Konza Prairie News

Alice Boyle tracks grasshopper sparrows

Alice Boyle, assistant professor of biology, is studying the movements of grasshopper sparrows, songbirds that weigh only about 17 grams and nest on the ground in Flint Hills tallgrass prairies as well as other grassland areas in the United States.

K-State biologist to discuss challenges for maintaining tallgrass prairie ecosystems
John Briggs, professor of biology and director of the Konza Prairie Biological Station, will give a public lecture at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in 328 Waters Hall. Briggs will present some of the threats causing large-scale transformation of tallgrass prairie grasslands to savanna-like ecosystems.
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LTER VII Proposal available online
LTER VII (2014-2020) proposal is available online, we are currently addressing new research themes and questions in LTER VII.

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