Of Nebraska’s roughly 1,500 known native plant species, only 31 are ferns.
Author: Gerry Steinauer
The Not So Plain Plains Onion
Of our state’s six species of native onion, the Plains onion, though small in stature, has the largest, and in my opinion, most elegant flowers.
Reflecting on the Crown-tipped Coral
Two words best describe the bizarrely-shaped coral mushrooms — “really cool.”
Feathers: Nature’s Abstract Art
For bird hunters, feathers to photograph are easy to come by.
Saving Saltwort
The state endangered plant saltwort grows in salt marshes in Lancaster County and nowhere else in our state.
Marshes: A Winter Refuge for Pheasants
Nothing beats hunting a frozen-over, snow-covered marsh for wily rooster pheasants in the dead of winter.