It was illegal to play baseball on Sunday until 1913. It was one of Nebraska’s so-called “blue laws” restricting Sunday activities.
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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.
Trumpeter Swans – Creatures of Habit(at)
A recent study of 38 trumpeter swans in the Sandhills found 80 percent of swans that nested at a particular wetland or lake returned the following year.
Preventing Creepy Crawlers
Specialized clothing infused with Insect Shield, a permethrin treatment, not only repels ticks, but also chiggers, mosquitoes, gnats and other insects.