June 7, 2007 Nebraska Forest Service Manager Receives Silver Smokey Bear Award LINCOLN, Neb. — Bob Vogltance, fire resources manager in the Nebraska Forest Service at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, received the Silver Smokey Bear Award. MoreJune 5, 2007 Survey Offers Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water LINCOLN, Neb. — While 91 percent of Nebraska residents feel their drinking water is safe, the Heartland Regional Water Coordination Initiative Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water revealed Nebraskans still want to learn more about water. MoreJune 1, 2007 Wilhite Named New Director of UNL's School of Natural Resources LINCOLN, Neb. — Longtime University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member and international drought and climate expert Donald A. Wilhite has been named director of UNL's School of Natural Resources. MoreMay 24, 2007 UNL Study: Nebraska's Sandhills Dunes May Be More Stable Than Thought LINCOLN, Neb. — Two years after removing the vegetation from several Sandhills dunes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are just now beginning to see signs of erosion. MoreMay 24, 2007 UNL Advances Dicamba-resistance Research; Work Featured in Science Magazine LINCOLN, Neb. — In a project that began about a dozen years ago, University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists discovered a gene that has been used to create broadleaf crops that tolerate spraying with the popular herbicide dicamba. Now, even as an industry partner is working to bring dicamba-resistant crops to market, these plant scientists are continuing to explore new and expanded uses for the technology they discovered. MoreMay 21, 2007 eXtension Launches Wildlife Damage Web Site LINCOLN, Neb. — Whether it's squirrels digging up bulbs, moles in the lawn or coyotes terrorizing a neighborhood, consumers now have instant Web access to research-based solutions for helping humans and wildlife coexist. MoreMay 17, 2007 Nebraska Wildflower Week Celebrated First Week in June LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Wildflower Week, June 2-10, will celebrate wildflowers and native plants in the wild and in the landscape with events and activities across the state. MoreMay 17, 2007 UNL Partnership Looking for Volunteers to Monitor Terns, Plovers LINCOLN, Neb. — The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership is looking for volunteers to monitor endangered interior least terns and threatened piping plovers. MoreMay 15, 2007 Extension Begins 16th Year Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers LINCOLN, Neb. — Thirty-eight sites in Nebraska are accepting empty, plastic pesticide containers for recycling this year. MoreMay 11, 2007 Grasshopper Hatch Will Start Soon, Central and Southwest Rangeland at High Risk LINCOLN, Neb. — Central and southwest Nebraska rangeland are at a high risk for serious grasshopper infestations this summer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologists say. More |
