Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists
What IS a species anyway?
Dr. Russell Pfau, Professor of Biology at Tarleton State University, studies population genetics and the effects of landscape patterns on the genetic relationships between populations and species. His work has included research on the Texas kangaroo rat, short-tailed shrew, cotton rat, bats, and other vertebrate groups. Drawing from his own research and other examples, Dr. Pfau will show how modern genetics is used to characterize biodiversity, and is an essential element in conservation of plants and animals. Dr. Pfau holds an MS from Midwestern University and a PhD… Read More →
Wildlife management tax evaluation
The presentation by Jesse Oetgen, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Technical Guidance Biologist, will include the requirements to qualify for a wildlife management tax valuation and wildlife management practices recognized as acceptable for qualifying plans, including examples of those practices Read More →
