The Great Plains face a surprising threat: Too many trees

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By Bekah Stolhandske McNeelOct 6, 2026, 4:30 am111 ptsTrending
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…

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