Mormon Island
LOOKING Closer
Hydrologically connected to the central Platte, the extensive wet meadow landscape on Mormon Island is managed by The Crane Trust, which is working to preserve and restore native prairie and wet meadow habitats. Highly dynamic, the camera reveals the character of Mormon Island, dominated by grasses and forbs part of the year, a high marshy water table another part of the year, and often snow-covered, wind-swept landscapes late in the year. Sandhill cranes, grazing cattle, and prescribed burns are also features of the land.
Look Out For
Cattle grazing
Sandhill cranes foraging
Prescribed burns
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Lake Ogallala
Reservoir
Lake Ogallala is created from released water behind Lake McConaughy and Kingsley Dam. During the release, water sprays from the dam, creating a ‘rooster tail’ or an arc of water over the lake that allows...
Camp Ashland Chute Inlet
River
Overlooking the inlet of a backwater chute at the Camp Ashland Training Site, NE. The lower Platte River is located in the background. It is anticipated that there will be periods of high water events...
Phantom Canyon
Mountains|River
Located 30 miles northwest of Ft. Collins and consisting of over 1,700 acres, The Nature Conservancy’s Phantom Canyon Preserve is one of northern Colorado’s last roadless canyons. Our camera overlooks the North Fork of the...