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Events and Announcements

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

Hi Everyone, Here are several opportunities I wanted to alert you to: First, we will be hosting a Plant Identification Field Day at our Platte River Prairies on Thursday July 6, 2017.  The day will run from 9am to 2pm, … Continue reading →

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Plant Game! (May 23, 2017)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

The rules are simple.  Just pick the fake plant name from each list.  Three of the names in each list are official names of plants found in Nebraska.  The other is one that I made up.  See if you can … Continue reading →

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Burning For Good Reasons

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

At the Platte River Prairies, we conduct prescribed burns for various purposes.  Some fires are intended to kill eastern red cedar trees or to suppress cool-season invasive grasses.  Other fires are aimed at removing thatch and old vegetative growth – … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – March 24, 2017

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

Below are two photos of a creek and associated wetlands taken by a timelapse camera.  The first photo was taken in early June, 2015 and the second photo was taken about a month later.  Looking just at those two photos, … Continue reading →

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Save the Date – Grassland Restoration Network July 11-12, 2017

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

The Grassland Restoration Network is a loose affiliation of people trying to use prairie restoration (reconstruction) as a way to rebuild, conserve and sustain grassland ecosystems.  Each year, we put on a workshop to share ideas, techniques, research results, and stories with other.  Workshops are hosted by … Continue reading →

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Pill Bug Mystery

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

Last November, we conducted a prescribed burn at a 3-year old restored prairie.  Two weeks later, I was surprised to be able to photograph green regrowth in that area.  Last week, I revisited the same burned area and got yet another … Continue reading →

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Hubbard Fellowship Post – Eric’s Great Plains Tourism Proposal

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

This post was written by Eric Chien, one of our Hubbard Fellows.  I hope you’ll read and respond to his ideas about a different kind of tourism in the Great Plains.  (Also, please don’t forget to fill out our blog … Continue reading →

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A Prairie Ecologist Survey – Please Help!

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

I need a favor. I spend quite a bit of time working on this blog each week, but in some ways publishing blog posts is like tossing text and photos into a void.  To help me better understand who is … Continue reading →

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Quick Field Day Note

Posted on August 5, 2016 by

The forecast calls for a 50% chance of rain for our Field Day tomorrow.  We’re not scared. If it rains hard, or if there’s lightning, we’ve got plenty of room in the house and the shop down the hill to … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – July 7, 2016

Posted on July 7, 2016 by

I bet you won’t be surprised to learn that this particular grasshopper feeds primarily on this particular plant… The coloring of the cudweed grasshopper (Hypochlora alba – aka sagebrush grasshopper, greenish-white grasshopper, mugwort grasshopper) could not be more perfect as … Continue reading →

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