Andrew Little
@awesmlabdoc
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Director of @awesmlab | Associate Professor-Landscape Ecology & Habitat Management, University of Nebraska | Hunter & Angler | Dad to 3 amazing kids
Lincoln, NE
Joined October 2014
This fall, we deployed ten acoustic monitors across Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center for a three-week period to detect threatened bird species that may use the prairie as a temporary stopover during fall migration. In addition, we conducted an experiment to evaluate the
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@UNLSNR @UNL_IANR @UNL_CASNR @UNLExtension @NebToday @UNLincoln @NEGameandParks @pheasants4ever @quail4ever Photo credit: Kanishka Fnu
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Congrats to Dr. Megan Baldissara! Her Ph.D. advanced remote sensing of prescribed fire, haying & grazing to improve targeted, adaptive pheasant management across Nebraska’s grasslands—advancing pheasant habitat mgmt. and laying the groundwork for future wildlife applications.
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Stretching wings helps wild turkeys avoid muscle tension, improves circulation, helps maintain feather function, and even dislodges feather parasites which improves comfort. The benefits of stretching extends beyond us humans! @wildturkeylab @NWTF_official
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New WildAg episode is live! What makes the Great Plains such a productive agricultural hotspot? And why are some fields just more productive than others no matter what? It turns out the secret is in the soil. This month we are joined by Dr. Ray Ward, founder of @WardLabs, to
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Huge congrats to Overton FFA — the National Champion in the Environmental & Natural Resources CDE at the 98th National FFA Convention! Proud to serve as Nebraska’s State Superintendent for this event — these students represent the best of Nebraska’s future conservation leaders!
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Fall is when toms settle scores, get the upper hand, and settle out who is dominant within their flocks. Lots of posturing, fighting, loud purrs and rattles, all to see who will be at the top come spring. Anyone seeing toms fighting? @wildturkeylab @NWTF_official
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One of my favorite people in the conservation world comes to the Great Outdoor Radio Show. Marissa Jensen of Pheasants & Quail Forever talks about many, timely outdoors topics. Tune in Saturday from 9-10 a.m. on Boomer, Big Dog and Bluffs Country or on https://t.co/kwONhzMzMp
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I greatly appreciate the work of our University of Nebraska Foundation Board and Trustees in supporting NU. Thank you to outgoing and incoming Foundation Board Chairs Angie Muhleisen and Jane Miller!
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The creation of a diversity of age classes of forest on our landscape, with the addition of a sizable amount of early successional meadow and grassland habitat is the single most important thing we can do to recover our most declining species and enhance our overall wildlife
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Check out our new paper on wild turkey behaviors in @AnimalEcology. Nice work by @GulottaNick! @wildturkeylab @NWTF_official
🦃 New research - Harvest and natural predation shape selection for behavioural predictability in male wild turkeys Read the full paper here!➡️ https://t.co/dfrYGBJaul
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Partnerships are the engine of conservation — turning shared vision into measurable impact across working lands, wildlife, and communities. Learn more 👇!
Spring Creek Prairie in Denton, NE is a vital refuge for birds year-round, and this fall, we're tuning in! We recently sat down with Jason “the Birdnerd” St. Sauver to talk about a new project using acoustic monitors across the prairie. These non-invasive tools help track which
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Gobbling by wild turkeys isn’t just a spring activity! Toms will often gobble in the fall to assert dominance over other toms in the same flock and sort out pecking orders long before spring. Anyone hearing birds gobbling? @wildturkeylab @NWTF_official
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New @AWESMLab research led by Dr. Grace Schuster shows perennial #bioenergy crops such as switchgrass can help at-risk bird species. That’s the power of Nebraska innovation — where conservation and production grow together.
Perennial grasses aren't just potential bioenergy feedstocks; they're also a lifeline for grassland birds in agricultural landscapes! A recent study led by AWESM lab Post-Doctoral Researcher, Grace Schuster, in southwestern Nebraska used passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to
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I couldn’t be prouder of these students. Their dedication, perseverance, and countless hours in the field have produced vital data on wild turkeys across western Nebraska—work that will directly inform how @NEGameandParks manages this iconic species for years to come.
Over the past two weeks, the students working on the wild turkey research project have been busy sharing about their work at the Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit's annual meeting as well as at the annual @wildlifesociety conference. These were great
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