Hydrologically connected to the central Platte, the extensive wet meadow landscape on Mormon Island is managed by The Crane Trust, which is working to preserve and restore a large native prairie and wet meadow habitats. Highly dynamic, the camera reveals the character of Mormon Island, dominated by grasses and forbes part of the year, a high marshy water table another part of the year, and barren, wind-swept landscapes late in the year. Sandhill cranes, grazing cattle, and prescribed burns are also features on the land.

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