Nebraska History Blog: Touring Nebraska Orchards in 1872

May 6, 2012 Uncategorized charlene.wells No Comments

Touring Nebraska Orchards in 1872 American Pomological Society medal awarded to the Nebraska State Horticultural Society in 1871. NSHS RG0957.PHO-12 Well before the emergence of Arbor Day as a state holiday dedicated to tree planting, southeast Nebraska had a number of thriving orchards. In 1872 the Nebraska State Horticultural Society sponsored a …

Michael Forsberg’s ‘Great Plains Blog’ – Prairie Pothole Region

March 12, 2012 Uncategorized charlene.wells No Comments

Level I Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the most important and threatened waterfowl habitat in North America The Prairie Pothole Region is the core of what was once the largest expanse of grassland in the world, the Great Plains of North America. Its name comes from a geological phenomenon that left …