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F E AT U R E S . . .
Mixed Bag – The Elk, Travel to Buffalo Bill Ranch,
Edible Common Mallow, Boating Safety and more ...........8
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– Welsch's Take on Red Cedars ..................... 70
Product Reviews
– "What I Continue to Use" ......... 72
Out and About
– Our Family Species Contest .......... 73
Outdoor Update
– Fishing in the Southwest ............ 76
Portraits from the Past
– Reader's Photos ............. 78
In the Kitchen
– Paddlefish Cakes ............................ 80
The Last Stop
– Past and Present of Windmills ........ 82
Volume 95
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June 2017
Sleeping Outside
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JENNY NGUYEN
Time Well Spent – What to Do in June
BY RENAE BLUM
A Celebration of Conservation
A 150-year Retrospect on Commission Accomplishments
BY ERIC FOWLER
Taking Kids Fishing
...and keeping it simple
BY JULIE GEISER
Mirror Image – Wet Plate Photography
BY RENAE BLUM
Blowouts – A Unique Feature of the Sandhills
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS HELZER
Northern Prairies Land Trust
a partner in landscape conservation
BY GERRY STEINAUER
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Cover: A tent and campfire illuminate under a starry sky at Two Rivers
State Recreation Area near Waterloo. Photo by Jenny Nguyen.
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