Annually, 1 million Sandhill Cranes rest in Nebraska during early spring on their migration north.
They have been doing so for more than 9 million years, according to the fossil records.
More than 90% of Sandhill Cranes in North America utilize this 75-mile stretch of the Platte River during their spring migration - which was only 45 minutes from where I grew up.
And every year tens of thousands of visitors flock to Kearney to experience the world's largest gathering of cranes.
This scale of migration forces us to remember that we share this planet with other marvelous creatures and reminds us that our impacts extend far beyond our human world.
And it poses the question, "How do we create win-win situations that increase the livelihoods of human beings, promote biodiversity and ecological flourishing?".
Because just as we continue to shine light on the ecological destruction from human impact, the Sandhill Crane's numbers continue to thrive - shedding light on nature's resilience to regenerate.