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The Best of Intentions A Story of Landscape Change in the Heart of the Great Plains

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The Best of Intentions A Story of Landscape Change in the Heart of the Great Plains (PP-16) Centuries of change told through the landscape of Nebraska. In The Best of Intentions, wildlife biologist and storyteller Larkin Powell blends historical photographs, personal narratives, and decades of ecological research to reveal how Nebraska’s working landscapes have been transformed through time — and what that means for our future. His book explores the delicate balance between agricultural productivity, rural community vitality, and the conservation of grasslands, wetlands, and wildlife. Full-color book, 7" x 10". pp. 307.

$26.00

The Nebraska Sandhills (MP-216)

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The Nebraska Sandhills (MP-216) Edited by Monica M. Norby, Judy Diamond, Aaron Sutherlen, Sherilyn C. Fritz, Kim Hachiya, Douglas A. Norby, and Michael Forsberg 256 pages, 184 color photographs, 15 black-and-white photographs, 28 color illustrations, 15 color maps, 2 tables "Like a rumpled wool blanket, the Nebraska Sandhills spreads out over twenty thousand square miles of north-central Nebraska and is the largest stabilized dune field in the Western Hemisphere. It is also the largest intact mixed-grass prairie left on the continent" This description by photographer Michael Forsberg alludes to the exceptional physical geography of the Nebraska Sandhills, a place of rolling grasslands, rivers, and wetlands created by the Ogallala Aquifer underlying the region. Home to abundant wildlife, from pronghorn antelope to occasional whooping cranes, the Sandhills are an ecological treasure. Dotted with ranches and small towns, the sandhills are rich with deep cultural history, including those of Indigenous peoples, settler, Black homesteaders, immigrants, ecotourists, and some adventurous golfers.

$33.00

National Geographic Kids Readers (edZOO)

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National Geographic Kids Readers (edZOO)

Softcover children's books, full color

Level 1: Starting to Read * Age Range: 4 - 6 years * Grade Level: Preschool - 1 * Language: English * Level 1 books are just right for kids who are beginning to read on their own.

$4.00

100 Things to Do in the Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die (MP-214)

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100 Things to Do in the Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die (MP-214). Alan J. Bartels, 2023, 160 pp., size 5.5" x 8.5", Softcover. Description: Some destinations claim colorful monikers like Big Sky Country, Sportsman’s Paradise, the Sunshine State, Land of Enchantment, or the Last Frontier. The Nebraska Sandhills, which makes up about a quarter of the state of Nebraska, can honestly claim all of that–and a whole lot more.

Follow along page by page as writer, photographer, lifelong Nebraskan, and travel expert Alan J. Bartels takes readers on a tour of the region he’s loved since childhood. Along the way, he points out well-known events and attractions, and off-the-beaten-path curiosities and small-town celebrations discovered through chance and dogged exploration. With 100 Things to Do in the Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die as your guide, you’ll have all the insider information needed for memorable Sandhills adventures of your own.

$17.00

Agates: Treasures of the Earth (Paperback) (MP-48a)

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Agates: Treasures of the Earth (Paperback), Pabian, R. with Jackson, B., Tandy, P., Cromartie, J., (MP-48a)size 6" x 9", 2006, Published by Firefly Book, ISBN 978-1-77085-644-8, 184 pages including color photos and illustrations on almost every page. Description: Agates are probably the most common gemstones on Earth. They have been used to create ornaments for around 7,000 years, and have been recorded on every continent and in several different geological environments. Since the mid-1900's agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North America and the Middle East. This book is intended to present the current state of knowledge of these gems. Thus, the goal is to acquaint the novice and remind the advanced collector of the rich geological and cultrual significance of these most beautiful stones, and to take the reader on a tour of the geolographical distribution of agates across the world.

$19.95

Great Plains Birds (MP-141)

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Powell, L. 2019. Great Plains Birds. (MP-141) Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 205.

$16.95

Atlas of Nebraska-Paperback (MP-156)

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Atlas of Nebraska-Paperback Edition (MP-156) The state of Nebraska has a rich and varied culture, from the eastern metropolitan cities of Omaha and Lincoln to the ranches of the western Sand Hills. The first atlas of Nebraska published in over thirty years, this collection chronicles the history of the state with more than three hundred original, full-color maps accompanied by extended explanatory text. Far more than simply the geography of Nebraska, this atlas explores a myriad of subjects from Native Americans to settlement patterns, agricultural ventures to employment, and voting records to crime rates.

These detailed and beautifully designed maps convey the significance of the state, capturing the essence of its people and land. This volume promises to be an essential reference tool to enjoy for many years to come. 214 pages 11 photos, 7 illustrations, 343 maps, 3 charts, 36 graphs

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Physical and Biological Environment
Chapter 2. History
Chapter 3. Population
Chapter 4. Agriculture
Chapter 5. Urban and Economic Patterns
Chapter 6. Culture, Services, and Politics Bibliography

$34.95

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors

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Finney, Carolyn. 2014. Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. pp. 173. Value Priced, no additional discounts apply.

$22.95

Great Plains Indians (MP-120)

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Great Plains Indians (MP-120) Wishart, David. 2016. Great Plains Indians. Univ. of Nebraska Press. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 147.

$14.95

Great Plains Weather (MP-139)

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Great Plains Weather (MP-139) Dewey, K.F. 2019. 151 pp., size 8" x 5". Description: The weather of the Great Plains is extreme and highly variable, from floods to droughts, blizzards to tornadoes. In Great Plains Weather Kenneth F. Dewey explains what makes this region’s climate unique by presenting a historical climatology of extreme weather events. Beginning with tornadoes—perhaps the most formidable plains weather phenomena—he describes the climatology of these storms and discusses memorable tornadoes of the plains. As one of the storm chasers who travels the Great Plains in the spring and summer tracking severe weather, Dewey also shares some of his experiences on the road.

$16.95

The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Returns (MP-130)

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The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Returns (MP-130) "Spending time in nature can raise some serious questions. After contemplating your own mortality, you may start to wonder: Why don't deer noses freeze in the winter? What does mammoth taste like? Do fish feel pain? These are important questions, and Robert M. Zink has the answers." Bringing together the common and the enigmatic, The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Returns includes over seventy three-minute essays in which Zink responds to the queries that have yet to cross your mind. Drawing on his zoological background, Zink condenses the latest scientific discoveries and delivers useful, entertaining information on the great outdoors. Can a sheep’s horns be too big? Was the Labrador duck a hybrid? Why did I miss that clay target? A large section on deer covers topics ranging from deer birth control backfiring, new information on Chronic Wasting Disease, supplemental feeding, and deer genetics. Other essays explore land, aquatic animals, and humanity’s relationship with nature, thus making this book of wild science an essential for any outdoors person.

$19.95

The Last Days of the Rainbelt (MP-106)

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The Last Days of the Rainbelt (MP-106) David J. Wishart, 2013, 202 pp., size 6" x 9". Description: David J. Wishart’s The Last Days of the Rainbelt is the sobering tale of the rapid rise and decline of the settlement of the western Great Plains. History finds its voice in interviews with elderly residents of the region by Civil Works Administration employees in 1933 and 1934. Evidence similarly emerges from land records, climate reports, census records, and diaries, as Wishart deftly tracks the expansion of westward settlement across the central plains and into the Rainbelt. Through an examination of migration patterns, land laws, town-building, and agricultural practices, Wishart re-creates the often-difficult life of settlers in a semiarid region who undertook the daunting task of adapting to a new environment. His book brings this era of American settlement and failure on the western Great Plains fully into the scope of historical memory. David J. Wishart is a professor of geography at the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the editor of the Encyclopedia of the Great Plains and Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians and the author of An Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians. The Last Days of the Rainbelt is a publication of the University of Nebraska Press.

$29.95

Mississippi River Tragedies A Century of Unnatural Disaster (MP-110)

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Mississippi River Tragedies A Century of Unnatural Disaster (MP-110) Hardbound, size 6" x 9", 2011, 257 pp. Description: American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted these feats. But despite our best efforts, so-called "natural disasters” continue to strike the Mississippi basin, as raging floodwaters decimate waterfront communities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of Mexico. In some places, only the tombstones remain, leaning at odd angles as the underlying soil erodes away. Mississippi River Tragedies reveals that it is seductively deceptive—but horribly misleading—to call such catastrophes "natural.” Authors Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer present a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narratives and accessible law stories drawn from actual courtroom dramas

$35.00

The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World (MP-111)

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The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World (MP-111) Paperback, size 6" x 9", 2014, 210 pp

$69.95

Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts: An Assessment of a Large-Scale Locally Controlled Water Governance Framework (MP-114)

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Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts: An Assessment of a Large-Scale Locally Controlled Water Governance Framework (MP-114) Full color, Illustrated, Trade Paper. Size 8.5" x 11", 2015, 155 pp. Value Priced, no additional discounts. The use of groundwater for agricultural purposes has increased significantly around the world in recent years, bringing with it important gains in yields and incomes. At the same time, however, this growth has led to rising concerns about the long-term sustainability of the resource. Water tables are dropping in many locations, largely as a result of inadequate governance that fails to ensure that groundwater withdrawals are below rates of aquifer recharge.

$20.00

Metodos Cuantitativos para la Conservacion de los Vertebrados (MP-116)

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Metodos Cuantitativos para la Conservacion de los Vertebrados (MP-116) Michael J. Conroy, John P. Carroll, Juan Carlos Senar, Jeffrey J. Thomposon Description: 6" x 9" Trade Paperback, 349 pp. 2015 Language: Spanish

$29.95

The Second Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas (MP-122)

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The Second Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas (MP-122) Wayne J. Mollhoff, Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum Volume 29, 2016 The tome summarizes 54,800 bird observations collected by volunteers from 2006 to 2011 and covers 225 breeding species. The cover features photos by Michael Forsberg. This book is a follow-up to the first Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) which summarized observations collected from 1984-1989. Naturally, two BBA projects conducted during different periods allow for comparisons and provides insights on species which are increasing and expanding and those which are declining and retracting. Luckily, The Second Breeding Bird Atlas provides maps from both BBA projects so comparisons by individual species are easy to do when reading the new publication. Special order item, please allow 7-10 days for item processing.

$30.00

The Barada Hills of Nebraska (MP-123)

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The Barada Hills of Nebraska (MP-123) Poetry by Jan Chism Wright, Paintings by John Frederick Lokke 58 pp., 2016, Full color with rich illustrations. The Barada Hills of Nebraska extend along the Missouri River from Winnebago Creek just north of Rulo, Nebraska and north to the Little Nemaha River just south of Nemaha, Nebraska. The Missouri River Valley was at one time covered by an inland sea and then by a glacier that receded and left a meandering and unpredictable river framed by loess deposited bluffs. This area is the inspiration for the poetry and paintings in the book

$20.00

Great Plains Geology (MP-124)

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Great Plains Geology (MP-124) Diffendal Jr., R.F. 2017 210pp, size 8" x 5". Description: Great Plains Geology concisely guides readers through the geological development of the Great Plains region. It describes the distinct features of fifty-seven geologic sites, including fascinating places such as Raton Pass in Colorado and New Mexico, the Missouri Breaks of Montana, and the Ashfall Fossil Beds in Nebraska. This guide addresses the tricky question of what constitutes the Great Plains, showing that the region is defined in part through its unique geologic features.

$14.95

Great Plains Bison (MP-127)

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Great Plains Bison (MP-127) O'Brien, Dan O. 2017 144 pp, size 8" x 5".

Description: A Project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska.

Great Plains Bison traces the history and ecology of this American symbol from the origins of the great herds that once dominated the prairie to its near extinction in the late nineteenth century and the subsequent efforts to restore the bison population. A longtime wildlife biologist and one of the most powerful literary voices on the Great Plains, Dan O’Brien has managed his own ethically run buffalo ranch since 1997. Drawing on both extensive research and decades of personal experience, he details not only the natural history of the bison but also its prominent symbolism in Native American culture and its rise as an icon of the Great Plains. Great Plains Bison is a tribute to the bison’s essential place at the heart of the North American prairie and its ability to inspire naturalists and wildlife advocates in the fight to preserve American biodiversity.

$14.95

Africa Notes: Reflections of an Ecotourist (MP-129)

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How does the trip of a lifetime change you? John Janovy, Jr. explores this question in Africa Notes, his observations on and meditations about an ecotourism trip to Botswana and Tanzania with his wife, Karen. The reader gets to ride along as Janovy's insatiable curiosity and finely tuned observation skills take us to unexpected and delightful insights about the big cats, mosquitoes and flies, water buffalo, and the entire spectrum of African flora and fauna.

$20.00

The Flora of Nebraska Second Edition (MP-47b)

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The Flora of Nebraska Second Edition (MP-47b) 2011, 967 pp. Kaul, Robert B., Sutherland, David, Rolfsmeier, Steven Description: The complete and definitive text guide to the plants of Nebraska. Nearly 1,000 pages on more than 1,900 species, including keys, detailed descriptions and distribution maps for all native and introduced species that grow outside cultivation in the state. Includes information on past, present and potential future status of all species. 16 full color pages plus line drawings, images for every species are not included in this book.

$80.00

Atlas of the Great Plains (MP-95)

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Atlas of the Great Plains (MP-95), 2011, 335 pages, over 300 original full-color maps and text. Lavin, Stephen J., Shelley, Fred M., Archer, J. Clark, Wishart, David J., Hudson, John C. The Great Plains, stretching northward from Texas into Canada, is a region that has been understudied and overlooked. The Atlas of the Great Plains, however, brings a new focus to North America’s midcontinent. With more than three hundred original full-color maps, accompanied by extended explanatory text, this collection chronicles the history of the Great Plains, including political and social developments. Far more than simply the geography of the region, this atlas explores a myriad of subjects from Native Americans to settlement patterns, agricultural ventures to voting records, and medical services to crime rates. These detailed and beautifully designed maps convey the significance of the region, capturing the essence of its land and life. The only current and comprehensive atlas of the Great Plains region, it is also the first atlas to include both the United States and Canada, showing the region’s full length and breadth.

$39.95

The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook (MP-97)

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The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook (MP-97) Willard, Bob, 2011. This practical, easy-to-follow guidebook helps sustainability champions at any level in a company lead a transformation to a smarter, more successful, and more sustainable enterprise. The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook outlines the transformational steps to take, tips and techniques to use, and derailers to avoid. Bob Willard's previous books provide a financially relevant, compelling business case outlining why smart business executives should embrace sustainability. An expert on leadership, culture change, and organizational development, Willard distils lessons learned about cultural transformation and provides guidance on how to embed sustainability into corporate cultures. This guidebook is exceptionally easy to use, read and consult. Each tip is self-contained within two facing-pages. A change tip is presented on one page with a supporting sidebar or figure on its opposite, facing page. It is organized around four frameworks for easy reference: •A seven-step sustainability change process •Seven leadership practices to use during the change process •Seven paradoxes that complement the seven leadership practices •Seven derailers to avoid This book is an indispensable tool for sustainability champions who are transforming their companies into more sustainable enterprises.

$19.99

Water Levels and Artesian Pressure in Observation Wells in the United States in 1940 (Part 3. North-Central States)

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Water Levels and Artesian Pressure in Observation Wells in the United States in 1940 (Part 3. North-Central States), 351 pp., (WSP-908). Report in Significance of records of water level and artesian pressure in the North-Central States., out of print, unbound copy available Ê

$20.00

Water Levels in Observation Wells in Nebraska, 1960

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Keech, C. F., 1961. Water Levels in Observation Wells in Nebraska, 1960 (WSP-9): 154 pp., size 8" x 10.5". Description: The locations and data from 880 observation wells are included in this report.
UN-BOUND (B/W) COPY ONLY. PLEASE ALLOW TIME FOR PRODUCTION.

$7.00

Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1940 (Part 6)

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Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1940 (Part 6)Missouri River Basin (WSP-896), 457 pp. The quality-of-water investigations of the United States Geological Survey are concerned with chemical and physical characteristics of the surface and ground water supplies of the Nation. This report covers Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming. Ê Available only as a B&W copy, please allow time for reproduction.

$38.00

Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1939 (Part 6)

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Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1939 (Part 6)Missouri River Basin (WSP-876), 502 pp. The quality-of-water investigations of the United States Geological Survey are concerned with chemical and physical characteristics of the surface and ground water supplies of the Nation. This report covers Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming. Ê Available only as a B&W copy, please allow time for reproduction.

$48.00

Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1938 (Part 6)

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Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1938 (Part 6)Missouri River Basin (WSP-856), 419 pp. The quality-of-water investigations of the United States Geological Survey are concerned with chemical and physical characteristics of the surface and ground water supplies of the Nation. This report covers Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming. Ê Available only as a B&W copy, please allow time for reproduction.

$38.00

Ground Water in Keith County, Nebraska

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Wenzel, L. K., Waite, H. A., with sections by Halmos, E. E., Johnson, G. E. 1941. Ground Water in Keith County, Nebraska (WSP-848). 68 pp., size 6" x 9". Description: This report presents the results of a cooperative investigation of the groundwater sources of Keith County, Nebraska. The investigation, which constitutes a part of the statewide program of groundwater studies in Nebraska, was made in the summer of 1935.

$1.00