AMES, Iowa – This month, Adam Janke adds a new line to his job titles as the associate director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (LCSA) at Iowa State University, where he is an associate professor in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management and the state wildlife specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
“I am very pleased to introduce Adam Janke in a new position with the Leopold Center,” said LCSA Interim Director Stephen Dinsmore. “I have developed great respect for Adam’s work at the intersection of water and wildlife conservation in agricultural landscapes. I look forward to working with him -- and having his support -- to keep the Leopold Center relevant and vital.”
Janke’s research and extension programs at Iowa State focus on helping Iowa landowners conserve wildlife on working lands, with a specific eye to managing farm margins for birds. He is one of the creators and leaders of the Land Stewardship Leadership Academy and coordinates Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s popular Master Conservationist Program. He has published multiple peer-reviewed scientific articles on wildlife conservation in the Midwest and is a Certified Wildlife Biologist through The Wildlife Society.
Janke joined Iowa State University in 2016. He holds a doctorate in wildlife and fisheries sciences from South Dakota State University, a master’s degree in fisheries and wildlife from Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University.
Janke recently shared reflections on his new position in the Center’s annual report, inspired by a quote from Aldo Leopold: ‘There are two things that interest me, the relation of people to each other, and the relation of people to the land.”
“That quote has stuck with me, since it captures exactly how I have always felt,” Janke said. “Now it takes on new meaning as I start this role as associate director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture,”
Read more of Janke’s thoughts about working for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture in the center’s 2024 annual report.