Ben Kulat and Elena Watts travel down to Harlan reservoir to learn about a 6-million-dollar initiative to save the Republican River. Journey with us as we learn about the battle between conservationist Merle Illian and his crew of dedicated combatants with the ferocious invasive weed phragmites, whose growth threatened to choke the life out Nebraska's southmost waterway.
Produced by KRNU Studios
Written, voiced, and edited by: Ben Kulat and Elena Watts
Thank you to Merle Illian, Brent Meyer, Larry and Terri Post, Ron Holly, and Donnie Lewton
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Primary music - “Critically Ill” FineTune Music Adobe Stock Asset ID: #481059801
What is 93 Counties?
93 Counties is a weekly show hosted by students at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Each episode is a story from one of the 93 counties in Nebraska, rural and urban, from the panhandle to the Missouri River.