Book Sections

Foreword & Introduction

Foreword

• Michael J. Boehm

Introduction

• "Introduction to the Nebraska Sandhills", by Mary Harner
• "A Kingdom of Grass: The Nebraska Sandhills", by Michael Forsberg
• "An Abandoned Stone Schoolhouse in the Nebraska Sandhills", by Ted Kooser

Part 1

A Sense of Place

• "Tantalizing Clues as to Indigenous Peoples’ Lives in the Sandhills", by John R. “Rob” Bozell and Courtney L. C. Ziska
• "Humphrey Site Reveals Apaches’ Presence", by John R. “Rob” Bozell and Courtney L. C. Ziska
• "The Turtle at the End of the World", by Roger Echo-Hawk
• "Skidi Pawnee Mythic Journey", by Roger Echo-Hawk
• "Cheyenne Sanctuary: The Northern Cheyennes’ Exodus, Mari Sandoz, and Lost Chokecherry Lake", by Emily Levine
• "Settlers: Ranchers, Homesteaders, Immigrants", - by Andrew S. Pollock
• "The Black Homesteaders of DeWitty", by Richard K. Edwards
• "Town Life—A Photo Essay", by Mark Harris
• "Nebraska’s Human-Made National Forest", by Carson Vaughan
• "Is the Experiment Over?", by Kim Hachiya

Part 2

Land

• "Physical Setting of the Sandhills in Maps", by R. Matthew Joeckel, Clayton L. Reinier, Paul R. Hanson, Jesse T. Korus, Troy Gilmore, and Aaron R. Young
• "The Sandhills through Time", by David Loope, James Swinehart, and Joe Mason
• "What It Takes to Form a Giant Dune Field", by David Loope, James Swinehart, and Joe Mason
• "Sandhills Soils: Interactions among Topography, Water, Sand, Vegetation, and Grazers", by Martha Mamo
• "The Last Five Million Years of Grasslands and Grazers", by Chris Widga
• "Where the Buffalo Roam . . . or Not", by Chris Widga
• "Sandhills Grassland, Large Grazers, and Conservative Use", by Al Steuter

Part 3

Water

• "Groundwater: How the High Plains Aquifer Shapes the Sandhills", by Erin Haacker
• "Sandhills Streams and Rivers as Influenced by Groundwater, Climate, and Humans", by Jessica Corman and Troy Gilmore
• "The Niobrara: A National Scenic River", by Jessica Corman and Troy Gilmore
• "March 2019 Floods", by Jessica Corman and Troy Gilmore
• "Sandhills Lakes in Space and Time", by Sherilyn C. Fritz
• "Sandhills Alkaline Lakes", by David D. Dunigan
• "Diverse Groundwater-Fed Sandhills Wetlands", by Ted LaGrange
• "Fens", by Ted LaGrange and Gerry Steinauer
• "A River in Motion: Platte Basin Timelapse", by Michael Farrell, Michael Forsberg, Kim Hachiya, and Mary Harner

Part 4

Climate and Weater

• "The Times They Are A-Changing: Seasonal, Inter-Annual, and Long-Term Variability in Sandhills Temperature, Wind, Rain, and Drought", by Martha Durr
• "How and Why Storms Form in the Sandhills: Location, Location, Location", by Adam Houston
• "Storm Chasing", by Adam Houston
• "When Too Much Rain Is the Problem: 2019 and the Flooding of the Sandhills", by Bethany Johnston

Part 5

Sea of Grass

• "The Unique Diversity and Habitat Structure of Sandhills Grasslands", by Chris Helzer
• "Are the Sandhills Resilient or Fragile?", Chris Helzer
• "Sandhills Prairie", by Gerry Steinauer
• "Blowout Penstemon", by Cheryl Dunn
• "Grazing Management for Beef Production and Wildlife Habitat", by Walt Schacht and Larkin Powell
• "Grazing, Landscapes, and Greater Prairie-Chickens",  by Walt Schacht and Larkin Powell

Part 6

Wildlife

• "Birds of the Sandhills".  by Larkin Powell
• "Wilson’s Phalarope", by Larkin Powell
• "Long-Billed Curlew", by Larkin Powell
• "Nematodes of the Sandhills", by Thomas Powers
• "Sandhills Inconspicuous Mammals Make the Region Unique", by Shaun Dunn
• "Kangaroo Rats’ Habits Enhance Plant Diversity", by Keith Geluso and Jeremy A. White
• "Sandhills Sweet Water Lakes Are Productive Fisheries", by Daryl Bauer
• "Common Carp: Invasive Scourge", by Daryl Bauer
• "Herpetofauna Adapt to Sandhills Idiosyncratic Landscapes", by Dennis Ferraro
• "Blanding’s Turtles: Sandhills Smileys", by Ashley Forrester
• "Diverse Landscapes Enrich Insect Diversity and Numbers", by Jeffrey Bradshaw
• "American Burying Beetle", by Steve Spomer
• "Giant Skipper", by Steve Spomer
• "Sandy Tiger Beetle", by Steve Spomer

Part 7

Ranching

• "Ranching through the Seasons: Planned for the Worst, Hoped for the Best", by Sarah Sortum
• "Leopold Conservation Award Winners", by Douglas A. Norby
• "Irrigation in the Sandhills",  by Jerry Volesky
• "Rotational Grazing and Sustainable Grasslands",  by Jim Jenkins

Part 8

Future of the Sandhills

• "Sandhills Task Force",  by Shelly Kelly
• "Eastern Redcedar", by Shelly Kelly
• "Economy, Ranching, and Ecotourism in the Sandhills", by Richard K. Edwards and Katie Nieland
• "World-Class Golf Courses", by Douglas A. Norby
• "Demographics of the Sandhills Over Time",  by Dennis Bauer
• "Local Knowledge and the Future of the Sandhills", by Mary Ann Vinton and Jay Leighter
• "Alternative Futures of the Sandhills", by Craig Allen and Caleb Roberts