PHOTO
BY
JUSTIN
HAAG
Nebraskaland (VOL. 98 / NO. 3 ISSN 0028-1964) is published monthly, except for the combined Jan./Feb. and Aug./Sept. issues, by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 N. 33rd St.,
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F E A T U R E S
22
A 50-INCH MINIMUM
By Jeff Kurrus
24
PLATTE RIVER WATER TRAIL
Story and photos by Eric Fowler
30
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in April
By Renae Blum
32
THE PINE RIDGE SPECIAL
Story and photo by Justin Haag
34
LICHENS
How Fungi Became Farmers
Story and photos by Gerry Steinauer
42
A DUGOUT FLOOD
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska
44
JUST AN EAGLE
Story and photos by Dina Barta
Cover: An immature red-tailed hawk
sits on a tree limb in Lancaster County.
Photo by Chris Masada.
Volume 98 No. 3
April 2020
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
46 Mixed Bag
60 Portraits from the Past
62 The Last Stop