Nature/Outdoors
WORLD-HERALD EXCLUSIVEVALENTINE, Neb. — No trophy homes. No billboards. No golf courses. No amusement parks. No curio shops. Just native grasses, trees, water and wildlife mixed with ranchland and farmland — and opportunities for future generations to experience the natural heritage of unspoiled prairies, wetlands and rugged canyons.
Although separated by 230 miles and a state boundary, two Nebraska and Iowa properties have something in common: They are unique landscapes whose owners protected them from commercial and residential development forever.
The landowners didn't string new barbed-wire fences and post “No Trespassing'' signs. Instead, they turned to conservation organizations for help.
Conservation — and canoes — have saved a cattle ranch on the Niobrara River in north-central Nebraska......continue reading
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