Nebraskaland

The Long Wait By Alex Wiles Last summer parts of Nebraska experienced one of nature's most fascinating phenomena – the emergence of periodical cicadas, commonly known as 17-year cicadas. This is their unique story. 30 NEBRASKAland • JULY 2016 A 17-year cicada is shown on a leaf on private land near the Platte River in Sarpy County.

• Front Cover
• From Our Readers
• Virginia Opossum
• Old West Trail Rodeo and Fur Trade Days
• Western Nebraska's "Ghost" Counties
• I-80 Lake Improvements
• Under the Surface
• Surveys on Invasive Plant Pests
• Fireworks at the Parks
• When it's Hot
• Purple Plague
• The Long Wait
• A History of Ponderosa Pine
• What to do in July
• Moose on the Move
• Natural History of Moose
• Near the Water
• The Other Milkweeds
• Seeing the Change at Prairie Queen
• Paddling Logan Creek
• Aerial Combat in Nebraska Skies
• Pinnacle of the Pines
• Portraits of the Past
• Thai-style Turtle and Potato Curry
• Big Bang Boom
• Back Cover