Episode 164 - Magic Of The Prairie With Chris Helzer
b'Chris Helzer is the Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska. He spends a lot of his time focused on prairie management and conservation, sharing what he learns with public and private landowners. But as Chris observes during the program, prairies are seen by many as a place to \\u201cdrive through on the road to someplace interesting.\\u201d In fact, that\\u2019s profoundly wrong. Not only are prairies every bit as interesting as forests or coral reefs\\u2014and in many ways, more so\\u2014they play a huge role in protecting the overall ecosystemic health of North America.'