April 2022 • Nebraskaland 3
Cover: Larry Czolgos of Lincoln fishes from a kayak on a foggy morning at
Conestoga State Recreation Area. ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
This page: A group of college students meet for a bonfire on a sandbar
near the Platte River in Sarpy County.
JENNY NGUYEN-WHEATLEY, NEBRASKALAND
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F E A T U R E S
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TURTLES AT HOME
IN NEBRASKA
Story and photos by Justin Haag
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OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in April
By Renae Blum
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CONESTOGA
A Model Lake
Story and photos by Eric Fowler
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FROM HIGH-WHEEL TO
SAFETY BICYCLE
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska
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WILDLIFE HABITAT
FROM THE BOTTOM UP
Story and photos by Eric Fowler
44
RARER THAN A
THREE-SPURRED ROOSTER
By Cassidy Wessel
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HOW TO TELL A STORY
Remembering Dick Turpin
Edited by Nebraskaland Staff
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
52 Mixed Bag
60 Portraits from the Past
62 The Last Stop
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