This picture is from a Chris Helzer "Our Family Prairie" article in the March issue of the Nebraskaland Magazine. It is most interesting since he tells of his Grandfather having bought an eroded quarter section of land back in the early 1960's. He put it into a program of the USDA that enabled the newly seeded mixture of warm season grasses to be established and cost-share benefits were provided. The land was passed on to Chris's Dad and 2 sisters who have since arranged for Chris to own it. Chris works for the Natural Conservancy in the Aurora area and writes a frequent internet article with pictures. He also has pictures and articles in the Nebraska Game and Parks publications. I have been close friends with Norm, Chris' Dad for a number of years. Their family experience closely parallels our experience of buying a 160 acre farm, seeding it to warm season grasses and seeing it returned to a very productive grassland. We ended up selling ours to help get our kids through college but still drive past it at least once a year to enjoy our contribution.
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