I just got home from several days at the Niobrara Valley Preserve. Dealing with the wildfire has sapped everyone’s energy – even mine, and I didn’t get there until it was mostly over. There are still areas of smoking logs and debris, but they’re surrounded by lots of black, so no one is paying them any attention. The staff at the Preserve are finally getting some time to relax and reflect, and while there’s a tremendous amount of fence to fix, the fire saved years of work removing eastern red cedar trees. I’ll bet it’ll be easier to appreciate that when we’ve all caught up on sleep.
I’ve got lots of photos I haven’t even had time to look at yet, but I promise to get to them as soon as I can and give you a more complete update on the situation next week. In the meantime, here’s one additional photo from the Preserve this week. After all that’s happened, it’s good to see the sun still comes up…
The sun rises over the Niobrara River Valley after nearly 58,000 acres burned in wildfires this week.
