Graves Lecture Series ends Tuesday
CHADRON – The Spring 2019 Graves Lecture Series will conclude Tuesday with Chadron State College faculty member Dr. Aaron Field at 7 p.m. the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center’s Chicoine Atrium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Field, an assistant professor who teaches courses in rangeland ecology and management, who will present “Prairie Dogs and Grazing Ecology.” He will discuss black-tailed prairie dogs and how they offer a unique challenge to conservationists and land managers. He will also discuss the historical and current ecological roles of prairie dogs, their relationship to livestock production and how conflicting policies add to the controversy around these animals.
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