Research
The Hamerstroms' major contribution to research was a result of their lifetime study of the endangered prairie chicken in a research area that included the Buena Vista and Leola Marshes. The Hamerstroms focused on the habitat needs of the greater prairie chicken and initiated a management plan based on the assumption the prairie chicken required a "checkerboard" pattern of habitat. The Hamerstroms were recognized in 1970 with the National Wildlife Federation Award for Distinguished Service to Conservation for their innovative management plan and work with the prairie chickens.
The Hamerstroms helped focus public attention on the need for habitat preservation and in 1961 helped form the "Society of Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus" (Latin term for prairie grouse) to purchase lands that could be managed for the preservation and restoration of "native prairie grouse populations." The Hamerstroms are credited by naturalists for saving the prairie chicken from extirpation in Wisconsin. An estimated seven thousand wildlife observers (called "boomers") participated in the collection of necessary data for this project, with Frances playing host to all of them at her home.
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