WyoBraska Expeditions
WyoBraska Expeditions is igniting the explorer in all of us in Western Nebraska through groundbreaking storytelling from the best and brightest scientists, explorers, photographers, and filmmakers on the Intermediate Plains of North America and we want you to be a large part of the exploration of the last great American western frontier.
AboutExpeditions
WyoBraska Expeditions is a collaboration between western Nebraska businesses and Long Draw Productions, LLC to bring WyoBraska Magazine's readers in-depth stories about history, archeology, science, environment, and conservation issues in western Nebraska. Our mission is to inspire, support, and document the unique diversity of western Nebraska through storytelling, content and product offerings, pushing the boundaries of what’s known and what's possible.
ExpeditionsPartners
WyoBraska Expeditions, Long Draw Productions, LLC and the Scotts Bluff County Vistors Bureau are proud to have Platte Valley Companies as a 2022-2023 Expeditions partner.
ExplorationDiscovery
WyoBraska Magazine is a destination travel inspiration guide but, it didn’t begin with that mission. WyoBraska Magazine began with the intent to deliver well-researched and meaningful content that wasn’t travel-related. WyoBraska Expeditions is the heart of the publication where our Photojournalists and Filmmakers engage in historical, cultural, environmental, and social topics bringing you in-depth stories about little-known or less-recognized subjects. WyoBraska Expeditions is a return to our roots inside the publication and where we excel in storytelling.
WYOBRASKA EXPEDITIONS
Exclusive Stories
Red Ochre And The Pre-Clovis Discoveries at Powars II
The first Americans were the Clovis peoples who reached North America some 13,000 years ago from northern Asia based on lithics found in North America over the past century. But, were they?
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 (Horse Creek Treaty) “The Great Smoke”
The Great Plains were home to many tribes for countless generations. They lived and hunted all along the prairie, and sometimes warred with neighboring tribes. In the mid-1800s, they began witnessing mass migrations of white men through their respective territories.
Signal Butte: A Western Nebraska Archeological Treasure
Visit Western Nebraska and view Signal Butte: the first archeological site to be carbon dated, and a testament to the Woodland Indians who once called western Nebraska their home.
The Buffalo Soldiers of WyoBraska
African American soldiers of the 9th and 10th cavalry regiments, garrisoned at Fort Robinson and Fort Niobrara, played a significant role in the history of WyoBraska.
The Rarest Plant in WyoBraska: The Colorado Butterfly Plant
If you’ve ever hiked through the high plains meadows or along the wandering streams of WyoBraska, you may have been lucky enough to catch sight of the Colorado Butterfly Plant (Oenothera coloradensis), a short-lived perennial herb in the evening primrose family.
The Elusive Swift Fox
The smallest wild canine in North America, once abundant, is a little-known and vitally important member of the prairie and desert ecosystems of WyoBraska.
Fort Robinson Massacre & The Cheyenne Breakout
Fort Robinson is a major feature of Fort Robinson State Park, which comprises more than 22,000 acres of Old West history, lodging, camping, Pine Ridge scenery, and the park’s own bison and longhorn cattle herds.
Jewish Pioneers Of Huntley Wyoming
Huntley, Wyoming wasn’t always just an abandoned school on the side of Highway 92, a post office in a house, and a former church once inhabited by goats.
Western Nebraska’s Bighorn Sheep Herds
The ram looked up from eating his grass and met my gaze. He had been aware of me since I got out of my car in the parking lot at the Cedar Canyon Wildlife Management Area in southern Scotts Bluff County.
Preserving Japanese History in Western Nebraska
When you walk into the entrance to the Japanese Hall today, you are greeted by the images of the Issei, the first generation of Japanese, who settled in the valley, and the story of their journey from Japan to the United States.
Blowout Penstemon – Western Nebraska’s Most Endangered Plant Species
While traveling WyoBraska you may encounter one of the rarest plants found in North America simply by looking out of your car window as you travel WyoBraska east of Scotts Bluff County. Penstemon haydenii is a sturdy plant that only grows in sand dune blowouts.