by Outreach | August 28, 2025
Prairie and Native Plant Careers Steve Buback State BotanistMissouri Department of ConservationSaint Joseph, MO Where did you study and what was your major field of study?Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and a Masters of Ecosystem Science and Management...
by Erika Van Vranken | December 13, 2023
Prairie and Native Plant Careers Kara Tvedt Fisheries Management BiologistMissouri Department of ConservationSpringfield, MO Where did you study and what was your major field of study?Southwest Missouri State University/Missouri State University, B.S....
by Erika Van Vranken | October 19, 2023
Prairie and Native Plant Careers Cody Hayo Native Landscaping Business OwnerPretty City Gardens and Landscapes LLCSt. Louis, MO Where did you study and what was your major field of study?My college career began in music (violin) then shifted to Liberal Arts at the...
by Erika Van Vranken | October 5, 2023
Prairie and Native Plant Careers Mike Leahy Natural Community EcologistMissouri Department of ConservationJefferson City, MO Where did you study and what was your major field of study?My undergraduate major was in Forestry with a minor in Soils from the University of...
by MoPrairieOps | August 25, 2021
Prairie and Native Plant Careers James C. Trager Restoration Biologist (1991-2019)Shaw Nature ReserveFranklin Co. MO Where did you study and what was your major field of study?”Undergrad Biology at No. IL Univ. was where I was first introduced to prairies. MS in...
