The sound of rustling cottonwood leaves blowing in the breeze on a summer’s day along the lower Platte River is commonplace, but will this always be the case? Every summer since 2006 I have spent time during the summer on the lower Platte River conducting field work on Piping Plovers and Interior Least Terns. Much of that time was spent in a kayak. During my many treks down the river I had time to observe and ponder my surroundings. …
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