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There are few elements more important for sustaining life on the High Plains than playa lakes. Yet, these circular lakes are all-too-often misunderstood…
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Research indicates that a buffer surrounding a playa lake, consisting typically of native grasses and forbs, prevents migration of upland topsoil and farm…
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We examine Jan Minton's ranch, the family operation she took over in Floyd Co., Texas. It had been "farmed to death," she said, and two playa lakes were…
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Playa lakes are effective vectors for groundwater recharge and water filtration, but that assumes they're in a healthy state.Water, soil and habitat…
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A functioning playa provides water to recharge the aquifer. There's also a whole community of wetland plants and invertebrates that need the very shallow…
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Playa wetlands benefit from practices that result in good soil health.The Natural Resources Conservation Service says there are four principles to…
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McPherson County landowner Dale Schmidt bought ground he intended to farm, but often it was too wet to plant, or to harvest.He's pleased he enrolled the…
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Playas are those big ponds you see dotting across the High Plains. They provide habitat for amphibians and points for aquifer recharge. A study from…
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Scientists are increasing their understanding of how playas contribute to the landscape.They’ve learned these temporary lakes are a major source of…
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Nebraska's rainwater basin region is beneath the Central Flyway, used by tens of millions of birds migrating to the prairie pothole regions of the…