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...
by Amy Sandeen | Oct 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Location, location, location! Many birds move with the change of seasons to find habitat that provides the resources they need to survive, namely food and nesting locations. Many bird species could survive cold conditions, but insects and other food sources cannot....
