Environmental Sciences       Chairperson:  Mark Hammer

FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Location:  Bluestem Room 

11:00-11:45       MAIBEN LECTURE Location:  Great Plains Room B-C

ZOOM

Grant Reiner, ‘Platte Basin Timelapse:  A Watershed in Motion’

11:45-12:00   Scholarships and Awards 

12:00-12:15   State of the Academy 

12:15-1:15 LUNCH   Location: East Campus Union Cafeteria 

12:15-1:15   INBRE Steering Committee Meeting Location: Arbor Suite A

AFTERNOON SESSION - 3  Location:  Bluestem Room

1:15       Presenters upload Session 3 & 4 talks from USB drives onto room computer desktop

1:25 .ZOOM Session is open for participants to join  

1:30 HILLTOPPING BEHAVIOR IN MALE BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES AT A RESTORED TALLGRASS PRAIRIE PRESERVE. Nicole Strom, Elise Gooding-Lord, Hana Griffin, Theodore Burk (abstract) 

1:45 INSECT FLOWER VISITORS TO A NATIVE PLANT POLLINATOR GARDEN AND AN ORNAMENTAL FLOWER BED ON A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. Anya Ortiz, Maria Sheshter, Theodore Burk (abstract) 

2:00 BIODIVERSITY AND BUDGETS: CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS CAN ENHANCE LANDSCAPE RESTORATION EFFORTS. Madelynn Vasquez, Dr. Sarah Gaughan, Mark Vritiska(abstract) 

2:15 CHARTING CHUBS: USING EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY TO EXPLORE NEW CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MACRHYBOPSIS SPECIES. Emma Stock, Dr. Sarah Gaughan. (abstract)

2:30 VEGETATION ANALYSIS AND WATER-HOLDING ABILITY IN A RESTORED WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREA. Hailey Fuqua, Letty Reichart.(abstract)

2:45 BREAK   

During break - Presenters upload Session 4 talks from USB drives onto room computer desktop.

AFTERNOON SESSION - 4  Location:  Bluestem Room

2:55  ZOOM Session is open for participants to join 

3:00   ROOT RESPONSES TO HERBIVORY OF BLACK-EYED SUSAN AND BIG BLUESTEM FROM NEBRASKA AND TEXAS. Jordan Carfield¹, Jayne Jonas(abstract) 

3:15 EFFECTS OF FIRE IN GRAZED GRASSLANDS. Megan tenBensel, Bryan Drew, Jayne Jonas(abstract)

3:30      IMPACT OF REDROOT PIGWEED INVASION ON ROOT-ASSOCIATED FUNGI AND PLANT-SOIL FEEDBACK IN CONTINUOUS  CORN MONOCULTURES. Austyn Kreikemeier, Gregory J. Pec (abstract)

3:45 STICKY CARD COLOR AFFECTS ARTHROPOD ATTRACTION AND COMMUNITY CAPTURE IN NEBRASKA AGROECOSYSTEMS. Hannah E. Stowe, Araceli Gomez Villegas, Julie A. Peterson (abstract)

4:00     BREAK

During break - Session Chairs end afternoon sessions and Poster Presenters set up posters. 

4:15-5:15 POSTER SESSION Location:  Great Plains Room B & C

4:15-4:45 BUSINESS MEETING Location:  Great Plains Room A

PEP, EC, and LRP COMMITTEE MEETING

4:30-6:30    SOCIAL EVENT Location:  Great Plains Room

                    Free, INBRE-sponsored event. Announcement of Raffle Winners (must be present to win).Attend Posters, meet with colleagues, make connections, socialize. Hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks are provided.  Additional cash bar.