An American badger pauses at the entrance to its underground den. Photo by Chris Helzer By Monica Macoubrie, Wildlife Education Specialist When we think of stinky animals, our brains routinely…
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Navigating Life Underground
…about 6 miles a year since 2000. Photo by Chris Helzer. Built-in Digging Tools A life underground is a life working your way through the soil to find your food…
A Passion for Regal Fritillaries and Violets
A regal fritillary delicately sips nectar from a common milkweed. The butterfly also favors nectar from native thistles, coneflowers, gayfeathers, ironweeds and joe-pye weed. Photo by Chris Helzer, The Nature…
Flames on the Niobrara
…Chris Helzer. By Gerry Steinauer My introduction to the central Niobrara River Valley came in 1984 when, fresh out of college, I interned on The Nature Conservancy’s Niobrara Valley Preserve…
Birds That Brighten Nebraska Winters
…State Park. Photo by Chris Masada. Dark-eyed Junco Often affectionately called “snowbirds,” these sparrows make their way south to Nebraska each winter, where they brighten the chilly landscape with their…
Dragonflies and Damselflies
…Photo by Chris Masada. Dragonflies and damselflies go through three stages in their development called incomplete metamorphosis. This is a different process than that of a butterfly, which goes through…