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Fauna’s Thread – the project

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Fauna’s Thread is now available as a Paperback and E-Book at Amazon Kindle via Amazon. The idea for Fauna’s Thread began on my first-ever trip to see the Sandhill Crane migration—in central Nebraska USA. As I sat in my car on a country road, watching them feed and frolic, they lifted off and flew through the sun. …

The Dam and Lakes

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Fauna’s Thread is now AVAILABLE as a Paperback and E-Book at Amazon Kindle via Amazon. Water from the North Platte River forms the largest lake in Nebraska.  In summer, there is a busy world of outdoor recreation. The lake is created by an earthen dam—engineered to provide hydropower and irrigation—downstream. Despite any bad press you …

The Cranes

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Fauna’s Thread is now AVAILABLE as a Paperback and E-Book at Amazon Kindle via Amazon. Every spring, 80% of the world’s Sandhill cranes stop in central Nebraska as they migrate north to their summer home. They arrive as early as Valentines Day and remain in the area for five to six weeks. This traditional timepiece …

Hearings and Hope at the Capitol

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Fauna’s Thread is now AVAILABLE as a Paperback and E-Book at Amazon Kindle via Amazon. Hearings about the river’s water are held in the State Capitol.   Through the expansive hallways and cavernous foyer we find — a hearings room, packed with stakeholders of the river. We intercut these testimonies throughout the main story. Meanwhile, an …

Farms and Ranches

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Fauna’s Thread is now AVAILABLE as a Paperback and E-Book at Amazon Kindle via Amazon. There are many farms and ranches in Nebraska. All of them need WATER and lots of it. Most are fed by groundwater but even those are stakeholders of the river. Corn is the primary crop but a thirsty plant. It’s end-use …