Every now and then, I get a familiar call: “I found a huge patch of four-leaf clovers in a wetland. What’s going on?”
I respond: “Those are water-clover leaves, not those of the lucky four-leaf clover. So cancel the trip to Vegas.”
Conservation
Crane Moves
Sandhill cranes are arriving on the Platte River earlier and staying longer. With more birds packed into a smaller area, biologists are left to wonder what the future holds.
Banding Canada Geese
The process of goose banding allows wildlife researchers to monitor changes in survival, abundance and movement over time.
Tag a Monarch
Since 1992, Chip Taylor and his team at the University of Kansas have endeavored to find answers to the mysteries of monarch migration via a monarch tagging program.
Fish Habitat Update 2016
Aquatic Habitat Program projects completed in recent years are now providing excellent fishing at lakes around Nebraska.
Searching for the Elusive Yellow Lady’s Slipper
Our mission for the next two days: trek the park’s rugged, wooded hills in search of the elusive yellow lady’s-slipper orchid