The Garden Club of America - J. Sherwood Chalmers Medalist
The J. Sherwood Chalmers Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement in the field of photography and/or photography education as it relates to the purpose of The Garden Club of America and will be awarded to Michael Forsberg for his exceptional photographs of the Great Plains.
Follow the Water is now Online
Follow the Water is a 60 minute PBS National documentary about conservation photographer Michael Forsberg and filmmaker Pete Stegen's two-month, 1300-mile traverse across the Platte Basin watershed all by bike, foot, and canoe. This journey was all in effort to explore this critical water source and to show how it intersects with the lives of those who live in this 90,000-square mile watershed in the heart of North America. It tells the story of the Platte River Basin as Mike and Pete journey through the watershed - meeting dedicated conservationists, giving voice to the land and wildlife, seeing whats at stake, exploring the Platte Basin Timelapse project, and more. Watch the documentary in the following link: Follow the Water
Heuermann Lecture- Nebraska: An Ecosystem in Harmony
In order to meet the global demand for food, fuel, feed and fiber agricultural production must increase by more than 70% by 2050. Reaching this goal will require a more efficient use of marginal lands, extensive growth in agriculture and new methods to deal with extreme weather, soil degradation and biological invasions. The discussion of Nebraska’s healthy agricultural ecosystems will be followed by dinner and a showing of the NET Television documentary film “Follow the Water.” The film tells the story about connections between the environment and people, and a river that shaped the land. Mike, along with Craig Allen and Andrea Basche will be speaking at this event.
School of Natural Resources Arts and Conservation Night
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Nature Resources hosted its first Arts and Conservation night which included a gallery of conservation and science art, photography, and multimedia pieces followed by a screening of “Time and the River” and then a panel discussion with the Platte Basin Timelapse team.
Great Plains Exhibition on display at Lake McConaughy
Mike’s traveling photography exhibit along with a documentary by Mike and filmmaker Peter Stegen called “Follow the Water” is on display at the Lake McConaughy Visitor and Water Interpretive Center from Nov. 15 through Feb. 2, 2020.
https://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/2019/11/forsberg-exhibit-on-display-at-lake-mcconaughy/
Trumpeter Swan Society Speaker
Mike presented on the behalf of Platte Basin Timelapse at the 25th annual Trumpeter Swan Society conference. Click here for more information about the conference.
Florida Harbor Ridge Birding Society
Mike was invited to speak at the Harbour Ridge Birding Society’s opening dinner for their 2019/2020 season in West Palm Beach, Florida.
South Platte Forum Keynote Speaker
The South Platte Forum was initiated in 1989 to provide an avenue for a timely, multi-disciplinary exchange of information and ideas important to resource management in the South Platte River Basin. Mike was the closing Keynote speaker at this event.
Orthopaedic Surgery UNMC 50th Anniversary
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation marked the residency program’s 50th anniversary in 2019 with an October celebration. Mike was asked to be the featured speaker at this event.
Greater Yellowstone Crane Festival
This week-long event filled with tours, workshops, presentations, and film, culminates in a community-wide celebration of the Greater Yellowstone region’s exceptional wildlife, irreplaceable natural resources, and the fall migration of the Sandhill Crane on the Driggs City Center Plaza. The festival supports the efforts of the Greater Yellowstone Sandhill Crane Initiative which works to protect crucial habitat and resources for the largest staging population of Sandhill Cranes in the Greater Yellowstone and the myriad of iconic species that call the region home. For more information and to sign up for a tour or workshop, visit www.tetonlandtrust.org
Grand Opening: Headwaters Center
Located along the Fraser River on the edge of Winter Park, Headwaters Center is Colorado’s first on-the-water, off-the-power-grid gathering place for celebration, recreation and education. Multi-dimensional and multi-faceted, Headwaters Center offers Grand County’s residents and visitors alike unique spaces to gather, grow, and grasp our greatest water issues. In partnership with the Headwaters Center, Platte Basin Timelapse has three time-lapse cameras that are incorporated in the exhibit.
Exhibition Ending: A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It exhibition will be ending on August 4, 2019. This exhibition is held at Kearney, Nebraska’s Museum of Modern Art (MONA). Platte Basin Timelapse is featured in this exhibition along with many other talented Nebraska artist. The above images is on display at the museum along with several other multimedia pieces produced by the PBT team. Be sure to check it out before it ends!
Andersen Lecturer at UNMC
Mike was the 8th annual Andersen Lecturer at UNMC in Omaha, NE on June 7th, 2019. Mike presented a Keynote titled, “Finding Home in Flyover Country”.
Great Plains Exhibition at Wildcat Hills Nature Center
Mike’s Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild Exhibition will be at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center in western Nebraska for the summer. Mike will be speaking at the opening reception on the evening of June 27th.
Haines Branch Prairie Corridor project: An opportunity to leave a legacy
Mike, the Prairie Corridor Cabinet leader, former mayor Chris Beutler, and Maggie Stuckey, executive director of Lincoln Parks Foundation were featured on the cover of Lincoln’s L Magazine. The article discusses the Haines Branch Prairie Corridor project. Read the article in the link provided below.
Premiere of "Time and the River"
Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music and the Glenn Korff School of Music joined forces in a concert to present the world premiere of “Time and the River.” Composed by Kurt Knecht (UNL DMA 2009), the work is inspired by and incorporates the images from the Platte Basin Timelapse project of Michael Forsberg and Michael Farrell. The concert was held on April 27th, 2019.
To learn more about the show visit: https://events.unl.edu/2019/04/27/132092/
Exhibition: River Runs Through It
From February-August 2019 the A River Runs Through It exhibition will be at Kearney, Nebraska’s Museum of Modern Art (MONA). Platte Basin Timelapse is featured in this exhibition along with many other talented Nebraska artist. The above images is on display at the museum along with several other multimedia pieces produced by the PBT team.
Follow the Water Documentary on PBS National
On Earth Day 2019 Follow the Water aired nationally on PBS.
In this 60-minute documentary, Mike Forsberg and Pete Stegen set off on a 55-day traverse across the Platte River Basin. They travel more than 1,300 miles-on bike, on foot and in a canoe--to trace the journey of Nebraska's Platte River from snowmelt in the mountains of Wyoming to where it finally flows into the Missouri.
Click the link below to watch the documentary.
CoJMC pop-up class: Platte River Crane Experience
Mike Forsberg and Mike Farrell taught a pop-up class held through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications called, Platte River Crane Experience. The class was held at the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center on March 8-9, 2019. Forsberg and Farrell took the students into a crane blind in the morning and evening, a week later the students presented the projects they put together from their experience.
Click the link below to listen to the podcast and watch the short video about the class.
https://www.unl.edu/podcasts/following-cranes-journalism-pop-class/
Nebraska Agro-Tourism Conference
Mike was a Keynote speaker with rancher Sarah Sortum at the Nebraska Agro-Tourism Conference on February 28, 2019 in Ord, Nebraska.
Audience: Anyone wanting to start or grow a successful agri/eco tourism business. Typical attendees include farmers, ranchers, outfitters, vineyard operators, u-pick operators, managers of eco-tourism attractions, chamber/tourism directors, and more.