Summer afternoons in the pollinator garden are full of light and movement. Prairie flowers bloom in layers across the garden beds. Purple coneflowers stand tall above the foliage while bee …
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Discover how pollinator corridors connect prairie habitats and help bees, butterflies, and monarchs survive across Nebraska and the Great Plains.
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Pollinators & Habitat
Pollinator Corridors: How Connected Habitats Help Bees, Butterflies, and Wildlife Thrive
Learn how pollinator corridors connect gardens, prairies, and urban habitats, helping bees, butterflies, and wildlife move and thrive across landscapes.
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Milkweed and prairie flowers are attracting butterflies across the garden this summer.
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Prairie Life & Landscapes
Prairie Plants That Thrive in Nebraska: Native Plants Adapted to the Great Plains
Discover prairie plants that thrive in Nebraska’s climate. Learn how native grasses and wildflowers adapted to drought, wind, and seasonal change support healthy prairie ecosystems.
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Pollinators & Habitat
Why Monarch Butterflies Need Milkweed: Understanding Monarch Habitat and Migration
Learn why monarch butterflies depend on milkweed for survival, how monarch migration works, and how planting milkweed helps protect monarch habitat.
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Milkweed shoots are beginning to appear in the pollinator garden, marking an important step in the monarch lifecycle.
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The overlooked pollinators that keep prairie ecosystems thriving
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Early native bees are already visiting the pollinator garden as spring begins to arrive.
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