Research:

2006-2010         Restoration of evolutionary fire-grazing interactions to limit invasion of exotic forages in the Central grasslands.  USDA-CREES.  PI:  S.D.Fuhlendorf.  Co-PI’s:  K.R. Hickman, D.M. Engle, D.Debinski, J. Miller.  $499,874.

 2006-2009        Evaluating Conversion of Old World Bluestem Monocultures to Native Plant      Communities. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.  Co-PI’s  Tim O’Connell, Curtis Bensch, and David Leslie.  $149,850. 

 2005-2007       Lessons from a Dynamic Natural Landscape: A planning proposal for The                         Tallgrass Prairie Ecological Research Station.  Natural Science Foundation.                          PI: Mike Palmer.  $25,000.  

2005-2006         Photographic Collection of Important Agronomic Plants:  Teach plants                         Website. Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation and Oklahoma Wheat                         Commission.  2005.  $2500.

2004-05              Hands-on wheat management. Oklahoma Wheat Commission.                              Jonathan Shaver (PI) transferred to Karen R. Hickman.  $2200.

 2004-05              Plant and Seed Identification CD.  Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation.            Jonathan Shaver (PI) transferred to Karen R. Hickman. $2100.

 2003-05              USDA-Risk Management Agency.  Assessing inter-annual variation in forage          production: integrating climatic analysis, advanced remote sensing and   ecological forecasting for risk assessment and management. Sub-contract:    $75,344.50.

 2003-05              Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.  Effects of intensive cattle grazing on      grassland bird nesting success. $43,600.

 2003-04              Comanche Pool Prairie Resource Foundation.  Effects of patch burning on mixed-grass prairie plant species community composition and production.   $4500. 

22003                   Comanche Pool Prairie Resource Foundation.  Rangeland vegetation monitoring     on the ZBar, L.L.C. following bison reintroduction. $4700.

 2003                   K-State IPM.  Road survey of Russell, Trego, and Ellis Cos. KS to identify location of old world bluestem populations.  Sub-contract:  $4500.

22003                   FHSU Graduate Council Research Award.  $2197.

 2002                   Western Governor’s Association.  Applied Remote Sensing project:  $24,700.

 2002                   Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.  $3,000.

 2002                   Action Plan Funding:  Microscopes for the 21^st Century.  $90,000.

 2001-02              FHSU Graduate Council Research Award.  $1537.

 2001                   FHSU Council of Deans and the Graduate Council. $2567.

 2001                   Educational Opportunity Funds:  Student Government Association.  Invasion by      the Old World (bluestems).  Funded with Jan Steier, Graduate Student, FHSU  Dept. of Biological Sciences.  $3000.

 2001                   FHSU Graduate Council Research Award.  $1800.

 2000-02              Comanche Pool Prairie Resource Foundation.  Rangeland vegetation monitoring     on the ZBar, L.L.C. prior to bison reintroduction.  $24,000.

 2000                   FHSU Council of Deans and the Graduate Council. $1515.

 2000                   FHSU Graduate Council Research Award.  $2567.