Paul Christiansen, Professor of Biology Emeritus, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Hello, Welcome to my page. If you are looking for Bio 320, it is not being offered during the 2002-03 school year.

With Dr. Richard Baker in the Loess Hills in western Iowa	On the Prairie

I am a retired professor of biology at Cornell College presently teaching one course per year, Iowa Plant Communities (Bio 320) in first term. My botanical training was at Iowa State University where I did research on germination and establishment of prairie grasses and forbs. Coming to Cornell in 1967 I taught the botany courses plus intro biology and evolution. My interests in prairie ranged from management concerns including prescribed burning, to prairie reconstruction, to roadside prairies. Presently, I do some vegetation consulting, speaking, serve on the board of trustees of the Iowa chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and am a member of the Iowa Natural Resource Commission which sets policy for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.