Riding a bicycle is a wonderful way to reconnect and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. During May, Andrea Faas celebrated Bird Month by going on birding bike rides.
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Endangered Blowout Penstemon
The blowout penstemon, a species of flowering plant, is listed as endangered in the state of Nebraska and can be found in a variety of Nebraska’s northwestern counties within the Sandhills.
When Sunday Baseball Was a Crime
It was illegal to play baseball on Sunday until 1913. It was one of Nebraska’s so-called “blue laws” restricting Sunday activities.
Humbling of the House Sparrow
At the beginning of the 20th century, the house sparrow had consolidated its range in the state and over most of the continental United States.
What’s Happening to Our Oaks?
Old Wolf Oak at Ponca State Park, one of Nebraska’s oldest trees, has died. It was a bur oak living more than 380 years.
Nebraska Has Scorpions?
The striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) was recently observed in Franklin County in upland mixed-grass prairies.