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Our prairie grasslands roll like a green-gold tapestry across central Canada. READ MORE: Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowship Program First year of the Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative His aim is to inform best management practice recommendations to support the grassland songbird community in this region. Zachary Moore is a master’s student at the University of Manitoba who is researching the impacts of grazing and habitat structure on grassland songbirds in southern Alberta. Emily’s work will help create self-sustaining populations of this butterfly to restore it to its historical range. The mottled duskywing inhabits prairie, alvar and savannah habitats and relies on New Jersey tea as a host plant. Emily Trendos and Zachary MooreĮmily Trendos, a PhD student at the University of Guelph, is studying the demography of an endangered butterfly in Ontario. The first cohort of fellows began their studies in fall 2020. Research by fellows supports the conservation and management of important natural areas and biological diversity across Canada.įellowships are advertised for specific research projects, specifying whether the fellowship is for a PhD or MSc. The Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowship Program supports and trains graduate students conducting Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) priority research so that they can become next-generation leaders in applied conservation science. Investing in the next generation’s leaders in conservation science