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 Bethany Ostrom | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Next week, we take the first of our yearly aerial crane count surveys of 2024! I would say that this time of year has snuck up on us but if you have been staying up to date on happenings around the Crane Trust you know the cranes have not necessarily given us a break...
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...
by Matt Urbanski | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Photograph By Matt Urbanski -Both female river otters shortly after entering their new enclosure at Crane Trust. Top photograph by Carlee Moates -Both female otters exploring the Platte River after being released. Bottom photograph by Megan Soldatke -Why it’s...
by Matt Urbanski | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Photographs by Kylee Warren Top: Megan Soldatke, Lila O. Wilson Biological Monitoring Fellow, and Matt Urbanski, Saunders Conservation Fellow walk to a seed collection site. Middle: Megan Soldatke Collecting prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) Bottom: Full 5-gallon...
