David Wedin, former director of the Nine-Mile Prairie, examines prairie grasses at the Nine-Mile Prairie on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 in Lincoln.
Stacy Laravie harvests phragmites, an invasive grass species, in a wetland near the Niobrara River.
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Chris Helzer photographs a butterfly milkweed plant in the Lincoln Creek Prairie for his Square Meter Photography Project.
Rheece May, habitat management and prescribed fire education coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, starts a prescribed fire to remove dead plant material and unwanted woody species at the Nine-Mile Prairie.
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