• Funding for basic, field biological research has largely disappeared, as have our prairies.
• Basic biotic research, an important aspect of prairie conservation, is the sole focus of PBR.
• Individuals are free to conduct research that is poorly supported by existing institutions.
• Publication, presentation at professional meetings, and vouchering data with specimens donated to institutional collections are strongly encouraged.

Board Members

• Michael Anderson, of Fitchburg, WI, studies and restores prairies.
• Rebecca Christoffel, of Ames, IA, is the Wildlife Extension Specialist at Iowa State University.
• Andrew Williams, of the University of Wisconsin, studies insects and plants.
• Daniel Young, of the University of Wisconsin, studies the taxonomy and phylogeny of beetles.

Scientific Advisors

• Craig Brabant studies wasps at the University of Wisconsin.
• Jaime Edwards works for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
• Brick Fevold now pursues conservation in Puerto Rico.
• Kerry Katovich teaches at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater and studies beetles.
• Douglas LeDoux, of Jefferson City, MO, studies plants and insects.
• Victoria Nuzzo runs a natural area consulting business in New York.
• Ursula Petersen, of Stoughton, WI, studies birds and plants.
• Dennis Schlicht, of Center Point, IA, teaches high school biology and studies butterflies and skippers.
• Scott Swengel, of Baraboo, WI, studies birds and butterflies.
• David Voegtlin studies aphids at the Illinois Natural History Survey.