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Nebraskaland June 2020

NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.

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74 Nebraskaland • June 2020 By Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley LEAVE NO TRACE This happens too often: Me, trying to immerse myself in the beauty and solace of nature, and then laying eyes on Styrofoam bait boxes by the lake, or finding a soiled diaper while mushroom hunting, or crushed cans of beer scattered around what was an illegal campfire. These sights pull me out of my reverie. The romance disappears, and my annoyance becomes blinding. Trash is a disruption to the experience of nature, a sad reminder of humanity in places where I go to get away from it. How a person could enjoy the outdoors, yet feel no remorse about trashing it – I could beat myself up just thinking about it. The good news, there are still good people, and I'm especially impressed when I see kids picking up after themselves – and others. W e've dedicated many pages and campaigns to passing on traditions at Nebraskaland and Game and Parks. Although Leave No Trace might not be as exciting as other outdoor lessons, I believe it is the most fundamental one. "Time outdoors is time well spent" – littering not included. THE LAST STOP PHOTO BY JENNY NGUYEN-WHEATLEY

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