Effects of Climate Change on Species and Ecosystems

June 15th, 2026| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (CT) Register Here  

This presentation will discuss how climate change is impacting species and ecosystems, both directly and by exacerbating non-climate stressors. Conservation strategies to address this issue will also be discussed.

Presenter: Rick Schneider, Retired, Volunteer for Conservation, Board Member, Audubon Spring Creek Prairie

Presenter Bio: Rick is retired from the NE Game and Parks Commission where he served as the head of the Nebraska Natural Heritage Program from 1996-2019. He was also the co-chair of the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project from 2002-2019. Prior to working for the Commission, Rick worked as an ecologist for The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota and the U.S. Forest Service in Montana.

This webinar is part of the Master Naturalist Mondays webinar series. Nebraska Master Naturalist is a statewide volunteer conservation program.  Our program recruits, trains, manages, and provides resources for our volunteer naturalist members. We use four strategies to meet Nebraska’s conservation needs, Habit Stewardship, Community Science, Environmental Education & Interpretation, and Outdoor Recreation & Skills.  

This free webinar series will host a variety of presenters and subject matter within these four conservation strategies. Master Naturalist Mondays is a space to connect us to our conservation motivations and inspirations, and our Naturalist community across the state of Nebraska. 

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