We have continued collaborations in the Sandhills of Nebraska (see more), including an interdisciplinary project focused on lakes and wetlands in the western Sandhills in and around Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Here, water bodies that are close to one another vary in water chemistries, including some that are extremely alkaline. The following short films highlight activities of the Sandhills Alkaline Lakes Collaboration Initiative and feature the extreme environments, researchers, biological diversity, and seasonal changes in this region.
Introduction to the Sandhills Alkaline Lakes Collaboration Initiative
Introduction to a research collaboration in the extreme environments of the alkaline lakes of western Nebraska.
Students of the Sandhills Alkaline Lakes Collaboration Initiative
Highlights of students as part of the collaborative team studying alkaline lakes and surrounding areas in western Nebraska.
Wildlife of Alkaline Lakes and Surrounding Areas
Wildlife inhabiting lakes of the western Sandhills of Nebraska.
Seasonal Changes of Alkaline Lakes
Repeat photography of Sandhill lakes in and around Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in western Nebraska.
Funding was provided by the University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative.