Applied Wildlife Ecology & Spatial Movement Lab

Introducing the WildAg Podcast! WildAg is part of @NR_University and serves as a connection point for conservation professionals and landowners who want to integrate conservation with agriculture. Episodes are now live! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wil…

Happy Habitat Management Friday! As you’re walking through your favorite pheasant hunting field this fall, remember — what looks like great cover today might not meet their needs come spring or summer. Our research shows pheasants rely on different vegetation types year-round…

New WildAg episode dropping Monday! This month we are joined by Dr. Ray Ward, founder of @WardLabs, to discuss how our soils came to be and how a better knowledge of your soil can lead to healthier farms and ecosystems overall. With a PhD in Soil Fertility and personal farming…

Spring Creek Prairie in Denton, NE is a vital refuge for birds year-round, and this fall, we're tuning in! We recently sat down with Jason “the Birdnerd” St. Sauver to talk about a new project using acoustic monitors across the prairie. These non-invasive tools help track which…

Perennial grasses aren't just potential bioenergy feedstocks; they're also a lifeline for grassland birds in agricultural landscapes! A recent study led by AWESM lab Post-Doctoral Researcher, Grace Schuster, in southwestern Nebraska used passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to…

Over the past two weeks, the students working on the wild turkey research project have been busy sharing about their work at the Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit's annual meeting as well as at the annual @wildlifesociety conference. These were great…

New WildAg episode is live! This month we are joined by Dr. Jesse Bell, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water, Climate, and Health in the Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (@unmc) and the School of…

New WildAg episode drops on Monday! In our next episode of WildAg, we continue our discussions on nitrates in drinking water, but this time we are focusing solely on human health impacts. Joining Andy and Nate is Dr. Jesse Bell from University of Nebraska Medical Center (@unmc).…

Harvest season is a great time to reflect on the successes and failures of the past year and consider what you might want to change going forward on the farm. Conservation practices add strength to working lands: 🌱Buffers that hold soil and prevent washouts. 🌱Prairie strips…

Over the next three weeks, we’re partnering with the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center in Denton, Nebraska, to study fall use of grasslands under a range of management practices. We’ve deployed ten acoustic monitors across four different grassland sites to document bird species…

Year 3 at one of our demonstration prairie strips! This prairie strip, planted at @NebENREEC, is in its third year and starting to look good! The diversity of the strip has really changed from the first year, which was largely giant foxtail. So far, the management here has been…

What if you could step into the future of your farm? The AWESM Lab, Nebraska State Climate Office, Schmidt Lab, and partners are teaming up with the UNL School of Computing to launch a new Virtual Reality (VR) project that brings land management and conservation planning to…

Our new research demonstrates how AI can reduce the time needed for classification of camera trap images. Using deep learning, automated analysis achieves 90% accuracy in identifying European wildlife, streamlining population monitoring across Germany. doi.org/10.1002/rse2.7…

We were proud to represent our research at two conferences recently - PhD candidate Alli presented her work at the International Wildlife Congress in Norway, and post-doc Grace shared her work at the annual meeting of @ESA_org. Sharing our research and insights is one of our…

It's hard to believe, but our team has wrapped up the final field season for our wild turkey project! We are so thankful for all our amazing students and field techs (this year and previous years) for all of their hard work, time, and effort in making this project a reality…

This month we are joined by Jackson Stansell (@jstansell87), Founder and CEO of @Sentinel_Ag. Following our previous episode on nitrate issues in drinking water with Crystal Powers, Andy and Nate chat with Jackson about how his team at Sentinel is tackling the nitrate issue head…

Wildlife don’t see boundaries—and neither should we. Imagine driving your gravel road in 10 years: Bobwhites and pheasants calling from prairie strips. Pollinators buzzing across prairie strips. Deer trails linking cover across farms. That future starts now—with small steps…

New #WildAg episode dropping on Monday! On our next episode of WildAg, we are joined by Jackson Stansell (@jstansell87), Founder and CEO of @Sentinel_Ag. Following our previous episode on nitrate issues in drinking water with Crystal Powers, Andy and Nate chat with Jackson about…

Think 365: Habitat is Year-Round Wildlife need resources in every season—to raise young, find food, and survive. When one piece is missing, populations can be impacted. Start small with practices that fit your land. State, federal, and NGO conservation organizations can help.…

**New Research Alert!** A recent study by AWESM Lab doctoral student Allison Barg and co-authors synthesized decades of research to help landowners build year-round pheasant habitat in the Great Plains and Midwest. The review highlights season-specific needs and provides…

Wild turkeys dust bathe often in late summer, as molting is in full swing and new feathers are growing. Now is the time to find turkey feathers, so take a walk where turkeys spend time and add to your collection! ⁦@wildturkeylab⁩ ⁦@NWTF_official⁩