Save The Date! July 13, 2012
It’s going to be a big day. I’m not sure what to call it yet, but it’ll be big. Mark July 13 on your calendar, and make plans to travel to the Platte River Prairies in Nebraska! Prairie Ecologist...
View ArticlePlatte River Prairies Field Day – July 13, 2012
PLEASE JOIN US for a Platte River Prairies Field Day on July 13, 2012. The day will include a range of activities, aimed to introduce relative newcomers to what prairies are all about and to allow...
View ArticleReminder – July 13 Field Day is Fast Approaching!
Recent rains have helped to ensure that we’ll have an abundance of flowers to look at during our Platte River Prairies Field Day on July 13, 2012. It’s been hot and dry – and looks to continue that...
View ArticleJoin Us For The Platte River Prairies Field Day: July 12, 2013
Come spend a day on the Platte River Prairies! Our annual open house/field day, just south of Wood River, Nebraska, will provide opportunities to hike the prairies with a variety of grassland...
View Article2013 Platte Prairies Field Day – Reminder and Agenda
Just a quick reminder that our Platte River Prairies Field Day is Friday July 12. We will have hikes and presentations on plant identification, invasive species, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals,...
View ArticlePlatte River Prairies Field Day – June 13, 2014
I hope to see many of you at our first Field Day of the 2014 season. On Friday, June 13, we’ll host hikes and presentations all day long at our Platte River Prairies. Come learn about prairie...
View ArticleNew Date! – Next Platte River Prairies Field Day is August 27, 2014
Our next Field Day will be on August 27 – – NOT August 29, 2014. It was pointed out to me by several people that it might be a bad idea to schedule a field day on the Friday of Labor Day weekend. My...
View ArticleNext Field Day – August 27, 2014
We put together a draft agenda for our next Platte River Prairies Field Day, which will take place on Wednesday August 27 at our site south of Wood River, Nebraska. The agenda is a draft only because...
View ArticleNext Platte River Prairies Field Day – June 26, 2015
Hikers enjoying the prairie during one of last year’s Field Days. We’ve finalized the agenda for our next Platte River Prairies Field Day, which will be June 26, 2015. I hope to see many of you there....
View ArticleNext Platte River Prairies Field Day – August 21
On Friday August 21, we’ll be hosting our next Field Day on the Platte River Prairies. The agenda is nearly set – we’re just waiting for final confirmation from a few presenters before putting out the...
View ArticleAugust 21 Field Day – Agenda
We’ve completed the full agenda for our next Platte River Prairies Field Day on August 21. We’ll have a wide range of topics and sessions to choose from; it should be a fantastic day. See the full...
View ArticleNext Platte River Prairies Field Day – June 22, 2016
Please plan to join us for our next field day on June 22, 2016. We will have multiple field sessions to choose from throughout the day from 9am to 3:30pm. There is no cost for attending, and families...
View ArticlePlatte River Prairies Field Day – THIS WEDNESDAY
This Wednesday (June 22) is our next Platte River Prairies Field Day. Admission is free, and there will be several hikes/presentations to choose from during each of the four session periods during the...
View ArticlePlatte River Prairies Field Day – August 6, 2016
Our next Field Day at The Nature Conservancy’s Platte River Prairies will be Saturday August 6. We hope that by making it on a Saturday we will make it more accessible to families and people whose...
View ArticlePollinators and Insect Conservation Field Day – August 5
Here are some more details on our upcoming field day at the Platte River Prairies on Saturday August 5. The day will run from 9 am to 2 pm and will focus on pollinators and other invertebrates. We’ll...
View ArticleMiscellaneous Sightings
One of the best perks of my job is simply that I get to be outside enough to see a lot of interesting ecological phenomena. Today, I thought I’d share a few vignettes from the last couple weeks....
View ArticleField Day in the Platte River Prairies – July 21, 2018
If you’re in the area, please consider joining us at the Platte River Prairies on Saturday July 21 for a special event. We’re combining our bi-weekly volunteer work day with our annual Field Day,...
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