34 Nebraskaland • April 2021
sure it always will be.
Today our lives are focused close
to home, and I know at least for me
and my family, during this past year
through the pandemic these parks
have become an important lifeline.
They have allowed us and our now
grown children places to come
together in nature, where we can take
a hike or go birding, climb a tower and
watch a sunset, fi nd solace along a
river, or silence, or simply be. They
are an inseparable part of not just my
family's personal story, but so many of
our collective stories, each in our own
intimate way.
So as we continue to venture into
our parks system for another century,
I encourage you to get to know these
places like old friends, seek out their
