Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

Thius spring, we are pleased to host this special unique science exhibition in the West Atrium of the National Willa Cather Center. The beauty and diversity of the Great Plains is well known—at least above ground. Tom Powers, a Nebraska nematologist from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, believes most people only know half of the story. Unseen and Underfoot was conceived by Powers and others in UNL's Nematology Lab to "show the other half.”

The Nematology lab routinely samples soil to collect nematodes—microscopic worms that are present in all habitats on the planet. They are the most abundant multicellular animals on earth but are overlooked and under-appreciated due to their small size and subterranean habitat. This exhibit seeks to change that by showcasing the variety and strange beauty of these creatures, alongside the habitats in which they were collected.

Featured sites include the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and Willa Cather's Childhood Home in Red Cloud, as well as several other prairie sites, photographed by several regional conservation photographers.

You may also like the following events from The Willa Cather Foundation:

• This June, 5th June, 09:00 am, 70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference in Red Cloud
• This June, 17th June, 06:00 pm, American Voice: An Evening With Willa Cather in Chicago
• This June, 25th June, 09:00 am, 19th International Willa Cather Seminar in Milwaukee

Also check out other Exhibitions in Red Cloud, Photography events in Red Cloud.