by Kristina Jackson | University Communication and Marketing
“The Nebraska Sandhills,” released this week (4/5/2024) by the University of Nebraska Press and edited by several current and former University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty and staff members, highlights both the science and beauty of the Sandhills region.
Mike Boehm, vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said it’s a celebration of the place and its people.
“We’ve got one of the last great grasslands of the world,” Boehm said. “For the people who call the Sandhills home, I think it will go a long way to pay homage to their way of life and to their neighborhood.”
“The Nebraska Sandhills” was conceived to mark the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. It includes 184 color photographs, 15 black-and-white photographs and 28 color illustrations, along with nealry 40 essays by a range of contributors from across the University of Nebraska system. It covers topics including the wildlife, plants, geology, geography, weather, history and people of the region.
You can order the book online at https://marketplace.unl.edu/nemaps/books-and-publications/misc-natural-resource-publications/the-nebraska-sandhills-mp-216.html
Read the complete article and see more images at https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/new-book-celebrates-natural-human-elements-of-nebraska-sandhills/