#greatplains — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #greatplains, aggregated by home.social.
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Great Plains Botanic Garden Open House June 12–13 https://www.allforgardening.com/1817600/great-plains-botanic-garden-open-house-june-12-13/ #agriculture #ClaudeBarr #environment #garden #GreatPlains #GreatPlainsBotanicGarden #GreatPlainsNativePlantSociety #hermosa #HikingTrails #NativePlants #NatureWalk #outdoors #ShortGrassPrairieEcosystem #SouthDakota #Tourism
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Hype for the Future 184H: Saunders and Dodge Counties, Nebraska
Overview Within the eastern portion of the State of Nebraska are the notable counties of Saunders and Dodge. Of the two counties, Saunders County is notable for using Wahoo as the county seat, and Dodge County is notable for using Fremont as the county seat. Wahoo is notable for the Wahoo Heritage Inn, and Fremont is notable for being the sixth-largest city in Nebraska and home to Midland University and the Louis E. May Museum. Both counties are connected to one another primarily along Route […] -
Hype for the Future 184C: Gage County, Nebraska
Overview Located in the southeastern portion of the State of Nebraska is Gage County, which uses the City of Beatrice as the county seat. The county is located along Routes 77 and 136, as well as N-8 to the south, N-112 to the southwest, and N-4 in the vicinity. At the northern end of the county are N-41, N-43, and N-34B. Interestingly, Wymore is notable for the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Center and the Wymore Heritage Inn, while Beatrice is home to the Creative Arts Gallery for the county […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/hype-for-the-future-184c-gage-county-nebraska/
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Hype for the Future 183R: Jefferson, Saline, and Seward Counties, Nebraska
Introduction Located on the eastern side of the State of Nebraska are the Counties of Jefferson, Saline, and Seward, associated with the north-south N-15 corridor which covers the three counties. East of Route 81, but west of Route 77, the community is firmly located in the Great Plains section of the greater Midwest region of the United States and is often described as part of the Lower Midwest. Jefferson County Located on the Kansas state line of the State of Nebraska is Jefferson […] -
Hype for the Future 183O: Route 81 Communities in Southern Nebraska
Introduction Within the State of Nebraska, Route 81 is a notable mainline highway largely located to the east of the 98th Meridian West in Eastern Nebraska’s more humid climatological areas, with the surrounding areas often more characteristic of the Midwest as with much of the eastern Great Plains region as a whole. Historically associated with the tallgrass and mixed-grass prairie zones, the modern context of the region is associated with residential and especially agricultural zones […] -
Hype for the Future 179D: Cloud and Ottawa Counties, Kansas
Overview — Cloud County Within the State of Kansas, Cloud County is a notable county that uses the City of Concordia as the county seat. Overall, the county is associated with the National Orphan Train Complex and the Cloud County Historical Museum within Concordia, as well as the rural Kansas Creek Inn to the northwest. The Republican River Pegram Truss and the World War II POW Camp Concordia Museum are also located within the county. Logistically, the community is located at the junction […] -
Hype for the Future 145H → State of New Mexico Explained
Introduction The State of New Mexico, largely referred to by the nickname "Land of Enchantment," is a southwestern state located within the United States of America. While the largest city is the City of Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, the state capital city is the City of Santa Fe (from "La Villa Real de Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís" [The Royal Village of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi]). Today, the vast majority of the State of New Mexico is associated with the modern […] -
Hype for the Future 144E: City of Vermillion, South Dakota
Introduction The City of Vermillion, South Dakota, serves as the county seat of Clay County in the State of South Dakota. The community is located along South Dakota Routes 19 and 50, with the former in a north-south direction and the latter in an east-west direction. Regardless of circumstances, the community is connected primarily to Madison along Route 19 northbound and to Yankton along Route 50 westbound. Eastbound Route 50 provides access to Iowa Route 3 and southbound Route 19 provides […] -
Hype for the Future 105D: National Grasslands in the Great Plains
Introduction The Great Plains region of the United States of America is home to all but four (4) of the national grasslands representing the nation. The grasslands that do not represent the Plains are situated within southeastern Idaho, northeastern California, central Oregon, and the State of Illinois within relative proximity to Chicago. Great Plains Definition In general, the Great Plains states are typically identified as North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and […] -
The #AmericanBuffalo
A New Documentary from #KenBurns Now Streaming"The American #Buffalo, a new two-part, four-hour series, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal’s evolution, its significance to the #IndigenousPeople and landscape of the #GreatPlains, its near extinction, and the efforts to bring the magnificent mammals back from the brink.
"For thousands of generations, buffalo (species #bison bison) have evolved alongside #IndigenousPeople who relied on them for food and shelter, and, in exchange for killing them, revered the animal. The stories of Native people anchor the series, including the #Kiowa, #Comanche, and #Cheyenne of the Southern Plains; the #Lakota, #Salish, #Kootenai, #Mandan-#Hidatsa, and #Blackfeet from the Northern Plains; and others."
https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-buffalo
#History #AmericanHistory #Genocide #Greed #Extinction #Capitalism #Colonization #NativeAmericans