Explore Western Nebraska

It's a silent sentinel — a low mesa rising above the western Nebraska plains, weathered by wind and time, hiding layers of human occupation. Signal Butte, perched above Robidoux Pass, is more than a landmark. It’s one of the most important archaeological sites in the Central Plains. Its bones, hearths, and tool fragments whisper of people who lived here long before settlers crossed in wagon trains.

We’ve completed our first short documentary on the bluffs and buttes of western Nebraska,...

On the western edge of Nebraska, the prairie rises abruptly into stone. Scotts Bluff National Monument isn’t just a pretty skyline for Gering and Scottsbluff—it’s a waypoint that told generations of travelers they were on the right path.

Toadstool Geologic Park and Campground in northwestern Nebraska is known for its otherworldly badlands, fossil beds, and striking rock formations shaped like giant stone mushrooms. Often called “Nebraska’s Badlands,” the park showcases millions of years of geologic history, with exposed layers that reveal ancient ecosystems and preserved tracks of prehistoric animals. Visitors can hike scenic trails that wind through eroded clay and sandstone, explore fossil sites, and camp under the wide-open skies of the Oglala National Grassland.

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is one of those birds that doesn’t sneak into a wetland; it arrives with grace and purpose — stilt-legged, black-and-white wings flashing, its elegant upturned bill slicing through the shallows. It’s a bird built for margins where land surrenders to water. When avocets thrive, wetlands are healthy. When they vanish, the system is failing.

The American bison — from the edge of extinction to their powerful return across North America. Once reduced to just a few hundred animals, bison now roam public lands, Tribal nations, and private ranches thanks to decades of conservation and rewilding efforts. This in-depth feature explores their history, near-eradication, genetic legacy after early cattle crossbreeding, and the modern movement to restore wild, free-ranging herds while balancing ecology, culture, and ranching.

Fort Robinson is no longer a garrison but Nebraska’s largest state park, and one of the finest preserved frontier military posts in America. The park system has carefully balanced commemoration with recreation: visitors can step into barracks where soldiers once drilled, then mount up for a horseback ride through the same buttes that once hid Lakota warriors. It’s a layered place—part battlefield, part memorial, part vacation retreat. And it remains one of the most compelling destinations in the state for anyone who wants to understand both Nebraska’s story and the wider saga of the American West.

With mobile live broadcasting now enabled, our goal is to deliver real-time, on-the-ground coverage straight from the field. This isn’t studio content—it’s raw, immediate, and rooted in actual exploration. Whether we’re navigating backroads, documenting remote landscapes, or working through changing conditions, the focus is on showing things as they happen, without filters or delay.

No one cares about squirrels, right? I mean, how many people do you know who enjoy squirrels in a park, in the woods on a hike, or just in general? The answer is everyone — unless they’re suffering from sciurophobia (from Sciurus, the squirrel genus, + phobia, meaning “fear”) — and let’s be honest, you’ve probably never even heard of that because it’s basically a made-up word… a funny one at that. But everyone should care about squirrels, and here’s why.

When I first moved to western Nebraska from Colorado, I carried with me the...