by Matt Urbanski | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you ever spotted tractors in the middle of the Platte River? Strange sight, right? Tractors belong in cornfields, not wading chest deep in water. From the road, it looks like they are taking an unlikely swim, but if you watch closely, you will see them grinding...
by Matt Urbanski | Apr 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Starting in mid-January, the Crane Trust science team surveys our greater prairie chickens’ (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) lekking behavior on Mormon Island. To complete a survey, we have to meet at our headquarters while it is still dark, drive to Mormon Island, walk...
by Matt Urbanski | Feb 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
The whooping crane, Grus americana, is the largest bird in North America. Its feathers are completely white except for black wing tips, a red patch on its forehead, and black patches on its head. Standing five feet tall and soaring on an eight-foot wingspan, these...
by Matt Urbanski | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
On October 23rd, we completed an 80-acre prescribed burn on Crane Trust property. Turning the grassland black and creating a smokey sky. Prescribed burns are controlled fires that are lit to fulfill some kind of land management goal. At the Crane Trust, we burn to...
by Matt Urbanski | Dec 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Top left: Pie chart displaying the genetics of our 2023 yearling heifers. Bottom left: Labeled bison working setup:1-Holding pen 2-Funneling alley3-Separation Alley4-Swing tub 5-Lead-Up Alley 6-Squeeze chute 7-Separation chute8-Post Working PensRight: Yearling bison...
