Reports

PhD student Grace Schuster walks through ranch land to her next point during morning point counts

2025

Application of passive acoustic monitoring to compare avian populations in perennial grasslands and croplands in Nebraska

Peer-reviewed Paper

Screenshot of the research paper

2025

Assessing Ring-necked Pheasants as an Umbrella Species Using Acoustic Data

Research Poster

Screenshot of the research poster

2024

Evaluation of an autonomous acoustic surveying technique for grassland bird communities in Nebraska

Peer-reviewed Paper

A screenshot of the research paper

2024

Virtual Fencing in Livestock Management: Effects on Beef Cattle Stress and Enhancing Wildlife Conservation

Thesis

A cow wearing a virtual fence collar and heart rate monitor

2023

Understanding the Factors Affecting Nebraskan Farmers’ and Landowners' Decision to Adopt Precision Agricultural Technologies and Programs

Thesis

aerial shot of a diversified farm with prairie strips integrated

2023

Prairie Strips at Nebraska Research and Extension Centers

Video Research Update

aerial shot of a tractor planting a prairie strip in a fallow field

2025

Pheasants 365: A Review of Seasonal Ring-Necked Pheasant Habitat in Central North America

Peer-Reviewed Paper

A screenshot of the paper

2024

Wild Great Plains Poster

Research Poster

Screen shot of the research poster

2024

Virtual Fencing for Cattle Production and Wildlife Management on Rangelands

Research Update

cattle wearing virtual fence collars graze in a field

2023

Benefits of Grasslands for Bioenergy Production in an Agricultural Landscape

Research Update

a Conservation Reserve Program field

2023

Pronghorn Ecology in Western Nebraska

Video Research Report

an adult pronghorn is blindfolded for safety as a GPS collar is fitted onto it

2022

Benefits of Grasslands for Bioenergy Production in an Agricultural Landscape

Research Update

wide shot of Nebraska ranch land and grassland

2024

Benefits of Grasslands for Bioenergy Production in an Agricultural Landscape

Research Update

flowers bloom in a Conservation Reserve Program field in Nebraska

2024

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Research Update

A GPS-tagged wild turkey hen roosts in a tree with her poult

2023

Pronghorn Survival and Resource Selection in Western Nebraska's Agriculturally Dominated Landscape

Thesis

MS student Katie Piecora prepares GPS collars to studying pronghorn movements

2023

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Research Update

a wild turkey flies away in the snow after being fitted with a GPS unit to track its movements

2022

Understanding Conservation Specialists' Role in the Adoption of Precision Agriculture in Nebraska

Thesis

Aerial shot of a prairie strip next to corn