2 Nebraskaland • October 2025
Volume 103 No. 8
October 2025
F E A T U R E S
20
THE CIRCLE
The Jordy Bahl story is never about her
Story and photos by Jeff Kurrus
26
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in October
By Tim Reigert
28
THE PAWNEE SEED SAVERS
Nebraska gardeners replenish ancestral foods
Story and photos by Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley
36
HOW LINCOLN BECAME THE NEBRASKA STATE CAPITAL
By David L. Bristow, Nebraska State Historical Society
40
HUNTING THE CALAMUS
A Father and Daughter's Adventure
Story and photos by Gerry Steinauer
46
NEBRASKA PRAIRIE PLANTS PREPARE FOR WINTER
By Monica Macoubrie
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
50 Mixed Bag
56 Portraits From the Past
58 The Last Stop
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