UNL School of Natural Resources

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Wet and stormy Saturday night; cooler week ahead | Nebraska State Climate Office | Nebraska Stormy times aheadThe latest upper level water v***r analysis shows clusters of storms along the Gulf Coast, storms in the southern Plains around a stalled out front, ridging off the Pacific Northwest, and a couple of troughs in the Pacific. The trough currently closest to California will be making....

Happy ! Today we want to give a shoutout to UNSM Zoology Curator, Rob Wilson, who recently co-authored a study investigating the origins of the Lincoln, Neb. population of southern flying squirrels. The species is a "Tier-1" species of conservation concerns (Nebraska Threatened Species) due to its small population size and limited distribution in the state. Although more work needs to be done, the study results suggest the Lincoln southern flying squirrel represents a range expansion. Some of UNSM's collection specimens were used as part of the study.

The full study can be read at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-026-01792-9

Herpetologist Dennis Ferraro has been studying Nebraska's reptiles and amphibians for decades, helping generations of Nebraskans better understand the state's often misunderstood wildlife.

From conducting field research across the state to inspiring students in the classroom, Ferraro's passion for conservation and education has left a lasting impact on Nebraska's natural heritage.

Read "Nebraska’s Herpetologist – Dennis Ferraro": https://brnw.ch/21x3qF1

Article by Julie Thomas
Photo by Carlee Koehler

Husker duo bikes Whooper Highway to spotlight endangered cranes Husker faculty member Michael Forsberg and the International Crane Foundation's Andy Caven are biking more than 2,500 miles from the Texas Gulf Coast to Canada's boreal forest, following a path known as the Whooper Highway, to raise awareness of wetlands habitat loss.

https://nsco.unl.edu/news/warm-start-june/

Warm start to June | Nebraska State Climate Office | Nebraska Wet weekend possibleA look at the upper level water v***r analysis (Figure 1) reveals two troughs that will have an impact on our sensible weather in the coming days. The first is very slowly working its way through the southern Plains and the second (and more potent, deep one) is located over north...

The skies over the north lawn of Hardin Hall just got a little friendlier toward bats with the addition of a bat house. John Carroll, professor of wildlife ecology and management, led a dozen students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Wildlife Club in building the bat house.

"With the squirrel boxes, it was pretty easy, because everybody thinks flying squirrels are cute, but bats, it might just take a little bit more education," he said. "People get used to seeing stuff like that, and then they realize it's not some kind of spy equipment, and I think that they'll go, 'Yeah, it's kind of cool seeing the bats go in and out of the house,' and I think that people will embrace it."

https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/snr/20324/108041

We are proud to feature local artist Katie Nieland's original art work on two beautiful and soft T-Shirts! Choose the Meadowlark or Crane & Snake! Or both! Purchase at the UNL Nebraska Maps & More Store or online through Marketplace. Links below:
https://go.unl.edu/4b87
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Meadowlark T-Shirt | Nebraska Maps & More | UNL Marketplace Super-soft, individually hand-printed musical meadowlark T-shirt on a dark, heathered green. Next Level black forest slightly heathered tri-blend T-shirt with mustard and off-white ink. A very durable and extremely soft fitted unisex crew neck tee. 3.4

The UNL Nebraska Maps & More Store (within the School of Natural Resources) is hiring! The position requires a mix of experience in an office, customer service and sales. If you know someone awesome who might be interested/qualified, please send them this link:
https://employment.unl.edu/postings/100541

Well done to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Soil Judging Team!

Soil Judging Team takes runner-up at national contest | Department of Agronomy and Horticulture | Nebraska The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Soil Judging Team took runner-up overall at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Soil Judging Contest April 22–25 hosted by Illinois State University.