October 2021 • Nebraskaland 5
Cover: Fallen leaves float in an intermittent stream at
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in Cass County.
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
This page: The still water at Fort Robinson State Park's
Grabel Ponds reflects the colors of fall.
See story on page 22.
JUSTIN HAAG, NEBRASKALAND
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NEBRASKA'S FISHING STATE
PARK?
Story and photos by Justin Haag
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OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in October
By Renae Blum
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RESTORING THE ENDANGERED
BLOWOUT PENSTEMON
By Gerry Steinauer
40
SARPY COUNTY'S NAMESAKE WAS
"A LEGEND IN HIS OWN TIME"
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska
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A SECOND CHANCE
A Retired Wildlife Ecologist Gives Back
By Renae Blum
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START THEM YOUNG
By Eric Fowler
D E P A R T M E N T S
8 Your Nebraska
12 In the Field
52 Mixed Bag
60 Portraits from the Past
62 The Last Stop
O N T H E W E B
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