The publication Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer (WL 0001) by Adam Janke and Julie Blanchong is now available in the ISU Extension Store.

Peter Moore, Natural Resource Ecology and Management has received a Miller grant to complete an open textbook to support quantitative reasoning courses for students in natural resource programs, specifically NREM 240, a course which Moore designed in 2014 to help our students become more confident and proficient users of quantitative and computational techniques.

Boris Jovanovic, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, and Evrim Baran, School of Education – Aquatic Toxicology have received a Miller Grant to create and integrate an Aquatic Toxicology Wikibook as a major course component to the Aquatic Toxicology undergraduate/graduate course that will be designed and offered in Spring 2019 (pending approval).  The course will follow the Open Pedagogy, an approach “in which students are active and visible participants in the construction of knowledge”. The open pedagogy includes the creation of the Wikibook with the students taking the course.

Two NREM PhD students, Jordan Giese and Matthew Stephenson are highlighted in a recent article published in Audubon magazine. The article describes research done regarding prairie strips and also notes Lisa Schulte Moore's lab. View the full article.

Congratulations to John Tyndall for receiving the 2018 Best Research Paper for impact and Quality Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society.  The paper was entitled, “Understanding Corn Belt farmer perspectives on climate change to inform engagement strategies for adaptation and mitigation”  J. of Soil and Water Conservation 69 (6): 505-516.  

Members of the Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society hosted a student conclave in 2018.  The event was held in Boone, Iowa and included participants from other Midwestern academic institutions in the region.  Highlights included a Trumpeter Swan restoration talk, a river otter necropsy, and other presentations and activities.  The 2017 Student Conclave TWS was hosted by Purdue University.

Members of the Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society hosted a student conclave in 2018.  The event was held in Boone, Iowa and included participants from other Midwestern academic institutions in the region.  Highlights included a Trumpeter Swan restoration talk, a river otter necropsy, and other presentations and activities.  The 2017 Student Conclave TWS was hosted by Purdue University.

The Spring 2018 issue of the Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society included a first-person account of their experiences on the Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring (MSIM) program.  This project has been gathering data since 2006 on the diversity and abundance of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds mammals and some invertebrates such as dragonflies, damselflies and crayfish.  The long-term monitoring of sites will provide valuable information for decision-makers about wildlife population responses to habitat changes.  http://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Iowas-Wildlife/Wildlife-Status-Reports

The Spring 2018 issue of the Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society included a first-person account of their experiences on the Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring (MSIM) program.  This project has been gathering data since 2006 on the diversity and abundance of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds mammals and some invertebrates such as dragonflies, damselflies and crayfish.  The long-term monitoring of sites will provide valuable information for decision-makers about wildlife population responses to habitat changes.  http://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Iowas-Wildlife/Wildlife-Status-Reports

The IDNR has brochures on many of the water trails in Iowa, many of which include photographs by Jim Pease .  These water trails describe each accessible portion of the river, highlights, take-outs, facility access, and skill level recommendations.  If you’re interested in cooling off this summer on Iowa’s rivers check out these informative publications.  http://www.iowadnr.gov/Things-to-Do/Canoeing-Kayaking/Water-Trail-Maps-Brochures

Dr. Adam Janke was a co-author on a New Extension Publication entitled, “Pasture Management Guide for Livestock Producers (AS 0014)”.  Authors include James Russell, Steve Barnhart, Charlie Brummer, Steve Ensley, Patrick Gunn, Adam Janke, Dan Loy, Erika Lundy, Dale Miller, Ken Moore, Dan Morrical, Jill Paxton, Lee Schulz, Joe Sellers, Shawn Shouse, Mary Wiedenhoeft, Claire Andresen, and Colby Redifer.

Dr. Adam Janke was a co-author on a New Extension Publication entitled, “Pasture Management Guide for Livestock Producers (AS 0014)”.  Authors include James Russell, Steve Barnhart, Charlie Brummer, Steve Ensley, Patrick Gunn, Adam Janke, Dan Loy, Erika Lundy, Dale Miller, Ken Moore, Dan Morrical, Jill Paxton, Lee Schulz, Joe Sellers, Shawn Shouse, Mary Wiedenhoeft, Claire Andresen, and Colby Redifer.

Dr. Jim Adelman recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems to study disease tolerance and transmission, using house finches and their bacterial pathogen as a model system.  Although animal resistance mechanisms are well-studied, the ways in which animals tolerate infection are less clear and could have important consequences for wildlife and food animals alike.  This work will use epidemiology, molecular biology, and comparisons of different populations to reveal mechanisms underlying tolerance in wild animals.  Adelman will be working with scientists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute to gather data on finches from across North America.