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GUIDE TO NEBRASKA'S WETLANDS
programs that address wetland conservation issues
along the Central Platte, including: Iain Nicolson
Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary, 44450 Elm Island
Road, Gibbon, NE 28840, (308) 468-5282; Crane Trust,
9325 S. Alda Road, Wood River, NE 68883, (308) 382-
1820; the Platte River Recovery and Implementation
Program 4111 Fourth Ave., Suite 6, Kearney, NE 68845,
(308) 237-5728; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (308)
382-6468; The Nature Conservancy, (402) 342-0282;
and Ducks Unlimited, (308)-258-4682.
Other contacts include the Nebraska Game and
Parks Commission offi ce in Kearney, (517) 424-6207.
Select Public Use Areas
• Dogwood WMA, 5 miles west, 2 miles south of
Overton, Dawson County
• Martin's Reach WMA, 3 miles west, 4 miles south,
of Wood River, Hall County
• Fort Kearny State Recreation Area/Bassway Strip
WMA, 9 miles north, 2 miles west of Minden,
Kearney County
• The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society,
Crane Trust, and Platte River Recovery and
Implementation Program each have areas along
the Platte River that may be available for public
use (with some limitations) and tours or crane
observation blinds by reservation.
PLATTE CONFLUENCE
Profi le
The Platte Confl uence extends approximately 20
river miles, from Sutherland to North Platte and
includes portions of both the North Platte River and
the South Platte River. This reach had previously been
Muskrat Run WMA on the North Platte River near North Platte in Lincoln County is within the Platte Confl uence complex. Partners
have worked to restore and manage the wetlands on this area. ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
