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For 100 years, Nebraskaland Magazine has been telling the story of no greater place. Check out @NEGameandParks to discover more of Nebraska.

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MACRO | “Dragonfly Double” - 1st place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Rita Flohr

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A Nebraska winter can bring up questions about wildlife that you normally wouldn't think about in summer. For example: Does the cold change how animals see?

Read "How Animal Vision Adapts to Winter" here: https://t.co/rksUk5Ij1o

📝: Monica Macoubrie
📸: Eric Fowler

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@Chiefstormsky Thanks for your inquiry! This photo was submitted in the 2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest by Rex DeBord. It was taken in Cherry County.

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WILDLIFE | “Meridian” - 1st place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Rex DeBord

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SCENIC | “The Meandering Middle Loup” - 1st place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Jeffrey Z. Carney

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Chief Standing Bear is celebrated for an 1879 court case in which he challenged the government that was holding him prisoner.

Read "Chief Standing Bear and the Declaration of Independence": https://t.co/Z3rW2u5v2d

📝: David L. Bristow
📷: Nebraska State Historical Society

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Are you planning to hunt snow geese during Nebraska's Light Goose Conservation Order?

Here's everything you need to begin: https://t.co/uJYjIvou7Z

📷: Eric Fowler
📝: Julie Geiser

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RECREATION | “Foggy Fishing at Iron Horse Lake” - 1st place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Ellen Hanzlicek

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In nature, nothing is truly random. Not even scat.

Wildlife use scat as an important communication tool. It can reveal an animal’s identity, health, territory and even social status.

Read "Poop With a Purpose" here: https://t.co/5cwPerYPw1

📝: Monica Macoubrie
📸: Justin Haag

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MACRO | “A Drone Fly Close-Up” - 2nd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Don Brockmeier

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WILDLIFE | “The Challenger” - 2nd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Brad Mellema

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Don't be fooled by the frost that coats prairie plants in winter. These plants are tough, and frost is just the beginning of their winter story.

Read "How Plants Survive Nebraska Winters" here: https://t.co/CMQNpGSRCu

📝: Monica Macoubrie
📸: Eric Fowler

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SCENIC | “Barn Storming” - 2nd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Brandon Hammons

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The predecessor of Nebraskaland Magazine, Outdoor Nebraska, was first published in June 1926.

This magazine has faithfully informed Nebraskans for 100 years, with many more years to come.

Read "100 Years Later" here: https://t.co/vfrLoMiCwv

📝: Jeff Kurrus

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RECREATION | “Just Getting Started” - 2nd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Matt Zvolanek

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MACRO | “Corn Kernel and a Jumping Spider” - 3rd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Molly Boyd

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WILDLIFE | “A Bobwhite Song” - 3rd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Colleen Childers

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SCENIC | “Still Life in Swedeburg” - 3rd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Colette Rathke

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The June 1970 edition of Nebraskaland Magazine accepted entries for the “Nebraskaland Festival of Color Photo Contest,” a first in its history.

Read "Nebraskaland Photo Contest History" here: https://t.co/xm5YqaEX8U

📝: Jeff Kurrus
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RECREATION | “A Campfire Night at Ponca State Park” - 3rd place

2025 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Tiara Brown