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margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska%E2%80%99s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=1600&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska%E2%80%99s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=1600&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The landscape in northwestern Nebraska has a rippled appearance, with tan parallel ridges running from left to right and green areas and small lakes filling the low-lying spaces in between.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=1600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1440w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=270&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 270w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=768&#038;h=853&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=922&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 922w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1382&#038;h=1536&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1382w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=360&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 360w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=540&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 540w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=810&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 810w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillswide_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1080&#038;h=1200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Nebraska Sandhills stretch across the north-central part of the state in this image acquired on August 19, 2025, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/oli\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OLI<\/a>\u00a0(Operational Land Imager) on <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 8<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Today\u2019s story is the answer to the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/june-2026-satellite-puzzler\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>June Puzzler<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The undulating landscape of north-central Nebraska may be easy to overlook among the iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/image-of-the-day\/?block_id=content-list-5ffb9a82&#038;exclude_child_terms=true&#038;exclude_child_pages=false&#038;layout=grid&#038;listing_page=no&#038;listing_page_category_id=2151&#038;number_of_items=21&#038;order=DESC&#038;orderby=relevance&#038;current_page=1&#038;requesting_id=972781&#038;science_only=true&#038;search_query=dune%20fields&#038;show_content_type_tags=no&#038;show_excerpts=yes&#038;show_pagination=true&#038;show_publish_date=absolute&#038;show_readtime=yes&#038;show_thumbnails=yes&#038;response_format=html&#038;show_drafts=false&#038;use_content_term_filters=true&#038;filter_logic=match_all&#038;post_types=any\" rel=\"noopener\">dune fields<\/a> of the world. Far from any coast or desert, the Nebraska Sandhills\u2014comprising the Western Hemisphere\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/crescent-lake#:~:text=The-,Nebraska%20Sandhills,-is%20the%20largest\" rel=\"noopener\">largest system<\/a> of sand dunes\u2014bring their own brand of beauty and value. Grasslands blanket the rolling hills, providing grazing grounds for livestock, while lakes and wetlands dot the landscape, supporting diverse plant and animal life.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the sand forming the hills <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskasandhills.unl.edu\/news\/what-it-takes-form-giant-dune-field\/\" rel=\"noopener\">originated<\/a> in the Rocky Mountains. Rivers carried the eroded material down from the mountains and deposited it across the Great Plains during the <a href=\"https:\/\/stratigraphy.org\/chart\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pleistocene<\/a>. In times of drought, winds blowing predominantly from the north or south lofted sand out of dried riverbeds, gradually building and shaping dunes. About <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/27dfb6b1e6eb47a8aaf7ae1290e4a396\/page\/History-%26-Consequences?views=Geologic-History%2CView-59\" rel=\"noopener\">3,500 years ago<\/a>, grassland vegetation stabilized the features. Today, the rippled pattern spans about 20,000 square miles (52,000 square kilometers), about one-quarter of the state of Nebraska.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska%E2%80%99s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska%E2%80%99s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A series of tan parallel ridges runs from left to right, with green areas and small lakes filling the low-lying spaces in between.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1440w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=683&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=900&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm1_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Some of the largest, grassland-covered dunes in the Nebraska Sandhills are found in the northwestern part of the region, shown in this image acquired on August 19, 2025, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/oli\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OLI<\/a>\u00a0(Operational Land Imager) on <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 8<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some of the largest dunes occur in and around the area shown in the detailed image above, near the northern edge of the Sandhills region. These <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchplanations.com\/dune-types\" rel=\"noopener\">transverse dunes<\/a> stand as high as 400 feet (120 meters) and extend for several miles. Their northern slopes are gentler than their southern slopes, reflecting the dominant influence of northerly winds. In other areas, dunes are more symmetric, suggesting that winds blew with nearly equal strength from the north and south, alternating with the seasons. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The grasslands that now cover the hills constitute <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskasandhills.unl.edu\/news\/rotational-grazing-and-sustainable-grasslands\/\" rel=\"noopener\">pastureland<\/a> for grazing livestock. Ranching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandhillstaskforce.org\/ranching\" rel=\"noopener\">expanded<\/a> significantly in the area after passage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/history.nebraska.gov\/this-noble-moses-p-kinkaid\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinkaid Act<\/a> in 1904, which allotted 640-acre parcels of land to ranchers who would settle it. Today, far more cattle than humans occupy the region, and half of Nebraska\u2019s nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebeef.org\/raising-beef\/state-national-facts\" rel=\"noopener\">23 million acres<\/a> of rangeland and pastureland are in the Sandhills. Some ranchers <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskasandhills.unl.edu\/news\/rotational-grazing-and-sustainable-grasslands\/\" rel=\"noopener\">graze their cattle<\/a> in patterns meant to approximate the large bison herds that once roamed the land.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska%E2%80%99s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska%E2%80%99s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Small, irregularly shaped lakes and marshy areas are interspersed among tan hills.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1440w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=683&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=900&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/nebraska\u2019s-wide,-rolling-domain\/nebraskasandhillszm2_oli_20250819.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Lakes and wetlands fill the valleys between dunes in Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, shown in this image acquired on August 19, 2025, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/oli\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OLI<\/a>\u00a0(Operational Land Imager) on <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 8<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though much of the land in the Sandhills is privately owned, some is set aside in protected public lands. One of these areas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/crescent-lake\" rel=\"noopener\">Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge<\/a> on the southwestern edge of the Sandhills region, is shown above. Wetlands, including shallow lakes, marshes, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/wetlands\/wet-meadows\" rel=\"noopener\">wet meadows<\/a>, fill some of the valleys between the dunes. The land here is <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskasandhills.unl.edu\/news\/groundwater-how-high-plains-aquifer-shapes-sandhills\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sponge-like<\/a>, with precipitation seeping down through the soil and recharging groundwater instead of flowing off through stream channels.<\/p>\n<p>Located along the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/partner\/migratory-bird-program-administrative-flyways\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Flyway<\/a>, the refuge is a haven for migratory birds, and dozens of species of waterfowl, marsh birds, and shorebirds utilize the area. Among other wildlife, several types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/crescent-lake\/what-we-do\/projects-research\" rel=\"noopener\">turtles<\/a> thrive in the ponds and prairies. Wetlands across the Sandhills support <a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/learn\/nebraska-habitat\/wetlands\/wetland-types\/sandhills\/\" rel=\"noopener\">rare species<\/a> such as the whooping crane, <a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/learn\/nebraska-wildlife\/nebraska-plants\/western-prairie-fringed-orchid\/\" rel=\"noopener\">western prairie fringed orchid<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ecos.fws.gov\/ecp\/species\/4122\" rel=\"noopener\">Topeka shiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em>NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/earthexplorer.usgs.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Geological Survey<\/a>.\u00a0Story by Lindsey Doermann.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-featured-file-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-file-list\">\n<div class=\"grid-container 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rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.0001\" r=\"16\" fill=\"#1C67E3\"><\/circle><path d=\"M15.2357 8.00007L15.2357 16.4829L11.9504 13.4078L10.8801 14.4094L16.0001 19.2001L21.1201 14.4094L20.0499 13.4078L16.7645 16.4829L16.7645 8.00007L15.2357 8.00007Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.6 20.8001V18.4001H8V22.4001H24V18.4001H22.4V20.8001H9.6Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>References &#038; Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nebraska Game and Parks, <a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/learn\/nebraska-habitat\/wetlands\/wetland-types\/sandhills\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandhills wetlands<\/a>. Accessed June 15, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln (2024, October 23) <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskasandhills.unl.edu\/news\/groundwater-how-high-plains-aquifer-shapes-sandhills\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Groundwater: How the High Plains Aquifer Shapes the Sandhills<\/a>. Accessed June 15, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln (2024, October 23) <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskasandhills.unl.edu\/news\/rotational-grazing-and-sustainable-grasslands\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotational Grazing and Sustainable Grasslands<\/a>. Accessed June 15, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln (2024, October 23) <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskasandhills.unl.edu\/news\/what-it-takes-form-giant-dune-field\/\" rel=\"noopener\">What It Takes to Form a Giant Dune Field<\/a>. Accessed June 15, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/crescent-lake\" rel=\"noopener\">Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>. Accessed June 15, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>USDA Forest Service, <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/27dfb6b1e6eb47a8aaf7ae1290e4a396\/page\/History-%26-Consequences?views=Geologic-History%2CView-59\" rel=\"noopener\">History of the Nebraska Sandhills<\/a>. 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