Clik here to view.
Photo of the Week – March 24, 2016
Early spring on the Platte River is crane season. Every one of the half million or so birds in the mid-continent population of sandhill cranes spends a few weeks along Central Platte River each...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hubbard Fellowship Blog- Sprouts
This post was written by Evan Barrientos, one of our Hubbard Fellows. Evan is a talented writer and photographer and I encourage you to check out his personal blog. If you would like to see more of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hubbard Alumni Post – Chicken Wire?!
This post was written (and illustrated) by Evan Barrientos, one of our Hubbard Fellows back in 2015-2016. Evan now works for The Nature Conservancy in Oregon as a monitoring and outreach assistant....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring Obsession
Man, I sure do love Carolina anemone (Anemone carolinianum). It’s such a beautiful plant in such a compact package. We have a few plants blooming in our prairie garden at home, but last weekend, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo of the Week – April 13, 2017
Prairie dandelion, aka prairie false dandelion (Nothocalais cuspidata) is different from common dandelion (Taraxacum officianale), the one most people are familiar with in yards and weedy places....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo of the Week – April 20, 2017
I’ve been enjoying the early flush of wildflowers this spring, and have been trying to photograph them when I get time. Because I already have quite a few close-up portraits of most of these species...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo of the Week – May 19, 2017
Over the last five years or so, I’ve been learning a lot more about pollinators, and that has changed the way I look at prairies. As I walk around our prairies, I often think about how I would see the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo of the Week – April 13, 2018
Spring is here, but only for a few more hours. We saw some nice green-up this week, with temperatures in the mid to upper 70’s. Tonight, we’re supposed to get 5-7 inches of snow along the Platte...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo of the Week – April 20, 2018
The prairie is finally waking up (again) around here. Before last weekend’s blizzard weather, plants were starting to green up, but all that stopped for a while last weekend so we could enjoy one last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo of the Week – May 11, 2018
It turns out a broken ankle really cramps my style. Despite that, I managed to get out into the prairie a few times this week. While I’m pretty slow, spring is progressing at lightning speed. Green...
View Article