NEBRASKAland (VOL. 95 / NO. 4 ISSN 0028-1964) is published monthly, except
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F E AT U R E S . . .
Mixed Bag – The Woodchuck, Travel to South Sioux
City, Edible Dandelions, Favorite Topwaters and more .....8
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– Welsch Gets Prickly .................................... 70
In the Field
– Saddling Up at a State Park ................ 74
Wilderness Workshop
– Operation Walleye .......... 78
Outdoor Update
– Aquatic Habitat Updates ............ 80
Portraits from the Past
– Reader's Photos ............. 82
In the Kitchen
– Wild Turkey Enchiladas ................. 84
The Last Stop
– Finding No-No ................................ 86
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E . . .
Volume 95
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May 2017
Keeping the Past Alive – The Friends of Fort Atkinson
BY RENAE BLUM
Time Well Spent – What to do in May
BY RENAE BLUM
Wipers on the Fly
PHOTOS AND STORY BY DOUG STEINKE
Extinction is Final
STORY BY KRISTAL STONER, PHOTOS BY JOEL SARTORE
Learning at Cedar Point
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARK HARRIS
A Family Fishing Restart
BY LINDSEY CHIZINSKI
Morels for Days
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JENNY NGUYEN
Connecting to Nature
BY MONICA MACOUBRIE
The Shotgun State – The Cornhusker Trapshoot
BY JOEL W. HELMER
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Cover: This image of Sara, a federally endangered whooping crane, is
part of the National Geographic Photo Ark project. Photo by Joel Sartore.
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