To help identify and direct conservation actions for trumpeter swans and their habitats, studies are critical to help us better understand where and when these birds move about the landscape.
Author: Eric Fowler
Kearney Water Trail
At 2.3 miles, the Kearney Water Trail is undoubtedly one of the shortest in Nebraska. Despite that fact, it might also be one of the busiest.
Platte River Water Trail
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has long promoted a 70-mile water trail on the Platte between Fremont and Plattsmouth. Under the Commission’s Venture Parks initiative, there are now new access points Schramm Park and Louisville state recreation areas,
2019 Flood: $19 million in Damage
The cost to clean up and repair damage to Nebraska state parks, wildlife management areas, the Cowboy Trail and fisheries caused by historic flooding in 2019 adds up to nearly $19 million.
The Unseen
I placed a camera trap along a game trail at Indian Cave State Park in 2017 hoping to capture a photograph of a mountain lion that had been spotted in the area. The camera captured her six times over three years, as well as 21 other wildlife species.
The Clearwater Elk – A Follow-up
The story of a beloved elk that lived south of Clearwater, Nebraska, between 2006 and 2019. He died last April and residents miss him.