Monitoring grasslands

Hannah Allen: Working with Collaborative Adaptive Management At Barta Brothers Ranch

October 10, 2024

Hannah Allen is a Nebraska native with a focus in range and forage science. Allen has worked with the Collaborative Adaptive Management at Barta Brothers Ranch the past two years. Her masters project started this past May, and the previous summer she assisted with project CAM as an undergrad on a smaller scale, looking at cattle grazing patterns.

Learn Grazing System

October 7, 2024

Nebraska's diverse grasslands blanket more than half the state. These grasslands serve multiple purposes including, providing homes for wildlife, recreational opportunities and of course, creating grazing opportunities for the livestock producers around Nebraska. That's why grassland conservation was a topic of discussion for several UNL seniors this week.

East Campus returns to its roots with grazing demonstration

October 3, 2024

University of Nebraska–Lincoln students caught a small glimpse of East Campus' past Sept. 30 when a live grazing demonstration was held on a small section of prairie on the southwest corner of campus.

The demonstration was conducted on a small portion of the 1/4-acre tall grass prairie outside of Hardin Hall. The prairie plot was planted in 2021 by David Wedin, director of Nebraska’s Center for Grassland Studies, and colleagues in the School of Natural Resources. The steers for the demonstration were provided by the Department of Animal Science.

Under the Wire Premiere

February 8, 2024

This multi-year project was made possible by a diverse community of people–dedicated to wildlife and working lands in the American West. Enjoy!

Nebraska Sandhills Rated as World’s Most Intact Prairie

March 2, 2022

Center for Grassland Studies Podcast: Down the RaBET Hole: The Journey to Develop the Rangeland Brush Estimation Toolbox with Chandra Holifield Collins

November 10, 2020

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CGS Podcast: Putting Monitoring into Practice - Strategies for Large-Scale Conservation with Dirac Twidwell

October 26, 2020

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2020 Virtual Nebraska Grazing Conference Recordings

August 17, 2020

The NGC is designed for people with an interest in the utilization and conservation of our grazing lands, and a desire to learn the most current information on grazing livestock systems and their impact on our lands. The 2020 NGC was recorded and the videos are now posted.

CGS Podcast: GrassCast with Dannele Peck

August 10, 2020

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CGS Podcast: GrassSnap Update and Direction with Ben Beckman

August 10, 2020

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