DeSoto NWR was established in 1958 under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 for "...use as an inviolate sanctuary or for other management purposes, for migratory birds." The refuge lies in the floodplain of the Missouri River in a former bend of the river about 25 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska. Although the lake at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge was separated from the Missouri River by the Army Corps of Engineers, it's characteristic loop shape is typical of naturally formed oxbow lakes. In the first segment below, Iowa Academy of Science member, De Anna Tibben will share how childhood memories of recreation on the Lake became a lesson in geology and Academy member William R. Clark will discuss wildlife you may find at DeSoto NWR today and wildlife which may only be a part of the locations past...