good patina. They get better with time, like a fine wine.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/odetomyworkpants_backpocket.jpgOdetomyworkpants_backpocketThis is the Achilles’ heel of any good pair of pants, the classic backpocket wallet hole. I prefer the hole in my backpocket to be somewhere in between “that’ll be fine” and “I think I lost my wallet in the prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/odetomyworkpants_fullview.jpgOdetomyworkpants_fullviewAre these pants freshly laundered or have I worked in them for three weeks? You can never really tell by just looking at themhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/odetomyworkpants_scientificresearch-photoshop.jpgOdetomyworkpants_scientificresearch photoshop2018-08-11T00:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/03/photo-of-the-week-august-3-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180802_d003.gifENPO180802_D003https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180802_d010.gifENPO180802_D010There are actually three bees stacked on top of each other on this flower.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180802_d006.gifENPO180802_D006An agile long-horned bee (Melissodes agilis) sheltering inside a prairie gentian blossom. The circular holes in the flower petals were made by a different kind of bee - a leaf cutting bee, harvesting materials for its nest construction.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180802_d004.gifENPO180802_D004This little fella (Melissodes agilis) looks like he fell asleep while feeding on this rosinweed plant (Silphium integrifolium). https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180802_d016.gifENPO180802_D016A sunflower bee (Svastra obliqua) hides beneath a sawtooth sunflower leaf while waiting for morning fog to completely disperse.2018-08-04T01:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/08/01/a-day-of-bush-katydids/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180728_d020.gifENPO180728_D020https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180728_d019.gifENPO180728_D019https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180728_d010.gifENPO180728_D010https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180728_d001.gifENPO180728_D001https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180728_d018.gifENPO180728_D018The https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/enpo180728_d011.gifENPO180728_D011Bush2018-08-04T02:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/31/hubbard-fellowship-blog-olivia-finds-a-fancy-moth/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/indian-blanket-flower-moth-2_2.jpgindian blanket flower moth 2_2ghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/indian-blanket-flower-moth-2.jpgindian blanket flower moth 2ghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/indian-blanket-flower-moth-1.jpgindian blanket flower moth 1h2018-08-03T18:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/27/photo-of-the-week-july-27-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d008.gifENPO180720_D008This image was taken just a few minutes after the foggy sunrise photo above, but is facing the opposite direction (upstream) and shows the day's first light hitting the river bank.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d007_2.gifENPO180720_D007_2This image looks south. It shows where the Nebraska Sandhills (a 12 million acre grassland landscape) ends at the wooded breaks of the Niobrara River. The woodland shown here went through the big 2012 wildfire, but many of the trees were protected from fire by the cool, moist north-facing slopes. Those same factors help support tree species (including paper birch) that don't otherwise seem like they have any right to be in the hjot and arid west.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d006_2.gifENPO180720_D006_2This image was taken right above the headquarters, looking to the east as the sun was breaking above the horizon. The skiff of fog created great highlights.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180719_d002_2.gifENPO180719_D002_2This photo was taken in the evening, with late day light really showing the texture of the landscape. This photo looks east, down river, and you can see both some piles of recently-cleared eastern red cedars in the foreground and our headquarters buildings on the right side of the image.2018-07-30T15:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/23/quality-time/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d038.gifENPO180720_D038The best parthttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d031.gifENPO180720_D031Rapidshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d041.gifENPO180720_D041Toward the endhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d025.gifENPO180720_D025Kayakinghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d036.gifENPO180720_D036Stairstep fallshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d026.gifENPO180720_D026Off we wenthttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d022.gifENPO180720_D022https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d020.gifENPO180720_D020The real https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180720_d016.gifENPO180720_D016We went searching for the source of this stream and found it seeping right out of the sandhills and down through the trees toward the river. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180719_d008.gifENPO180719_D008Most prairie dogs dove for cover long before we got close, but this one stayed aboveground long enough for us to get a good look at it.2018-08-08T21:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/15/2018-grassland-restoration-network-september-5-and-6-register-now/2018-07-15T17:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/13/photo-of-the-week-july-13-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d019.gifENPO180712_D019https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d0161.gifENPO180712_D016This picture-winged fly was still struggling when I found it.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d023.gifENPO180712_D023This mosquito lost its life when it apparently tried to take a rest break on this tick clover plant.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d022.gifENPO180712_D022This little gnat (midge? something else? I can't see the antennae) was the smallest insect victim I found.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d021.gifENPO180712_D021Japanese beetles (invasive species) were also a common victim of the sticky tick clover plants. This one appeared to have become stuck on a leaf, so it's not just the stems that have sticky droplets.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d016.gifENPO180712_D016Lightning bugs were the most abundant of the insects I found stuck to tick clover stems. I must have seen at least 20 within a few minutes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d014.gifENPO180712_D014Here is the same moth, photographed from a different angle. Here you can see the abdomen stuck to the stem, and the mess it apparently made as it struggled to escape.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180712_d012.gifENPO180712_D012This white moth seemed to be stuck on the stem of this Illinois tick clover plant.2023-03-21T18:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/12/field-day-in-the-platte-river-prairies-july-21-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180703_d010.gifENPO180703_D010Abundant rainfall this year has brought on abundant wildflowers in the Platte River Prairies. Please come hike through the prairies with us on July 21.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180703_d008.gifENPO180703_D008Abundant rainfall this year has brought on abundant wildflowers in the Platte River Prairies. Please come hike through the prairies with us on July 21.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo170708_d001.gifENPO170708_D001https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/schedule.jpgschedule2018-07-17T04:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/11/hubbard-fellowship-blog-olivia-contemplates-poop/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rainbow-scarab.gifrainbow-scarabjhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tumblebug-dung_beetle-7.giftumblebug-dung_beetle-(7)hhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/box_turtle-2.gifbox_turtle-(2)h2018-07-12T14:50:58+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/06/photo-of-the-week-2/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180625_d031.jpgENPO180625_D031Image #4. Nikon 28-300mm lens (at 170mm). ISO 320, Aperture 7, Shutter 1/60.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180625_d028.jpgENPO180625_D028Image #3. Tokina 12-28mm lens (at 28mm). ISO 320, Aperture 8, Shutter 1/80.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180625_d023.jpgENPO180625_D023Image #2. Tokina 12-28mm lens (at 25mm). ISO 320, Aperture 7, Shutter 1/125.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180625_d020.jpgENPO180625_D020Image #1. This was one of the first shots I took that night.2018-07-11T02:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/07/03/square-meter-of-prairie-project-june-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180624_d033.gifENPO180624_D033This metallic-looking jumping spider ALMOST stayed in the same place long enough for a photo. Even at 1/125 second shutterpeed, I wasn't able to freeze the movement of this quick little bugger.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180630_d001.gifENPO180630_D001This might be my proudest capture of this project to date, but only because I've seen lots of pearl crescent butterflies come into and through my plot, but most of them took off well before I got within photo range. For this photo, I had to stalk very carefully (and get really lucky).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180630_d017.gifENPO180630_D017There are two milkweed plants in my plot -butterfly milkweed and common milkweed - but this long-horned milkweed beetle wasn't on either of them. It was on Maximilian sunflower.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180630_d035.gifENPO180630_D035I narrowly missed getting a great photo of this same spider (or, again, another just like it) a week or two before I finally got it to sit still long enough for this photo.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180624_d027.gifENPO180624_D027Just a few minutes after I photographed the lynx spider, I spotted it again (or another just like it), this time with one of those tiny flies in tow.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180624_d025.gifENPO180624_D025There are lots of different fly species that hang around the plot, but this is one of the smallest. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180624_d024.gifENPO180624_D024About a week after I got my first ever photos of a lynx spider (not inside my plot, but nearby) I found this one INSIDE my plot, and it sat nicely for me.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180619_d004.gifENPO180619_D004At any one time, there must be close to 100 ants in my little plot, and there are several different species. This is one of the bigger ones.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180630_d020.gifENPO180630_D020This is a completely different gray beetle, and I don't know what it is, but there were several in the plot late in June.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/enpo180630_d005.gifENPO180630_D005During the last couple weeks, invasive Japanese beetles have invaded the prairie, including my little plot. This one was denuding a lead plant flower stalk.2018-07-05T21:21:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/29/photo-of-the-week-june-29-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180626_d020.gifENPO180626_D020The science crew for this week. From left to right: Alex Brechbill and Olivia Schouten (Hubbard Fellows), Amanda Hefner (Conservation Assistant at NVP), and Katharine Hogan (former Hubbard Fellow and current PhD student at the U of Nebraska-Lincoln).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180626_d008.gifENPO180626_D008This photo was taken just a few minutes2018-07-01T22:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/19/a-closer-look-at-prairie-roots/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d054.gifENPO180612_D054Seton examines some of the rootshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d100.gifENPO180612_D100Here's another look at the difference in root thickness between the grazed plants (top) and ungrazed (bottom).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d059.gifENPO180612_D059A comparisonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d010.gifENPO180612_D010Dust erupts out of the hole Seton ishttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d042.gifENPO180612_D042Marissa and Seton examine the roots in the partially excavated grazed site.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d044.gifENPO180612_D044Here is the unburned/ungrazed excavation site.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d036.gifENPO180612_D036Here is the excavation spot in the burned/grazed patch.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d008.gifENPO180612_D008Here is our sampling area, as seen by our drone. The bottom left portion was burned this spring and has been grazed fairly intensively since. The top left portion is unburned and has had very little grazing pressure.2018-06-27T17:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/26/niobrara-valley-preserve-from-the-air/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dji_0028.gifDJI_0028The Niobrara Valley Preserve headquarters is nestled between the Sandhills and the river. The campus now includes a couple new buildings, which will greatly help us improve visitor access and experiences.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dji_0032.gifDJI_0032The Nebraska Sandhills extend nearly forever south of the river (12 million acres of contiguous prairie). You can't even see the entire 12,000 east bison pasture in this photo. The scale is just immense.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dji_0065.gifDJI_0065Facing the sun as it drops below the horizon.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dji_0021.gifDJI_0021Looking downriver with the sun behind. Can you see Alex on the sandbar?2018-06-28T00:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/22/photo-of-the-week-june-22-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180619_d011.gifENPO180619_D011A Reakirt's blue butterfly hides among the flowers of lead plant. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180617_d009.gifENPO180617_D009This stilt bug, or others like it, have been hanging around on the black-eyed Susan flowers in our backyard this week. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180619_d022.gifENPO180619_D022I've been trying to get a good photo of a lynx spider like this one for years, but the little buggers have been too quick for me. For some reason, this one was sitting still on a milkweed leaf at Lincoln Creek Prairie this week, and stayed still while i crept close enough to take its picture. 2018-06-25T08:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/14/photo-of-the-week-june-14-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180613_d008.gifENPO180613_D008Serrate-leaf primrosehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180613_d010.gifENPO180613_D010Prairie spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) in restored prairie, with serrate-leaf primrose (Calylophus serrulatus) in the background.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180611_d0171.gifENPO180611_D017A small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) feeds on nectar from a showy milkweed plant (Asclepias speciosa).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180611_d017.gifENPO180611_D017https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180613_d016.gifENPO180613_D016Foxtail barley is an annual native grass that can become abundant in wetlands when plant competition is suppressed. The unique texture of the pastel-colored seedheads can make it look like a patch of foxtail barley is in motion, even when it isn't.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180611_d030.gifENPO180611_D030Prairie larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) has very intricate white flowers arranged on a vertical stalk. It is a perennial species, but becomes much more abundant in some years than others, and I'm not sure what regulates those cycles. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180612_d030.gifENPO180612_D030Goatsbeard, aka salsify (Tragopogon dubius) is a non-native plant that has become naturalized in our prairies. It appears to be innocuous, and potentially beneficial. It's also gorgeous, especially as it greets the morning sun.2018-06-15T17:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/13/favorite-little-predators/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180611_d038.gifENPO180611_D038A bee-mimic obber fly (Laphria sp.)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180611_d011.gifENPO180611_D011A crab spider prepares to 2018-06-19T15:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/09/photo-of-the-week-june-9-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180531_d001.gifENPO180531_D001I was able to get barely close enough to this owl for a photo by using my pickup as a shelter. I still had to crop the image a little to make the owl as prominent as it is in the photo, but I wanted to stay far enough away that I didn't discourage it from nesting.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180527_d018.gifENPO180527_D018A praying mantis nymph hunting on a milkweed plant.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180528_d005.gifENPO180528_D005This tiny beetle was perched on one of the flowers of false gromwell, aka marbleseed (Onosmodium molle) last week.2018-07-11T22:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/06/seeing-through-the-eyes-of-your-camera/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo130823_d003.gifENPO130823_D003Early morning light made these flowers glowhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo111001_d013.gifENPO111001_D013The difference in light intensity between the shadows and still bright sky immediately after sunset.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo130207_d024.gifENPO130207_D024The intense light created by bright midday sunshine is too much for a camera to handle. Shadows can turn completely black and/or highlights get washed out. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo140629_d002.gifENPO140629_D002Macro lenses open up a tiny world to exploration, and help you see details of small creatures and other tiny subjects you might not otherwise pay attention to.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo160616_d023.gifENPO160616_D023While long-focus lenses can be great for wildlife photos, they can also help condense expansive landscapes, which ironically helps emphasize the size of those landscapes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo130516_d010.gifENPO130516_D010A wide angle lens helped me capture a relatively close-up photo of this yellow ladies slipper plant while also showing the woodland context around it.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo160709_d006.gifENPO160709_D006A fast shutter speed froze the falling water in this photo of Smith Falls in northern Nebraska. Using a slower shutter speed would have made the water blurry, which would be different, but not better or worse.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo150804_d028.gifENPO150804_D028In this wide-angle image, it was important to have the 2018-06-07T19:47:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/06/01/photo-of-the-week-june-1-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180528_d012.gifENPO180528_D012This bug, and several more like it, have been hanging around on a couple New Jersey tea plants lately.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/enpo180525_d001.gifENPO180525_D001Mystery #1. Who ate this bullfrog on top of this fencepost and left the remains hanging there afterward?2018-06-28T20:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/29/square-meter-of-prairie-project-may-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180527_d010.gifENPO180527_D010I've always thought common milkweed leaves (Asclepias syriaca) are particularly beautiful when backlit. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180527_d012.gifENPO180527_D012This stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) leaf was beautifully backlit last weekend.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180527_d007.gifENPO180527_D007Flies have been common within the square meter, but difficult to photograph. This one landed on one of the flags I'm using to mark the plot corners.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180523_d016.gifENPO180523_D016A tiny ant explores a Maximilian sunflower leaf.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180527_d008.gifENPO180527_D008Kentucky bluegrass was in full bloom this last weekend.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180527_d005.gifENPO180527_D005A small spiderweb spans the gap between a couple of last year's sunflower seedheads.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180527_d001.gifENPO180527_D001This tiny insect might be the nymph of a hopper of some kind? It appeared to be feeding on the leadplant leaf.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180527_d011.gifENPO180527_D011At the end of May, the leaveshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180509_d003.gifENPO180509_D003Leadplant leaves were just starting to emerge from buds back in early May.2018-06-07T22:53:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/23/making-species-identification-accessible-to-the-masses/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo160703_d024.gifENPO160703_D024Can you seehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo090605_d011.gifENPO090605_D011Here is New Jersey teahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180523_d018.gifENPO180523_D018New Jersey tea (Ceanothus herbaceous)2018-05-28T21:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/25/photo-of-the-week-may-24-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180524_d010.gifENPO180524_D010https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180524_d001.gifENPO180524_D001https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180524_d012.gifENPO180524_D012https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180524_d005.gifENPO180524_D005https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180524_d009.gifENPO180524_D009https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180524_d002.gifENPO180524_D0022018-05-27T15:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/18/photo-of-the-week-may-18-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo160525_d014.gifENPO160525_D014https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo170612_d016.gifENPO170612_D016https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo160525_d012.gifENPO160525_D0122018-05-22T23:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/15/hubbard-fellowship-blog-alexs-bittersweet-relationship-with-trees/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mybittersweetrelationship_redcedarslab.gifMybittersweetrelationship_RedcedarslabA redcedar slab that is destined to be an end table. Photo by Alex Brechbillhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mybittersweetrelationship_woodchips_whittling_blackwalnut.gifMybittersweetrelationship_Woodchips_Whittling_blackwalnutBlack walnut spatula and serving spoon next to a pile of woodchips and a hooked knife. Photo by Alex Brechbillhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mybittersweetrelationship_paddles_firewood_blog.gifMybittersweetrelationship_Paddles_firewood_blogRough profile of my new Siberian elm canoe paddle, adjacent to the retired Western redcedar paddle. Photo by Alex Brechbill2018-05-28T21:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/11/photo-of-the-week-may-11-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180511_d002.gifENPO180511_D002Rain drops on spiderwort leaves in my backyard prairie garden this morning.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180510_d006.gifENPO180510_D006Ants coming and going from of many tunnel openings into the colony.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180510_d003.gifENPO180510_D003A very active colony of mound building ants in recently burned prairie.2018-05-14T14:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/09/hubbard-fellowship-post-mixed-up-flickers/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_flicker-242.jpgnorthern_flicker (24)2Though I’m not entirely sure what is happening in this photo, I believe the male flicker here was displaying its tail to the female in some sort of courtship behavior. Whatever it was doing, it made for a nice demonstration of the brightly colored feathers tucked away by this otherwise unassuming bird. Photo by Olivia Schoutenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_flicker-14321.jpgnorthern_flicker (143)2Though I couldn’t get a clear picture of this bird in flight, it is still clear that the wings of this bird grade from yellow to orange. While the facial markings of this flicker suggest it is a yellow-shafted variant, the coloration of the wings point to it being an intergrade, the result of the hybridization of a yellow-shafted and red-shafted variant. Photo by Olivia Schoutenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_flicker-2921.jpgnorthern_flicker (29)2Though overall drab in appearance, northern flickers flash bright yellow or red when in flight. This yellow-shafted male followed around the female at the left of the photo for several minutes. Notice the female is missing the mustache of the males. Photo by Olivia Schoutenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_flicker-4521.jpgnorthern_flicker (45)2In contrast, yellow-shafted northern flickers have a red crescent at the nape of their neck, and the male’s mustache is black. All flickers have a bold black crescent across their chest. Photo by Olivia Schoutenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_flicker-1432.jpgnorthern_flicker (143)2Though I couldn’t get a clear picture of this bird in flight, it is still clear that the wings of this bird grade from yellow to orange. While the facial markings of this flicker suggest it is a yellow-shafted variant, the coloration of the wings point to it being an intergrade, the result of the hybridization of a yellow-shafted and red-shafted variant. Photo by Olivia Schoutenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_flicker-292.jpgnorthern_flicker (29)2Though overall drab in appearance, northern flickers flash bright yellow or red when in flight. This yellow-shafted male followed around the female at the left of the photo for several minutes. Notice the female is missing the mustache of the males. Photo by Olivia Schoutenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_flicker-452.jpgnorthern_flicker (45)2In contrast, yellow-shafted northern flickers have a red crescent at the nape of their neck, and the male’s mustache is black. All flickers have a bold black crescent across their chest. Photo by Olivia Schoutenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180410_d002.gifENPO180410_D002This red-shafted flicker displays the red mustache sported by the males of this species.2018-05-14T19:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/07/toxic-bee-killing-hitchhiker-beetles-i-know-right/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d021.gifENPO180430_D021The wings of oil beetles are much too small carry their weight.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d022.gifENPO180430_D022https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d020.gifENPO180430_D020An oil beetle feeding on pasque flower at the Niobrara Valley Preserve last week.2022-06-14T02:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/04/photo-of-the-week-may-4-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d049.gifENPO180430_D049I hope to photograph these flowers every year, now that I know where they are. I captured a lot of angles and perspectives this year, but I feel like there are nearly unlimited possibilities for more photos in the future!https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d031.gifENPO180430_D031This photo, taken with telephoto lens, gives a better feel for the density of the plants than the wide angle shots, which make the plants seep more dispersed than they really were.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d048.gifENPO180430_D048These flowers show the more lavender extreme of the color spectrum we saw.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d014.gifENPO180430_D014Olivia (Hubbard Fellow) and Amber (Bio-Technician) came out later in the day to appreciate the abundant flowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d024.gifENPO180430_D024Many of the most wide-open flowers were nearly completely white.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d002.gifENPO180430_D002The flowers and early leaves of pasque flower are amazingly hairy. One of the reasons I wasn't completely sure of the identification of the plants last summer is that the summer vegetation is much less woolly looking.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d029.gifENPO180430_D029It looked like nearly every pasque flower in the prairie was blooming when I arrived at the Niobrara Valley Preseve this week.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/enpo180430_d046.gifENPO180430_D046Pasque flowers (Anemone patens) are among the earliest bloomers in Nebraska prairies, but are found only in selected locations around the state. They are more widespread to the north and west of Nebraska.2018-05-28T21:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/05/01/interview-an-introduction-to-south-african-grasslands/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bigwetland.gifBigwetlandUmgeni Vlei Nature Reserve – a Ramsar site and the source of the Umgeni River, KwaZulu-Natal’s most important river, as it is the main source for the economic centres of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. This nature reserve is subject to controlled grazing to allow areas to be kept open for the breeding of wattled cranes, a critically endangered species. Photo by Greg Martindale.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bouldersanddam.gifbouldersanddamMooi River Highland Grassland in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands – this area it utilised for cattle grazing and is burnt on a three to four year cycle. Photo by Greg Martindalehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/lotheninaturereserve.gifLotheniNatureReserveGrassland and mountains in the Lotheni Nature Reserve, which is part of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site. The vegetation types here are montane grasslands, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland and uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland. These grasslands are grazed by free roaming wildlife species, the largest of which are eland and they are burnt on three or four year cycles. Photo by Greg Martindalehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fortnottinghamforest.gifFortNottinghamforest• Grassland and forest patch – in Fort Nottingham Nature Reserve. Such forests form fire refuges and are important component in the species and structural heterogeneity of the mesic grasslands in KwaZulu-Natal. The forest is an endangered vegetation type, Eastern Mistblet Forest, which is a form of montane forest. Photo by Greg Martindalehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018safricagrasslandtypes.jpg2018SAfricaGrasslandTypesIllustration by Chris Helzer. Apologies for over-generalizations2021-05-03T19:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/27/photo-of-the-week-april-27-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180425_d005.gifENPO180425_D005While not particularly showy, the flowers of pussytoes must produce fairly significant resources of pollinator insects, especially in comparison to the mostly barren (of flowering plants) landscape around them.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180425_d007.gifENPO180425_D007More pussytoes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180425_d011.gifENPO180425_D011Dandelions bloomed first, but were still difficult to find a week ago. Now they are all over the place, especially in places that were grazed hard last year.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180425_d008.gifENPO180425_D008Flowers seem to be growing and blooming at an extraordinary ratehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180425_d002.gifENPO180425_D002Quite a fewhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180425_d001.gifENPO180425_D001Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta)2018-04-30T09:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/25/re-emerging-into-the-warm-sunshine/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180424_d019.gifENPO180424_D019In its green form, the greenstriped grasshopper is sure handsome, isn't it? https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180424_d007.gifENPO180424_D007The brown form of the greenstriped grasshopper was much more common (and harder to see against the mostly still brown grass) in the prairies this week.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180424_d006.gifENPO180424_D006There many fewer festive tiger beetles (Cicindela scutellaria) was https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180424_d012.gifENPO180424_D012I'm pretty sure this is the bronze tiger beetle (Cicindela rapanda) because it fits both the visual description and the habitat (bare moist sand near the river). This was the most common tiger beetle I saw.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180424_d012.jpgENPO180424_D012Tiger beetle in early spring. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska. Cicindela repanda Bronze tiger beetle2018-04-26T03:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/20/photo-of-the-week-april-20-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180419_d017.gifENPO180419_D017Dandelions (Taraxacum officianale) are playing their annual role of supporting early pollinators until native wildflowers really get rolling. Yesterday was the first time I'd seen any blooming, but I saw several flies (including this one) and a honey bee feeding from them.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180419_d013.gifENPO180419_D013While it doesn't look like much, the yellow-flowered sun sedge (Carex heliophila) shown here was my most exciting discovery of the day. We can't get it to establish from seed, so we'd moved some plants from a nearby remnant into this restored prairie back in 2011 but then hadn't seen them again. Since the plants were blooming yesterday, I went looking and found hundreds of them! The plants survived and are spreading quickly via rhizomes. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180419_d014.gifENPO180419_D014This roundheaded bushclover leaf had what I think were probably fungal spots on it. While it wasn't fresh green growth, I thought it was interesting enough to photograph it.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180419_d015.gifENPO180419_D015I noticed this open hole in a fresh pocket gopher mound and thought maybe I'd catch the gopher bringing a load of dirt out of its tunnel. I sat quietly near the hole for a few minutes until I looked more closely and decided it didn't look as fresh as I'd first thought. I don't think anything had disturbed the soil at the mouth of the hole since the snow melted. I moved on...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180419_d010.gifENPO180419_D010I'm not sure if it finally noticed me or just needed a rest, but after working for a while, the spider retreated to this little hiding place. I waited for several minutes, but it apparently wasn't going to keep working, so I left it alone.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180419_d007.gifENPO180419_D007This tiny orb weaver spider was starting a web in a recently burned patch of prairie. The grass was only a few inches tall, but the spider was using the breeze to string silk between the young shoots. I laid on my belly for quite a while and watched it work.2018-04-21T04:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/18/known-unknowns/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo160824_d022.gifENPO160824_D022This big clump of yucca was excavated by bison, but still managed to hold on to life. So far.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo140822_d036.gifENPO140822_D036Grazing practices like patch-burn grazing surely have some important effects on soil carbon. Maybe they're positive, maybe they're not. I don't know.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo140829_d030.gifENPO140829_D030I think this is some kind of hopper. Not a grasshopper. It's sure a neat looking little critter, though, huh?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180410_d001.gifENPO180410_D001I'm pretty sure this is a badger hole. Partly because of the diameter of the hole, and partly because the track sure looks like a badger track.2018-04-21T09:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/13/photo-of-the-week-april-13-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180413_d001.gifENPO180413_D001Sun sedge (Carex heliophila) started to bloom on Thursday. I know that specifically because I checked on it Tuesday and Wednesday, desperately hoping for some color to photograph. By mid day on Thursday, it was starting to bloom on the south-facing slopes of hills at our Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180410_d008.gifENPO180410_D008I spotted this juvenile wolf spider scooting through a patch of bare sand and it sat still just long enough for me to photograph it.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180413_d009.gifENPO180413_D009Rosettes of fourpoint evening primrose (Oenothera rhombipetala) keep some color through the winter, but their winter red color is transitioning to green now.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180411_d007.gifENPO180411_D007I rescued this leopard frog from fire this week, as it was hopping into danger during our prescribed fire this week.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180410_d007.gifENPO180410_D007Fringed puccoon (L2018-04-13T20:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/10/the-bench-strength-of-prairies-in-the-face-of-climate-change/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo170417_d010.gifENPO170417_D010Buffalo pea (Astragalus crassicarpus) and many other wildflowers recovered from the long droughts at a speed that amazed Weaver and Albertson.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo170408_d018.gifENPO170408_D018Windflower (Anemone caroliniana) was one of the wildflowers with "large storage organs" that proliferated during the droughts ofthe 1930's.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo170917_d016.gifENPO170917_D016While Weaver and Albertson considered heath aster to be "nearly worthless" it plays an important role in the prairie, and is an important food source for pollinators in the fall.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo130606_d028.gifENPO130606_D028In 2013, the response of the prairie to the 2012 drought included some explosions of wildflowers, including shell leaf penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo120827_d107.gifENPO120827_D107In 2012, we got a small glimpse of what Weaver and Albertson saw in the 1930's, but our drought - while severe - only lasted one year here in Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo160719_d005.gifENPO160719_D005Diversity of plants and animals is the keystone to ecological resilience. The Nature Conservancy's Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois.2018-04-13T21:56:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/06/photo-of-the-week-april-6-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo150922_d015.gifENPO150922_D015Dragonflies are large nimble predators that (fortunately for us) are big enough to handle small insects, but not big enough to cause us harm.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo120503_d022.gifENPO120503_D022Jumping spiders, the teddy bears of spiders, are very effective predators - despite their disarmingly good looks.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo120616_d014.gifENPO120616_D014This adult assassin bug sits poised and ready to attack any prey that comes near.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo100523_d014.gifENPO100523_D014This juvenile assassin bug is finishing off a fly.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo110718_d004.gifENPO110718_D004No one will be surprised that I included a crab spider in this batch of images. This one ambushed a hover fly on hoary vervain (Verbena stricta).2018-04-10T00:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/04/04/2018-hubbard-fellows/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fellows.gifFellowsOlivia (left) and Alex (right)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enpo180327_d002.gifENPO180327_D002Olivia Schouten, Chris Helzer, Alex Brechbill. 2018-04-07T18:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/30/photo-of-the-week-march-30-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170613_d029.gifENPO170613_D029I mainly put that last photo in as a precursor to this one, taken at the southeast corner of the big blowout, where the sand blows most actively.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170613_d017.gifENPO170613_D017This is a giant blowout at the Niobrara Valley Preserve, but it's unlike most blowouts in that it has steep bluffs on the north and south sides that have texture almost like sandstone. We found a burrowing owl nest on the south bank a couple years ago. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170624_d015.gifENPO170624_D015This gorgeous wasp was feeding on butterfly milkweed at Lincoln Creek Prairie, here in Aurora.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170718_d044.gifENPO170718_D044The Niobrara River, flowing through the Niobrara Valley Preserve. This is a stretch of river I don't photograph very often. There is a great photo waiting for me in this location, but I haven't quite found it yet.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170607_d025.gifENPO170607_D025Anyone know what this insect is? (Other than a hemipteran) I photographed it at our family prairie last summer.2018-04-04T12:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/27/boxelder-bugs-accessible-ambassadors-for-nature/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo1803231d016.gifENPO1803231D016ghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo071110_d007-large.gifENPO071110_D007-(Large)Pigeons are another example of an animal living amongst us. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo1803231d010.gifENPO1803231D010Who could look deeply into the four red eyes of a boxelder bug and not come away deeply moved?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo1803231d008.gifENPO1803231D008The boxelder bug (Boisea trivitatta) is a true bug, and has the characteristic triangle shape on its back and incomplete wing coverings (among other things). The "trivitatta" portion of its name refers to the three stripes behind its head.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo1803231d017.gifENPO1803231D017Boxelder bugs are often seen on trees, especially maple, boxelder, and ash, where they feed on the seeds - but don't appear to cause any significant injury.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo1803231d013.gifENPO1803231D013Boxelder bug2025-05-02T16:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/22/photo-of-the-week-march-22-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo1803221d014.gifENPO1803221D014Indiangrass seedhead and frost. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo1803221d013.gifENPO1803221D013A frosty sunflower seed head. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180320_d013.gifENPO180320_D013This penstemon leaf reminded me of a fish...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180320_d014.gifENPO180320_D014The brown scorched leaves of this shell leaf penstemon plant might give you the impression that it's dead, but it will actually thrive this coming season because the cattle grazing in this burned prairie will help suppress its major competitors - grasses - growing nearby.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180320_d004.gifENPO180320_D004The prairies we burned a couple weeks ago have been popular feeding spots for the hordes of sandhill cranes that are looking for underground invertebrates to feed on. Did I photograph those cranes on our burned prairies? No, I found and photographed a dainty little down feather from one of them instead.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180317_d001.gifENPO180317_D001With my cute little 18-300mm lens, I concentrated on capturing the overall feel of the morning, rather than individual birds.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180317_d006.gifENPO180317_D006The closest sandhill cranes were quite a ways from our blind, and the whooping crane was considerably further away than that.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180317_d012.gifENPO180317_D012Melissa's lens was so big, you can't even see Mike or his lens, which are right on the other side of her.2018-03-24T00:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/19/when-is-a-whooping-crane-not-a-whooping-crane/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180317_d013.gifENPO180317_D013After it woke up and stretched a little, the whooper wandered upstream quite a ways. It seemed to be walking completely alone - not following other birds. The sandhill cranes didn't seem bothered by it, but also didn't seem to interact with it in any way.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180317_d003.gifENPO180317_D003When we first snuck into the blind, it was mostly dark, and most of the cranes were still asleep. We thought we saw something white in the sea of gray, but we had to wait until the light got a little stronger before we were sure of what we were seeing. The other two photographers with me had lenses longer than my arm. This shot was taken with my puny little 18-300mm lens and then cropped liberally to make the whooper look bigger than a little white dot.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180317_d009.gifENPO180317_D009This whooping crane has been hanging out with sandhill cranes for about 20 years or more - assuming it's the same bird each year.2018-03-22T21:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/16/photo-of-the-week-march-16-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170630_d020.gifENPO170630_D020One of many insect species that often feed on the pollen of sunflowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170612_d004.gifENPO170612_D004Photo from the Nebraska Sandhillshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo170624_d019.gifENPO170624_D019These red beetles are often found feeding on milkweed plants.2018-03-30T16:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/12/properly-portraying-the-power-of-prescribed-fire/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180309_d007.gifENPO180309_D007Olivia watcheshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180309_d001.gifENPO180309_D001Firehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180309_d011.gifENPO180309_D011This photo shows the two igniters (followed by a UTV with water sprayer) finishing thehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180309_d005.gifENPO180309_D005Eventually the https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180308_d007.gifENPO180308_D007With both a wet line and a mowed firebreak to catch it, Alex lights a line of fire that we'll allow to back into the wind. Several vehicles with water follow behind to make sure the flames stay inside the unit.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180308_d002.gifENPO180308_D002In this photo, we're laying down a band of water along the edge of a mowed strip surrounding our burn unit, and Olivia is lighting the grass just upwind of that wet and mowed line.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180308_d001.gifENPO180308_D001We start each burn with a small test fire in the downwind corner . That gives us a chance to see how the fire and smoke are going to behave before we commit to the whole enchilada. If we don't like what we see, we can easily shut down and wait for a better day.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180309_d004.gifENPO180309_D004A head fire rollicks it's way 2018-04-01T14:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/09/photo-of-the-week-march-9-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo110521_d014.gifENPO110521_D014Gjerloff Prairie, one of Ernie's frequent haunts - owned and managed by Prairie Plains Resource Institute, which Ernie has been part of from the beginning.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo150804_d002.gifENPO150804_D002Plains sunflowers along a fenceline in the Nebraska Sandhills.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo140723_d018.gifENPO140723_D018Showy evening primroses in the Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo140822_d066.gifENPO140822_D066Early morning light at Konza Prairie in Kansas.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo160614_d009.gifENPO160614_D009Bison, sandhills, and sky.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo100615_d007.gifENPO100615_D007Niobrara Valley Preserve in the spring.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo100424_d007.gifENPO100424_D007Whenever I see a sky like this, I think of Ernie and his artwork.2018-03-16T22:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/03/02/photo-of-the-week-march-2-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180227_d004.jpgENPO180227_D004Sandhill cranes on a mostly frozen Central Platte River north of The Nature Conservancy's Studnicka Tract. Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enpo180207_d016.jpgSandhills prairie and snow. Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Some kind of plant that was nipped off by some kind of animal. Stuff goldenrod? Rabbit? Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.2018-03-05T19:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/27/thawing-frozen-bugs-the-grand-experiment/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180226_d0121.gifENPO180226_D012hhhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/buggraph.pngbuggraphGraphhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180227_061356.gif20180227_061356Pining for the fjords?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180226_d012.gifENPO180226_D012There were at least two living creatures on the ice as the sun was going down, but neither were insects.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180226_220633.gif20180226_220633Pretty sure there's a fly floating there with those aquatic insects...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180226_220606.gif20180226_220606An extra leg.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180226_192508.gif20180226_192508A bowl of bugs on my kitchen counter.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180226_165242.gif20180226_165242Two of the 2018-03-01T03:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/23/photo-of-the-week-february-23-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo170902_d005.gifENPO170902_D005A horde of aphids on butterfly milkweed in my prairie garden.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo150723_d019.gifENPO150723_D019Aphids on stiff goldenrod at The Nature Conservancy's Bluestem Prairie, Minnesota.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo170810_d003.gifENPO170810_D003Aphids on whorled milkweed in our yard.2018-02-27T05:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/21/measuring-our-influence-as-conservation-scientists/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo150729_d003.gifENPO150729_D003We're good athttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo170825_d003.gifENPO170825_D003Field dayshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo161109_d015.gifENPO161109_D015Prescribed fire2018-02-27T06:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/16/photo-of-the-week-february-16-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180127_d002.gifENPO180127_D002Photo number 2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180127_d003.gifENPO180127_D003Photo number 1.2018-02-19T23:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/15/save-the-date-2018-grassland-restoration-network-workshop/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/grn-2018-save-the-date.jpgGRN 2018 Save the Date2018-03-01T05:59:58+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/14/seeds-of-promise/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo170802_d100.gifENPO170802_D100This overseeded prairie is not yet where we'd like it to be in terms of plant diversity, but it's far better off than before it had even the flowers shown here.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180213_d009.gifENPO180213_D009Seedshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180213_d006.gifENPO180213_D006Seedshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180213_d001.gifENPO180213_D001Seedshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180213_d007.gifENPO180213_D007Alex mixes up a batch of seeds to plant in a degraded native prairie.2019-12-11T02:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/08/photo-of-the-week-february-8-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180205_d004.gifENPO180205_D004Blowing snow acrosshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180205_d016.gifENPO180205_D016Upside downhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180205_d014.gifENPO180205_D014Dragonfly larva2018-03-04T22:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/07/diversity-redundancy-and-resilience/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo150719_d056.gifENPO150719_D056Bees rely on plant diversity to ensure a consistent supply of pollen and nectar across the growing season. In this case, tall thistle, an important native wildflower, is supplying food to a bee in return for pollination services.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo170427_d006.gifENPO170427_D006A monarch egg and caterpillar on whorled milkweed earlier this spring (April 27, 2017) in Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/milkweeds.gifmilkweedsA selection of milkweed species found in Nebraska, demonstrating the variety in flower colors and shapes among the group.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sunflowerhabitat.gifsunflowerhabitatAn illustration of the general habitat preferences of several perennial sunflowers found in Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo170817_d011.gifENPO170817_D011Plains sunflower, an annual, is a rapid colonizer of exposed in sandy prairies around Nebraska. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo110802_d065.gifENPO110802_D065Plant diversity 2018-03-01T06:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/02/01/photo-of-the-week-february-1-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180130_d020.gifENPO180130_D020https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180130_d019.gifENPO180130_D019https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180130_d012.gifENPO180130_D012https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180130_d011.gifENPO180130_D011https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180130_d008.gifENPO180130_D008https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/enpo180130_d003.gifENPO180130_D003Frozen2018-02-10T02:07:39+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/31/a-plot-sized-biodiversity-and-photography-project/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo180130_d024.gifENPO180130_D024Butterfly milkweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo180130_d026.gifENPO180130_D026Maximilian sunflowerhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo180130_d022.gifENPO180130_D022Stiff sunflowerhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo180130_d027.gifENPO180130_D027Switchgrasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo180130_d021.gifENPO180130_D021A view from abovehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo180130_d029.gifENPO180130_D029The square meter2018-02-22T19:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/26/photo-of-the-week-january-26-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170729_d017.gifENPO170729_D017Getting sharp photos of spiders on their webs is always an accomplishment. Even the slightest breeze pushes them around and makes it really hard to get a photo that isn't fuzzy. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170708_d023.gifENPO170708_D023American germander is fairly uncommon in our Platte River Prairies, but when it does occur, it often grows in large patches. It's always been a difficult flower for me to photograph because it sticks out in all different directions, and it's difficult to figure out what to focus on. As I walked past this plant, my brain saw something that might work, and I ended up with a photo I liked.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170620_d011.gifENPO170620_D011Canada milkvetch is 2018-01-31T18:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/22/pondering-winter-wildlife-cover-from-my-comfy-couch/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo071221_d004.gifENPO071221_D004Meadowlarks could learn from opossums, who either take over abandoned burrows from other mammals or find a nice wood pile to shelter in during cold weather and blizzards.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo090213_d111.gifENPO090213_D111https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo111204_d016.gifENPO111204_D016Muchhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo140206_d005.gifENPO140206_D005Somebodyhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo091231_d001.gifENPO091231_D001This rabbithttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170122_d003.gifENPO170122_D003https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170122_d004.gifENPO170122_D004https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170122_d002.gifENPO170122_D002Calvin found a drift he could nestle into for a little shelter against the strong winds. 2021-02-19T17:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/19/photo-of-the-week-january-19-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170614_d021.gifENPO170614_D021Spadefoots are stinking cute. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170728_d038.gifENPO170728_D038The northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) is one of the "true" frogs. If you watch them carefully, you might notice that they carry their noses just a little higher than other so-called frogs.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170614_d019.gifENPO170614_D019True toads have big paratoid glands behind their eyes, as seen in this boring, but useful, photo of a Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170614_d017.gifENPO170614_D017The plains spadefoot 2018-02-27T04:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/16/why-would-bison-have-done-that/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo160809_d037.gifENPO160809_D037Transienthttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170802_d089.gifENPO170802_D089Cattlehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo160809_d038.gifENPO160809_D038Even if bison were pushed off of areas they preferred, why wouldn't they have returned laterhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo160703_d007.gifENPO160703_D007A small area (100 acres or less) of regrowth from a hay harvest the previous fall became2024-05-11T01:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/12/photo-of-the-week-january-12-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo171226_d015.gifENPO171226_D015This was my favorite of the three decent shots, mainly because there was something interesting in the foreground (though I had a couple others with that ice formation much closer to the camera that would have been spectacular...)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo171226_d011.gifENPO171226_D011The log in this scene has been stuck on the same ledge for several years now. I keep waiting for a big water event to wash it away...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo171226_d013.gifENPO171226_D013Here is one of the three images I brought back from more than an hour photographing ice and water in the moonlight.2018-01-16T23:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/10/the-diversity-beauty-and-secret-lives-of-grasshoppers/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo160822_d044.gifENPO160822_D044How can you not like and admire the green fool grasshopper (Acrolophitus hertipes), with its raised back ridge, bright red antennae and charming face?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo160823_d004.gifENPO160823_D004https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo130815_d002.gifENPO130815_D002https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo150804_d005.gifENPO150804_D005The huge and flightless plains lubber (Brachystola magna) is as gorgeous as it is large.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo160703_d029.gifENPO160703_D029The cudweed grasshopper (Hypochlora alba) is named for its favorite food plant - Cudweed sagewort (Ambrosia ludoviciana), on which it is supremely well camouflaged.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo150807d005.gifENPO150807D005The painted grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor) rivals any bird for beauty in color and pattern.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo140928_d011.gifENPO140928_D011The differential grasshopper is one of only a few grasshopper species that can cause economic damage to farmers, ranchers, and gardeners. It's a native species that has adapted very well to the way we've altered its world.2018-01-23T18:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/05/photo-of-the-week-january-5-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo170104_d007.gifENPO170104_D007What do you see in this image of melting snow?2018-02-23T11:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2018/01/03/plant-game-january-3-2018/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enpo160517_d017.gifENPO160517_D017ch2018-01-15T22:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/28/photo-of-the-week-december-28-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171227_d010.gifENPO171227_D010Slushy ice floats down the Niobrara River as the sun comes up.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171227_d001.gifENPO171227_D001Tracks of some kind of water bird.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171227_d006.gifENPO171227_D006A skeletal stick frames the rising sun over the Niobrara River.2018-01-08T21:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/25/snow-and-light/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171224_d014.gifENPO171224_D014Final sideoatshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171224_d013.gifENPO171224_D013More heath asterhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171224_d011.gifENPO171224_D011More sideoatshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171224_d007.gifENPO171224_D007Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171224_d003.gifENPO171224_D003Heath2017-12-27T03:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/19/best-of-2017-stories-and-photos-from-the-year/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251.jpgHouse centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). Aurora, Nebraska.House centipede 2017-12-21T19:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/15/photo-of-the-week-december-15-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171215_d003.gifENPO171215_D003Birds, mice, and other creatures have already stripped all the seeds out of the sunflower plants in the prairie - including this stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171215_d004.gifENPO171215_D004The frost was quickly melting off of these aster (Aster lanceolatus) seed heads.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171215_d011.gifENPO171215_D011The rising sun was melting a light overnight frost, but it was cold enough out that I could catch some photos of frost in the light before it disappeared.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171215_d001.gifENPO171215_D001The first photo I took was this bundle of sensitive briar (Mimosa quadrivalvus) pods with one seed still hanging on inside the spiny pods.2017-12-16T10:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/12/catching-up-on-summer-photos/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170625_d007.gifENPO170625_D007The last rays of sunlight stream across the Niobrara River valley.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170718_d041.gifENPO170718_D041Mating assassin bugs on a plains sunflower. These ambush predators are often seen hunting on the sunflowers as well, taking advantage of abundant insects in search of accessible and nutritious pollen and nectar.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170630_d001.gifENPO170630_D001Ants appreciate the extrafloral nectar produced by plains sunflowers, and presumably help keep numbers of herbivorous insectshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170630_d014.gifENPO170630_D014This was one of the first plains sunflowers (Helianthus petiolaris) to bloom this summer, but as the summer progressed, sunflower populations exploded, especially where we'd burned in the spring.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170626_d009.gifENPO170626_D009One species we know thrives with lots of bare sand is the Ord's kangaroo rat. K-rat tracks are abundant in bare sand, distinguished by the relatively large size of the foot prints and the tail marks between them.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170613_d031.gifENPO170613_D031We are trying to better understand the potential ecological values of short vegetation structure and exposed soil in the Nebraska Sandhills. It's a set of habitat conditions most ranchers manage against, and we're wondering what species might benefit from having a little more around. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170728_d036.gifENPO170728_D036A gorgeous northern leopard frog stares at me from the bank of the Niobrara Valley Preserve. I like this photo for a lot of reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is that my daughter spotted the frog while we were out exploring together.2017-12-13T03:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/07/photo-of-the-week-december-7-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo160824_d081.gifENPO160824_D081Sandhills prairie. Cherry County, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo160825_d039.gifENPO160825_D039Wetland, dunes, and sky. Nebraska Sandhills in Cherry County, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo160822_d005.gifENPO160822_D005A hybrid of sandsage and sandhills prairie in Garden County, Nebraska.2017-12-11T14:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/05/my-wife-finds-a-basement-visitor/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171201_d001.gifENPO171201_D001This croppedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171201_d004.gifENPO171201_D004Face to facehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171201_d0051.gifENPO171201_D005House centipedehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo171201_d005.gifENPO171201_D005A house centipede2017-12-24T16:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/12/01/photo-of-the-week-december-1-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/enpo170729_d038.gifENPO170729_D038https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170729_d045.gifENPO170729_D045Annahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170729_d038.gifENPO170729_D038Robber fly and cicadahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170718_d037.gifENPO170718_D037Robber fly2017-12-28T15:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/28/a-brief-note-on-painted-milkvetch/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo160615_d029.gifENPO160615_D029https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170613_d004.gifENPO170613_D004nhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170613_d005.gifENPO170613_D005j2019-06-23T03:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/24/photo-of-the-week-november-24-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171120_d022.gifENPO171120_D022Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) still has seeds in many of its pods this time of year.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171120_d017.gifENPO171120_D017Something interesting happened to this Maximilian sunflower as it grew, but I'm not really sure what.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171120_d007.gifENPO171120_D007The exit hole in this goldenrod gall shows that a gall fly successfully emerged from it last spring. The galls without open holes contain (probably) a live larva sheltering over the winter.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171120_d011.gifENPO171120_D011This gall thumbs its nose at your preconceived ideas of what galls should look like.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171120_d001.gifENPO171120_D001Late November prairie can be fairly monochromatic, but still contains plenty to seek and find.2017-12-16T10:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/16/photo-of-the-week-november-16-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170630_d032.gifENPO170630_D032Golden lighthttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170630_d031.gifENPO170630_D031Ants on upright prairie coneflower2017-11-16T23:32:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/14/little-blue-butterflies/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo090906_d029.gifENPO090906_D029...the tails on the wings are helpful identification tools unless they're missing or hidden, as they are in this photo...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170927_d019.gifENPO170927_D019Melissa blue https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20170918_173250.gif20170918_173250Eastern-tailed bluehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170807_d0231.gifENPO170807_D023https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo170807_d023.gifENPO170807_D023Eastern-tailed blue2017-11-15T04:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/10/photo-of-the-week-november-10-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171104_d015.gifENPO171104_D015We were shocked to find a little patch of Campanula (bellflower) in full bloom. It was sheltered in a fairly steep draw, but must still have survived temperatures well below freezing several times in the last month.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171104_d007.gifENPO171104_D007As bark peels from pine skeletons, bark beetle galleries are revealed. Interestingly, I didn't see any on eastern red cedar - only on pine. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171104_d006.gifENPO171104_D006One of the best discoveries of the day was the first ponderosa pine seedling I've seen since the 2012 fire. it was right up on top of the ridge. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171104_d013.gifENPO171104_D013It's fun to speculate about the series of events that could have led to this sumac leaflet becoming impaled on this yucca leaf.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171104_d001.gifENPO171104_D001Smooth sumac leaf and yucca.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171104_d003.gifENPO171104_D003A burned eastern redcedar2017-11-20T18:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/08/a-seedy-survey/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo151217_d001.gifENPO151217_D001Nelson Winkel stands behind a pile of prairie seed. Most of our seed these days is harvested from our own prairies, but not everyone has the ability to harvest their own. Figuring out how to obtain seed that matches restoration objectives is tricky. 2017-11-10T07:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/07/prairies-as-placeholders/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo150804_d028.gifENPO150804_D028https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo160616_d023.gifENPO160616_D023Mentzelia and Sandhills prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo100712_d06.gifENPO100712_D06Katydidhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo130627_d118.gifENPO130627_D118Bison are charismatichttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo140822_d045.gifENPO140822_D045Flint hills prairie in Kansas 2017-12-05T02:47:59+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/11/03/photo-of-the-week-november-3-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171024_d015.gifENPO171024_D015This one brings to mind a couple different Looney Tunes cartoons for me.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171024_d014.gifENPO171024_D014So far, people have seen a giraffe, a scorpion, and a happy turkey in this one...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enpo171024_d012.gifENPO171024_D012Ponderosa Pine Bark pattern. Niobrara Valley Preserve2017-11-03T19:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/31/a-hopeful-metaphor-for-prairie-managers/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo150721_d020.gifENPO150721_D020Prairies like this are surely very different today than they were historically or than they will be in the future. What are the essential components and processes characteristic to prairies that need to be preserved amongst the change?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo160615_d048.gifENPO160615_D048Yellow bedstraw (Galium verum) is a yellow floweredhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo160616_d021.gifENPO160616_D021Big2017-12-08T06:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/27/photo-of-the-week-october-27-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171025_d0021.gifENPO171025_D002Only a few cottonwoods still had their leaves this week, making them stand out in the river valley.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171025_d002.gifENPO171025_D002Only a few deciduous trees still had leaves, making them stand out from their surroundings.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171022_d011.gifENPO171022_D011While cloudless skies make daytime photography difficult, they do have their advantages, especially when the wind calms down enough for long exposures (the shutter was open about 20 seconds to capture this starry scene).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171024_d010.gifENPO171024_D010Many of the pines killed by the 2012 fire have lost their tops to the wind, but this one was still standing tall and intact.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171024_d002.gifENPO171024_D002Late day light on ponderosa pine skeletons, burned in the 2012 wildfire. 2018-01-13T14:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/25/eeeeeek/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo070705_d032.gifENPO070705_D032Spiderhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo151019_d003.gifENPO151019_D003Bull snakehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo130508_d017.gifENPO130508_D017Red-sided garter snakehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo150927_d013.gifENPO150927_D013Wolf spider2018-07-01T20:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/20/photo-of-the-week-october-20-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170927_d028.gifENPO170927_D028More tall thistle seeds.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170927_d016.gifENPO170927_D016Tall thistle seed.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170921_d013.gifENPO170921_D013While bees get great value from tall thistles, this one got trapped and died by the sticky substance on the bracts beneath the flowers (which is probably meant to capture nectar-stealing ants).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170927_d010.gifENPO170927_D010Skippers like this one often feed from thistles, but this one was just resting on top of a half-empty seed head.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170917_d001.gifENPO170917_D001This bee was one of many feeding from tall thistles this fall.2017-10-24T11:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/16/but-sometimes-theyre-white/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo110704_d020.gifENPO110704_D020Hoary vervainhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo100523_d010.gifENPO100523_D010Spiderworthttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/salvia.gifSalviaPitcher sagehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/eustoma.gifEustomaPrairie gentian (Eustoma grandiflorum)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/liatris.gifliatrisDotted2017-11-07T19:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/13/photo-of-the-week-october-13-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/june16.gifJune16I have plenty of early morning photos with dew drops in them, but this is my current favorite.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/may-15.gifMay 15When I see this photo, I can still smell the smoke of the prairie fire that scorched the vegetation on and around the big ant mound. I was monitoring the aftermath of our prescribed fire when I found the ants, and was able to capture the heightened activity of the colony as they scrambled to assess their newly exposed condition after the fire.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/aug2014.jpgKatydid on purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea). TNC's Platte River Prairies.This katydid photo from 2014 is still one of my favorites because of the color and composition, but also because I can see its "ear" so clearly on its front elbow.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/aug2015.jpgAug2015I have countless photos of stiff sunfllower (Helianthus pauciflorus), but this is my current favorite. I like the color and composition, but also the fact that the petals are only partially elongated, giving it a different look than more mature flowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/155.gif155I honestly don't know when this photo was taken. It's a scan of an old slide. While I don't remember the date (I could look it up) I definitely remember the moment because I'd been trying for years to find a vantage point from which I could capture the landscape diversity of the Niobrara Valley Preserve and this was the first time I felt successful.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/aug-2015.gifaug-2015This photo of stiff sunflowers in restored prairie along the Platte River still evokes a strong memory of the morning itself.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/june13.gifJune13This image of a crab spider and ant was taken back in 2013.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/july17.gifJuly17I2017-10-21T23:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/10/back-door-thieves/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171004_d018.gifENPO171004_D018Flies were crawling around the bases of the flowers too,. It looked like they were feeding on something.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171004_d020.gifENPO171004_D020Another bee stealing nectar.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171004_d021.gifENPO171004_D021Thishttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171004_d022.gifENPO171004_D0222017-10-11T19:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/05/photo-of-the-week-october-5-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171004_d014.gifENPO171004_D014A beggarticks (Bidens sp) plant in water filled with floating duckweed.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171004_d023.gifENPO171004_D023Swamp milkweed seeds are poised to fly whenever the next big wind kicks up.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo171004_d006.gifENPO171004_D006Water flows over a small beaver dam, split and rippled by multi-colored vegetation.2017-10-06T04:11:07+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/10/02/a-little-calm-in-a-noisy-world/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170906_d012.gifENPO170906_D012Dew drops. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170927_d031.gifENPO170927_D031A painted lady butterfly settles in for the night on Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis). Deep Well Wildlife Management Area, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170914_d024.gifENPO170914_D024Grasshopper on silky prairie clover (Dalea villosa). Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170927_d017.gifENPO170927_D017Tall thistle (Cirsium altissimum) seeds. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170927_d022.gifENPO170927_D022A stinkbug posing on Canada tick clover. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/enpo170921_d009.gifENPO170921_D009Common milkweed seeds. Aurora, Nebraska.2017-10-08T02:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/29/plant-game-sept-27-2017-answers/2017-10-01T16:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/29/photo-of-the-week-september-29-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170927_d007.gifENPO170927_D007Insectshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170927_d003.gifENPO170927_D003Painted ladyhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170927_d002.gifENPO170927_D002Beehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170927_d008.gifENPO170927_D008https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170927_d009.gifENPO170927_D0092017-10-02T16:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/27/plant-game-september-27-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo150829d008.jpg2017-09-27T18:44:54+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/22/photo-of-the-week-september-22-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d024.gifENPO170917_D024This mantis was finishing off a skipper butterfly (Sachem?) while hanging beneath the flowers of pitcher sage (Salvia azurea).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d047.gifENPO170917_D047The mantis in this photo is not looking in a different direction than in the above photo, but the angle of light hitting the eyes makes it look that way.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d045.gifENPO170917_D045The "pupils" in the big compound eyes of mantids are actually pseudopupils, and are a trick of the light rather than an actual structure.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d011.gifENPO170917_D011"What? I'm eating here..."https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d009.gifENPO170917_D009Seen from underneath, the mouth of the mantis is really otherworldly.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d012.gifENPO170917_D012A Chinese mantis feeds on a captured hover fly.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d041.gifENPO170917_D041The Chinese praying mantis comes in either grayish-brown, green, or a combination of green and brown.2018-02-26T19:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/20/correctedupdated-information-on-the-painted-lady-migration-post/2017-11-03T16:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/20/the-painted-lady-butterfly-this-years-poster-child-for-insect-migration/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo130913_d018.gifENPO130913_D018Back in September 2013, I photographed this migrating variegated meadowhawk dragonfly on a dewy morning here in Aurora.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d025.gifENPO170917_D025https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d023.gifENPO170917_D023Danger lurks as a painted lady feeds right above a praying mantis which is finishing off a smaller butterfly (a skipper of some kind).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d013.gifENPO170917_D013Sunning itself.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d016.gifENPO170917_D016Painted lady on heath aster (Aster ericoides).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d004.gifENPO170917_D004Right after I took the earlier photo, a second painted lady butterfly joined the first.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170917_d003.gifENPO170917_D003This painted lady butterfly was sharing this (native) tall thistle blossom with a bee. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.2018-04-05T09:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/15/photo-of-the-week-september-15-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170914_d020.gifENPO170914_D020Smooth sumachttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170914_d030.gifENPO170914_D030Aromatic asterhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170914_d012.gifENPO170914_D012Most flowers donehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170914_d002.gifENPO170914_D002Rose hipshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170914_d001.gifENPO170914_D001Sunrise2017-09-22T12:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/11/becoming-a-rule-breaker-artistically/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d057.gifENPO170904_D057https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d056.gifENPO170904_D056https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d400.gifENPO170904_D4002017-10-22T20:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/07/photo-of-the-week-september-7-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d050.gifENPO170904_D050This was just one of hundreds (thousands?) of painted lady butterflies in the prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d041.gifENPO170904_D041Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d047.gifENPO170904_D047Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d038.gifENPO170904_D038Sneezeweed in restored wetland.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d032.gifENPO170904_D032This bumblebee apparently spent the night on this dotted gayfeather flower.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d021.gifENPO170904_D021Grasshopper on stiff goldenrodhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d001.gifENPO170904_D001The sun finally showed up through the smoky haze about an hour after sunrise.2017-09-24T02:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/09/05/does-dotted-gayfeather-flower-more-under-reduced-competition/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo160830_d005.gifENPO160830_D005Here is the 2016 burn patch about a year ago, near the end of a season of intensive grazing following a spring fire. You can see ungrazed dotted gayfeather flowers blooming. but most grass leaves have been grazed short.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d007.gifENPO170904_D007Dotted Gayfeatherhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170904_d014.gifENPO170904_D014One of the larger plantshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/liatrisramets.gifLiatrisRametshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/enpo170901_d003.gifENPO170901_D003It's the season2017-09-07T03:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/31/photo-of-the-week-august-31-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170830_d011.gifENPO170830_D011Black-tailed jackrabbit in the Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d101.gifENPO170816_D101A young porcupine at dusk - The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d011.gifENPO170816_D011Mule deer (in the rain) at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d009.jpgYoung porcupine. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Young porcupine. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d010.jpgMule deer. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Mule deer. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2017-09-01T20:55:32+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/28/well-now-i-wonder/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170825_d007.gifENPO170825_D007Populations of plains sunflower, like the one in this burned patch of Sandhills prairie, don't seem to flourish two years in a row, even when bare ground persists. There must be something else driving that population boom, or preventing a second one.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170825_d028.gifENPO170825_D028A closer look a the rose seeds, which seem to be split in half and hollowed out?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170825_d028_2.gifENPO170825_D028_2Rose hip remains.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170825_d005.gifENPO170825_D005Interesting holes in trailing wild bean leaves...2017-09-06T09:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/24/photo-of-the-week-august-24-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170824_d003.gifENPO170824_D003Fame flower up close.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170824_d002.gifENPO170824_D002Prairie fame flower. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.2017-08-29T02:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/23/trying-to-create-something-different-in-the-nebraska-sandhills/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170718_d010.jpgENPO170718_D010A cellophane bee (Colletes sp) https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170601_d010.jpgENPO170601_D010Lesser earless lizardhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170817_d016.gifENPO170817_D016Plains sunflower at sunrisehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d052.gifENPO170816_D052Unburnedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d035.gifENPO170816_D035Zoomed outhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d037.gifENPO170816_D037Showy evening primrose, aka fourpoint evening primrose (Oenothera rhombipetala) where the prairie was burned in 2015 and grazed intensively in both 2015 and 2016.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170817_d025.gifENPO170817_D025This landscape shot shows the abundance of plains sunflower across the entire burned patch.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170816_d018.gifENPO170816_D018Plains sunflower (an annual) https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170728_d001.gifENPO170728_D001This late July photo shows a portion of our west bison pasture that was burned this spring and has been grazed intensively by bison all year. Because bison are in the pasture year round, they had immediate access to the burned area and started grazing regrowth as soon as it was available.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170817_d033.gifENPO170817_D033The Nebraska Sandhills have 2019-06-21T17:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/21/total-eclipse-on-the-prairie/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d024.gifENPO170821_D024We had visitors from around Nebraska, as well as states like Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, and more. Kim and I are already talking about trying to travel somewhere in the patch of totality for the 2024 eclipse...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d001.gifENPO170821_D001My brother-in-law, Austin Bontrager is an amateur astronomer and greatly enhanced the experience for us by giving an introductory presentation and then setting up a telescope with a camera and live feed of the sun on a monitor we could all watch. Seeing the eclipse happen on an image of the sun the size of a basketball was extraordinary - especially looking at the sun spots and solar flares at the same time.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d021.gifENPO170821_D021The two minutes or so of totality blew by really fast. There wasn't really much time to pay attention to whether insect sounds changed or evening flowers opened. We were all too busy just soaking in the experience.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d018.gifENPO170821_D018Once the moon had completely covered the sun, it was safe to look at it without protective glasses. We had about 2 minutes and change of time before the signal to put our glasses back on and the first bright beam of sunlight came bursting out again.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d017.gifENPO170821_D017As we neared totality, we got the 360 degrees of sunset color we'd heard about. It was truly amazing.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d002.gifENPO170821_D002Despite quite a few people at the event, everyone was able to spread out and find their own personal piece of prairie to watch from. It really didn't feel crowded at all.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d013.gifENPO170821_D013This kid had the best eclipse mask of the day.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170821_d006.gifENPO170821_D006Standing around watching people look at the sun through goofy glasses was an experience in itself...2017-08-26T17:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/18/photo-of-the-week-august-18-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170815_d029.gifENPO170815_D029https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170815_d038.gifENPO170815_D038https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170815_d025.gifENPO170815_D025https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170815_d032.gifENPO170815_D032https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170815_d035.gifENPO170815_D035H2017-08-30T03:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/15/down-a-deer-vetch-rabbit-hole/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d079.gifENPO170802_D079Here's Canada milkvetch in the area not grazed hard last year - the grasses are much taller here...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d048.gifENPO170802_D048Canada milkvetch is blooming prolifically this year in the absence of cattle - it is shown here in the same area that was grazed intensively all last year.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d047.gifENPO170802_D047One last photo of the area burned and intensively grazed in 2016. Rosinweed (yellow flower in the foreground) can be seen blooming throughout the site, along with many more opportunistic plants such as the pink-flowered wild bergamot.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/slide5.pngSlide5This graph shows the average number of plant species found in square meter plots each year. In our part of Nebraska, 10-12 plant species per meter is a very respectable number.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/slide61.pngSlide6Plants listed in the legend are western ragweed, wild bergamot, woolly yarrow, and stiff sunflower.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo160830_d015.gifENPO160830_D015Here's another August 2016 photo of the intensively grazed portion of the prairie. Note the grazed Canada milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) plant in the lower right corner of the image. That species and rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) are two of the favorites of cattle.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo160830_d003.gifENPO160830_D003In 2016, the west half of this restored prairie was burned and then grazed intensively all season. This August 2016 photo shows that most of the grass was very short, though at least some wildflowers were ungrazed.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d063.gifENPO170802_D063Deer vetch, aka American bird's foot trefoil (Lotus unifoliolatus - used to be Lotus purshianus)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/slide8.pngSlide8Species here are white prairie clover (purple prairie clover shows a similar pattern but is slightly less abundant), Canada milkvetch, and rosinweed.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/slide7.pngSlide7These species are Illinois bundleflower, hoary vervain, stiff goldenrod, and heath aster.2017-08-18T02:38:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2011/05/09/ecological-resilience-in-prairies-part-1/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/enpo080603_d013.jpgenpo080603_d013Eastern red cedars can convert a prairie to something that may never return to anything resembling its former species composition and ecological function.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1590.jpgimg_1590Plant species like hairy goldenaster can respond during drought years when other plant species suffer. Maintaining species like that can help a prairie's resilience to drought.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/enpo090605_d003-large.jpgenpo090605_d003-largeTallgrass prairie at Camp Cornhusker (Boy Scouts of America) near Humboldt, Nebraska. What role does ecological resilience play in the future of prairies?2021-07-10T11:18:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/11/photo-of-the-week-august-11-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d021.gifENPO170802_D021Rocky mountain bee plant (Cleome serrulata). The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d071.gifENPO170802_D071Roundheaded bushclover (Lespedeza capitata). Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d114.gifENPO170802_D114Velvety gaura (Gaura parviflora). The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d042.gifENPO170802_D042Entire-leaved rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium). The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d004.gifENPO170802_D004Prairie gentian (Eustoma grandflorum). The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170801_d002.gifENPO170801_D002Illinois tickclover (Desmodium illinoensis). Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.2017-08-14T11:06:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/08/miscellaneous-sightings/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170805_d021.gifENPO170805_D021Julie Petersonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170805_d011.gifENPO170805_D011Hey Ed, your mom caught a toad.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d134.gifENPO170802_D134A male brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) perches high in the prairie, hoping to find and mate with an emerging queen of its species.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d035.gifENPO170802_D035Dodder flowershttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d023.gifENPO170802_D023Monarch caterpillar (finally) on common milkweed.2017-08-24T04:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/03/photo-of-the-week-august-3-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d117.gifENPO170802_D117https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d044.gifENPO170802_D044https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170731_d016.gifENPO170731_D016https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170731_d019.gifENPO170731_D019https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170802_d001.gifENPO170802_D001A painted lady nectars from lanceleaf blazing star in the Platte River Prairies this week.2017-08-05T14:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/08/01/popular-sunflowers/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d036.gifENPO170729_D036It was hard to see for sure, but I'm pretty sure this assassin bug was feeding on an individual of the same Perdita bee species shown above.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d034.gifENPO170729_D034Assassin bughttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d014.gifENPO170729_D014A tiny crab spiderhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d031.gifENPO170729_D031A robber fly perches on a flower bud.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d015.jpgENPO170729_D015Paper wasp on Plains sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris). The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d032.gifENPO170729_D032As a small female bee (Perdita albipennis) was gathering pollen from this sunflower, a male zipped in and began mating with her. She dragged him around and just kept foraging...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d028.gifENPO170729_D028Hover flyhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d010.gifENPO170729_D010Weevils and other beetles were also present on many of the sunflowers I saw.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d019.gifENPO170729_D019https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enpo170729_d008.gifENPO170729_D0082017-08-06T13:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/28/photo-of-the-week-july-28-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170718_d007.gifENPO170718_D007A metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon splendens) feeds on purple prairie clover, displaying its long tongue. (thanks to Mike Arduser for identifying this)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170718_d005.gifENPO170718_D005Prickly poppy (Argemone polyanthemos) at the Niobrara Valley Preserve.2017-08-02T10:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/24/pollinators-and-insect-conservation-field-day-august-5/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo160828_d016.gifENPO160828_D016The gray hairstreak butterfly is just one of many insects we should see on August 5. Come learn about both the invertebrates and the conservation work that keeps them around.2017-07-24T15:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/23/hubbard-fellowship-applications-are-being-accepted-now/2017-07-25T21:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/20/photo-of-the-week-july-20-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170718_d018.gifENPO170718_D018This wasp hung out on a yucca pod just long enough for me to photograph it.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170718_d017.gifENPO170718_D017The dead wasp.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170718_d013.gifENPO170718_D013My wasp sting hurt, but this wasp was having a worse day than I was having.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170718_d012.gifENPO170718_D012Just because the wasp is on top of the assassin bug doesn't mean it was getting the upper hand, as you'll soon see.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170718_d043.gifENPO170718_D043The assassin bugs didn't seem to be affected by the extreme heat. I spotted them near where I parked my truck and they were still there over an hour later when I finished walking my transects.2017-09-13T09:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/18/prairie-noise/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc_5906.gifDSC_5906https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc_5825.gifDSC_58252017-08-06T16:11:01+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/14/photo-of-the-week-july-14-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170712_d022.gifENPO170712_D022Few of our prairies in central Nebraska have compass plant - we're on the far western edge of its range. It's too bad. Compass plants add a great architectural structure to prairies that the sunflowers and other tall plants in our prairies don't quite achieve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170712_d024.gifENPO170712_D024https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170712_d028.gifENPO170712_D028Dickcissels were using compass plant as singing perches, but occasionally seemed to be feeding on them as well (or maybe just trying to get the sticky rosin off their feet - I couldn't really tell.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170712_d018.gifENPO170712_D018This tree cricket was one of many creatures, including lots of bees, enjoying the pollen of compass plant flowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170712_d021.gifENPO170712_D021A blooming compass plant is surrounded by the huge beautiful leaves of non-blooming companions.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170712_d014.gifENPO170712_D014Compass plant at sunrise2017-07-19T11:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/10/spider-watching/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170710_d024.gifENPO170710_D024...waiting for the spider to stop kicking...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170710_d013.gifENPO170710_D013This was shortly after the spider finished the wrapping process. You can still see the silk attached to its spinnerets (near its rear end).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170710_d010.gifENPO170710_D010I managed to get this shot during a very brief moment when the spider paused while wrapping the grasshopper nymph. The image is a little fuzzy because I was shooting through some vegetation, trying not to disturb it.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170710_d012.gifENPO170710_D012I think this is a juvenile Argiope spider. 2017-07-14T01:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/06/photo-of-the-week-july-6-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d021.gifENPO170703_D021https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d020.gifENPO170703_D020https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d015.gifENPO170703_D015https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d017.gifENPO170703_D017https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d013.gifENPO170703_D013A damselfly rests briefly on an ironweed (Vernonia sp.).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d025.gifENPO170703_D025...and another one.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d004.gifENPO170703_D004...and another one on purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170703_d007.gifENPO170703_D007Katydid nymph on white prairie clover (Dalea candida).2017-07-11T23:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/07/03/swarms-squadrons-and-skies/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170628_d018.gifENPO170628_D018Two of the flying ants that had been swarming around us the previous night.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170628_d012.gifENPO170628_D012The prairie and sky above it were absolutely gorgeous in the late day light.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/enpo170628_d031.gifENPO170628_D031Self portrait with swarming insects2017-07-05T14:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/29/photo-of-the-week-june-29-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170626_d025.gifENPO170626_D025https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170316_d057.gifENPO170316_D057https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170626_d024.gifENPO170626_D0242017-07-05T14:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/27/its-a-what/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170626_d006.gifENPO170626_D006https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170626_d004.gifENPO170626_D004As I photographed it, the mantidfly didn't seem at all concerned with me, and was hunting ants, including this one, which it struck at but missed.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170626_d008.gifENPO170626_D0082017-07-07T20:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/23/photo-of-the-week-june-23-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170620_d012.gifENPO170620_D012This katydid nymph was one of many insects enjoying the abundance (and easily accessible pollen) of sensitive briar this year.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170620_d016.gifENPO170620_D016Sensitive briar blooming on a sandy hill this year in the Platte River Prairies.2017-06-24T00:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/20/register-for-the-2017-grassland-restoration-network-now/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo140822_d200.gifENPO140822_D200These research plots at Konza show a pretty stark difference between a couple different fire frequency treatments...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo160915_d008.gifENPO160915_D0082017-06-20T19:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/20/exotic-beauty/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d061.gifENPO170612_D061https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d063.gifENPO170612_D063https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d060.gifENPO170612_D060https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170602_d008.gifENPO170602_D008Tragopogon dubius2017-06-23T13:20:05+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/15/photo-of-the-week-june-15-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d018.gifENPO170612_D018This calf https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d034.gifENPO170612_D034A grasshopper nymph stands out on a background of puccoon flowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170613_d012.gifENPO170613_D012A young katydid nymph feeds on wild rose pollen.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d036.gifENPO170612_D036This fledgling grasshopper sparrow looks very much like its parents, but a little cuter.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d024.gifENPO170612_D024I belly crawled about 10 yards to get this cute photo. Don't worry, I think I got most of the sand burs out of my belly.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d032.gifENPO170612_D032A fledgling horned lark peers at me from its hiding place.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170612_d019.gifENPO170612_D019Bison calves are at almost maximum cuteness at the moment.2017-06-18T05:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/15/events-and-announcements/2017-06-15T18:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/12/child-care-can-be-a-burden/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_8749.gifDSC_87492017-06-14T00:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/08/photo-of-the-week-june-8-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d042.gifENPO170607_D042https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d041.gifENPO170607_D041https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d040.gifENPO170607_D040https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d039.gifENPO170607_D039https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d037.gifENPO170607_D037https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d035.gifENPO170607_D035https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d032.gifENPO170607_D032https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d012.gifENPO170607_D012https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170607_d010.gifENPO170607_D0102017-06-12T10:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/07/surprising-little-gems/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170601_d023.gifENPO170601_D023https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170601_d024.gifENPO170601_D024https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170601_d016.gifENPO170601_D016Cactus2017-06-13T03:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/06/02/photo-of-the-week-june-2-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enpo170530_d025.jpgWood tick. Toadstool Park, Nebraska.A female American Dog Tick waiting for just the right someone to pass by.2017-06-11T19:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/31/vacation-at-toadstool-geologic-park/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170531_d020.gifENPO170531_D020We saw a lot of these evening primroses (I think they are gumbo-lily - Oenothera caespitosa)) seemed to be able to grow in almost no soil, along with many other plants in the park.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170530_d034.gifENPO170530_D034The landscape was no less impressive after dark, especially when illuminated by a crescent moon.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170530_d004.gifENPO170530_D004The mud at the bottom of the ephemeral stream courses was drying out after recent rains, and there were some fascinating reticulated patterns here and there.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170530_d023.gifENPO170530_D023Alkali milkvetch (Astragalus racemosus) was growing all over the place, and seemed to be partciularly attractive to bumble bees.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170531_d0181.gifENPO170531_D018https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170531_d018.gifENPO170531_D018Large rocks suspended on eroding soils were common across the park.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170531_d009.gifENPO170531_D009This was, I think, wild parsley, growing on rocky flats, surrounded by rock formations.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170531_d015.gifENPO170531_D015White penstemon was pretty, but crested beardtongue (Penstemon eriantherus) was even more spectacular.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170530_d015.gifENPO170530_D015Wildflowers were putting on a real show while we were there, including white beardtongue (Penstemon albidus).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170531_d007.gifENPO170531_D007The landscape of Toadstool Geologic Park is amazing.2017-06-09T14:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/26/photo-of-the-week-may-26-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170525_d015.gifENPO170525_D015Here is a close-up photo showing the diversity and abundance of the flies jammed into the stem. I looked, but didn't see the eggs that must have been there.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170525_d021.gifENPO170525_D021Here is the flowering stem Nelson picked up next to the plant it had been sliced off of.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo140531_d011.gifENPO140531_D011Shell leaf penstemon has big showy flowers that are just the right size for bumblebees, but are used by other pollinators as well.2017-06-07T11:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/23/plant-game-may-23-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170521_d010.gifENPO170521_D010Bonus plant quiz. What is the name of this plant I photographed over the weekend at our family prairie? Choices: A) Starry milkvetch, B) Lambert's crazyweed, C) Coryambula Fig, D) Higg's Bow Sun2017-05-31T16:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/19/photo-of-the-week-may-19-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170509_d011.gifENPO170509_D011By the time this monarch emerges as an adult in a few weeks, there should be plenty of wildflowers available for it. Hopefully, it will be competing against a number of bees and other pollinators that made it through a tough spring season.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170413_d015.gifENPO170413_D015Shrubs like this wild plum (Prunus americana) can provide critically important pollinator resources when few wildflowers are blooming. This photo was taken back in mid-April.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170508_d001.gifENPO170508_D001Prairie ragwort (Packera plattensis) was a welcome sight for this orange sulphur butterfly after its northward migration this spring.2017-05-24T19:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/17/the-joy-angst-excitement-and-dread-of-walking-through-a-young-restored-prairie/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d052.gifENPO170515_D052I was really glad to see this coyote track along the edge of the site. The presence of these (relatively) large predators will be key to the long-term success of the ecological community in this restored prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d033.gifENPO170515_D033Duck and raccoon tracks joined the tracks of many shorebirds along the edges of the restored wetlands. It's really encouraging to see how quickly wildlife and insect species colonize these sites, even while the plant community is still young.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d018.gifENPO170515_D018Seed pods of Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoiensis) show that this native perennial legume established and bloomed in its first year at the site.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d035.gifENPO170515_D035In addition to areas of strong native plant growth and others dominated still by non-native or "weedy" plants, there were also areas where bare ground was dominant. Again, alluvial soils make all of this really interesting because the soils vary greatly from place to place and strongly regulate plant growth.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d034.gifENPO170515_D034Sweetclover (Melilotus sp) is abundant across much of the new site. Experience here shows that sweet clover (though I don't like it) doesn't seem to actually affect plant diversity much, so we'll just let it go until the site is established well enough to support fire and cattle grazing. At that point, the cattle will keep the sweet clover suppressed because it's one of their favorite plants to eat.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d017.gifENPO170515_D017This section of wetland had standing water a few weeks ago, but has now gone dry, leaving great habitat for shorebirds (but also for young cottonwoods). https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d050.gifENPO170515_D050Some of the wetland pools had tadpoles in them, likely from the Woodhouse's toads that have already colonized the area. I also saw leopard frogs hopping around. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d032.gifENPO170515_D032We purposefully designed the wetlands to vary in their depth to groundwater so that we'd have some areas of standing water most of the time, but also many other areas that go dry each summer.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d014.gifENPO170515_D014The wetland swales are filling in quickly with wetland plants, including lots of spikerushes, grasses, rushes, and a few forbs and sedges. Much of that vegetation came from our seed, but I think some also came from the seedbank.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170515_d013.gifENPO170515_D013Canada milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis), hoary vervain (Verbena stricta), goldenrod (Solidago gigantea), and Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis) make up a very nice patch of new prairie plants.2017-06-05T23:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/12/photo-of-the-week-may-12-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170509_d006.gifENPO170509_D006https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170509_d001.gifENPO170509_D001A mason bee visits beardtongue blossoms - note the pollen stored on the underside of its abdomen.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170509_d002.gifENPO170509_D0022017-05-15T14:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/09/2017-field-days-and-a-photo-question/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/beeheads.gifbeeheadsHere is a sidehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170502_d006.gifENPO170502_D006dhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170502_d005.gifENPO170502_D005vhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo160530_d006.gifENPO160530_D006The eyes of this Woodhouse's toad are both sharply in focus, but the tip of her nose/snout is a little out of focus - but not enough to be distracting.2017-05-15T16:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/05/photo-of-the-week-may-5-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc_3975.gifDSC_3975In this photo, it's easier to see the wolf spider's https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170501_d007.gifENPO170501_D007In the gardenhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170427_d010.gifENPO170427_D010little https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170501_d002.gifENPO170501_D002Wolf spider2017-05-08T10:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/05/03/frosty-monarchs/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170502_d003.gifENPO170502_D003This was one of several monarch eggs we found on common milkweed plants yesterday.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170502_d024.gifENPO170502_D024The common milkweed plant on the left was more typical of most of the plants we saw on our walk yesterday. Note the whorled milkweed on the right side of the image - it looks perfectly fine.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170502_d001.gifENPO170502_D001This common milkweed plant looks a little wilted from the frost, but not as bad as the warm-season grasses surrounding it. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/enpo170502_d020.gifENPO170502_D020This was one of two adult monarchs I saw yesterday. This one was so intent on feeding it let me sneak up within a foot or so of it for a photograph.2017-05-05T12:47:08+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/28/photo-of-the-week-april-28-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170427_d007.gifENPO170427_D007This plant had both an egg and an already-hatched caterpillar. Hopefully, as it grows, it will find not only sufficient milkweed, but also abundant nectar resources for its adult life.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo160630_d003.gifENPO160630_D003Whorled milkweed is often overlooked and underappreciated, but is certainly proving its worth this spring.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170427_d003.gifENPO170427_D003This tiny little caterpillar was busily munching away on whorled milkweed. It was just a few millimeters long.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170424_d0071.gifENPO170424_D007https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170424_d007.gifENPO170424_D007Usually, the monarch laid only a single egg per plant, but some plants had as many as three on the same small plant. Hopefully, those caterpillars will be able to make their way to surrounding plants if they overwhelm the ones they start on.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170424_d005.gifENPO170424_D005A monarch egg on whorled milkweed in our backyard.2017-04-29T22:19:04+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/26/how-small-is-too-small/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170415_d020.gifENPO170415_D020Reasonable plant diversity and the presence of host plants like this prairie violet have so far allowed our family prairie to support a population of regal fritillary butterflies, but the small size and isolated nature of our prairie means if they have a bad year, they could easily disappear and never return.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo160703_d014.gifENPO160703_D014Bison herds need very large prairies, but we don't know as much about the amount of land needed to sustain populations of bees, leafhoppers, jumping mice, or even genetically viable plant populations.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo140707_d001.gifENPO140707_D001Smooth brome and other invaders can quickly dominate small prairie patches without careful management.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo140829_d014.gifENPO140829_D014Even small creatures like grasshoppers would have a hard time surviving in a patch of plants the size of a kitchen table.2017-05-03T11:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/20/photo-of-the-week-april-20-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170417_d017.gifENPO170417_D017https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170417_d014.gifENPO170417_D014Ground plum (Astragalus crassicarpus) at the Helzer prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170415_d008.gifENPO170415_D008Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) at our family prairie near Stockham, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170415_d006.gifENPO170415_D006Pussytoes at the Helzer prairie again.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d005.gifENPO170408_D005Carolina anemone (Anemone caroliniana) at Gjerloff Prairie.2017-04-22T19:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/18/not-yet-monarchs-not-yet/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo150721_d008.gifENPO150721_D008No, this wasn't a monarch from this spring. This was photographed in Minnesota in July 2015, a reasonable time and place for monarchs. There is no milkweed to be found yet in our prairies this spring.2017-05-15T08:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/13/photo-of-the-week-april-13-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d032.gifENPO170408_D032Grasshopper nymph #2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d026.gifENPO170408_D026Grasshopper nymph #1https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d0381.gifENPO170408_D038https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d038.gifENPO170408_D038Close up of two prairie dandelion flowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d035.gifENPO170408_D035Prairie dandelion at Gjerloff Prairie.2017-04-17T19:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/11/spring-obsession/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d018.gifENPO170408_D018https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d014.gifENPO170408_D014https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d051.gifENPO170408_D051https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170408_d019.gifENPO170408_D0192017-05-22T17:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/10/burning-for-good-reasons/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170404_d029.gifENPO170404_D029Here is what the burn unit looked like right after the fire. You can see lots of pocket gopher mounds scattered through the black, but also a few small unburned patches. Those unburned areas are perfectly fine with us, and actually provide some valuable areas of refuge for animals within a larger burn area.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170404_d022.gifENPO170404_D022Here, Nelson walks through the black in a low spot where not all the litter was burning well. This was while we were waiting for the humidity to drop a little more.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170404_d019.gifENPO170404_D019On our second attempt, we had much better fire behavior. Here, a fire is backing uphill through vegetation and getting pretty complete consumption.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170331_d003.gifENPO170331_D003Here's our group, deep in discussion about objectives, results, and whether or not to continue with the fire.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170331_d005.gifENPO170331_D005You can see from this photo that while most of the dry standing vegetation burned, much of the litter/thatch remained behind.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170331_d001.gifENPO170331_D001Nelson Winkel, our land steward, had to work pretty hard to get the grass ignited. While it looks like there's a lot of fire here, watch the video below to get a better picture of how the fire was actually burning.2017-04-21T22:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/06/photo-of-the-week-april-6-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170403_d002.gifENPO170403_D002Carolina anemone can be hard to find in large prairies because, while showy, the flowers aren't tall enough to be seen from afar. This one, though, is in my prairie garden, making it really easy to find.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170402_d006.gifENPO170402_D006I don't know what plant this will grow into, but it was germinating at our family prairie last weekend.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170403_d003.gifENPO170403_D003Although speedwell isn't a native wildflower, I enjoy seeing it every year. It's often the first flower I see each spring, and always makes me happy.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170402_d016.gifENPO170402_D016This fly is feeding on the pollen of a female pussytoes flower in our prairie garden behind the house.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo170402_d004.gifENPO170402_D004Pussytoes2017-05-23T00:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/04/03/hubbard-fellowship-blog-the-nature-of-human-intervention/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/urdill-cottonwood_pc-katharine-h1.gifurdill-cottonwood_PC-Katharine-Hhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enpo110325_d013.gifENPO110325_D013People have been lighting prairies on fire for as long as today's North American grasslands have existed.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/urdill-cottonwood_pc-katharine-h.gifurdill-cottonwood_PC-Katharine-HThe author cuts down a tree along the margin of one of our Platte River Prairies. Photo by Katharine Hogan.2017-04-20T22:51:57+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/31/photo-of-the-week-march-31-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo150804_d015.gifENPO150804_D015Silky prairie clover has a subtle beauty that fits well in the sandy prairies it lives in. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo120924_d002.gifENPO120924_D002Hare's-foot dalea, aka annual dalea, is not a showy prairie clover, but is still pretty. It comes and goes in our restored prairies, often responding positively during the recovery periods following bouts of fire and grazing.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo160702_d017.gifENPO160702_D017Golden dalea is a beautiful prairie clover found on prairie hillsides here and there around the state. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo160629_d021.gifENPO160629_D021White prairie clover is also widespread across Nebraska and popular among pollinators. This one is hosting both a long-horned beetle and weevil.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo130727_d013.gifENPO130727_D013Purple prairie clover is well known and well-distributed across Nebraska. It is a big favorite among bees, and while cattle will often eat it under relatively high stocking rates, it survives periodic grazing very well.2017-04-02T12:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/29/now-you-see-them-now-you-dont-but-they-might-still-be-there/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo120607_d0601.gifENPO120607_D060Early-season cattle intensive grazing helps us suppress cool-season invasive grasses like smooth brome and reduce its ability to outcompete many native grasses and wildflowers. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo120607_d060.gifENPO120607_D060Early-season cattle intensive grazing helps us suppress cool-season invasive grasses like smooth brome (Bromus inermis) and reduce its ability to outcompete many native grasses and wildflowers. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spurgeandgoats.jpgspurgeandgoatsOne of the goats used at Altamont Prairie and an exclosure showing a dramatic difference between the dense flowering spurge plants in ungrazed areas and no apparent spurge in grazed areas. Photos courtesy of TNC's Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter2017-03-31T02:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/24/photo-of-the-week-march-24-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/early_d053.gifearly_D053Mid-June 2015.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6165.gifIMG_6165Derr Wetland early July 2015https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/early_d006.gifearly_D006Derr Wetland in early June 2015.2017-03-27T00:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/21/hubbard-alumni-post-chicken-wire/2017-03-27T13:16:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/17/photo-of-the-week-march-17-2016-2/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170316_d056.gifENPO170316_D056https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170316_d051.gifENPO170316_D051https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170316_d049.gifENPO170316_D0492017-03-17T23:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/14/should-we-manage-for-rare-species-or-species-diversity/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo160825_d003.gifENPO160825_D003This bottle gentian plant was growing in a hayed meadow in the Nebraska Sandhills. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo140829_d042.gifENPO140829_D042Grazing can decrease the size of rare plant populations, especially in comparison to sites under repetitive haying or burning management. However, grazing can also increase plant diversity and provide more varied habitat structure for wildlife and invertebrates.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo100708_d28.gifENPO100708_D28Regal fritillary butterflies are very sensitive to fire, and can be eliminated from isolated prairies if the entire site is burned at an inopportune time. However, populations can also thrive in large prairies managed with a combination of fire and grazing, as long as sufficient unburned areas are left each year. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo160719_d005.gifENPO160719_D005Balancing the needs of rare plants like Canada milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis), pollinators, and many other aspects of prairie communities can be a major challenge.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo150721_d032.gifENPO150721_D032Culver's root.2017-11-02T13:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/09/photo-of-the-week-march-9-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170309_d102.gifENPO170309_D102Silhouettes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170309_d003.gifENPO170309_D003Sandhill cranes roosting in the river prior to sun-up.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170309_d005.gifENPO170309_D005Our viewing blinds aren't fancy, but they put you right at the edge of the river to watch one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170309_d006.gifENPO170309_D006Atticus braved a cold breeze in his face to watch cranes dance and loaf around before lifting off to go feed in fields and meadows for the day.2017-03-13T14:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/07/spines-thorns-and-the-plant-game/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170215_d003.gifENPO170215_D003Woods rose (Rosa woodsii). Hall County, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170215_d011.gifENPO170215_D011Honey locust thorn.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170212_d026.gifENPO170212_D026Buffalo bur seed pods. Hamilton County, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo170212_d023.gifENPO170212_D023Osage orange spines. Hamilton County, Nebraska.2017-03-10T18:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/02/photo-of-the-week-march-2-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo150802_d004_2.gifenpo150802_d004_2Sunflowers and sunrise in the Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo160709_d006.gifenpo160709_d006Smith Falls, a well-known landmark and tourist stop along the Niobrara River.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo140629_d002.gifenpo140629_d002A saltmarsh caterpillar in early morning light.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo150804_d0231.gifenpo150804_d023https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo150804_d023.gifenpo150804_d023Hay bales and windmill in the Nebraska Sandhills.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo090213_d111.gifenpo090213_d111A red-bellied woodpecker in a snowstorm in eastern Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/22.gif22https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo130913_d018.gifenpo130913_d018A migratory dragonfly and morning dew at its overnight roost in a small prairie outside Aurora.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/enpo140319_d128.gifenpo140319_d128Sandhill cranes float gently to their overnight roost on the Platte River.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/24.gif24Fog and the Niobrara River at the Niobrara Valley Preserve.2017-03-06T13:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/03/01/hubbard-fellowship-blog-no-earth-without-art/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0846.jpgimg_0846Pausing beforehand for a sip of coffee is arguably not one of the more subtly demanding aspects of spraying weeds (in this case, reed canary grass) – but on chilly days it is one of the nicest! Photo by Katharine Hoganhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc_0397.jpgdsc_0397Katharine using a plasma cutter. Photo by Eric Chien.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/39a230aa-d7f7-4778-81a9-4f77e56c0415.jpg39a230aa-d7f7-4778-81a9-4f77e56c0415One of my few recent pieces of art, inspired by the fields of sunflowers seen along the Platte River in late summer. Photo by Katharine Hogan2017-03-02T21:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/28/save-the-date-grassland-restoration-network-july-11-12-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160915_d008.gifenpo160915_d008A discussion in front of cardinal flower and a restored wetland during the 2016 Grassland Restoration Network at The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies.2017-03-02T01:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/23/photo-of-the-week-february-23-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170209_d005.gifenpo170209_d005A frozen rush embedded in ice.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170209_d004.gifenpo170209_d004Frozen wetland plants and bubbles near the edge of a frozen, but melting wetland.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170209_d003.gifenpo170209_d003Ice and wetland rushes/grasses on the edge of a wetland. The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.2017-02-24T13:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/22/pill-bug-mystery/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo161116_d008.gifenpo161116_d008novemberhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170215_d009.gifenpo170215_d009caught in grasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170215_d007.gifenpo170215_d007isopodhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170215_d008.gifenpo170215_d008clusterhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170215_d005.gifenpo170215_d005Pill bugs2024-11-13T23:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/20/introducing-the-plant-game/2017-02-21T14:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/16/photo-of-the-week-february-16-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170212_d001.gifenpo170212_d001https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170212_d018.gifenpo170212_d018https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170212_d009.gifenpo170212_d009https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170212_d008.gifenpo170212_d008https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170212_d014.gifenpo170212_d014https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170212_d013.gifenpo170212_d013Rosette of common evening primrose (Oenothera villosa). 2017-02-20T13:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/14/the-life-of-a-single-mom-bee/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo130831_d014.gifenpo130831_d014A "long-horned bee" (Melissodes sp) on dotted gayfeather (Liatris punctata).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo120503_d0031.gifenpo120503_d003thishttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo140804_d029.gifenpo140804_d029Solitary beehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160630_d009.gifenpo160630_d009solitary beehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo140829_d027.gifenpo140829_d027Malehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo120503_d003.gifenpo120503_d003this2017-02-24T13:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/09/photo-of-the-week-february-9-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160815_d026.gifenpo160815_d026A small beetle feeds on pollen, seemingly unaware of the camouflaged danger lurking nearby (crab spider).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160815_d019.gifenpo160815_d019More snow-on-the-mountain.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160815_d010.gifenpo160815_d010Sno-https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160815_d019.jpgenpo160815_d019Snow-on-the-mountain. Euphorbia marginata. Helzer family prairie near Stockham, Nebraska.2022-06-27T03:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/06/compatibility-of-cows-conservation-and-climate-change/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160830_d003.gifenpo160830_d003Ghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo150804_d026.gifenpo150804_d026Simply getting rid of cattle altogether is probably not a great strategy for conservation. Plus, how could you get rid of something this cute?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo160824_d117.gifenpo160824_d117Bisonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo090720_d022.gifenpo090720_d022Cattlehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo140822_d035.gifenpo140822_d035C2018-01-25T01:20:33+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/06/hubbard-alumni-blog-platte-meditations/2017-02-07T00:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/02/03/photo-of-the-week-february-3-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170129_d021.gifenpo170129_d021https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170129_d013.gifenpo170129_d013https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170129_d019.gifenpo170129_d019https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170129_d020.gifenpo170129_d020https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170129_d018.gifenpo170129_d018leafhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170129_d007.gifenpo170129_d007Icehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/enpo170129_d001.gifenpo170129_d001Ice2017-02-04T23:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/30/survey-data-is-in-thank-you/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170129_d004.gifenpo170129_d004A black hole?2017-02-01T22:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/26/photo-of-the-week-january-26-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d0601.gifenpo170117_d060https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d030.gifenpo170117_d030https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d046.gifenpo170117_d046https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d069.gifenpo170117_d069https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d060.gifenpo170117_d060https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d064.gifenpo170117_d064https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d044.gifenpo170117_d044https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d020.gifenpo170117_d020https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d032.gifenpo170117_d032https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d037.gifenpo170117_d0372017-01-28T02:43:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/24/hubbard-fellowship-post-erics-great-plains-tourism-proposal/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pc-katharine.gifpc-katharineThe author cuts down a tree in a prairie, simultaneously providing a treat for cattle at the same site. Photo by Katharine Hogan.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc0013.gif_dsc0013Katharinehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1555.gifimg_1555Katharine (Hubbard Fellow) preparing for some chainsaw work on a late summer morning.2017-01-30T17:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/22/survey-reminder/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo160530_d006.gifenpo160530_d0062017-01-24T03:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/19/a-prairie-ecologist-survey-please-help/2017-01-24T21:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/18/photo-of-the-week-january-18-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d042.gifenpo170117_d042Grasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d061.gifenpo170117_d061Indiangrasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d053.gifenpo170117_d053Switchgrasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d038.gifenpo170117_d038Holehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d025.gifenpo170117_d025Stiff goldenrodhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d036.gifenpo170117_d036Indiangrasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d027.gifenpo170117_d027Stiff goldenrodhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d013.gifenpo170117_d013Switchgrasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d017.gifenpo170117_d017Indiangrasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo170117_d009.gifenpo170117_d009sunrise2017-01-28T02:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/13/photo-of-the-week-january-13-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo160823_d032.gifenpo160823_d032The Niobrara River. Cherry County.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo141009_d019.gifenpo141009_d019The Wildcat Hills of the Nebraska panhandle.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo080808_d041.gifenpo080808_d041Fort Robinson State Park in the Pine Ridge of northwest Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo160822_d064.gifenpo160822_d064The Blue Creek valley in Garden County.2017-02-02T01:40:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/10/hubbard-fellowship-blog-mysterious-strands-of-silk/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc_0888.jpgdsc_0888This was a typical amount of webbing that had been constructed on each of the thousands of plants across the section of the burn.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc_0895.jpgdsc_0895g2017-01-11T15:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/05/photo-of-the-week-january-5-2017/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo160710_d006.gifenpo160710_d006https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/enpo160702_d034.gifenpo160702_d0342017-01-08T09:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2017/01/04/how-science-works-and-why-it-matters/2017-02-20T13:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/12/29/photo-of-the-week-december-29-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161227_p006.gifenpo161227_p006https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161227_p005.gifenpo161227_p005https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161227_d023.gifenpo161227_d023https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161227_d016.gifenpo161227_d016https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161227_d013.gifenpo161227_d013https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161226_d027.gifenpo161226_d027https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161226_d026.gifenpo161226_d026https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161226_d020.gifenpo161226_d020https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161226_d015.gifenpo161226_d015https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161226_d005.gifenpo161226_d0052017-01-04T14:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/12/22/photo-of-the-week-december-22-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo160615_d011.gifenpo160615_d011An apparent larkspur flower feeder...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo160615_d007.gifenpo160615_d007Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens) in the Nebraska Sandhills.2016-12-22T22:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/12/20/best-of-2016-stories-and-photos-from-this-year/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/52.jpg52Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentale)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/51.jpg51Robber fly with tiger beetlehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/50.jpg50Bison roundup. Niobrara Valley Preservehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/49.jpgGrasshopper on rosinweed. Helzer family prairie.Grasshopper on rosinweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/48.jpgOld house/homestead Ted Turner's Deer Creek Ranch in Sheridan County, Nebraska.Old house. Nebraska Sandhillshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/47.jpgMule deer. Spikebox Ranch. Sandhills Properties, Inc. (Ted Turner Ranch)Mule deer. Nebraska Sandhillshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/45.jpg45Bison. Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/44.jpg44Crab spider and small beetle https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/43.jpgBlack-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Black-tailed prairie doghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/42.jpg42Yucca moths2017-07-07T21:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/12/15/photo-of-the-week-december-15-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161028_d016.gifenpo161028_d016A beetle on prairie dog poop. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo161028_d014.gifenpo161028_d014Flies on prairie dog poop. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2016-12-18T22:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/12/09/photo-of-the-week-december-9-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo160824_d108.gifenpo160824_d108Bumblebeehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo160824_d106.gifenpo160824_d106Paper wasphttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo160824_d109.gifenpo160824_d109Morehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo160822_d073.gifenpo160822_d073Rocky mountain bee plant in the Nebraska Sandhills.2016-12-12T10:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/12/07/weaver-small-grants-request-for-proposals-out-now/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo141009_d001.gifenpo141009_d001Jasmine Cutter collects data on vegetation structure as part of a small mammal research project. The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies.2016-12-09T12:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/12/01/photo-of-the-week-december-1-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/enpo160625_d003.gifenpo160625_d003A small2016-12-15T16:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/29/the-mechanics-of-conservation/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo160824_d078.gifenpo160824_d078Land managershttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc0143.gif_dsc0143A paint marker note of "encouragement". Photo by Eric Chien2016-12-03T02:31:10+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/23/photo-of-the-week-november-23-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/helzer070106_d009.gifhelzer070106_d009Niobrara Valley Preservehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo141009_d008.gifenpo141009_d008Setting moonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo160616_d004.gifenpo160616_d004Sandhills sunrisehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo160824_d073.gifenpo160824_d073Sandhills2016-11-26T15:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/18/photo-of-the-week-november-18-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d009.gifenpo161116_d009ghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d041.gifenpo161116_d041Grasshopperhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d028.gifenpo161116_d028skeletonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d037.gifenpo161116_d037Back firehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d014.gifenpo161116_d014Sunflower stalkshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d019.gifenpo161116_d019Gophershttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d015.gifenpo161116_d015Goldenrod gallshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d011.gifenpo161116_d011Some grasses and sedgeshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d036.gifenpo161116_d036Cedar treehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161116_d006.gifenpo161116_d006Big bluestem skeletons2016-12-01T16:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/16/hubbard-fellowship-blog-scaling-up-the-emotional-impact-of-prairies/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo070312_d007.gifenpo070312_d007Sandhill cranes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo100615_d007.gifenpo100615_d007Sandhills prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve in northern Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo130813_d027.gifenpo130813_d027Young bison bulls at The Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/untitled-11.gifuntitled-1For some, the beauty found in small prairie patches is sufficiently captivating. For others, however, a sweeping landscape of prairiehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/untitled-1.gifuntitled-1There is a big2016-11-17T17:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/11/photo-of-the-week-november-11-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161109_d017.gifenpo161109_d017At the end of every fire, we hold an "after action review" in which every member of the crew shares what went well, what they learned, and what might help us do better in the future.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161109_d008.gifenpo161109_d008Nothing to do now but watch.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161109_d015.gifenpo161109_d015Here, Eric, our other Hubbard Fellow, ignites the head fire, which runs quickly with a tailwind until it is stopped by the backing fire and blackened area at the far end of the unit. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161109_d004.gifenpo161109_d004A firefighter in a UTV with a slip-on pump unit follows Katharine's ignition and prevents the fire from creeping into the mowed firebreak. By this stage in the fire, the wind was mostly blowing the fire into the unit, making this job easier.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161109_d003.gifenpo161109_d003Katharine Hogan, one of our Hubbard Fellows, ignites the west flank of the fire. 2016-11-11T22:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/09/photos-not-politics/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo130823_d003.jpgLiatris aspera, blazing star. Lincoln Creek Prairie.Liatris aspera, blazing star. Lincoln Creek Prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo141023_d003.jpgenpo141023_d003Water droplets on spider silk on a foggy day. The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo130628_d024.jpgenpo130628_d024Crab spider on annual sunflower in sandhills prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve. North-central Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo140918_d010.jpgenpo140918_d010https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo100913_d010.jpgenpo100913_d010Caterpillar on pitcher sage (Salvia azurea). TNC's Derr Tract. Central Platte River, Nebraskahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wopa051021_d008.jpgWOPA051021_D008(INTERNAL RIGHTS ONLY, CREDIT IS MANDATORY) Sunrise over meadow along Central Platte River, Nebraska. Hall County, Nebraska. May 1995. TNC Caveny Tract. Cottonwood tree. Lowland tallgrass prairie. Central Mixed-Grass Ecoregion. © Chris Helzerhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo140531_d059.jpgShell leaf penstemon and rainwater. Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Shell leaf penstemon and rainwater. Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo130628_d040_2.jpgBison at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve - Nebraska.Bison at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve - Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo100712_d06_2.jpgKatydid nymph on black-eyed susan. Aurora, NebraskaKatydid nymph on black-eyed susan. Aurora, Nebraskahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3.jpgTNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2017-03-31T13:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/08/a-milestone-for-prairie-restoration/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/plantfrequency.pngplantfrequencyI've collected more than 15 years of data showing that plant diversity and the frequency of occurrence of prairie plant species has remained stable through time. These four graphs show four species in one restored prairie where we're comparing fire/grazing management to fire only management.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo140829_d025.gifenpo140829_d025We've had several research projects look at native bees in our prairies. Mike Arduser, Anne Stine (Hubbard Fellow), Bethany Teeter, and Shelly Wiggam Rickets have all helped us compare restored and remnant prairies. So far, we've found over 72 species and the vast majority have been in both remnant and restored prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/smallmammaltable.pngsmallmammaltableMaster Naturalist Mike Schrad and Hubbard Fellow Jasmine Cutter have both helped us compare small mammal populations between restored and remnant prairies. This table shows some of Jasmine's data from one site. In general, we're finding that the same species are in both restored and remnant prairies, but the relative abundance of those species is often different - with some apparently favoring remnant habitat and others favoring restored areas.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo150507_d003.gifenpo150507_d003Data from James Trager and Kristine Nemec has helped us compare ant species composition in restored versus restored prairies along the Platte River. So far, we've documented 30 species and only one has been found exclusively in remnant prairie (and, again, it's likely to be a sample size issue).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/grasshoppertable.pnggrasshoppertableDillon Blankenship, a Hubbard Fellow, compared grasshopper, katydid, and tree cricket communities on three pairs of remnant/restored prairies back in 2014. Almost all species were present in both restored and remnant habitats. In the three species that weren't, only one or a very few individuals were found, so it's likely just a sample size issue.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo151217_d002.gifenpo151217_d002Our staff celebrates a successful year of seed harvest back in 2015.2018-03-31T14:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/03/photo-of-the-week-november-3-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161021_d019.gifenpo161021_d019https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161021_d009.gifenpo161021_d009https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161028_d0211.gifenpo161028_d021https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161021_d014.gifenpo161021_d014https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161028_d021.gifenpo161028_d021Common milkweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161021_d007.gifenpo161021_d007Common milkweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161028_d019.gifenpo161028_d019Whorled milkweed2016-11-07T16:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/11/01/a-family-roundup/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/enpo161027_d055.gifenpo161027_d055The roundup was a success because of the help of many staff and volunteers, including Richard Egelhoff (cowboy hat), who recently retired from being our bison manager.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161028_d012.gifenpo161028_d012After the work settled down, the boys and I took a quick trip to a nearby prairie dog town, where they (fruitlessly) waited for the prairie dogs to come back out of their holes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d042.gifenpo161027_d042Then he gets to show off his athleticism as he hurdles the fence and closes the gate behind the bison.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d038.gifenpo161027_d038Eric hides behind a gate while bison move past.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d019.gifenpo161027_d019Katharine did two jobs much of the day, running a gate and also recording the sex and age of the animals as they came through.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d011.gifenpo161027_d011This was also the first bison roundup for our two Hubbard Fellows, Katharine (middle) and Eric (right).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d052.gifenpo161027_d052Most of the bison were difficult to distinguish from each other, but a few had unique characteristics, including one with a particularly long mop of hair and this one with its kerwhacky horns.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d033.gifenpo161027_d033John seemed to enjoy the experience...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d063.gifenpo161027_d063Like Daniel, John started as an observer, marveling at the size, strength, and agility of the bison passing by.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d036.gifenpo161027_d036Like a well-oiled machine, gates were opened and closed to sort animals as they moved through the alleys.2016-11-03T02:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/31/hubbard-fellowship-blog-inspiration-is-at-our-feet/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/336.jpg336I never thought I would add footwear to the list of unexpected teachers in my life. Ultimately, good work boots are pivotable to land stewardship and field science, though, so maybe it shouldn't come as such a surprise.2016-11-10T01:16:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/27/photo-of-the-week-october-27-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d071.gifenpo161027_d071Different leaf, same creek.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d081.gifenpo161027_d081The same leaf. Different angle.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161027_d066.gifenpo161027_d066Cottonwood leaf in a stream. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2016-10-28T20:25:09+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/25/the-risks-of-managing-prairies-exclusively-for-plants/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo090717_d0192.gifenpo090717_d019This is the same restored prairie as shown above, but in a diffrent yethttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo100708_d44.gifenpo100708_d44Regal fritillaries are https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo090717_d0191.gifenpo090717_d019This is thehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo090717_d019.gifenpo090717_d019Thishttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo130508_d022.gifenpo130508_d022Snakes like this red-sided garter can be vulnerable to fires that occur during the growing season. However, dormant season fires can also be very damaging for insects and other species that overwinter in grass litter or in aboveground stems of plants.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo090703_d010.gifenpo090703_d010Deer mice and other small mammals are rarely considered during management planning. Small mammals and other animals have specific needs for habitat structure, however, and are also vulnerable https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160830_d003.gifenpo160830_d003A variety of habitat structure types across a prairie helps ensure a diversity of animal species, including invertebrates, will thrive. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo130907_d003.gifenpo130907_d003Bees and other pollinators rely upon plant diversity to provide a consistent supply of flowers throughout the growing season. This bee (Svastra sp) is on a native tall thistle (Cirsium altissimum) in September.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo130708_d014.gifenpo130708_d014Mixed-grass prairie managed with periodic fire and intensive grazing. Gjerloff Prairie - Prairie Plains Resource Institute.2016-10-27T01:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/20/photo-of-the-week-october-20-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d022.gifenpo161017_d022damselflyhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d023.gifenpo161017_d023damselflyhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d005.gifenpo161017_d005Giant milkweed bughttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d009.gifenpo161017_d009Stink bughttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d012.gifenpo161017_d012More goldenrodhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d018.gifenpo161017_d018Latehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d017.gifenpo161017_d017Beetlehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161017_d007.gifenpo161017_d007Rosinweed2016-10-22T17:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/19/trusting-the-resilience-of-prairies/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo130703_d008.gifenpo130703_d008This 2013 photo shows a restored Platte River Prairie recovering from severe drought, fire, and intensive grazing from the previous year. Grasses are weak, but opportunistic forbs are prolific, including many that provide excellent resources for pollinators and lots of seeds for insects and wildlife.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/weaversummary.pngweaversummaryThis is a brief summaryhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo110907_d084.gifenpo110907_d084This is the same restored prairie as shown above, but the photo was taken several years ago during a year it wasn't being grazed. It will look like this again in a few years.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160830_d011.gifenpo160830_d011This is one of our restored prairies at the end of August of this year. The grasses were grazed hard all season, and eventually went dormant during a hot dry spell. Many of the forbs were also grazed, but not all of them. This site will likely be very weedy looking next year.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160815_d100.gifenpo160815_d100This is the same fenceline as shown above (just slightly uphill). The grasses on the left have recovered from the long intensive grazing in 2014 and are ready to be hit hard again next season. The ragweed on the right is enjoying a good year after that area was grazed intensively for most of 2015.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo140907_d006.gifenpo140907_d006This fenceline photo from our family prairie was taken in September 2014. The pasture on the left had been grazed hard all season, while the one on the right had been largely rested for more than a year.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo130813_d020.gifenpo130813_d020Annual plains sunflowers (Helianthus petiolaris) were super abundant throughout the Nebraska Sandhills in 2013, following the severe 2012 drought. I would love to see this kind of prolific blooming of short-lived plants on portions of our Niobrara Valley Preserve each year.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160815_d006.gifenpo160815_d006Ragweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo150802_d007_21.gifenpo150802_d007_2Restored sand prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska. This prairie2020-04-24T22:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/14/photo-of-the-week-october-14-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161012_d014.gifenpo161012_d014Smooth sumachttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161013_d006.gifenpo161013_d006Canada milkvetchhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161013_d007.gifenpo161013_d007Stiff goldenrodhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161013_d002.gifenpo161013_d002Aphidshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161012_d008.gifenpo161012_d008Virginia creeperhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161012_d003.gifenpo161012_d003Wild cucumberhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161013_d004.gifenpo161013_d004Milkweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo161012_d013.gifenpo161012_d013Smooth sumac2016-10-15T02:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/11/hubbard-fellowship-blog/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tractor-trees.jpgtractor-treesThe most time intensive portion of tree removal, and thus limiting factor, is the organization and removal of downed tree material. Left on the ground, mature trees rarely burn up well in prescribed fires, and the skeletons impede maneuvering within the area during future management actions. Photo by Eric Chienhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/kh-sawing.jpgkh-sawingKatharine Hogan (Hubbard Fellow) wields a chainsawhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sw-urdill.jpgsw-urdillLooking down the fence line of this tree removal project illustrates the process. Sawyers fell, limb, and buck trees, while a tractor follows behind and piles material into burn piles within the interior of the prairie. Photo by Eric Chienhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sw-urdill-precut.jpgsw-urdill-precutThe small row of trees on the horizon may seem insignificant, but the removal of those trees would visually reconnect three chunks of prairie; potentially having pronounced effects on grassland bird nesting occurrences and brood rearing success. Photo by Eric Chien.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo140628_d014.gifenpo140628_d014Skyhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo150802_d007_2.gifenpo150802_d007_2Prairies, while not usually as flat as often advertised, 2016-10-17T10:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/10/ok-im-on-instagram-now-what/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/screenshot_2016-10-10-09-18-02.pngscreenshot_2016-10-10-09-18-022016-10-11T00:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/07/photo-of-the-week-october-7-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160616_d016.gifenpo160616_d016A very accommodating mule deer.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160616_d018.gifenpo160616_d018The same mule deer.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160708_d026.gifenpo160708_d026This is a more typical deer photo for me. I walked over the crest of a hill and came across this one. I ducked back down and switched lenses, but only managed one quick shot of the buck before it ran off.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160616_d017.gifenpo160616_d017Mule deer in Cherry County, Nebraska.2016-10-08T21:28:40+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/10/04/the-enigmatic-stick-insect/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160822_d038.gifenpo160822_d038One last photo of the stick insect before I left it alone to go find something to eat and a place to be better hidden.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160822_d034.gifenpo160822_d034A close up of the head of the stick insect, showing the palps around the mouthparts that I assume help to maneuver leaves into position to be eaten. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enpo160822_d033.gifenpo160822_d033Although not extremely obvious, this stick insect (walking stick) is more visible than it usually is because I put it on this plant so I could photograph it. Garden County, Nebraska.2017-08-20T05:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/27/the-curious-case-of-stickleaf-flowers-yet-another-fascinating-natural-history-story/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160824_d037.gifenpo160824_d037Mentzeliahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160823_d036.gifenpo160823_d036Mentzeliahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160821_d048.gifenpo160821_d048Mentzelia2016-10-03T11:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/22/photo-of-the-week-september-22-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160615_d012.gifenpo160615_d012Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) and morning dew drops in the Nebraska Sandhills2016-10-20T18:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/20/hubbard-fellowship-blog-the-zen-of-the-prairie/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo140415_d018.gifenpo140415_d018Prairie plants emerging from the ground following a prescribed fire. The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_02371.jpgDSC_0237DSC_02372016-10-02T04:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/16/correction-to-photo-of-the-week/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160821_d039.gifenpo160821_d039This bird is obviously a juvenile red-tailed hawk, judging by its band of spots across its belly and the lack of feathers on its legs. Any prairie ecologist worth his salt would recognize it as such...2016-09-19T02:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/16/photo-of-the-week-september-16-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160821_d037.gifenpo160821_d037Ferruginous hawkhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160821_d034.gifenpo160821_d034A juvenile ferruginous hawk2016-09-17T02:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/12/the-value-of-the-water-in-the-nebraska-sandhills/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160612_d062.gifenpo160612_d062Wetlandhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160825_d010.gifenpo160825_d010Trumpeter swanhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cnpo060702_d148.gifcnpo060702_d148Plattehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160627_d012.gifenpo160627_d012The Niobrara Riverhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160709_d003.gifenpo160709_d003Smith Falls, perhaps Nebraska's most recognizable water fall, flows north out of the Sandhills into the Niobrara River.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160824_d073.gifenpo160824_d073Grhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160822_d016.gifenpo160822_d016Springs pop out of the Sandhills in numerous locations, creating small streams that supply water to fish, wildlife, and plants, as well as to larger rivers. This stream is already 5 feet wide less than 50 yards from its source in the background of this photo.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160825_d041.gifenpo160825_d041Exposed groundwater in the valleys between sand dunes creates some of the most beautiful and valuable wetlands in North America.2017-09-13T14:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/08/photo-of-the-week-september-8-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160628_d008.gifenpo160628_d008Lightninghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160628_d009_2.gifenpo160628_d009_2Lightninghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160628_d010_2.gifenpo160628_d010_2Lightning over 2016-09-20T06:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/06/hubbard-alumni-blog-volunteer-findings/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160521_nebraska_0669.jpg20160521_nebraska_06692016-09-07T12:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/09/01/photo-of-the-week-september-1-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160828_d010.gifENPO160828_D010Often, when I post lots of pollinator pictures from a prairie walk, I also include a photo of a crab spider laying in wait. This week I couldn't find a single one! However, there was this big Chinese mantid, which will have to do.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160828_d009.gifENPO160828_D009Bee flies have a rigidhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160828_d015.gifENPO160828_D015Gray hairstreaks were even more abundant than eastern-tailed blues this week. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160828_d019.gifENPO160828_D019Moths of various species were numerous, but wary, quick, and thus difficult to photograph.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160828_d018.gifENPO160828_D018Cucumber beetleshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160828_d017.gifENPO160828_D017Blister beetles were enjoying meals of goldenrod pollen, but it's not clear whether they were actually pollinating flowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enpo160828_d011.gifENPO160828_D011Eastern-tailed blue2016-09-03T15:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/29/that-predator-just-killed-my-predator/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160825_d033.gifENPO160825_D033A final look at these two magnificent predators. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160825_d030.gifENPO160825_D030Upright again, the robber fly tried to hang on to the beetle while injecting it with toxic saliva.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160825_d034.gifENPO160825_D034The robber fly had to periodically readjust its grip as the tiger beetle struggled to escape.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160825_d028.gifENPO160825_D028The robber fly and tiger beetle landed upside down right after the initial attack.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160824_d043.gifENPO160824_D043The big sand tiger beetle (Cicindela formosa) has been eluding me this summer, but I finally get a good set of photos of one eating a recently captured ant.2020-09-16T13:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/18/photo-of-the-week-august-18-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160817_d010.gifENPO160817_D010During yellow season, anything that's not yellow really stands out - especially when it's tall and BLUE. Pitcher sage (Salvia azurea).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160815_d017.gifENPO160815_D017Rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160817_d001.gifENPO160817_D001Compass plant.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160817_d012.gifENPO160817_D012Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160815_d013.gifENPO160815_D013A black blister beetle and another small beetle feed on the same Missouri goldenrod flower head.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160817_d005.gifENPO160817_D005Cup plant in restored tallgrass prairie at Deep Well Wildlife Management Area west of Aurora, Nebraska.2016-08-22T09:37:15+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/16/sand-wasps/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d019.gifENPO160809_D019...and that wasp was also digging its burrow.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d021.gifENPO160809_D021This was a little smaller wasp from a different species that was nesting in a different part of the blowout from the first wasp.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d031.gifENPO160809_D031The sand wasp shown earlier takes off and twists its body to zip away.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d017.gifENPO160809_D017A big blowout where wind keeps sand moving and open.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d033.gifENPO160809_D033Here's the same wasp as above as it digs sand out of its burrow.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d035.gifENPO160809_D035Sand wasp (Bembix americana spinolae) burrowing in sand in a blowout. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d032.jpgENPO160809_D032Sand wasp burrowing in sand in blowout. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d035.jpgENPO160809_D035Sand wasp burrowing in sand in blowout. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.2016-08-29T16:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/16/voting-results-prairie-and-bee-or-bee-in-prairie/2016-08-16T16:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/11/photo-of-the-week-august-11-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d037.gifENPO160809_D037What is more evocative of the Great Plains than bison grazing in a prairie dog town as the sun goes down over an expansive grassy landscape?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d011.gifENPO160809_D011This tiny pale bee (Perdita perpallida) is a specialist in prairie clovers (Dalea species) but I've only seen it on one species - Silky prairie clover (Dalea villosa) https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d030.gifENPO160809_D030This tumbleweed (Russian thistle, aka Salsola iberica) was lodged up against a fence in a big sand blowout.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d012_2.gifENPO160809_D012_2Fly larva? Whatever it is, it sure is small. Wouldn't you love to know what it's doing there?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d012.gifENPO160809_D012Sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii) is sometimes lumped with big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and sometimes considered a separate species. I'm not entering that argument. However, sand bluestem (shown here) does tend to have much hairier flowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d029.gifENPO160809_D029Robber flies are amazing predators and always fun to photograph, but this might be my favorite of all time. This gorgeous robber fly landed in a sand blowout and was consuming a leaf hopper.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d007.gifENPO160809_D007Bison tend not to hang around wooded areas for shade, but they also like to rub on trees aggressively enough to keep them stunted or even kill them. This bull was one of several bison that had evidence of recent rubbing on eastern red cedar trees.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160809_d006.gifENPO160809_D006Bison calves are growing fast. Their coats have darkened to match the adults, and their horns are starting to look like more than just little bumps.2016-08-15T20:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/10/hubbard-fellowship-post-community-based-stewardship-and-long-term-management/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160213_d016.gifENPO160213_D016These volunteers helped plant prairies and wetlands on our Platte River Prairies. It can be more difficult to recruit long-term volunteers to help manage restored (and other) sites.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo141016_d007.gifENPO141016_D007Invasive species control is a critically important part of land management, both on restored and remnant sites.2016-08-13T01:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/09/register-now-2016-grassland-restoration-network-workshop/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo150722_d013.gifENPO150722_D013One of the best ways to learn from each other is to visit each others' projects and evaluate them together. 2015 Grassland Restoration Network workshop - Minnesota.2016-08-09T14:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/05/quick-field-day-note/2016-08-05T17:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/04/photo-of-the-week-august-4-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160803_d009.gifENPO160803_D009Bee on blazing star #4. (Vertical - just to complicate things)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160803_d007.gifENPO160803_D007Bee on blazing star #3https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160803_d006.gifENPO160803_D006Bee and blazing star #2.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160803_d005.gifENPO160803_D005Bumblebee on blazing star. Photo #1.2016-08-12T12:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/08/02/the-role-of-history-in-todays-prairie-management/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160702_d020.gifENPO160702_D020bisonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo140801_d013.gifENPO140801_D013corn https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/enpo160412_d019.gifENPO160412_D019Fire2016-08-02T16:06:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/28/photo-of-the-week-july-28-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160709_d008.gifENPO160709_D008Bark Pattern B. Lots to see in this one...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160709_d011.gifENPO160709_D011Bark Pattern A - what do YOU see in it?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160709_d013.gifENPO160709_D013Despite the fact that the trees are dead, I still find them aesthetically pleasing, including as foreground for sunset light.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d001.gifENPO160703_D001Some trees are falling, but many others are just losing their tops, creating a more ragged look to ridge tops.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d003.gifENPO160703_D003More and more pines are breaking off at the base and falling.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160709_d012.gifENPO160709_D012Bark beetle galleries beneath the bark of a pine killed in the 2012 wildfire. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.2016-07-29T02:32:11+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/27/platte-river-prairies-field-day-august-6-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo101012_d014.jpgENPO101012_D014Bill Whitney (Prairie Plains Resource Institute) and his combine - harvesting grass seed at The Nature Conservancy's Derr Tract - Central Platte River, Nebraska.2016-07-27T16:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/25/returning-to-nachusa-grasslands/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d038.gifENPO160719_D038Nachusa's Cody Considine surveys the prairie where bison are augmenting an already complex prairie community.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d037.gifENPO160719_D037Some bison impacts are unrelated to cropped vegetation, including bare ground created by wallowing, and the concentration and redistribution of nutrients through manure - something capitalized on by this mushroom. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d033.gifENPO160719_D033Interestingly, most of the common milkweed plants we saw in the bison area had been grazed. We see the same thing in cattle pastures in Nebraska. We assumed bison were eating the milkweed, but deer, box turtles, and other animals could also be culprits.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d031.gifENPO160719_D031We saw plenty of spots where new plants were germinating where bison had cropped off competing grasses, including these ragwort (Packera sp) seedlings and the purple coneflower (Echinacea sp.) seedling in the bottom right. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d029.gifENPO160719_D029This thirteen-lined ground squirrel burrow was evidence of habitat changes favoring animals that like short vegetation. Researchers will be looking for more of that among bird, mammal, insect and other communities.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d029.jpgENPO160719_D029Bison grazing in burned area of restored prairie. The Nature Conservancy's Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d026.gifENPO160719_D026The bison were grazing primarily (though not exclusively) grasses, punching holes in the tall vegetation.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d027.gifENPO160719_D027Interestingly, the bison seemed to have been spending most of their time grazing in some of the less diverse restored prairies. However, they were certainly impacting the vegetation structure of those places they grazed.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d017.gifENPO160719_D017Carl Kurtz, a well-known prairie restoration guru in Iowa stands next to a thimbleweed plant we were admiring. Neither of us had ever seen the plant grow so large.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160719_d007.gifENPO160719_D007The abundance of showy flowers is almost overwhelming in some of the restored prairies, but the plant communities are also full of smaller and less auspicious species that help build the ecological integrity of the site.2016-07-25T17:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/21/photo-of-the-week-july-21-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160713_d023.gifENPO160713_D023Side-oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula). Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160713_d013.gifENPO160713_D013Katydid nymph on upright prairie coneflower. Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d039.gifENPO160703_D039Prairie wild rose (Rosa arkansana) at the Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d031.gifENPO160703_D031Prairie cicada at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160713_d017.gifENPO160713_D017Black-eyed Susan from beneath. The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.2016-07-22T15:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/19/a-crappy-job-but-somebodys-got-to-do-it/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d042.gifENPO160703_D042The strength and agility of these beetles was pretty amazing to watch. They moved their ball over and through grass litter and other obstacles without too much trouble. It was particularly impressive since only one beetle seemed to be doing the work while the other just rode along on the ball (maybe providing counterbalance?).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d044.gifENPO160703_D044Dung beetles with bison dung at the Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2018-07-25T18:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/14/photo-of-the-week-july-14-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160710_d014.gifENPO160710_D014My daughter and I tried several times to find bison during our weekend at the Preserve. Finally, as were running out of time and ready to give up and head home, we crested a hill and about 100 bison were spread out in the valley below us.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160710_d006.gifENPO160710_D006My daughter and I tried several times to find bison during our weekend at the Preserve. Finally, as were running out of time and ready to give up and head home, we crested a hill and about 100 bison were spread out in the valley below us.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d016.gifENPO160703_D016These two bulls seemed to tolerate each other pretty well. That might change later this month as mating season gets underway.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d015.gifENPO160703_D015One bison had two stick insects and kept trying to shake them off by "shivering" https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d014.gifENPO160703_D014Cowhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d012.gifENPO160703_D012This year's calves are already starting to get darker coats.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d011.gifENPO160703_D011https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d007.gifENPO160703_D007Young bullhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160702_d025.gifENPO160702_D025During a light rain, a young bull pauses amongst golden prairie clover (Dalea aurea) and purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia). The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.2016-08-08T19:28:04+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/12/hubbard-fellowship-blog-welcome-to-the-fourth-class-of-hubbard-fellows/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160627_172715.gif20160627_172715Among many other things, Eric and Katharine have been helping to collect data as part of a process to evaluate our land management. Here they are collecting data on vegetation structure at the Niobara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160627_172854.gif20160627_172854Katharine Hogan and Eric Chien are the 2016-17 Hubbard Fellows for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska.2016-07-13T19:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/11/a-conciliatory-gift-from-the-mammal-community/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_2516.jpgAnna Helzer photo of Chris Helzer photographing prairie dog at NVPAnna took this photo of me with her phone. It shows how crazy close the prairie dog let me get. Sure, I was being slow and following the rules of good wildlife stalking, but still...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160708_d023.jpgBlack-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Black-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160708_d015.jpgBlack-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Black-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160708_d021.jpgBlack-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Black-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160708_d001.jpgBlack-tailed prairie dog pups. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Black-tailed prairie dog pups. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160708_d024.jpgBlack-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Black-tailed prairie dog. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2016-07-12T17:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/07/photo-of-the-week-july-7-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d030.gifENPO160703_D030Grasshopperhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160703_d029.gifENPO160703_D029Hypo2016-07-11T20:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/05/more-than-one-milkweed/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160630_d003.gifENPO160630_D003Whorledhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160625_d018.gifENPO160625_D018Narrowleafhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160623_d005.gifENPO160623_D005Green milkweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160628_d004.gifENPO160628_D004sandhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160623_d017.gifENPO160623_D017Sullivant'shttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/enpo160625_d007.gifENPO160625_D007Common2016-07-05T22:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/07/01/photo-of-the-week-july-1-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160630_d008.gifENPO160630_D008crab spiderhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160630_d005.gifENPO160630_D005crab spiderhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160630_d007.gifENPO160630_D007spiderhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160629_d022.gifENPO160629_D022beetlehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160629_d020.gifENPO160629_D020longhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160629_d016.gifENPO160629_D016Long2017-05-22T17:47:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/24/photo-of-the-week-june-24-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160616_d001.gifENPO160616_D001Sunrise over the Sandhillls. Cherry County, Nebraska.2016-06-27T19:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/23/in-defense-of-erosion/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160614_d010.gifENPO160614_D010spiderhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160613_d013.gifENPO160613_D013blowhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160616_d0471.gifENPO160616_D047blowout grasshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160614_d004.gifENPO160614_D004lesser earless lizardhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo120725_d037.gifENPO120725_D037tiger beetlehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160616_d047.gifENPO160616_D047penstemonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160614_d005.gifENPO160614_D005wethttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo130207_d009.gifENPO130207_D009bighttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160616_d021.gifENPO160616_D021Sandh2021-08-18T17:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/20/platte-river-prairies-field-day-this-wednesday/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo150729_d010.jpgWildflowers and grasshoppers. TNC Platte River Prairies.Wildflowers and grasshoppers. TNC Platte River Prairies.2016-06-20T14:25:33+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/17/photo-of-the-week-june-17-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160615_d016.gifENPO160615_D016Yucca moths in the early morning. Nebraska Sandhills - Cherry County.2016-06-22T22:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/14/a-week-in-the-sandhills/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160612_d019.gifENPO160612_D019Needle-and-thread grass (Hesperostipa comata) is producing seeds, which look very much - and can act very much - like sharp spears. Trying to figure out why this grass is blooming abundantly in some pastures and not others has been a fun mind puzzle for me this week.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160612_d004.gifENPO160612_D004Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) is also in full bloom right now.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160612_d003.gifENPO160612_D003Yucca is common throughout much of the Sandhills. Many of the plants are in full bloom right now, accompanied by the yucca moths that pollinate them.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160613_d017.gifENPO160613_D017Lizards are common, especially in areas of bare sand. They scurry to cover as we approach, but this prairie lizard (Sceloporus sp.) posed long enough for a photo.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160612_d062.gifENPO160612_D062https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160612_d057.gifENPO160612_D057Wetlands are all over many parts of the Sandhills. Groundwater levels are high and often exposed between the vegetated sand dunes. The wetlands are loaded with everything from frogs and salamanders to trumpeter swans and grebes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160612_d017.gifENPO160612_D017bum2016-06-14T16:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/10/photo-of-the-week-june-10-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160525_d057.gifENPO160525_D057puccoonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160525_d041.gifENPO160525_D041Wooly locoweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160525_d046.gifENPO160525_D046shrubshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160525_d052.gifENPO160525_D052Grasses 2016-06-13T14:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/07/graduating-naturally/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_2254-large.gifIMG_2254-(Large)My daughter when she was much younger. She's not planning a career in conservation, but I hope the time she's had in nature will serve her well and that she'll support conservation efforts no matter where life takes her.2017-03-21T23:31:22+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/03/photo-of-the-week-june-3-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo160530_d006.gifENPO160530_D006Woodhouse's toad. Helzer family prairie. Stockham, Nebraska.2016-06-06T20:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/06/02/next-platte-river-prairies-field-day-june-22-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/enpo140827_d010.jpgENPO140827_D010Julie Peterson, University of Nebraska Extension Research Entomologist talks about prairie invertebrates. Platte River Prairies Field Day, August 27, 2014.2016-06-03T12:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/30/prairie-dog-spider/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160526_162828.gif20160526_162828My camera set-up for the above spider photo.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160526_d013.gifENPO160526_D013A black widow spider in an abandoned prairie dog burrow.2016-06-03T02:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/27/photo-of-the-week-may-27-201/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160526_d012.gifENPO160526_D012After a wet May, the Niobrara river was running fast, making our canoe trip fly by. We didn't have to pull the canoe over sandbars (or really even steer around obstacles of any kind other than a few islands). On the other hand, the current made pulling over to the bank to hike up creeks to see waterfalls a little more challenging than it often is. Regardless, the National Scenic River lived up to its name.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160525_d054.gifENPO160525_D054The former pine woodland north of the river continues to progress in its revegetation (unaided by humans). Shrubs such as coralberry, smooth and skunkbush sumac, chokecherry, and currant are starting to become more prevalent, as are many grasses, sedges and wildflowers.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160525_d031.gifENPO160525_D031I revisited the same group of bison we'd seen earlier in the week, and the second time I found them, the cows, calves, and yearling bulls had been joined by three mature bulls. I'm not sure why the bulls weren't with them the first time, or why they joined them the next day. 2016-05-28T01:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/25/family-time-on-the-niobrara/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc6865.gif_DSC6865https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc6469.gif_DSC6469Pronghorn fawns (the second is to the left and behind the one in the foreground). The newest one was so recently-born it was still wet.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc6380.gif_DSC6380Walking along the spring-fed creek was a welcome relief from thehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc6308.gif_DSC6308A recently born bison calf.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160524_d001_2.gifENPO160524_D001_2The boys - entertaining themselves the way boys should.2016-05-28T12:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/19/photo-of-the-week-may-19-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160517_d002.gifENPO160517_D002And, of course, I found a crab spider to photograph. Although they are particularly small this time of year, they are all over the place on flowers, and weren't difficult to find once I started looking.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160517_d010.gifENPO160517_D010Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) was just starting to bloom on the warmer south-facing slopes of the prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160517_d008.gifENPO160517_D008Smooth sumac (Rhus aromatica) can be overly abundant in some prairies in our area, but hangs out mainly on a few waslopes at Gjerloff prairie. It resprouts easily after fires, and looked vibrant and healthy this week. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160517_d017.gifENPO160517_D017It was nice to visit the only population of tuberous false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus) in Nebraska. The southern Plains wildflower was discovered at Gjerloff prairie in 2004.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160517_d004.gifENPO160517_D004Many plants, including this leadplant (Amorpha canescens), were growing strongly after the fire and a month of good rains.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160517_d006.gifENPO160517_D006The topography of Gjerloff Prairie is always interesting - if challenging to hike - but especially so after a fire.2016-05-25T03:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/18/hubbard-fellowship-post-friggin-aquatic-river-mammals/2016-05-20T22:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/16/a-toadal-mystery/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160514_181133.gif20160514_1811332016-05-17T14:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/12/photo-of-the-week-may-12-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160510_d019.gifENPO160510_D019Water droplet at the tip of a grass leaf.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160510_d022.gifENPO160510_D022The same spider as shown in the first photo, but from a different angle. As long as my knees were wet from the dewy grass and the spider seemed ok with my presence, I figured I'd better shoot as many angles as I could...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160510_d016.gifENPO160510_D016This web seemed to be uninhabited except by hundreds of water droplets.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160510_d026.gifENPO160510_D026Spider on a foggy morning. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2016-05-13T10:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/05/photo-of-the-week-may-5-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d007.gifENPO160503_D007Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium campestre) might be the most elegant of the flowers currently blooming in our prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d005.gifENPO160503_D005Tendrils on the tips of American vetch leaves wrap tightly around stems of adjacent vegetation.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d003.gifENPO160503_D003American vetch (Vicia americana) seems to sprawl awkwardly across its neighboring plants. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d009.gifENPO160503_D009It's not hard to see where fringed puccoon gets its name.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d011.gifENPO160503_D011Fringed puccoon, aka narrow-leaf puccoon (Lithospermum incisum) is on the downhill side of its blooming period.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d015.gifENPO160503_D015Prairie violet is scattered across the prairie, but numbers are highest near https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d012.gifENPO160503_D012Most dandelion (Taraxacum officianale) plants have also gone to seed. While they were blooming, they were a major source of food for early spring pollinators.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/enpo160503_d001.gifENPO160503_D001Broad patches of pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) have already gone to seed.2016-05-06T20:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/05/03/hubbard-fellowship-blog-marvels-in-the-mud/2016-05-04T13:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/28/photo-of-the-week-april-28-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160422_d001.jpgENPO160422_D001Spider and web at the entrance of a badger hunting tunnel (where a badger had dug a tunnel to catch a ground squirrel or some other small creature. Helzer family prairie. nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160422_d001.gifENPO160422_D001https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160422_d003.gifENPO160422_D0032016-10-24T00:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/26/hubbard-fellowship-blog-documenting-the-cranes/2016-04-28T01:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/22/photo-of-the-week-april-22-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2315.jpg20160419_nebraska_2315https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2274.jpg20160419_nebraska_2274https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2238.jpg20160419_nebraska_2238https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2192.jpg20160419_nebraska_2192My uploadhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2315.gif20160419_nebraska_2315https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2274.gif20160419_nebraska_2274https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2238.gif20160419_nebraska_2238https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160419_nebraska_2192.gif20160419_nebraska_2192Your uploadhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160419_d035.gifENPO160419_D035https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160419_d032.gifENPO160419_D0322016-05-02T22:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/21/hubbard-fellowship-blog-building-a-volunteer-program/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160227_nebraska_8485.jpg20160227_nebraska_8485https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160402_nebraska_0149-inst.jpg20160402_nebraska_0149-INSThttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160227_nebraska_8486.jpg20160227_nebraska_8486https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160227_nebraska_8476.jpg20160227_nebraska_8476https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160213_nebraska_7588.jpg20160213_nebraska_7588https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160213_nebraska_7561-2.jpg20160213_nebraska_7561-2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160213_nebraska_7547_barrientos.jpg20160213_nebraska_7547_barrientoshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160213_nebraska_7538_barrientos.jpg20160213_nebraska_7538_barrientoshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160213_nebraska_7497_barrientos.jpg20160213_nebraska_7497_barrientoshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/01162016_nebraska_7216.jpg01162016_nebraska_72162016-04-27T15:33:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/20/rising-from-the-ashes-again-and-again/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160419_d028.gifENPO160419_D028Beautiful two-toned grass shoots were scattered across the entire burned prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160419_d014.gifENPO160419_D014ghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160419_d018.gifENPO160419_D018False gromwell (Onosmodium molle) was one of the fastest to re-emerge from this spring's burn.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160419_d011.gifENPO160419_D011A created wetlandhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo160419_d007.gifENPO160419_D007Rosin2016-06-11T08:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/15/photo-of-the-week-april-15-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo150721_d050.gifENPO150721_D050Lysimachiahttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo150721_d049.gifENPO150721_D049https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo150721_d048.gifENPO150721_D0482016-05-02T22:21:58+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/11/plants-on-the-move/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo151225_d014.gifENPO151225_D014One of our nine timelapse cameras; this one aimed straight down at one patch of prairie. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo151225_d014.jpgTimelapse camera. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Timelapse camera. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2016-04-15T20:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/07/photo-of-the-week-april-7-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/windmill_q2-2015_0400.gifWindmill_Q2-2015_0400A photo taken by a timelapse camera mounted high on a windmill looking over bison-grazed prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve in Nebraska.2016-08-17T20:51:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/07/hubbard-fellowship-blog-sprouts/2016-04-07T16:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/04/04/wildfire-and-erosion-or-not-at-the-niobrara-valley-preserve/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo130424_d040.gifENPO130424_D040This camera was deployed to record sediment coming off the steep slopes on the bluffs and into the bottom of this draw.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo130424_d007.gifENPO130424_D007Jeff Dale, of Moonshell Media, installs a timelapse camera on a steep slope north of the Niobrara River beneath fire-killed pine and cedar trees.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/enpo130423_d022.gifENPO130423_D022One of our timelapse cameras, set up to watch the downwind edge of a big blowout in bison-grazed Sandhills prairie.2016-04-09T03:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/31/photo-of-the-week-march-31-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d004.gifENPO160331_D004March 2014. Fog, frost, and a sunrise through silhouettes of trees make this my favorite photo of the three years of timelapse images fromthis camera.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d003.gifENPO160331_D003January 2014. A hazy sunrise on a cold winter morning.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d006.gifENPO160331_D006June 2015. Flowering stalks help highlight the abundance of yucca on a cloudy summer evening.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d010.gifENPO160331_D010August 2014. A foggy morning with the same sunflowers seen in the previous photo.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d011.gifENPO160331_D011August 2014. Annual sunflowers dominate the foreground of the image, as they and other annual plants cover the hills in the background.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d005.gifENPO160331_D005December 2013. This is one of the few sunrise photos we got that had much color in the sky. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d009.gifENPO160331_D009November 2015. A serene photo taken in the middle of a snowstorm.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d002.gifENPO160331_D002May 2013. This photo wasn't supposed to have been taken because the camera was only meant to shoot during daylight hours. However, the controller somehow decided to take this photo at 9:13pm and it is a beautiful one.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d007.gifENPO160331_D007August 2015. A beautiful foggy morning.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160331_d008.gifENPO160331_D008October 2015. This image caps off the third growing season of recovery from the wildfire. Bare slopes formerly underneath an overgrown canopy of pine and cedar trees 2016-04-03T22:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/24/photo-of-the-week-march-24-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160317_d028.gifENPO160317_D028The beauty of cranes extends to the tip of every feather.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160317_d015.gifENPO160317_D015A close-up look at a crane feather forms a fascinatingly abstract image.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160322_d007.gifENPO160322_D007Iron deposits in our soils rust where groundwater is high at times but low at others. We use that rusty red color to help us decide how deep to excavate. Cranes, in turn, mine that rusty soil and use it to stain their gray feathers for improved camouflage.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160322_d018.gifENPO160322_D018Sandhill crane tracks feature wide-splayed toes and lack the rear-pointing toe that perching birds have (cranes have a toe there, but it's so short it doesn't reach the ground). https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160322_d014.gifENPO160322_D014Among the most heavily-used wetlands on our properties this spring were some sloughs we excavated last last season on former crop land. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160317_d010.gifENPO160317_D010Not all the down feathers ended up caught on plants. Some ended up splayed gracefully on the water's surface.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160317_d007.gifENPO160317_D007Last week, as I walked along a low ridge between two wetland sloughs, nearly every sharp edge of the plants held a down feather, plucked - I assume - during some aggressive personal hygiene activity (preening).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160317_d013.gifENPO160317_D013Sandhill cranes spend significant time feeding and loafing in prairie wetlands like this one we restored from cropfield back in 1999. The cranes feed on invertebrates, and whatever else they can catch, but also spend a lot of time preening and socializing in these areas.2016-03-29T18:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/22/aggressive-weed-or-opportunistic-plant-its-good-to-know-the-difference/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo130703_d008.jpgENPO130703_D008These "weedy" species are filling in while grasses recover from a grazing bout. In the meantime, the hoary vervain (purple) and upright coneflower (yellow) are providing important pollinator resources and great habitat for other species, including insects, reptiles, and birds like northern bobwhite.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo090109_d016-large.jpgGrazing exclosure at the Dahms Tract.Grazing exclosure at the Dahms Tract.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo110617_d017.jpgENPO110617_D017Leafy spurge at The Nature Conservancy's Broken Kettle Grasslands in the northern Loess Hills of Iowa.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo070705_d039_2.jpgEast Dahms pasture. Ragweed in degraded pasture.East Dahms pasture. Ragweed in degraded pasture.2016-03-24T22:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/21/hubbard-fellowship-blog-emerging-life/2016-03-22T15:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/01/hubbard-fellowship-blog-wasp-slumber-party/2016-03-21T21:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/17/photo-of-the-week-march-17-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160220_d011.gifENPO160220_D011Deadhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160220_d014.gifENPO160220_D014https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo160220_d014.jpgCedar apple rust gall on eastern red cedar tree at the Helzer family prairie.Cedar apple rust gall on eastern red cedar tree at the Helzer family prairie.2016-03-19T14:57:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/14/hubbard-fellowship-blog-crane-commuters-seed-stragglers/2016-03-15T12:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/11/photo-of-the-week-march-11-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo150816d006.gifENPO150816D006Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) in The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies back in August 2015.2016-03-14T03:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/13/hubbard-fellowship-blog-the-blizzard/2016-03-07T15:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/04/photo-of-the-week-march-4-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo150723_d027.gifENPO150723_D027The camourfl2016-03-06T04:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/03/01/monarch-conservation-strategies/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo090913_d008.gifENPO090913_D008Migratoryhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo130730_d019.gifENPO130730_D019Swamp milkweedhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo110624_d002.gifENPO110624_D002Milkweed in prairieshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo131109_d001.gifENPO131109_D001Roadsideshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enpo090717_d062.gifENPO090717_D062Monarchs2022-04-29T16:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/29/hubbard-fellowship-blog-springs-beginnings/2016-03-01T16:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/25/photo-of-the-week-february-25-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160220_d018.gifENPO160220_D018Another rosette. Maybe common mullein (Verbascum thapsus)? I don't remember seeing mullein before at our prairie, but that was the best guess of my friend Grace Kostel when I sent her this odd-colored cropped photo...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160220_d019.gifENPO160220_D019The green fuzzy leaves of black-eyed Susan.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160220_d006.gifENPO160220_D006Kim spent much of her afternoon thumbing through seed catalogs and planning this year's garden. The dogs played a lot of frisbee...2016-02-26T20:41:59+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/19/photo-of-the-week-february-19-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d012.gifENPO160216_D012https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d014.gifENPO160216_D014https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d015.gifENPO160216_D015Hamilton Pool2016-02-19T22:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/17/hill-country/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d007.gifENPO160216_D007Ecologists and land managers from around The Nature Conservancyhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d006.gifENPO160216_D006overlookhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d003.gifENPO160216_D003snailhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d004.gifENPO160216_D004f;pwerhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d005.gifENPO160216_D005This area was recently cleared of juniper to create the kind of habitat structure needed by black-capped vireos.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160216_d002.gifENPO160216_D002The rock of the Barton Creek Preserve was create2016-03-08T11:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/11/photo-of-the-week-february-11-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d0261.gifENPO160204_D026Round-headed lespedeza with frost (and ice).https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d026.gifENPO160204_D026Roundheaded bushcloverhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d023.gifENPO160204_D023gfhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d019.gifENPO160204_D019Frost on grass2016-02-14T00:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/11/save-the-date-grassland-restoration-network-in-nebraska-september-13-14-2016/2016-02-19T20:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/08/prairie-blizzard-survival/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d006.gifENPO160204_D006Collard-doves, of course, are not native prairie species, but it's hard to say whether that had anything to do with this one's death. I've seen quite a few others knocking around town over the last few days, so it looks like most of them survived.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d005.gifENPO160204_D005This Eurasian collared-dovehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160206_d008.gifENPO160206_D008Tracks from a covey of quail (Northern bobwhite) running around on the snow in our Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160206_d001.gifENPO160206_D001Ring-necked pheasant tracks.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d001.gifENPO160204_D001Songbird tracks around an indiangrass seed head at Lincoln Creek Prairie in Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160206_d009.gifENPO160206_D009Knee-deep snow and even deeper drifts buried these sunflowers and many other tall prairie plants. The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.2016-02-13T14:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/05/photo-of-the-week-february-5-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d015.gifENPO160204_D015Multiple marks made by https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d011.gifENPO160204_D011Another one.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d010.gifENPO160204_D010It's rare that I see a complete circle made by grasses, but I found several yesterday morning.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160204_d008.gifENPO160204_D008Snow2016-02-08T21:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/05/plant-a-prairie/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/mg_6985.jpg_MG_6985We divided our seed harvest into wetland, mesic, and sandy mixes. On Feb 16 we will broadcast the sandy mix.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/7d1_9877_blog.jpg7D1_9877_blogDirt now, prairie and wetland later. This re-excavated slough and former weed field is ready to be seeded!https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/07292015_nebraska_0899.jpg07292015_nebraska_0899It amazes me that prairies like this were cropfields just two decades ago.2016-02-05T20:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/01/boys-and-sticks/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160131_d016.jpgENPO160131_D016Outing at the Helzer family prairie, Nebraska. Kim Helzer with Atticus (left) and Calvin Miller - stepsons of the photographer.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160131_d013.jpgENPO160131_D013Boy with sticks. Helzer family prairie, Nebraska. Calvin Miller (Photographer's stepson)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160131_d009.jpgENPO160131_D009Boy with sticks. Helzer family prairie, Nebraska. Calvin Miller (Photographer's stepson)https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160131_d007.jpgENPO160131_D007Boys with sticks. Helzer family prairie, Nebraska. Atticus (left) and Calvin Miller - stepsons of the photographer.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/enpo160131_d014.jpgENPO160131_D014Boys with sticks. Helzer family prairie, Nebraska. Atticus (left) and Calvin Miller - stepsons of the photographer.2016-02-06T02:37:03+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/02/01/volunteer-survey/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/09122015_nebraska_4166.jpg09122015_nebraska_41662016-02-04T03:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/28/photo-of-the-week-january-27-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160124_d010.gifENPO160124_D010jhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160124_d005.gifENPO160124_D005jhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160124_d004.gifENPO160124_D004hhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160124_d003.gifENPO160124_D003h2016-02-01T21:51:14+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/26/hubbard-fellowship-blog-the-myth-of-the-white-buffalo-calf-woman/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/white-bison1.jpgWhite Bisonwhite2020-05-24T00:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/22/photo-of-the-week-january-22-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo140202_d021.gifENPO140202_D021h;https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wopa051021_d037.gifWOPA051021_D037nousehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo140304-d004.gifENPO140304-D004gh https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo140202_d016.gifENPO140202_D016gh2016-01-23T03:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/20/prairie-word-of-the-day-habitat-heterogeneity/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo081020_d113-copy.gifENPO081020_D113---CopyThis landscape at The Nature Conservancy's Broken Kettle Grasslands in northwest Iowa shows the kind of natural heterogeneity that occurs in many landscapes.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo140822_d035.gifENPO140822_D035These cattle at Konza Prairie in Kansashttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo130528_d043.gifENPO130528_D043Dickcissels prefer2016-05-15T23:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/15/photo-of-the-week-january-15-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo091210_d022.gifENPO091210_D022Sun and shadow contrast on snow drift. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo140107_d012.gifENPO140107_D012Frozen stream/wetland. The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo130223_d005.gifENPO130223_D005https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo140107_d012.jpgENPO140107_D012Frozen (mostly) wetland at the Derr Sandpit Restoration Project - The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo130223_d005.jpgENPO130223_D005Stiff sunflower seedhead in snow. Leadership Center Prairie. Aurora, Nebraska2016-01-23T03:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/13/lecontes-bonanza/2016-01-14T03:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/12/an-aquatic-stick-insect/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo120726_d015.jpgENPO120726_D015Walking stick insect on silky prairie clover in the east bison pasture of the Niobrara Valley Preserve.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151223_d025.jpgENPO151223_D025Water stick insect (Ranatra). The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.2023-06-29T16:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/07/photo-of-the-week-january-7-2016/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d014.gifENPO160104_D014.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d012.gifENPO160104_D012.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d0081.gifENPO160104_D008https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d011.gifENPO160104_D011https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d008.gifENPO160104_D008https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d005.gifENPO160104_D005https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d014.jpgMaximilian sunflower and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.Maximilian sunflower and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d012.jpgStiff sunflower and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.Stiff sunflower and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d008.jpgTall thistle and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.Tall thistle and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/enpo160104_d011.jpgStiff sunflower and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.Stiff sunflower and hoar frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie.2016-01-11T12:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/06/hubbard-fellowship-blog-ant-swarm-and-lunch/2016-02-08T23:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2016/01/04/my-long-irrational-nightmare-is-over-sort-of-nevermind/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151222_d018.jpgENPO151222_D018Kim Helzer. Niobrara river in winter. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151222_d0131.jpgENPO151222_D013Ice hole where an otter was a few seconds earlier... https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151222_d017.jpgENPO151222_D017Evan Suhr. Niobrara river in winter. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151222_d013.jpgENPO151222_D013Ice hole where an otter was a few seconds earlier... The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2016-05-18T15:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/31/photo-of-the-week-december-31-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151225_d006.gifENPO151225_D006moonrisehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151225_d016.gifENPO151225_D016waterfallhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151224_d007.gifENPO151224_D007snow cuphttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151224_d001.gifENPO151224_D001snowhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151223_d005.gifENPO151223_D005pinehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151223_d013.gifENPO151223_D013rose hiphttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151222_d037.gifENPO151222_D037bisonhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151223_d023.gifENPO151223_D023kimhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151224_d001.jpgThe Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151223_d005.jpgPonderosa pine cones. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.Ponderosa pine cones. The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve.2016-01-04T15:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/28/hubbard-fellowship-blog-what-does-the-fox-eat/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/deerteeth.jpgdeerteethhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bobcatteeth.jpgbobcatteethhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/raccoonteeth.jpgraccoonteethhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/foxdentition.jpgfoxdentitionThe skull of a fox, with different types of teeth labelled with their intended purpose.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chubfox.jpgchubfoxA drawing inspired by the indiscriminate dietary habits of foxes. Everything inside of the fox itself are things that they will eat if they can get them. Marker drawing by Kim Tri.2015-12-30T01:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/24/favorite-photos-of-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/28.jpgDotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.Dotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/27.jpgCanada milkvetch with frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.Canada milkvetch with frost. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/26.jpg26Jumping spider on Maximilian sunflower. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/25.jpgRosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium). https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/24.jpgTNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.TNC Niobrara Valley Preservehttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/23.jpgRobberfly. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Robberfly. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/22.jpg22Stiff sunflower https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/21.jpgWindmill and hay. Cherry county ranch of Jim VanWinkle, Nebraska.Windmill and hay. Nebraska Sandhills.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20.jpgBee on milkweed. TNC Bluestem Prairie, Minnesota.Bee on milkweed. Minnesota.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/19.jpgSunrise in sand prairie. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Sunrise in sand prairie. Platte River, Nebraska.2016-01-04T01:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/18/photo-of-the-week-december-17-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo150721_d012.jpgMonarch butterfly on common milkweed. TNC Bluestem Prairie, Minnesota.Monarch butterfly on common milkweed. TNC Bluestem Prairie, Minnesota.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo150721_d001.jpgMonarch butterfly on common milkweed. TNC Bluestem Prairie, Minnesota.Monarch butterfly on common milkweed. TNC Bluestem Prairie, Minnesota.2015-12-18T14:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/16/prairie-word-of-the-day-disturbance/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo110426_d004.jpgprescribed fire at TNC's Studnicka Tract. Central Platte River, Nebraska.Prescribed fire, along the grazing and mowing, are important ways for prairie managers to introduce disturbances into grasslands in order to maintain prairie health and biological diversity.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo080522_d005.jpgDead cedar trees in recently burned area in patch-burn grazing system.These cedar trees died in a recent fire, but the vegetation around them is regrowing strongly. In fact, the cattle (in the distance to the top right) in this prairie will be attracted to that growth and graze this part of the prairie much harder than unburned parts.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo140425_d007.jpgPrescribed fire at The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Fire is one of the big three historical disturbances to which prairies are adapted to and rely on.2015-12-17T06:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/10/photo-of-the-week-december-10-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d014_21.gifENPO151207_D014_2starshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d011_21.gifENPO151207_D011_2starshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d014_2.gifENPO151207_D014_2starshttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d011_2.gifENPO151207_D011_2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d014_2.jpgStars at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Stars at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d011_2.jpgStars at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Stars at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d007.jpgENPO151207_D007Tree skeletons in post sunset glow in the 2012 wildfire area at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d005.jpgENPO151207_D005Tree skeletons in post sunset glow in the 2012 wildfire area at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2015-12-14T17:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/09/a-walk-in-what-used-to-be-woods/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d031.jpgENPO151207_D031fallen ponderosa pine in 2012 wildfire area at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d0021.jpgENPO151207_D002Eastern red cedar skeleton in 2012 wildfire area at the Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d032.jpgENPO151207_D032Bur oak with resprouts in 2012 wildfire area at TNC's Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d001.jpgGrazed sedge in 2012 wildfire area at the Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.Grazed sedge in 2012 wildfire area at the Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo151207_d002.jpgENPO151207_D002Eastern red cedar skeleton in 2012 wildfire area at the Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.2015-12-11T23:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/04/photo-of-the-week-december-4-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo150816d022_2.jpgENPO150816D022_2Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enpo150816d022.jpgENPO150816D022Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.2015-12-04T21:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/12/03/apply-now-to-be-a-hubbard-fellow/2015-12-13T00:13:29+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/26/photo-of-the-week-november-26-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151125_d013.jpgDotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.Dotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151125_d010.jpgDotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.Dotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151125_d007.jpgDotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.Dotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151125_d008.jpgDotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.Dotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151125_d003_2.jpgENPO151125_D003_2Sun coming through dotted gayfeather in autumn prairie. Helzer prairie, near Stockham, Nebraska.2015-12-02T12:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/25/hubbard-fellowship-post-ruminations-while-disking/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/swainsons_2.jpgswainsons_2A Swainson’s hawk takes flight from a disked field. (Yes, the ground does look that messy) Graphite drawing by Kim Trihttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/killdeer_2.jpgkilldeer_2kilhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag0556_2.jpgIMAG0556_2gg2015-11-28T19:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/20/photo-of-the-week-november-20-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151109_d016.jpgTNC Nebraska staff at Calamus Outfitters. Sandhills of Nebraska near Burwell.TNC Nebraska staff at Calamus Outfitters. Sandhills of Nebraska near Burwell.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151109_d014.jpgSharp tail grouse feather. Sandhills of Nebraska near Burwell.Sharp tail grouse feather. Sandhills of Nebraska near Burwell.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151109_d004.jpgSand bank on the Calamus River. Sandhills of Nebraska near Burwell.Sand bank on the Calamus River. Sandhills of Nebraska near Burwell.2015-11-21T12:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/19/hubbard-fellowship-blog-the-vanishing-sparrow/2015-11-20T21:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/18/the-much-maligned-coyote/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/coyotejump2.jpgcoyotejump2Another great coyote illustration by Kim Tri.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo091210_d0141.jpgSnow at Lincoln Creek Prairie - Aurora, NebraskaIdeally, seeing coyote tracks on their property would be a positive experience for landowners.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo091210_d014.jpgSnow at Lincoln Creek Prairie - Aurora, NebraskaIdeally, seeing coyote tracks would be a positive experience...https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/doc20140428215724_005_2.jpgdoc20140428215724_005_2Coyote and mouse2018-11-20T00:17:04+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/12/photo-of-the-week-november-12-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151107_d0031.jpgENPO151107_D003Roundheaded bushclover (Lespedeza capitata) https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151107_d005.jpgCanada milkvetch with frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.Canada milkvetch with frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151107_d003.jpgENPO151107_D003Roundheaded bushclover (Lespedeza capitata) with frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151107_d002.jpgStiff sunflower with frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.Stiff sunflower with frost. Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.2015-11-13T16:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/11/from-plant-id-to-small-engine-repair-the-complex-life-of-a-land-steward/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo140301_d007.jpgENPO140301_D007Nelson Winkel, TNC land manager for Platte River Prairies during a prescribed fire.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo141016_d003.jpgNelson Winkel sprays reed canarygrass at TNC Nebraska's Platte River Prairies.Nelson Winkel sprays reed canarygrass at TNC Nebraska's Platte River Prairies.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo130516_d025.jpgENPO130516_D025Nelson Winkel shows off a pile of invasive garlic mustard plants pulled from one patch at Rulo Bluffs Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo140411_d008.jpg2014 Spring burn at TNC Rulo Bluffs Preserve. Nelson Winkel.2014 Spring burn at TNC Rulo Bluffs Preserve. Nelson Winkel.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo130809_d024.jpgENPO130809_D024Nelson Winkel works to identify a bee during a pollinator workshop with Mike Arduser at TNC's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151022_d045.jpgEvan Suhr, Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Evan Suhr, Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dcbigwheel.jpgDCbigwheelI was a very young-looking 25-year-old when I started as a TNC land steward. They weren't sure I should have an actual ATV...2016-03-28T17:16:13+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/05/photo-of-the-week-november-5-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo151023_d006.jpgTNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.October 23, 2015https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo120725_d068_2.jpgENPO120725_D068_2July 25, 2012https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/enpo111001_d223.jpgENPO111001_D223October 1, 20112015-11-06T18:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/11/02/hubbard-fellowship-post-mother-owl/2015-11-05T21:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/29/photo-of-the-week-october-29-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d058.jpgBison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d051.jpgBison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d046.jpgBison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d043.jpgBison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d041.jpgBison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.2015-10-30T11:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/26/using-the-light-when-the-light-is-right/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d070.jpgSmooth sumac leaves in autumn. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Smooth sumac leaves in autumn. TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/10212015_nebraska_nvp_8423.jpg10212015_nebraska_nvp_8423Here's Evan's version of the moon over waterfall. https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151023_d010.jpgTNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151023_d004.jpgTNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151023_d006.jpgTNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d023.jpgENPO151022_D023Norden bridge at the TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Moonlight, clouds, and stars.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d015.jpgENPO151022_D015Niobrara river at the TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Moonlight, clouds, and stars.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d010.jpgENPO151022_D010Norden bridge at the TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Moonlight, clouds, and stars.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/untitled_panorama1.jpgUntitled_Panorama1Niobhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d067.jpgfield cricket TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.field cricket TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.2015-10-31T22:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/22/photo-of-the-week-october-22-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151022_d038.jpgBison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.Bison roundup at TNC Niobrara Valley Preserve. Nebraska.2015-10-24T12:42:11+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/20/snake-season/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo151019_d002.jpgENPO151019_D002Young bull snake on gravel road along the boundary of the TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.2015-10-23T19:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/14/the-beauty-and-complexity-of-prairie-in-three-minutes/2015-10-19T22:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/14/the-beauty-and-complexity-of-prairie-in-30-seconds/2015-10-21T05:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/08/photo-of-the-week-october-8-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo150804_d007.jpgSpider on web on switchgrass. Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska.Spider on web on switchgrass. Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska.2015-11-16T12:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/06/how-big-do-prairies-need-to-be/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo140802_d020.jpgENPO140802_D020Green darners, and many other dragonfly species, migrate long distances. So do a number of moths and butterflies. Other invertebrates can also travel long distances. Does that make them more or less reliant on large prairie blocks?https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo150804_d030.jpgENPO150804_D030We can learn a lot by studying how species do in the core versus the ragged edges of huge intact prairie landscapes like the Nebraska Sandhills.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo140628_d023.jpgENPO140628_D023Uplanhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo121030_d007.jpgENPO121030_D007It's still possible that we'll find more snake species in North American prairies, but we've surely discovered nearly all of them. This one is a juvenile eastern racer (Coluber constrictor) in TNC's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.2015-10-20T18:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/10/01/photo-of-the-week-october-1-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo150928_d006.jpgENPO150928_D006Big jumping spider on Maximilian sunflower. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo150928_d012.jpgENPO150928_D012Big jumping spider (Phiddipus apacheanus on Maximilian sunflower. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo150927_d017.jpgENPO150927_D017Atticus was a big help, both diffusing the light and keeping the spider contained.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo150927_d014.jpgBig wolf spider. Aurora, Nebraska.Another look.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/enpo150927_d010.jpgBig wolf spider. Aurora, Nebraska.Big wolf spider. Aurora, Nebraska.2015-10-12T17:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/25/follow-up-windmill-and-bales-photo/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150804_d0221.jpgWindmill and hay. Cherry county ranch of Jim VanWinkle, Nebraska.Windmill and hay bales. Nebraska Sandhills in Cherry County.2015-09-27T05:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/24/photo-of-the-week-september-24-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150922_d013.jpgDragonfly and dew. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Dragonfly and dew. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150922_d008.jpgDragonfly and dew. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Dragonfly and dew. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150922_d005.jpgRobberfly. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Robberfly. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150922_d006.jpgRobberfly. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.Robberfly. TNC Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.2015-09-25T16:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/07/01/introducing-the-2015-2016-hubbard-fellows/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc6201.jpg_DSC6201Kim Tri (bottom left) on a Missouri River boat tour in early June - part of a large conference of Nature Conservancy staff in Nebraska City.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/enpo150617_d002.jpgENPO150617_D002Nelson Winkel teaches Hubbard Fellow Evan Barrientos (in hat) how to drive a tractor.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/enpo150604_d007.jpgENPO150604_D007Hubbard Fellows Kim Tri and Evan Barrientos at The Nature Conservancy's Caveny Tract.2015-09-23T14:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/23/how-did-everything-work-this-year/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150921_d001.jpgHelzer prairie grazing. Pasture #1 nw of water tankHelzer prairie grazing. Pasture #1 nw of water tankhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo120603_d051.jpgENPO120603_D051Regal fritillary butterfly on milkweed at Helzer prairie, south of Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150802_d043.jpgYoung upland sandpiper. Helzer family prairie. Stockham, Nebraska. USAYoung upland sandpiper. Helzer family prairie. Stockham, Nebraska. USAhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150921_d003.jpgHelzer prairie grazing. Pasture #2 se of water tankHelzer prairie grazing. Pasture #2 se of water tankhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150719_d013.jpgENPO150719_D013Northern bobwhite on fence post. Helzer family prairie near Stockham, Nebraska.2017-05-26T19:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/18/photo-of-the-week-september-18-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150804_d0231.jpgWindmill and hay. Cherry county ranch of Jim VanWinkle, Nebraska.Windmill and hay bales on a ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills. Composition 1.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150804_d0121.jpgENPO150804_D012Ants looking for extrafloral nectar on annual sunflower. Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150804_d012.jpgENPO150804_D012Ants looking for extrafloral nectar on annual sunflower. Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150804_d025.jpgOption 3.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150804_d023.jpgOption 2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150804_d022.jpgHay bales and windmill in the Nebraska Sandhills. Option 1.2015-09-25T20:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/16/hubbard-fellowship-when-is-a-gopher-not-a-gopher/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pocket-gopher-head.jpgpocket gopher headhttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pocket-gopher-2.jpgpocket gopher 2pohttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/13-lined-ground-squirrel-2.jpg13-lined ground squirrel 213-2020-09-07T02:45:19+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/15/hubbard-fellowship-blog-mummy-wasp/2015-09-18T19:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/10/photo-of-the-week-september-10-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150816d013.jpgENPO150816D013Caterpillar in Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150816d012.jpgENPO150816D012Caterpillar in Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150816d010.jpgENPO150816D010Caterpillar in Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150816d002.jpgENPO150816D002Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150816d004.jpgENPO150816D004Hover fly on Stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.2015-09-11T14:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/09/hubbard-fellowship-blog-up-and-down-the-river/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015082295160401_2.jpg2015082295160401_2Photo by Pat Lundahl.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/platte-map2.jpgplatte map2ghttps://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015082295185426_2.jpg2015082295185426_2f2015-09-12T00:51:59+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/03/photo-of-the-week-september-3-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150829d041.jpgRosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150829d029.jpgDamselfly on monarda. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Damselfly on monarda. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150829d014.jpgButterflies. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Butterflies. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150829d030.jpgIndiangrass. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Indiangrass. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150829d028.jpgKatydid. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Katydid. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150829d008.jpgRough white lettuce (Prenanthes aspera) Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Rough white lettuce (Prenanthes aspera) Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/enpo150829d018.jpgSphinx moth. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.Sphinx moth. Deep Well Wildlife Management Area.2015-09-08T20:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/09/01/antlion-timelapse/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enpo120911_d002.jpgAnt lion. Aurora, NebraskaAn antlion larva, a compact and efficient killer, with a muscular "neck" for tossing sand (and insect carcasses) out of its pit and venomous mandibles for subduing its prey.2015-09-03T02:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/08/27/photo-of-the-week-august-27-2015/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enpo150822d061_21.jpgENPO150822D061_2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enpo150822d061_2.jpgENPO150822D061_2https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enpo150822d026_2.jpgENPO150822D026_2Kim Helzer collecting aquatic invertebrates in wetland at sunset. Helzer Prairie, Stockham, Nebraska.2015-09-08T01:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.com/2015/08/26/saving-pollinators-one-thistle-at-a-time/https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enpo110624_d014.jpgENPO110624_D014Musk thistles and regal fritillaries (before we chopped them because they are designated as noxious weeds and we are legally obligated to eradicate them.) The Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enpo150816d001.jpgTall thistle (Cirsium altissimum) Lincoln Creek Prairie, Aurora, Nebraska.Tall thistle, a native annual wildflower, is a big favorite among pollinator insects.https://prairieecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/thistlefanclub.pngThistleFanClub2022-10-18T16:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://prairieecologist.comdaily1.02026-03-28T20:38:43+00:00