Fritz to present book talk during Nebraska Research Days

calendar icon01 Nov 2023    

Lincoln, Neb.--Hixson-Lied Professor of Art Dana Fritz will present a book talk during Nebraska Research Days on Tuesday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon at The Mill at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Visit https://go.unl.edu/bets to register.

Fritz will discuss her new book, “Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape,” an exploration of the Bessey Ranger District and Nursery of the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands in north central Nebraska, published by the University of Nebraska Press.

Her contemporary photographs of the unique ecosystem are combined with environmental essays, maps and historical photographs from the U.S. Forest Service archives to inform the reader of the complex environmental and natural history of the site.

“I wanted to focus on a project that would help me understand our environment,” Fritz said. “The more I studied the forest, the more I realized how complex it is and how we can learn a lot from it. It might be a specific place and time in Nebraska, but it doesn’t mean we can’t apply it to other places.”

For more information on the book, visit https://go.unl.edu/fieldguide.