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Sandhills (Nebraska)

The Sandhills, often written Sand Hills, is a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized sand dunes in north-central Nebraska, covering just over one quarter of the state. The dunes were designated a National Natural Landmark in 1984.[1]

Sandhills

19,600 sq mi (51,000 km2)

United States

Nebraska

High Plains

42°08′N 102°11′W / 42.13°N 102.19°W / 42.13; -102.19 

List
  • Niobrara River
  • Snake River
  • North Loup River
  • Middle Loup River
  • Dismal River

1984

Bleed, Ann (1990). An Atlas of the Sand Hills. New York: Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  978-1-56161-002-0.

ISBN

Jones, Stephen (2000). . Camden Maine: Ragged Mountain Press McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-135347-2.

The Last Prairie

World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010.

"Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands (NA0809)"

Nebraska Sand Hills - Virtual Field Trips

Dunes were mobile 1,000 years ago

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Sand Hills

Mammals of the Sand Hills

- photos of plants, animals and landscapes

The Nebraska Sandhills

42°08′N 102°11′W / 42.13°N 102.19°W / 42.13; -102.19