I am an undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Here in Nebraska, we covet our natural resources due to our economic reliance on their productivity but we also cherish our natural resources due to the fact that we have a very unique natural environment and we wish to protect our ecosystems.
Nebraska is home to saline wetlands, the Ogalala aquifer, woodland forests, native prairies, sand hills and dunes which welcomes in all walks of life including rare endangered beetles such as the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle that only survives in habitats in Lincoln, NE along with habitats suited for Mountain Lions in Scott's Bluff, NE.
Prairie conservation is one research topic that is extremely prevalent here at UNL. I am currently conducting research testing the germination productivity in native grasses and wild flowers. The goal of this experiment is to determine the types of relationships that occur during germination between Purple Prairie Clover and Partridge Pea.
What I'd like to find out is if there are any other germination experiments in native prairie grass species that I should consider looking into to better analyze my results? I would also like to know if there are other people out there interested in prairie conservation of the great plains in general.
