Located between Grand Island and Kearney, Nebraska, The Nature Conservancy’s Platte River Prairies are a chain of grasslands and wetlands that are managed for biological diversity with a combination of prescribed fire and grazing. These prairies are also working laboratories for the development of innovative techniques for grassland management that restore and/or maintain the diversity of life found in high quality grasslands. Most importantly, they are full of life, including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates, and plants. Enjoy the following slide show of photos from the Platte River Prairies - or even better, come see for yourself, and enjoy our public hiking trails.
Public Hiking Trail Information: Click here for info.
Chris, your photos are magnificent! Thank you for sharing the beauty of our Earth. We truly work in wonderful places!
You’ve captured the beauty of the prairie that isn’t seen by most people who do not take the time to really look.