The Fall 2004 Center for Grassland Studies Seminar Series will be held 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the East Campus Union on the dates below. If you have questions, please call the Center office, 402-472-4101, or e-mail grassland@unl.edu.
    8-23
Martin Massengale, UNL, Center for Grassland Studies 
Introduction to the Seminar (for students taking for credit)
    8-30
Kristal Stoner, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
“Biodiversity Conservation at the State Level: Nebraska's Natural Legacy Project”
    9-13
 Susan Tunnell, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL
“Seed Dynamics of Eastern Redcedar in the Mixed-Grass Prairie”
    9-20
 Rick Rasby, Dept. of Animal Science, UNL
“Production and Economics of Two Beef Production Systems”
    Friday
    9-24
    9:00 am
                       <<<< Special Seminar>>>>
Ian Chivers, Principal and Chief Executive of Native Seeds Pty. Ltd., Victoria, Australia
“Native Grasses of Australia for Reclamation and Ornamental Uses”
    9-27
 Richard Clark, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, UNL
“Production and Economics of Two Beef Production Systems”
    10-4
 Fred Baxendale, Dept. of Entomology, UNL
“Field Observations of the Pasture Mealybug in New Zealand”
    10-11*
 Tom Boutton, Dept. of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A&M University
“Woody Plant Invasion of Grassland:  Implications for the Carbon Cycle”
    10-18
 No seminar
    10-25
 Jerry Volesky, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, West Central Research and Extension Center, UNL
“Grassland Production in a Variable Environment”
    11-1
 No seminar
    11-8
 Andy Wasowski, author, photographer and lecturer, Taos, New Mexico
"The Landscaping Revolution: Gardening with Mother Nature, Not against Her"
Co-sponsored by Nebraska Arboretum
    11-15
 Kim Todd, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL
“A Sea of Grass--Using Grasses in the Landscape”
11-22
 Robert Shearman, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL
“Turfgrass Drought Resistance and Water Conservation”
    11-29
 Janyce Woodard, graduate student, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL
“Integrated Weed Management in Conservation Buffers”


* 2004 Leu Distinguished Lecture

Refreshments will be available prior to each seminar, compliments of the Leu Foundation. Videotapes of these seminars and selected seminars from past series will be available for onsite viewing or checkout from 221 Keim Hall.

Above schedule is subject to change. Updates will be posted as they become available, so please check back.

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