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The effects of invasive Russian olive trees on riparian habitats is fairly well-known, but how does their presence — or removal — affect small animals?
Jarren Kuipers, owner and …
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The effects of invasive Russian olive trees on riparian habitats is fairly well-known, but how does their presence — or removal — affect small animals?
Jarren Kuipers, owner and operator of the wildlife and habitat monitoring company Land Steward Services, will tackle that topic during a Thursday, Nov. 7 talk at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
Kuipers will present “The Effects of Russian Olive Removal on Small Mammals” at the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition lecture, starting at 12:15 p.m. in the center’s Coe Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
“Russian olive trees were historically planted in northwestern Wyoming and have expanded to the point of dominating many riparian habitats,” Kuipers said. “This resulted in the replacement of native habitats and potentially the species that use those areas.”
His talk references a local study, conducted by The Nature Conservancy and others, to better understand the implications of Russian olive removal for the abundance and species richness of small mammals.
The Lunchtime Expedition series is supported in part by Sage Creek Ranch and the Nancy-Carroll Draper Foundation.
