Rowe Sanctuary
Rowe Sanctuary, Gibbon NE, is “dedicated to the conservation of sandhill cranes, whooping cranes and other migratory birds, and their habitat along the Platte River in southcentral Nebraska.” Here is their website. Phone 308-468-5282
According to Office Manager Kent Skaggs, “We do have one trail that is approximately 1/2 mile in length that would be easy for elderly walkers. However, it does not have a surface of any type (just a mowed path) and probably wouldn’t be appropriate for most wheelchairs. We do have one wheelchair accessible viewing blind along this trail, but we typically transport individuals via a golf cart to the blind during the time period we conduct viewings to see the sandhill cranes (March – early April).”
Category: Nebraska Private
Crane Trust Nature Center
Crane Trust Nature Center
Crane Trust Nature Center, on the south side of the Alda interchange on I80, near Grand Island, has prairie, river-edge and riparian forest trails. A trail from building over the pedestrian bridges to the edge of the prairie is handicapped accessible. Call 308-382-1820 for information. Here is their website.
Fontenelle Forest
Fontenelle Forest
Fontenelle Forest has 1,400 acres near Bellevue. Their mission is to “..provide a place where people can experience and enjoy the quiet wild of nature.”
Here is their website. Phone 402) 731-3140 Trail Map
Gifford Memorial Boardwalk is a 3/8 mile path leading to an observation tower overlooking the Great Marsh.
Riverview Boardwalk is a one mile loop from the Nature Center.
Neale Woods Nature Center in Omaha is 600 acres of forest owned and managed by Fontenelle Forest. Map Described on Nebraska Birding Trails. Looks like there are easy walks there. Call 402-453-5615 for information. Here is the website.