Grasslands Unlimited in Nebraska

10/14/2026

Look at all the 💜💜💜 at our little pocket prairie at 114th and Davenport! Aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) is a beautiful late season resource for pollinators - 2-3 feet tall, full sun, medium dry to dry, not picky about type of soil.

10/11/2026

Thank you Grant Olsen and Lindsey for all your work to help kick amur honeysuckle, buckthorn, and white mulberry to the curb today at Cottonwood Creek Preserve! These are three invasive species that grow fast and spread readily shading out native woodland plants. Great progress!

09/27/2026

First time at the Glenn Po***ck Prairie in Bennington, Nebraska. So many cool things to see and hear - an eastern meadowlark, cedar beetles, apical rosin w**d galls, monarchs, cloudless sulphurs, moths, bumblebees, and more. We need to keep and care for the little bits of virgin prairie that are left. Prairie reconstructions are also needed to give back habitat to our rapidly declining grassland birds, pollinators, and all other wildlife that depend on this unique ecosystem.
Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or to get involved.

09/26/2026

Looking for a cool way to sponsor prairie restoration AND get a neat conversation piece out of it? Consider making a $15 donation for an invasive wood bowl!

You know what's cooler than invasive trees growing on the prairie? Invasive trees that have been turned into beautiful bowls. One of GU's supporters is a very talented woodworker who has made small (approximately 3-4”) bowls out of invasive trees we have removed from our restoration projects. All donations of $15 or more will receive a bowl as a thank you!

Donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7XFTS9WSUTU3Y

09/23/2026

Nature finds a way - if we let it.

09/18/2026

Female yellow garden spiders are incredibly beautiful! Cool fact - a male signals to a potential mate by plucking at her web (is this the equivalent of texting?!) Cottonwood Creek Preserve

09/17/2026

Love seeing all the yellows and blues in late summer and we especially love seeing all the different pollinators using them.

09/14/2026

Moths! Look at the pollination that happens after sundown! Did you know there are more than 12,000 species of moths in North America - nearly 15x more than species of butterflies. Moth ❤️ - even the little brown ones.

09/13/2026

Such a cool plant! - Rocky Mountain bee plant (Peritoma serrulata, formerly Cleome serrulata) is an annual with showy pink flowers that bloom in mid to late summer. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils and is drought tolerant. A variety of insects and even hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers; birds eat the seeds. Rocky Mountain bee plant typically grows 3-4 feet tall with a bushy form. Good news - as long as you have it in a good spot, it will reseed.
Note - if you want to see an awesome pollinator garden with a magnificent Rocky Mountain bee plant visit For the Wild Birds.