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Revised Slideshows of Nebraska Nature

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At the request of many of you, I’ve added captions to the slideshow photos I posted last November.  Those slideshows can always be found from the home page of this blog (under the Photography Page).  In addition, I’ve provided links to each at the end of this post.

A dragonfly in the early morning - Pawnee County, Nebraska

Now that I’ve got them labeled, I’d appreciate any help you can give me in identifying species correctly.  I’m pretty confident about the vertebrates and plants, but could sure use some assistance with the invertebrates.  If you see one that I’ve got wrong, or you can identify it more specifically, please let me know by adding a comment below the slideshow.

Thank you – I hope you enjoy the photos.

Slideshows:

Invertebrates

Plants

Vertebrates

Landscapes

Winter

Opportunity to Network Between Southeastern and Midwestern Prairie Ecologists

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A few months ago, I wrote a post about the necessity for better communication between those working on grassland restoration projects in longleaf pine woodlands and those in midwestern prairies.  At the time, I suggested the need for opportunities to bring together restoration practitioners from both ecosystems (and others) to share experiences and ideas.

Longleaf pine woodlands are just grasslands with pine trees.

As it happens, just such an opportunity has arisen in the form of the Southeastern Prairie Symposium, which will be held in Starkville, Mississippi May 14-17, 2012.  The symposium is not focused on longleaf pine, but more generally on prairies and grasslands of the southeastern United States.  If you’re an ecologist or land manager working on prairies outside of that region, I would encourage you to take a look at the conference website and consider attending.  It looks like a great chance to see some excellent prairies and to interact with the people who restore and manage them.

The website for the symposium is:  http://www.cfr.msstate.edu/wildlife/prairie/index.asp

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