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NEBRASKAland January 2015

NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2015 • NEBRASKAland 27 Top: Since reintroduction efforts by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in the 1980s, river otters have made a significant comeback to the rivers and streams of the Platte Basin in Nebraska, especially along the central Platte. Middle: Native cutthroat trout in the uppermost reaches of the Platte Basin in Colorado find refuge in high alpine lakes and streams, above physical barriers such as waterfalls where other trout species such as brooks, rainbows and browns cannot reach. Bottom: Biologists working with the Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership in the Lower Platte River Valley hold a day-old least tern in their hand that they have just banded for future identification.

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