Webinars
- 2020 Cedar meetings featuring Dr. Dirac Twidwell (Video) Dr. Dirac Twidwell UNL Associate Professor Range Ecologist
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Dr. Twidwell speaks on the Eastern Red Cedar invasion and the effects they have on the Sandhills. Discussion is also given on ways to stop Woody Encroachment.
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Wildlife
- Nebraska Stories: Sandhills Critters (video)
- Vertebrate ecologist, Keith Geluso, studies animals and teaches about the wildlife of the Sandhills. (NETNebraska production)
Vegetation
- Rangeland Analysis Platform (data)
- Free interactive web application designed to assist in managing rangelands across America.
- Grass Cast (data)
- Free tool using historical and current data to forecast rangeland productivity based on seasonal precipitation measurements.
- Eastern Red Cedar Science Literacy Project (website)
- Comprehensive resource on the spread and impacts of Eastern red cedar in North America.
- Web Soil Survey (data)
- Free web application providing information on soils and vegetation.
- Prescribed Buring for Cedar Tree Control – A Producer’s Perspective (Podcast/audio)
- Act Now or Pay Later (UNL Extension Publication)
- University of Nebraska Extension paper that evaluates the cost of reactive versus proactive Eastern Redcedar management
- Grazing Systems for Nebraska Sandhills Rangeland (UNL Extension Publication)
Climate and Weather
- United States Drought Monitor (website)
- Map released every Thursday showing parts of the U.S. that are in a drought.
Water
- Lakes of the Nebraska Sandhills (document)
- Sandhills Hidden Water (video)
- Photographer, Mike Forsberg, visits with UNL hydrologist, Jim Goeke, about the hidden waters of the Ogallala Aquifer. (NETNebraska production)
- Sandhills Platte Basin Time Lapse (website/videos)
- Innovated multimedia content telling the stories of the Platte River Basin.
History/People
- The Sandhills, Nebraska’s Answer to the Sahara (newspaper article)
- Nebraska Stories: Stories from the Sandhills (video)
- Stories of people living in the Sandhills region of Nebraska. (NETNebraska production)
- Four Seasons in the Sandhills (video)
- Life on a Sandhills ranch throughout a year. (NETNEbraska production)
- Sandhills Journey (website)
- A comprehensive website featuring information on the Sandhills–its history, culture, wildlife, and recreational opportunities.
- Nebraska Sandhills Fun Facts (Youth Activity)
Blogs
- The Nebraska Sandhills
- Informational website on the plants, animals, and landscape of the Sandhills. It features great photos.
- Journey of Light Photography
- Photography blog featuring the author’s many journeys across the Sandhills
Bibliographies
- Lincoln Libraries
- List of general works, biographies, memoirs, and histories written about the Sandhills.
- UNL Digital Commons
- Website to search for collections, scientific research, writings, etc. about the Sandhills.
Agencies
- Ducks Unlimited
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Nebraska Environmental Trust
- Nebraska Forest Service
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
- Pheasants Forever
- Rain Water Basin Joint Venture
- The Nature Conservancy
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
- US Department of Agriculture
- US Fish and Wildlife Services
- US Forest Service and Grasslands
