Native and Wild Nebraska

Native and Wild Nebraska Environmental initiative to bring native plants and wildlife back to urban areas of Nebraska

Sandhill Crane Migration 2026!
03/22/2026

Sandhill Crane Migration 2026!

03/22/2026

75 degree weather and the Sandhill Crane Migration is unheard of and rather pleasant 😂.

We will be there next weekend! Hope to see you as well for this amazing experience!
03/14/2026

We will be there next weekend! Hope to see you as well for this amazing experience!

Each spring, sandhill cranes gather in Nebraska’s Platte River Valley, taking a break from their migration north. The stopover draws about 80 percent of the population, turning the river’s wetlands and nearby fields into one of North America’s most remarkable wildlife spectacles. Discover what brings the flocks here and how to see them take flight: https://on.natgeo.com/NFuNfP

Contact your representatives now to vote against LB1072 which would remove nearly $40million from the Nebraska Environme...
01/30/2026

Contact your representatives now to vote against LB1072 which would remove nearly $40million from the Nebraska Environmental Trust fund.

Gov. Jim Pillen is more than doubling down on using state lottery funds via the Nebraska Environmental Trust to help close a budget shortfall.

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11/22/2025

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11/20/2025

Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create needed habitat for insects.

Go outside and look north tonight Nebraska!
11/12/2025

Go outside and look north tonight Nebraska!

Keep looking out!
11/02/2025

Keep looking out!

The Nebraska Game and Parks, along with its partners, rely on the public to help track these endangered birds during their stopover in our state. Information on crane sightings is used to positively affect whooping crane conservation and recovery efforts.

Please use this link to report whooping crane sightings from Nebraska: https://brnw.ch/21wX8ue

10/30/2025

Keep an eye out for whooping cranes! 👀

The entire population of whooping cranes in the Central Flyway will migrate through Nebraska this fall. If you see a whooping crane:

✅ Report the sighting: https://brnw.ch/21wX2cD
✅ Do not approach or harass whooping cranes for any reason.

Learn more about whooping cranes: https://brnw.ch/21wX2cC

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Gretna, NE

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