The Great Plains face a surprising threat: Too many trees

By: Bekah Stolhandske McNeel

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 1,683

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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This story was produced by Grist and co-published with the Nebraska Examiner.

To really understand what’s going on in the Nebraska Sandhills, Shelly Kelly told me, it’s helpful to see it from the air. From the window of her father’s Bonanza A36, we looked out over the heart of one of the most rural landscapes in the United States. The Sandhills are a 19,500 square-mile swath of grassy dunes embellished …

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