Date: 3/19/26 6:01 am From: David Cunningham via groups.io <gopacgodc...> Subject: [NEBirds] Nebraska wildfires
Unfortunately and sadly there have been numerous wildfires within Nebraska with the 4 most recent having devastating impacts. There has been human life lost. It appears all of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge is burned. There has been property burned and destroyed. There are many counties affected. There are some birders and/or NOU members directly affected. Power was cut for a while even during the bitter cold. Evacuations occurred. There are no fly zones. And so on. The Morrill fire affected 5 counties and burned the most western side of Lake McConaughy, which is visible in the reference below. One oddity is the map shows a portion of the lake as burned, which reflects the dried portion on the west side.
