University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

September 22, 2006

UNL fall lecture series features ag and natural resources

Speakers will address a range of recent research topics in agriculture and natural resources tn a fall lecture series by the UNL School of Natural Resources. Most lectures are from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays.

The first lectures, through Oct. 11, will be at UNL's East Union. The final seven lectures, beginning Oct. 18, will be in the Hardin Hall auditorium at North 33rd and Holdrege streets, also on UNL's East Campus. Some of the lectures are on different days to accommodate the schedules of individual speakers. Consult the list of scheduled lectures for dates. Some of the lectures are being presented in memory of Ted Elliott, a past director of UNL's School of Natural Resources who died in 2002.

On Sept. 27, Dave Harwood of UNL's Antarctic Geological Drilling Program will speak on drilling in Antarctica and how it relates to predicting climate and climate change. The following week Chad Smith, director of the Nebraska field office for American Rivers, will talk about the controversial Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. Other speakers will discuss such diverse topics as trends in corn planting, population biology of mountain plover, preventing drainage from sulfide-bearing mines and which factors determine population viability of grassland birds.

Scheduled dates, speakers and topics are:

For questions on speakers, topics or lecture location, contact Sunil Narumalani at (402) 472-9842. The free public lectures are cosponsored by the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and School of Natural Resources.

Steven W. Ress
Communications coordinator, UNL Water Center

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