List of National Natural Landmarks in Nebraska
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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Nebraska. There are 5 in total
Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | Ashfall Fossil Beds | 100px | 2006 | OrchardLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Antelope | state historical park | A rare example of a lagerstätten, a thick bed of volcanic ash, contains hundreds of extraordinarily complete skeletons of extinct mammals. |
2 | Dissected Loess Plain | 1987 | Lincoln | mixed- state, private | Eroded canyons and deep valleys in loess deposits over 200 feet (61 m) thick | ||
3 | Fontenelle Forest | 1964 | Sarpy | private | The largest virgin forest in Nebraska. | ||
4 | Nebraska Sand Hills | Nebraska Sand Hills | 1984 | Nebraska | mixed- state, private | The largest sand dunes complex in the Western Hemisphere. | |
5 | Valentine National Wildlife Refuge | 1976 | Cherry | federal | Sandhill tall grass prairie ecosystem unique to the central Great Plains. |