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Boyer NWR is located 15 mi (24 km) north of Omaha, Nebraska; most visitors follow U.S. Highway 75 to Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, and then follow the signs east for 3 miles (4.8 km) to the refuge. [4] Built in the 1820s, Fort Atkinson, the first U.S. Army post west of the Missouri River, is 2.5 mi (4.0 km) west of the refuge.
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska. This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list. Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have ...
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 5,047 acres (20.42 km 2).Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge is broken into four separate sections that are superimposed on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation–managed lakes and reservoirs.
NE 1992 4,040 acres (16.3 km 2) [273] Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Garden County: NE 1931 45,818 acres (185.42 km 2) [274] Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge: Cherry County: NE 1912 19,131 acres (77.42 km 2) [275] John and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge: Rock County: NE 1999 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) [276] North Platte ...
After completing his graduate degree, Johnsgard moved to England at the Wildfowl Trust at Gloucestershire founded by Sir Peter Scott.Over the course of two years, he produced his first book, the Handbook of Waterfowl Behaviour, which was published by Cornell University in 1965. [1]
The Central Flyway Council is composed of representatives from agencies responsible for migratory bird management in 10 states, two Canadian provinces and the Northwest Territories. Member states and provinces in the council are: Montana , Wyoming , Colorado , New Mexico , Texas , Oklahoma , Kansas , Nebraska , South Dakota , North Dakota ...
The Rainwater Basin wetland region is a 4,200 sq mi (11,000 km 2) loess plain located south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. [1] It lies principally in Adams, Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Kearney, Phelps, Polk, Saline, Seward, and York counties and extends into adjacent areas of southeastern Hall, northern Franklin, northern Nuckolls, western Saline, northern Thayer and ...
This is a full list of the mammals indigenous to the U.S. state of Nebraska.It consists of 89 mammals either live or have lived in the state. [1] [2] [3] As a state located in the northern Great Plains, Nebraska has a diverse mammalian fauna, due to the intersection of major climatic and environmental zones within its boundaries.