Plants
Nebraska's official state flower
What is the Goldenrod?
This is the most common water contaminate in Nebraska
What are Nitrates?
This is the most abundant energy source on Earth
What is the sun?
This is the official state fish of Nebraska
What is the cannel catfish?
What is food waste?
Nebraska's state grass. Known for its high nutritional value for livestock, often found in prairies, and is a key food source for migrating waterfowl
What is the Little Bluestem?
This is the percentage of water that make up a corn plant
What is 80%?
This state has the highest percentage of renewable energy production (wind, solar, geothermal) at approximately 95%
What is South Dakota?
This is the number of venomous snakes that can be found in Nebraska
What are four?
This is how many pounds of trash the average person produces in a day
What is 5lbs?
Tallgrass prairie ecosystem once stretched from eastern Nebraska to Indiana. Today, this percentage of it remains
What is less than 1%?
This lake is ranked #1 in tourism, with over 2 million visitors per year
What is Lake McConaughy?
This is the number of homes that can be powered by current renewable energies in Nebraska
What is about 1 million homes?
This animal can be found in western Nebraska and is the second fastest land mammal in the world
What is the pronghorn?
Cardboard can be recycled at least this many times
What is 7 times?
There are this many state or federally endangered plants in Nebraska
What are 7 species?
This is how deep the water would be, in feet, if all the ground water in the state was poured over the surface of the state
What is 38 feet deep?
This is where Nebraska is ranked nationally for solar energy potential
What is 13th?
This mammal has 50 teeth, which is more than any other land mammal
What is the opossum?
Nebraska is ranked lower than many other states in the percentage of solid waste recycled in Nebraska with this percentage recycled
What is 17%?
Prairie plants have extensive root systems. While some prairie grasses are only a few feet tall, this is how many feet deep their roots grow
What is 6-16 feet, or more?
Nebraska is #1 in the country for land that is irrigated with this many acres being irrigated
What are 9.1 million acres?
This is where Nebraska is ranked nationally for wind power potential
What is third?
This is how many miles can a male moth smell a female moth from
What is 7 miles?
Glass can be recycled this many times
What is an unlimited amount of times?