April 2023 • Nebraskaland 3
Cover: Light painting with a spotlight illuminated a ponderosa pine tree in
a grassland on the east side of Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area in
Cherry County. See the story on page 18.
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
This page: A Canada goose swims through steam fog rising from a farm
pond in Lancaster County on a chilly April morning.
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
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D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
48 Mixed Bag
56 Portraits from the Past
58 The Last Stop
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F E A T U R E S
18
MAGNIFICENTLY DARK
By Justin Haag
28
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in April
By Renae Blum
30
HUNTER'S HARVEST
Story by Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley
Photos by Jesse Deuring
36
A SOLDIER RETURNS TO
FORT ATKINSON
By Eric Fowler
42
TRAPPING TURKEYS
Photos and story by Justin Haag
