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Welcome to Nebraska!

Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop/CLIVAR Drought Workshop. Welcome to Nebraska!. Photo: Melissa Widhalm, NDMC. Nebraska. Home of the Unicameral Home of the 6 th Great Lake Sandhills Kool-Aid, CliffNotes

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Welcome to Nebraska!

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  1. Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop/CLIVAR Drought Workshop Welcome to Nebraska! Photo: Melissa Widhalm, NDMC

  2. Nebraska • Home of the Unicameral • Home of the 6th Great Lake • Sandhills • Kool-Aid, CliffNotes • Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett), Cabela’s, Union Pacific (World’s largest rail yard in North Platte), Valmont Industries

  3. Nebraska • Bird: Western Meadowlark • Animal: White-tailed Deer • Fish: Channel Catfish • Flower: Goldenrod • Tree: Cottonwood • Grass: Little Bluestem • Dance: Square Dance • Fossil: Mammoth • Motto: Equality before the law

  4. Lincoln, NE • Originally called Lancaster in 1856 • Became the Lancaster County Seat in 1859 • Became the capital when Nebraska gained statehood in 1867 • Saline wetlands • Salt Creek Tiger Beetle • Lincoln Saltdogs • Population: 225,581 • Elevation: 1,176 ft • Annual precipitation: 28.4 inches • Annual snowfall: 27.5 inches

  5. Hours: Monday and Tuesday 9:30 to 5:30 Wednesday thru Friday 9:30 to 8:30 Saturday 10:00 to 4:00

  6. Workshop Details • Thank you! • Funding • Agendas • Social Events • Poster Sessions • Registration Materials • NDMC Staff and Students

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