Right now, the Sandhill Cranes are moving back to fields adjacent to the Platte River. At and just after sunset, they'll fly from those fields into the Platte to overnight. I watched them last Monday & Tuesday evening, and it was mighty impressive. We're past peak, but you can still see and hear flocks fly in the distance. It should get better around 8pm CDT. I'll post some of my own vids from last week soon. In the meantime, #CraneCam is good to watch right after sunset when the cranes come in; and just after sunrise when they slowly leave the river.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDYrRVUPWRo

Whoever wins the NCAA tournament should have to play #Nebraska to determine the real national champion.

Joel Tosi and Jerry Koske present on Practical Agile this July at Nebraska.Code().

https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#practicalagile #variability #predicatability #status #results #Nebraska #TechnologyConference #agileprojectmanagement @joeltosi

This #Nebraska fan has a plan that is 98.9% guaranteed to lead to NCAA tournament wins. #GBR

#Nebraska is way ahead of the game. #GBR

Some in #Nebraska’s federal delegation push back on #NWS DOGE cuts

Last month, the Trump administration cut 1,000 jobs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, which includes the National #Weather Service. Those cuts reached home when NWS Omaha and other Great Plains offices recently announced pausing the deployment of #weatherballoons after the department cuts.

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/04/some-in-nebraskas-federal-delegation-push-back-on-nws-doge-cuts/

" #Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon said he plans to introduce a companion bill to the bipartisan Senate legislation aimed at reclaiming Congress’ authority over #tariffs, becoming the first House Republican to openly challenge the powers #Trump is using to launch a massive global trade war". #TrumpTax

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/04/congress/don-bacon-tariff-powers-bill-00273307

Friendly reminder to periodically search your state's unclaimed property database to see if you have anything waiting for you. Here is #Nebraska's: https://nebraskalostcash.nebraska.gov/app/claim-search It is dead simple to file a claim. #LNK

Brick Days this weekend!

#omaha #LNK #Nebraska #LEGO

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#goodnews #animals #wildlife #birds #Nebraska #USA

Record Number of 736,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in Spring Migration–with No Bird Flu

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/record-number-of-736000-sandhill-cranes-flock-to-nebraska-in-spring-migration-with-no-bird-flu/

“A Migration Story”
Last week near Kearney, Nebraska on the Platte River with the migrating sandhill cranes (about 700,00 in this area when I was there). I was overnighting in a blind when this storm approached from the west.
#nebraska #nebraskaphotography #kearnynebraska #sandhillcrane #migration #lightning #weather #Sky #Clouds #thunderstorm #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #WildlifePhotographer #Nature #NaturePhotography #NaturePhotographer #OurPlanetDaily #EarthFocus #photographer

Yesterday was the #Episcopal Diocese of #Nebraska ‘s Day of Advocacy at the State Legislature. About 25 people, including our Bishop Scott Barker, Canon of the Ordinary, Liz Easton, multiple clergy, & lay persons from around the state gathered in #Lincoln to support LB 319 which would change provisions relating to SNAP benefits within the state. In particular this bill would correct a punitive measure stemming from the war on drugs of the 1990s that prohibits persons convicted of drug related offenses who had served their sentences or are currently on parole from receiving SNAP benefits. We met with 18 of our senators to urge them to support this bill and stop punishing families, especially children, for mistakes made by a single member of the family. This bill will not add to Nebraska’s budget, as SNAP is federally funded. It will, in the face of rising food costs, help & support families across the state, as well as helping reduce the chances of recidivism #DioNeb #NebraskaPolitics

Conflict boils over as Legislature advances changes to voter-approved minimum wage increases https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/01/conflict-boils-over-as-legislature-advances-changes-to-voter-approved-minimum-wage-increases/ #Nebraska

Heather Hartman, Charlie Koster, and Fatih Kadir Akın present on Emerging Technology this July at Nebraska.Code().

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The plains of Nebraska, and elsewhere in the Midwest US , are not as flat as often reported.

Meteorologists raise alarm over grounding of Omaha weather balloons amid federal cuts

“National Weather Service offices in Omaha and Rapid City, South Dakota, stopped deploying weather balloons, a key tool in forecasting. On the same day, six other weather stations in the central U.S, including at North Platte, halved their use of balloons.”

#weather #Nebraska #NWS #balloons

https://flatwaterfreepress.org/meteorologists-raise-alarm-over-grounding-of-omaha-weather-balloons-amid-federal-cuts/