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The Naked Naturalist

It’s true that “naturalist” sounds like “naturist” (nudists who believe clothing is a barrier to the natural world), but in this case, no clothes were removed.

Jack Phillips

Jack Phillips

Oct 20, 2021

Sarah Spitsen at Feya Candle's packing party

Feya Candle: Building Our Own Company

Nebraska business Feya Candle is successful and gives back with every sale, but the path began “out of a heaping pile of failure.”

Sarah Spitsen

Sarah Spitsen

Jun 13, 2019

Man with mobile phone in front of wind turbines

Soundscapes

There was a time, before industrialization and modern technology, when the only sounds heard outside of cities were from nature.

Elizabeth Mack

Elizabeth Mack

Jun 6, 2019

Spring Creek Prairie by Melissa Borman

At Spring Creek Prairie

A poem.

Charelene Neely by Marc Longbrake Photography

Charlene Neely

Apr 1, 2019

Road with streetlights

So This Is What It Has Come To?

A poem.

Charelene Neely by Marc Longbrake Photography

Charlene Neely

Mar 25, 2019

South 13th Street looking south at the E Street intersection. (Richard L. Schmeling)

How Three Street Lanes Can Work Better than Four

Learn how Lincoln, Nebraska, has applied the concept of 2 + 1 (two lanes of traffic with a shared center turn lane) to improve traffic flow, reduce pollution, and increase safety, bikeability, and walkability.

Richard L. Schmeling

Richard L. Schmeling

Dec 7, 2018

Farmer checks on early growth of soybeans

The Mystery of the Republican Farmer

After so many decades of GOP devotion to the agenda of multinational grain and meat traders over the interests of the US and the folks back home, why do farmers still vote Republican?

Sally Herrin

Sally J. Herrin

Jul 30, 2018

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chorus frog

The Naked Naturalist

It’s true that “naturalist” sounds like “naturist” (nudists who believe clothing is a barrier to the natural world), but in this case, no clothes were removed.

Jack Phillips

Jack Phillips

Oct 20, 2021

Sarah Spitsen at Feya Candle's packing party

Feya Candle: Building Our Own Company

Nebraska business Feya Candle is successful and gives back with every sale, but the path began “out of a heaping pile of failure.”

Sarah Spitsen

Sarah Spitsen

Jun 13, 2019

Man with mobile phone in front of wind turbines

Soundscapes

There was a time, before industrialization and modern technology, when the only sounds heard outside of cities were from nature.

Elizabeth Mack

Elizabeth Mack

Jun 6, 2019

Spring Creek Prairie by Melissa Borman

At Spring Creek Prairie

A poem.

Charelene Neely by Marc Longbrake Photography

Charlene Neely

Apr 1, 2019

Road with streetlights

So This Is What It Has Come To?

A poem.

Charelene Neely by Marc Longbrake Photography

Charlene Neely

Mar 25, 2019

Pawnee Eagle Corn, Prairie Fire and Ken Bouc/NEBRASKAland Magazine

The Pawnee Reclaim Their Sacred Corn and Sacred History

In 1998, the Pawnee began to revive their tribal culture, and an important part of that was finding and preserving traditional Pawnee corn seed.

Gloria Bucco

Gloria Bucco

Mar 18, 2019

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