Selected Writing Samples
Position Papers (White Papers)
Roadside Weeds, Brush, and Erosion: How Your County or City can Manage Them to Create Safe, Healthy Roadsides and Roads. Written as part of my role at the Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Classroom Air Purifiers: Their Role in Improving Air Quality in K-12 Classrooms
Literature Review Article
Scientific Publications
A complete list of my scientific publications
Technical Manual
Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Technical Manual
I wrote four new chapters for this update of a manual that had previously been revised in 2011: Communication, Brush Control, Managing for Extreme Weather, and Managing for Pollinators. I also facilitated meetings for a manual update committee and solicited feedback from all Iowa county roadside vegetation biologists. I supervised a graduate student in the editing of the manual. This work was completed as part of my role at the Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Rural Iowa Residents Embrace Adopt-a-Prairie Program. Wild Ones Journal.
Prepare a Slice of Your Yard for a Pollinator Garden. Modern Farmer.
On the Ranch with Prairie Dogs. Nebraska Life.
Butterflies Drink More Than Nectar—Here’s How to Turn Your Yard Into An Oasis. Popular Science.
Saving Mowers and Wildlife: More DOTs Embracing Biodegradable Erosion Control. Stormwater Magazine.
Iowa’s Secretive Land-Dwelling Crayfish. Iowa Outdoors.