WHEELER COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Pibel Lake Recreation Area is home to the Lower Loup Natural Resource District, geese and as of February 2025, the largest known cottonwood tree in Wheeler County.

Most years, cottonwood trees produce relatively few seeds ... or something in that range. But certainly even in the low years, they still produce a whole lot of seeds,” Pillitteri said.

Yes, snow. And for that I can thank the majestic Eastern cottonwood tree that has been growing on the farm on the edge of a creek since, well, before the farm was cultivated. It was growing there ...

MOLINE -- Sawdust floated down like a snow shower Tuesday as a chainsaw carved and sliced away the huge cottonwood tree that for more than 160 years has loomed over the city at a site of a home ...

It currently has national champions for 780 tree species, including 87 from Arizona. The big cottonwood was essentially discovered in 1970 by Don Richard, a U.S. Forest Service range manager in ...

IT’S ALSO WHERE YOU CAN FIND IOWA’S THIRD LARGEST COTTONWOOD TREE IN THE STATE. THAT IS UNTIL IT WAS REMOVED THIS WEEK. MAYOR SIMPSON SAYS IT WAS DUE TO PUBLIC SAFETY. RATHER THAN TAKE THE ...