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A Prickly Confrontation
While we were setting up timelapse cameras at the Niobrara Valley Preserve a couple weeks ago, I had an encounter with a creature I’d never seen up close before. It was evening, and Jeff Dale was driving us down toward … Continue reading
Capturing Post-Wildfire Recovery Through Timelapse Photography
Last week, I posted that I’d been up at our Niobrara Valley Preserve, helping to set up timelapse cameras to document the recovery of that site from the wildfire last July. Back in February, photographer Michael Forsberg, Jeff Dale, Rich Walters, … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – January 31, 2013
Another photo from the archives this week – June, 1996, in fact. These cottonwood leaves were lying on the sandy bank of a small stream at The Nature Conservancy’s Niobrara Valley Preserve. A cluster of leaves had fallen from a … Continue reading
Best of Prairie Ecologist Photos – 2012
As 2012 draws to a close, it seems every photo-related website and blog is putting together a “best of” series of photos from the year. So, why not – I’ll join in. It’s not a bad way to review the … Continue reading
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Photo of the Week – August 16, 2012
This photo is actually several weeks old – taken at the Niobrara Valley Preserve right after the big wildfires had blown through. On this particular evening, I was crossing a bridge over the river and saw a photographer working to capture the evening light coming through the spray … Continue reading
Second Update on Wildfire Impacts at the Niobrara Valley Preserve – August 1, 2012
As promised, I’ve gotten through my photos from last week’s wildfire and can give you a more complete report on the status of our Niobrara Valley Preserve. The fires in our area are now out, and most of the smoke has … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – July 27, 2012
I just got home from several days at the Niobrara Valley Preserve. Dealing with the wildfire has sapped everyone’s energy – even mine, and I didn’t get there until it was mostly over. There are still areas of smoking logs … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, burned, nature photo, nature photography, niobrara river, niobrara valley preserve, photo, sunrise, wildfire
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Photographing the Niobrara Valley Preserve
One of the perks of working for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska is that I usually get a couple of business trips a year to our Niobrara Valley Preserve. The Preserve is located along the stretch of the Niobrara that … Continue reading
