No matter how old you are, or how many birds you have in your life list, the Nebraska Birding Bowl is a fun opportunity to keep track of what you see in the month of May, whether you use a field guide requiring no batteries, like the Peterson field guides, or the new smart phone apps like Bird I-D.
With hundreds of homes in the neighboring area and other protected lands adjacent, even a small fire can cause alarm in a natural space like Fontenelle Forest. The issue is now a focus of agencies locally and nationally: the wildland urban interface.
Most Nebraska ranchers and their veterinarians probably don’t pay much attention to the scenery and historical significance of their surroundings when there’s work to be done, but a recent trip to Northwest Nebraska by veterinarians.