Range & Wildlife Research

Benjamin Geaumont, Wildlife and Range Scientist

Kaylee Boland, Wildlife and Range Research Tech

• An Assessment of the importance of shelterbelts as early season nectar and pollen resources for domesticated honeybees
• Using drones to assess floristic resources for pollinators over space and time
• Restoring disturbance to old Conservation Reserve Program Fields to Promote Ecosystem Services.
• Evaluate the ability of over seeding native forbs following prescribed fire to enhance habitat for pollinators. Assess differences in seeding method and impact of herbivory on forb establishment
• Monitoring native pollinator communities throughout North Dakota: Status and Management considerations for bees and butterflies.
• Land use and severe weather events, ring-necked pheasant survival in a changing landscape.
• Alternative Land Management on Lands Managed for Wildlife
• Managing disturbance for multi-functional rangelands: livestock, plant, and pollinator resource management strategies the differentially use fire and grazing
• Propagation of native seed for use in future restorations in western North Dakota.
• Southwest ring-necked pheasant initiative.
• Plant diversity improvements on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands.

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