The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Grassland Studies has hosted the Fall Seminar Series for over 22 years. Topics relate to the Center’s mission, which is to emphasize the role of grasslands as a natural resource and enhance the efficiency, profitability, and sustainability of grasslands and turfs. Speakers from across Nebraska have provided knowledge and insight on issues ranging from invasive plants to trends driving the beef industry to pollinator conservation to turfgrass.

Powell is a professor of conservation biology and animal ecology in the School of Natural Resources (SNR) at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also serves as the Director of the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and the Mission Area Leader for the Applied Ecology faculty in SNR. His research covers a questionable array of topics that, on good days, are connected by an interest in landscape dynamics, wildlife habitat, animal demography and movements, and decisions made by private landowners. His research has focused on the Nebraska Sandhills region with a formidable team of collaborators. Larkin teaches wildlife management and techniques courses, and he leads a study abroad trip to Namibia where he was a Fulbright Scholar during 2009.