Second Missouri Scientist Showcase Conference Call Replay

Randy Arndt © Elizabeth Niven/TNC

On May 21, 2009, the Conservancy presented an overview and project update of the Grand River Grasslands project from Missouri’s Grand River Grasslands site manager Randy Arndt.

If you would like to listen to a replay of this half hour conversation, download the mp3 recording from here. (35840kb)

Our speaker:
Randy Arndt is the Grand River Grasslands site manager. This region consists of a 70,000-acre grassland landscape that straddles the Missouri-Iowa border. The Conservancy’s 4,000-acre Dunn Ranch anchors the prairie restoration site.

As site manager, Arndt develops and implements conservation activities at Grand River Grasslands, where the Conservancy works closely with private ranchers, as well as the Missouri Department of Conservation, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and other partners, to restore a functional tallgrass prairie.

Arndt is a seasoned, certified wildlife biologist with more than 28 years of experience in public and private land management. He received a bachelor of science in natural resources and a master of science in wildlife management from Ohio State University. He worked for the Missouri Department of Conservation for almost 30 years, overseeing land development and restoration efforts across the state. Arndt is the recipient of numerous awards for achievement in conservation and wildlife management, including the Conservancy’s Prairie Conservation Award.

Arndt’s expertise is essential to his complicated restoration efforts in developing a functional, sustainable prairie landscape in the Grand River Grasslands area.

UPCOMING SHOWCASE DATES:
August 20, 2009 (Thursday) — 12:15-12:45 p.m.
November 19, 2009 (Thursday) — 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Subjects and speakers to be announced soon.