Heron Haven sanctuary (wetland) a sign that Omahan won the fight she picked with developers!!!

[Omaha Steve]

MATT MILLER/THE WORLD-HERALD

Without the efforts of Ione Werthman, 88, there would be no urban wildlife sanctuary called Heron Haven in northwest Omaha. A neighbor gave her the small windmill. Soon the wetlands will get a large windmill — the pieces are piled behind her — that used to be on a ranch owned by media mogul Ted Turner.



POSTED: SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2015 12:00 AM
By Matthew Hansen / World-Herald columnist

She wants to show you the duck blind.

It’s late morning on a blustery winter day, the temperature is falling by the minute, and still Ione Werthman would like to walk you over there.

Sure, it’s all the way across the 30 acres of west Omaha wilderness, in the wetland area she long ago named Heron Haven. Sure, Ione is 88 years old and still recovering from a recent heart attack, and, sure, the walker she’s using keeps getting snagged on tree branches and twigs that have accumulated on Heron Haven’s trails since the Boy Scouts cleared the trails in the spring.

Yes, it’s going to snow any minute now. Yes, she’s wearing a cardigan sweater but not a coat. No matter: You still need to see the duck blind.



FULL story at link. I used to deliver heating oil to a run down bar on the property before this happened.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Bravo! K&R

[shenmue]

2. Amazing

[Omaha Steve]

3. Kick