When my oldest child was in elementary school in the 1990s, I was invited to give a class presentation on wetlands. When I asked the students if Nebraska had any wetlands and whether any cool animals ...

Nebraska is a Oto Indian term meaning “Flat River or flat water”. This nails it for Nebraska and Platte County, as we do have a bunch of it in our rivers, streams, lakes, ponds …and wetlands. Wetlands ...

CHRONICLING THE STORIES AND PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S CHRONICLE. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY, THE LATE LOREN EISELEY, AN ...

LINCOLN – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will award $30 million to projects in six states - including Nebraska - to protect, restore and ...

Sandhill cranes make their way back to the Platte river March 14 near Gibbon, Nebraska. The cranes were returning to the river to roost. Playa: It’s an unusual word. But it’s a word that holds great ...

AND A PART OF FONTENELLE FOREST IS CLOSED FOR THE TIME BEING, AFTER IT WAS AFFECTED ABY WILDFIRE. THE FOREST SAYS THE ENRETI WETLANDS PROPERTY IS CLOSED. THE WILDFIRE WAS IGNITED BY A CAR THAT CAUGHT ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $28 million in Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership projects. The projects enable conservation partners and producers to work together to return ...

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. This program, created under the 2014 Farm Bill and reauthorized in the ...

Whooping cranes are on the brink of extinction, and the primary reason is loss of habitat due to agriculture, according to wildlife officials. A joint venture restored damaged habitat into the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Water will be pumped into portions of the Rainwater Basin wetlands to improve waterfowl habitat and viewing opportunities during the light goose season. The Nebraska Game and ...

Thousands of acres of wetlands in northeastern Minnesota are in danger, and only the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can save them. These two agencies ...