Pockets of southwestern Nebraska and the panhandle saw minor groundwater level declines, but the latest Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report shows the changes from spring 2018 to spring 2019 shows a wealth of increases in groundwater supply across the rest
Groundwater levels across much of Nebraska continue to rebound from the historic 2012 drought, according to the 2019 Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report. Continue reading…
This year, the High Plains Regional Climate Center released a report to quantify how many precipitation and flooding records were recently set across the Missouri River Basin.
A special report published this month by the High Plains Regional Climate Center helps to quantify how many precipitation and flooding records were set across the Missouri River Basin during that span. Continue reading…
Photographer Michael Forsberg shares a story and collection of photos (including this one) about the reintroduction of trumpeter swans in the Nebraska Sandhills in the latest Platte Basin Timelapse project.
"Return of the Swan" features photos and an essay by PBT co-founder and photographer Michael Forsberg, and introduces readers and viewers to researchers who have worked to protect trumpeter swans and their habitat, as well as ranchers who live alongside these birds. Continue reading…
With less than a week to spare, Crystal Stiles and Natalie Umphlett
redesigned what was supposed to be an in-person workshop for two eight-hour Zoom sessions -- with breaks, of course. Continue reading…