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Rowe Sanctuary
Gibbon, Nebraska; Buffalo County
Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary focuses on conservation of the Platte River ecosystem and the birds that rely on it.
Check out our live Crane Camera!
It features one of the most intimate and spectacular views of the Sandhill Crane migration that occurs along the Platte River in Nebraska. Groups of cranes stay around three weeks between March and early April, once they arrive to this location and the best times to view them on the river is early mornings and evenings. The morning liftoff either happens slowly, with smaller groups of cranes leaving as the sun continues to rise, or more frequently with tens of thousands of sandhill cranes leaving all at once in a cloud that blots out the sky. Sandhill cranes return to the river in the evening to spend the night on the river’s shallow sandbars. Groups of cranes pour into the river silhouetted by the setting sun as they dance and socialize before falling asleep. https://explore.org/livecams/national-audubon-society/crane-camera
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Museum of Nebraska Art
Kearney, Nebraska; Buffalo County
The Nebraska Art Collection started in 1976 with fewer than 30 pieces of art and the founders had a dream to create a collection and a showplace to celebrate Nebraska’s artistic heritage. In 1979, Nebraska Legislature passed LB116 making the Nebraska Art Collection the official art collection of the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska Art Collection moved into the historic Kearney Post Office in 1986 and... Read more
Civilian Conservation Corps
As part of the New Deal Program, to help lift the United States out of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. From 1933 to 1943, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps provided employment and vocational training to numerous young men in various parts of the country. A camp of 200+ young men aged 18-25 was located near this spot. They... Read more
The Loup City Riot
In Sherman County and throughout Nebraska, the Great Depression brought about unrest among farmers and workers due to low food prices, dust storms, and drought. Farmers demanded fair prices for their products and labor, leading to the Farm Holiday Movement. This movement encouraged farmers across the Midwest to hold off on selling their crops and goods until they received what they deemed as a fair price. In Loup... Read more
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