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NEBRASKAland Magazine
F E AT U R E S . . .
Volume 96
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August-September 2018
The Eclipse
through the eyes of citizen scientists
BY RENAE BLUM
Oldies but Goodies
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEFF KURRUS
Time Well Spent
What to Do in August and September
BY RENAE BLUM
Success in the Salt Marsh
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHAEL FORSBERG
Prickly Poppy
Nebraska's Only Prairie Poppy
STORY AND PHOTOS BY GERRY STEINAUER
Ponderosa Wildlife Management Area
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JUSTIN HAAG
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Cover: A sedge wren sings its heart out from its territorial perch
at Little Salt Fork Preserve. Story on page 26. Photo by Michael
Forsberg.
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From Our Readers – Letters, Comments, Etc. ...........4
Mixed Bag
– The American Beaver, Travel to Keith
County, A Brief History of Racing Stock Cars ..................6
Outdoor Education
– College Wildlife Degrees
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– Swarms of Locusts and Other Plagues ....... 53
In the Field
– A Bucket of Turtles
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Portraits from the Past
– Readers' Photos ............. 58
Outdoor Business
– Frank & Mabel Ehlers ............ 60
The Last Stop –
Here's Your Sign
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