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Nine-Mile Prairie: Hope in the Tallgrass
Ethan FreeseLearn about the ecology and conservation of tallgrass prairie in Nebraska.
Film | Informative
Momentary Encounters
Sophia BalunekLearn about the relationships between people, place, and birds in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Photography | Heartfelt
Salt Valley Greenways: Nature’s Network
Carlee Koehler MoatesJoin Carlee on a multi-media story exploring the pathways that exist between wild spaces around Lincoln, Nebraska.
Exploration | Narrative
Indigenous Science in the Face of Climate Change
Grant ReinerA story about the Santee Sioux Nation and their resilience after the flood of 2019.
Cultural | Emotive
The Land of the High Hills
Teagan GaulTeagan reflects on the time she has spent as a camper and counselor at Camp Kitaki.
Personal Narrative | Reflective
Re: forest
Dana FritzLearn about how a nursery in Nebraska is growing tree seedlings for forest restoration projects in the Rocky Mountains.
Photography | Artistic
Sandhills Wetlands
Mariah LundgrenA story and film about the wetlands found in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
Film | Educational
Wetlands are Everywhere
Dakota AltmanWithin every county of Nebraska there lies a wetland. Peel back the curtain to reveal their beauty and wonder.
Mixed Media | Beautiful
Urban Wetlands
Dakota AltmanUrban Wetlands are an ecosystem often underappreciated yet they are connected to our everyday lives. Explore a story and film about the wetlands found in Nebraska’s Urban centers.
Film | Intriguing
Saline Wetlands
Brooke TalbottA behind-the-scenes look into the Wetlands of Nebraska project featuring saline wetlands.
Engaging | Behind-the-Scenes
Riverine Wetlands
Grant ReinerA behind-the-scenes look into the Wetlands of Nebraska project featuring riverine wetlands.
Discovery | Behind-the-Scenes
Playa Wetlands
Ethan FreeseA behind-the-scenes look into the Wetlands of Nebraska project featuring playa wetlands.
Enlightening | Behind-the-Scenes
Platte Basin Podcast
Emma KrabWelcome to a soundscape of water, sky, sun, and soil. This is the Platte Basin Podcast.
Audio + Written | Educational
Greats of the Plains: Frank Shoemaker
Emma KrabGet to know Frank Shoemaker, a photographer and naturalist from the early 1900s.
Mixed Media | Artistic
Hidden Wildlands
Kara Kielty-ConnorKara connects with Nebraska’s wildlife from Omaha to Lincoln.
Personal Narrative | Rediscovering
Islands of Darkness
Favian Mendez RodriguezThe night sky is more important than you think.
Mixed Media | Narrative | Educational | Impactful
Counting Cranes
Mariah LundgrenFollow along as biologist Andy Caven counts Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River.
Mixed Media | Exciting
Nebraska’s Tallgrass Prairie Trailer
Ethan FreeseVisit one of Nebraska’s remnant tallgrass prairies – Nine-Mile Prairie through a short teaser trailer.
Short Film | Inspirational
Lighthouse on the Prairie
Favian Mendez RodriguezDiscover one of PBT’s most iconic timelapse locations.
Personal Narrative | Insightful
Greats of the Plains: Loren Eiseley
Emma KrabGet to know Loren Eiseley, an anthropologist and author with a deep connection to the Platte.
Biographical | Reconnection
Great Plains Art
Katie NielandSeeing nature through the eyes of an artist during their time spent at Cedar Point Biological Station.
Mixed Media | Vibrant
Nebraska’s Grassland Legacy
Ethan FreeseRemnants of a once vast grassland ecosystem are still a source of diversity, connection to place, and a source for research.
Short Film | Impactful
Access: A Personal Journey into Shared Lands
Sarah BreyExplore publicly accessible places in the Platte Basin with Sarah.
Descriptive | Personal Narrative
Platte Basin Parkway Project
Katelyn NimicKatelyn weaves together people, water, and corridors to create a new infrastructure project for Lincoln.
Engaging | Explorative
Grace’s Guide to the Outside
Grace GaardThis Naturalist made a Guide to the Outside with the hope to connect urban dwellers to the nature in their own backyard.
Mixed Media | Inspirational
I Set Out Into the Wild
Joshua RedwineThe use of photgraphy to dive into the little world all around us, the worlds most people pass by.
Photo | Intriguing
Have you Ever Built a Blind?
Jonathan NikkilaThe great Sandhills Crane migration reconnects a man with his soul and his late grandpa.
Personal Narrative | Reconnection
Life Among the Headstones
Dave LeathermanFinding solace and reconnecting with nature in an abnormal place.
Personal Narrative | Heartfelt
A Reflection on the Natural World
Renee San SouciA brief history of the Umoⁿhoⁿ people and their connection to the Lincoln area.
History | Culture
Nature is an Essential Worker
Evan BarrientosWhen times get hard, it doesn’t retreat; it tirelessly heals and nurtures us. We should be revering it, protecting it, and creating more of it.
Personal Narrative | Introspective
Bringing Prairie Home
Benjamin VogtBenjamin Vogt writes about his connection to nature during the Covid-19 pandemic
Personal Narrative | Encouraging
Rocks in my Pockets
Matt HooblerA father dives into his connection with nature and how he has shared that place with his daughters.
Personal Narrative | Heartfelt
Seeking Stillness
Dave ShowalterDave Showalter describes his reconnection with nature through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Personal Narrative | Serenity
Into the Wilderness
Burk KnowltonBurk Knowlton writes about his experience with nature during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Personal Narrative | Heartfelt
I Take Peaches for a Walk
Emily LevineEmily Levine writes poetry about her experience with nature during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Poem | Somber
Hit the Trails
Dat HaDat Ha writes about his experience with nature during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Personal Narrative | Reconnection
Sometimes its the Little Things
Ashley OblanderAshley reflects on the ways photography has connected her with the outdoors during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Personal Narrative | Peaceful
Home is Where the Weeds are
Elsie StormbergElsie Stormberg writes about her experience with nature during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Personal Narrative | Family
Delicate Woven Thread
Ella Bishop-HeilElla Bishop-Heil writes about her connection with nature during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Personal Narrative | Emotional
Recreation, River and Rand
Steve DenPersonal narrative of connection with the outdoors and things that have helped forge this bond.
Personal Narrative | Peaceful
Outside in Isolation
Kery HarrelsonLearn what it means to truly be outside, falling into the rhythm of nature and being mindful of the world around.
Personal Narrative | Adventurous
Keeping Time
Emma Brinley BuckleyRead how person relied on nature to keep pace and remind them of the resiliency of the world during the times on COVID-19.
Narrative | Thoughtprovoking
A Forgotten Landscape
Grant ReinerWildcat Hills: unlike anywhere else in Nebraska.
Discovery | Educational
Here for a Reason
Mikaela DeptulaA personal exploration of Nine-Mile Prairie.
Thoughtful | Transformative
A Year in the Prairie Corridor
Ethan FreeseThere are still wild places left in Lancaster County.
Beautiful | Engaging
Sandhills Beauty for Ashes
Sarah SortumSarah Sortum recaps a day of grassland management on her families ranch.
Personal Narrative | Intriguing
Aaron Beckman: Welder, Photographer, Firefighter, Drone Pilot
Mia EverdingAaron Beckman shares the various aspects of his life in Nebraska.
Personal Narrative | Awe-inspiring
Biodiversity of Nebraska
Carlee Koehler MoatesAn interpretive, personal boots-on-the-ground observational study of the state of Nebraska and its biologically unique landscapes.
Personal Narrative | Adventurous
Return of the Swan
Michael ForsbergA natural history story about trumpeter swans in the Nebraska Sandhills.
Mixed Media | Hopeful
In the Bohemian Alps
Michael FarrellRelive the past and present narrative of the Bohemian Alps landscape through large format photography and written word.
Personal Narrative | Evocative
Cranes of Blue Water
Kylee WarrenTake a look into the annual crane season in Lewellen and Garden County, Nebraska.
Thoughtful | Educational
Time and the River
Mariah LundgrenTime and the River is a commissioned multimedia chamber music piece composed by Kurt Knecht, and image design by Platte Basin Timelapse.
Artful | Inspiring
Low Intensity
Mariah LundgrenLearn about the benefits that low intensity fire has on the landscape of western Nebraska.
Short Film | Surprising
The Year of the Flood
Mariah LundgrenWhen flooding occurs across a state, how does the landscape react, and how do the people and wildlife persevere? Learn about the devasting flood of 2019 in Nebraska.
Mixed Media | Heartbreaking
Discovering Giant Viruses and the Alkaline Lakes
Emma Brinley BuckleyA giant aquatic virus, an unusual environment, and the journey of discovery.
Mixed Media | Surprising
Connections Across Basins
Amy MorrisLearn about current water conservation efforts in the Platte Basin environments and community.
Mixed Media | Informative
Music Mind and Nature: Early Summer
Carlee Koehler MoatesThis project places musicians in the elements of nature and gives them freedom to translate whatever they are encompassed by into song.
Melodic | Poetic
how lonely, to be a marsh
Madeline CassAn attempt to engender an elusive place not readily known – at once both heartfelt & heartbroken
Personal Narrative | Sensual
Dina Barta: Nebraska Conservation Officer
Erin McCreadyDina Barta, a conservation officer, shares her life and experience in her field.
Audio + Written | Inspiring
North America’s Bird of Paradise
Mariah LundgrenA short lyrical video about greater sage-grouse.
Thought-Provoking | Short Film
Homer Buell: Fourth Generation Rancher
Erin McCreadyListen along to Homer’s story about ranching and what it means to him.
Audio + Written | Heartfelt
Music Mind and Nature: Winter
Carlee Koehler MoatesThis project places musicians in the elements of nature and gives them freedom to translate whatever they are encompassed by into song.
Melodic | Poetic
A Prairie Journey
Evan BarrientosAn experience in high school with planting a prairie garden turned Evan into a lifelong steward of prairies.
Personal Narrative | Reflective
Reintroducing an Old Flame
Mariah LundgrenRanchers are reintroducing fire to the Nebraska Sandhills.
Photography | Suprising
A Trout With Feathers
Michael ForsbergA story and film about the American dipper.
Short Film | Educational | Inspiring
Pixels, Pits, and the Platte
Nicole PauleyNicole Pauley reflects on her research in the Central Platte River Valley and the effect of borrow pits on the ecosystem
Data Visualization | Informative
Weather, Climate and Time-lapse Photography
Ethan FreeseLearn about how PBT is using timelapse photography to show changes in the weather.
Mixed Media | Thrilling
Music, Mind and Nature: Autumn
Carlee Koehler MoatesThis project places musicians in the elements of nature and gives them freedom to translate whatever they are encompassed by into song.
Melodic | Poetic
My Last Post
Michaela DaughertyMichaela reflects on her time at Platte Basin Timelapse.
Personal Narrative | Heartfelt
Martha Shulski: Nebraska State Climatologist
Erin McCreadyListen along as Martha Shulski describes why climate science is important.
Personal | Informative
A Basin Connects
Morgan SpiehsMorgan creates personal and generational connections with the Platte Basin through narrative work.
Personal Narrative | Moving
Grassland Birds: An Expression of the Possible
Morgan SpiehsResearch on grassland birds in the Central Platte River Valley.
Photography | Heartfelt
Prairie Spring
Gabriella ParsonsOpen prairie gives rise to creativity. It has inspired many to write poetic pieces to describe their feelings. Listen as a Willa Cather poem is reborn through video and music.
Poetry | Heartfelt
Meeting my Migratory Platte River Neighbors
Morgan SpiehsMorgan speaks about her first time witnessing the Sandhill Crane Migration.
Encouraging | Personal Narrative
Darkness in the Day
Emma Brinley BuckleyLearn if the eclipse had an influence on wildlife.
Research | Surprising
Learning to Fail: Scavenger Project at Marsh Wren
Grant ReinerGrant Reiner attempts to capture scavengers in action at Marsh Wren Management Area.
Personal Narrative | Surprising
Leading the Winds
Mariah LundgrenA short film about UNL Outdoor Adventure students leadership training backpacking trip.
Short Film | Adventure
Places in the Great Plains
Grace BullingtonExplore how a student at UNL defined a sense of place while looking through thousands of timelapse camera imagery.
Personal Narrative | Heartfelt
Beyond the Beetle
Ethan FreeseSaline wetlands are one of most endangered ecosystems and a small beetle is at the heart of its conservation. Yet these places are more than just one species.
Mixed Media | Informative
Urban Agriculture
Merika AndradeUrban agriculture has become an increasingly popular hobby and necessity for some individuals.
Mixed Media | Rejuvenating
River Rhythms: An Intro to Audio-Visual Time-lapses
Emma Brinley BuckleyThe pairing of audio to time-lapse can give a more informative aspect to life in the Platte Basin.
Mixed Media | Informative
My Path to the River
Michael FarrellIf only each of us could strive to find our place within the circle, to honor and respect each other as creatures made mostly of water, as are “all of our relations.”
Photography | Heartfelt
The Sandhills from the Sky
Isabella GomezSee how water changes over time in the Sandhills of Nebraska through the use of historical aerial imagery and GIS programs.
Mixed Media | Illuminating
Trumpeter Swan Nesting Behavior
Heather JohnsonThe use of time-lapse camera reveals never-before-seen swan behavior.
Timelapse | Enlightening
Journey to the Top of the Watershed
Carlee Koehler MoatesCheck out the entertaining adventures of some PBTers as they attempt to reach Grays Peak.
Video | Humorous
Totality
Mariah LundgrenOur timelapse cameras captured the solar eclipse!
Timelapse | Magical
Data Visualization through Timelapse Technology
Grant ReinerStream flow gauges and timelapse technology tell the visual story of flow rates.
Timelapse | Creative
Cranes in a Changing Climate
Ethan FreeseLearn how sandhill crane migration is impacted by climate change.
Personal Narrative | Urgent
Winter Storm Jupiter
Carlee Koehler MoatesA swath of freezing rain was coming to glaze the central United States in a sheet of ice. The storm even earned itself a name- Jupiter.
Personal Narrative | Somber
New Perspective
Grace BullingtonLearn to appreciate nature in a new way.
Personal Narrative | Thoughtful
Sparring in Slow Motion
Mariah LundgrenA slow motion video of prairie chickens on a lek.
Personal Narrative | Insightful
Blind Time
Ethan FreeseEthan talks about his first experience in a blind he made himself.
Personal Narrative | Descriptive
Sarah Sortum: Sandhills Rancher
Ariana BrociousSarah Sortum runs a family-operated cattle ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska while preserving the beauty of the prairie.
Hard Journalism | Thoughtful
Ted LaGrange: Wetland Biologist
Ariana BrociousTed LeGrange reflects on his passion for wetlands, conservation, and the challenges of balancing development with preservation.
Audio | Inspiring
Finding the Meaning of Life in Timelapse Imagery
Emma Brinley BuckleyInvestigate the meaning of life using science and art.
Personal Narrative | Research
Zoom In
Carlee Koehler MoatesHave you ever stopped and really looked at the nature that surrounds you?
Intimate | Intricate | Reflective
Restoring Prairie On The Great Plains
Brian SeifferleinConservationists in Nebraska are actively restoring prairie ecosystems that have been lost to agriculture, using diverse local seeds.
Mixed Media | Inspiring
Carrying on an Artistic Tradition
Kimberly TriLearn of what Nebraska was before highways and straight lines.
Historical | Traditions
Nebraska Climate Centers Train Wyoming Tribes
Ariana BrociousThe Wind River Reservation depends on snowpack as a water supply. What happens if drought hits?
Hard Journalism | Inspiring
Of Mice and A Man
Evan BarrientosRead about how one man uses his free time researching animals that are often overlooked
Photography | Comforting
A Sandhills Cattle Drive
Mariah LundgrenA story about a cattle drive in the Nebraska Sandhills.
Melancholic | Appreciative
Trading Groundwater to Help Farmers and Wildlife
Ariana BrociousA new program for sharing Nebraska’s groundwater may help both farmers and endangered species.
Hard Journalism | Innovative
Kim Morrow: Climate Change Faith Leader
Ariana BrociousReverend Kim Morrow follows her passion — facilitating the faith community’s response to climate change.
Hard Journalism | Heartfelt
Chad Gideon: Farmer, Hunter, Fisherman
Ariana BrociousChad Gideon and his family bought property on the Platte River to ensure their continued access to hunting and fishing.
Hard Journalism | Heartfelt
Fall in the Rockies
Ethan FreeseTravel through the Rocky Mountains in the fall.
Illuminating | Reflective
A Multi Basin Summer
Cristina WoodworthTravel across several water basins in North America with Cristina!
Gratitude | Unity
Dream Job: Day One
Carlee Koehler MoatesCarlee describes her first field outing on the job.
Gratitude | Excitement
Navigating Airboat and Jeep Recreation on Nebraska Rivers
Ariana BrociousNavigating recreation while having fun but remaining mindful of conservation.
Hard Journalism | Conflicting
Cheesman Timelapse Installation
Mariah LundgrenA video showing a timelapse camera being installed.
Timelapse | Informative
High Water in the Platte River Basin
Ariana BrociousUnusually high water levels in the Platte River have scoured vegetation, created habitat, and demonstrated the power of nature.
Hard Journalism | Moving
Don Welch: Nebraska Poet
Ariana BrociousDon Welsch shares how the Platte River has influenced his poetry.
Poetry | Insightful
Dan Snow: Water Scientist
Jackie SojicoPersonal narrative about the significance of water and Dan Snow’s their personal connection to it.
Personal Narrative | Reflective
A Tale of Two Dams
Michael FarrellDive into the history of two different dams with a very similar story.
Thought Provoking | Technical
Ann Bleed: Policy Maker
Ariana BrociousNavigating distribution of water resources across three states using adaptive management.
Personal Narrative | Reflection
Renee Sans Souci: Teaching Artist
Jackie SojicoLearn about Renee Sans Souci’s connection to water through teachings she gained from her family’s Omaha traditions.
Personal Narrative | Inspiring
Saving Colorado’s State Fish
Ariana BrociousLearn about the conservation efforts for the greenback cutthroat trout in the Colorado River Basin.
Mixed Media | Encouraging
My Summer with the Crane Trust
Sierra HarrisSierra recounts her eventful summer with the sandhill cranes.
Personal Narrative | Adventurous
Managing a Basic Human Right
Emma Brinley BuckleyEmma Brinley Buckley writes about what it takes to manage our water resources in the Platte Basin.
Invaluable | Educational
Mining the Morning Light
Ariana BrociousEarly morning light in Colorado reveals the subtle beauty of a place and its interconnect history.
Personal Narrative | Descriptive
High Water in the Capitol City
Peter StegenSee how much rain levels can effect the city of Lincoln, NE.
Thought Provoking | Unexpected
Excursion to the 100th Meridian
Zoe MaysLearn about an excursion along the Platte River in the late 1800s.
Personal Narrative | Artistic
Craniac Migration
Ariana BrociousLearn about crane viewing tourism along the Central Platte River.
Journalism | Hopeful
A Ranch for the Birds
Kat ShifflerA first hand account of bird observations in the Sandhills.
Descriptive | Personal Narrative
Planting Prairie
Ariana BrociousLearn about prairie restoration along the Central Platte River.
Journalism | Engaging
Burning Prairie
Sarah SortumSarah Sortum writes about prescribed burning on their ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
Rewarding | Insightful
Ancient Travelers
Ariana BrociousFew modern species can lay claim to older origins than the sandhill crane.
Photography | Surprising
Whooper Recovery
Ariana BrociousLearn about efforts to conserve habitat for endangered Whooping Cranes along the Platte River.
Mixed Media | Hopeful
Bridging the Platte
Ariana BrociousLearn about the impact that bridges have had on the Platte River.
Mixed Media | Surprising
Station on the Plains
Zoe MaysLearn about the history of Fort Kearney.
Historical | Informative
Into the Current
Steven SpeicherA community works to conserve wildlife habitat along the central Platte River in Nebraska.
Mixed Media | Discovering
Irrigation at Rain’s Edge
Kat ShifflerLearn about the history of irrigation in western Nebraska.
Historical | Intriguing
Tapping Groundwater
Kat ShifflerLearn about groundwater irrigation along the central Platte River.
Personal Narrative | Artistic
Inside Wet Meadows
Kat ShifflerDiscover the biodiversity of wet meadows along the Platte River.
Mixed Media | Hopeful
Ice Jams: Nature’s Bulldozers
Ariana BrociousLearn about the ecological impact of ice jams on the Platte River.
Journalism | Intriguing
One Irrigator’s Waste is Another’s Supply
Ariana BrociousLearn about different methods of irrigation along the North Platte River.
Journalism | Surprising
Searching for the North American River Otter
Mariah LundgrenFollow along with a group of researchers as they search for the elusive river otter along the Elkhorn River of Nebraska.
Photography | Hopeful
Three Years of Extremes in Platte River Flows
Steven SpeicherExplore the Platte River by sorting and searching flow rates recorded throughout the state.
Interactive | Data Visualization
Sustaining a Growing City
Ariana BrociousLearn about how communities along the Platte River obtain their water.
Journalism | Enlightening
Where the Mountains meet the Plains
Ariana BrociousPhantom Canyon, a small preserve nestled into the land where the mountains meet the plains, in the Laramie Foothills of northern Colorado.
Insightful | Beautiful
Vandalism & Chance: A Sonde Story
Emma Brinley BuckleyJourney alonside Emma on her trip to Central Platte and checking the sondes.
Disheartening | Hopeful
Building Nebraska’s Biggest Lake
Joe ArnesonLearn about the history of Lake McConaughy.
Historical | Impactful
Erosion
Michael FarrellMichael Farrell shows the epic beauty of the Platte Basin through an older lens.
Thought provoking | Beautiful
A Walk in Wilderness
Mariah LundgrenMariah takes us on a walk through Wilderness Park.
Personal Narrative | Thoughtful
Beet Harvest Beat
Peter StegenHarvesting sugar beets in Nebraska is everything but dry.
Video | Lively
As the World Terns
Michael ForsbergJourney with Mike as he photographs Interior Least Terns.
Beautiful | Reflective
From Mountains to Fields
Steven SpeicherFollow a snowflake from the Colorado Rockies through Wyoming dams and reservoirs to fields in the Nebraska panhandle.
Informative | Thought-provoking
An Unlikely Partnership
Ariana BrociousLearn about a partnership between industry and biologist to protect endangered birds.
Journalism | Hopeful
Travels in the Kingdom of Grass
Ariana BrociousA reflection upon a trip through the Sandhills.
Behind the Scenes | Water
Influence of Aquatic Insects: Small Size, Big Roles
Emma Brinley BuckleyMacroinvertebrates are a diverse and important part of the Platte River supporting hundreds of wildlife.
Educational | Insightful
A Little Wet Spot at Nine Mile Prairie
Michael FarrellExplore Nine Mile Prairie through the lens of Michael Farrell.
Peaceful | Thought Provoking
The Value of High Places
Michael ForsbergEarlier this summer I drove a 1,756 mile loop up, down and around the edges of a tilted tabletop in the heart of North America. For me, this geography is home.
Personal Narrative | Reflective
Restoring Native Greenback Trout to Colorado
Ariana BrociousLearn about the conservation efforts by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to restore native Greenback Trout to thier historic watershed.
Narrative | Thoughtprovoking
Sandhill Cranes Vs. Invasive Species
Sierra HarrisThis study relates to the relationship between invasive plants and sandhill crane roosting habitat in south-central Nebraska during spring migration.
Mixed Media | Stirring
Touring the North Platte
Ariana BrociousFollow Ariana on a road trip through the northern Great Plains while learning about the history of the land.
Personal Narrative | Adventurous
Restoring Platte River Prairies
Steven SpeicherWhy it is important to preserve our natural landscapes in a world that is constantly changing?
Mixed Media | Intriguing
North Platte Snowmelt
Sierra HarrisEvery year in late spring and early summer, Rocky Mountain snowmelt travels downstream where it intercepts a series of dams, reservoirs, and diversions.
Mixed-Media | Exploratory
June Field Trip to the High Country
PBT TeamFollow the PBT Team as they service our timelapse cameras in the mountains.
Personal Narrative | Adventurous
A Trip to the Sandhills
Peter StegenPeter Stegen shares some beautiful moments in Nebraska’s Sandhills.
Photography | Adventurous
A Line in the Sand
Steven SpeicherTake a behind the scenes look into the first three years of timelapse technology and ideas.
Behind the Scenes | Inspiring
This is Where the Platte Begins
Emma Brinley BuckleyLake Agnes is the location for PBT’s highest elevation time-lapse camera. It is also the beginning of the Platte River’s story.
Video | Inspiring
Nebraska: Not in a Coffee Table Book
Emma Brinley BuckleyEmma talks about her experience here in Nebraska and with PBT.
Personal Narrative | Surprising
Matan Gill: From Israel to Nebraska
Ingrid HolmquistMatan Gill shares his experience and passion concerning water conservation.
Narrative | Inspiring
Nature’s Engineers
Steven SpeicherThe PBT team explored nature’s greatest engineers’ creation up in the North Platte River of Wyoming.
Mixed Media | Dynamic
Flooding in the South Platte
Peter StegenFollow along as we see the South Platte River change over time do to flooding.
Personal Narrative | Informative
How We Almost Lost a Camera to the River
Steven SpeicherA timelapse camera captures the dynamic nature of a braided river and almost falls headfirst into the water.
Mixed Media | Dynamic
Conserving the Platte
Steven SpeicherWatch a short film about conservation efforts along the Central Platte River.
Film | Informative
The Miracle Mile
Aaron LeeRushing out of Kortes Dam, fluctuating currents run through the rugged Seminoe Mountains and out into the arid Wyoming plains until the North Platte River’s waters reach Pathfinder Reservoir.
Photography | Impactful
Field School in Archaeology
Steven SpeicherFollow along with researchers from the University of Nebraska as they study archaelogy in the Sandhills.
Journalism | Adventurous
Hidden Wildlife On Salt Creek
Steven SpeicherAlong Little Salt Creek below Interstate I-80 there is a diversity of wildlife that goes unnoticed.
Photography | Surprising
Slowing Erosion in the North Platte
Sierra HarrisA precise amount of water flowing out of Wyoming is allocated for irrigation in Nebraska. How is it monitored?
Mixed media | Urgent
A Windmill in the Sandhills
Sierra HarrisSee how the changing seasons through the eyes of a windmill.
Mixed Media | Stoic
Cranes Foraging
Sierra HarrisLearn about the Sandhill Crane Migration and view them foraging in a wet meadow.
Photography | Vibrant
2013 Crane Migration
Sierra HarrisTravel to the Central Platte to see the magnificent 2013 Sandhill Crane migration.
Mixed Media | Artful
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