Here in Nebraska, we often think of ourselves as a Great Plains state. While this is an accurate description of the region, it might lead to the assumption that Nebraska is fairly uniform from east to ...

BURR, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) -To get to the tree, you have to drive down a dirt road lined by fields and pastures. You walk a quarter mile through an untouched prairie full of tall big bluestem, ...

Located in the middle of the Great Plains, Nebraska has a reputation as treeless plain - even our name means "flat water". So how did we become the “Tree Planters State” and the home of Arbor Day? In ...

Trees planted now could provide shade and joy for many generations — if the species added to your front yard or a downtown area can adapt to a warming world. “What is doing great now might not be ...