PHOTO
BY
JULIE
GEISER
O N T H E W E B
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Cover: A Cope's gray tree frog perches
on a grass stem from a prairie near
Aurora. Photo by Chris Helzer.
Volume 98 No. 4
May 2020
Nebraskaland (VOL. 98 / NO. 4 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.,
Lincoln, NE. Periodicals postage paid at Lincoln, Nebraska, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nebraskaland, P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370.
F E A T U R E S
22
ONE SQUARE
METER
Story and photos by Chris Helzer
28
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in May
By Renae Blum
30
PLATTE RIVER STATE PARK
Take a Deep Breath
Story and photos by Jeff Kurrus
38
HOW LONG WILL CHIMNEY
ROCK LAST?
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska
40
THE INVASION OF GARLIC
MUSTARD
Story and photos by Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley
46
KEARNEY WATER TRAIL
Story and photos by Eric Fowler
50
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Nebraska's Master Naturalists
By Renae Blum
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
56 Mixed Bag
68 Portraits from the Past
70 The Last Stop