Current Projects
Pheasant Presence as a Benefit to Declining Grassland Birds
Benefiting grassland bird populations through management of habitat for pheasants.
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Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska
Improving our understanding of wild turkey ecology including nesting ecology, movements, resource selection, genetics, survival, and gobbling chronology.
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Precision Livestock Management on Extensive Rangelands
Optimizing grazing strategies to benefit ranchers, cattle, and wildlife.
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Improving Midwestern Agriculture’s Environmental, Social, and Economic Footprint with Prairie Strips
Expanding the footprint of prairie strips.
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Bioenergy Crop Production: Implications for Grassland Bird Communities
Establishing effective conservation strategies for grassland bird communities in bioenergy production systems while maximizing productivity of the agricultural landscape.
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Identifying and Prioritizing Pheasant Habitat in Agricultural Landscapes
Identifying and prioritizing habitat for pheasant conservation and management in agriculturally dominated landscapes.
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White-tailed Deer Fawn Survival in North Georgia
Improving our understanding of the factors negatively influencing deer population growth for healthier deer populations.
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Constraints to Precision Conservation Adoption
Understanding the constraints to precision technology and program adoption in order to create a more profitable and sustainable agricultural system within Nebraska.
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Pronghorn Spatial Ecology in Nebraska
Monitoring pronghorn in western Nebraska to better understand their movement and resource selection, identify migration corridors and critical habitat, and evaluate adult survival and spatiotemporal distribution across an agriculturally-dominant landscape.
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Increase Farm Profitability While Conserving Soil, Water, and Wildlife
Addressing conservation challenges and opportunities in intensive agriculture landscapes through precision conservation.
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White-tailed Deer Spatial Ecology During Hunting Season in Nebraska
Understanding deer movements and resource selection prior to, during, and post rifle season in Nebraska to improve deer management in highly fragmented agricultural landscapes.
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Habitat Selection for Territorial Male Pheasants
Investigating territory selection in male ring-necked pheasants across the Nebraska landscape and the potential relationship to areas of farmland enrolled in CRP.
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Effects of Human Hunter Movement and Habitat Use on Observation Rate of White-tailed Deer
Examining hunter movement, site selection, and prey observations to delineate the relationship between hunter behavior and deer observation success.
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Spatial Ecology of White-tailed Deer and Hunters in North Georgia
Improving our understanding of White-tailed deer and deer hunter use of the landscape to help guide future deer management efforts.
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Wildlife Space Use in an Agricultural Landscape
Improving our understanding of White-tailed deer and deer hunter use of the landscape to help guide future deer management efforts.
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