Landers recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Menard native Dr. Jake Landers, pictured above with daughter Amy Ness, was recognized with the North American Prairie Lifetime Achievement Award. Courtesy Photo.
    Menard native Dr. Jake Landers, pictured above with daughter Amy Ness, was recognized with the North American Prairie Lifetime Achievement Award. Courtesy Photo.
    Jake Landers was recognized with the North American Prairie Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Prairie Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, for his significant work in the 1960’s and 70’s when he has a Professor at Iowa State University. At the Conference he spoke of the difficulties of collecting seeds of prairie species from small areas protected from cultivation. His experiences with pr...

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