<%
Function RandomImage(strPath)
Randomize()
If Right(strPath, 1) <> Chr(47) Then strPath = strPath & Chr(47)
strPhysical = Server.MapPath(strPath)
Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strPhysical)
Set objFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in objFiles
strFile = LCase(objFile.Name)
strFiles = strFiles & strFile & vbTab
Next
strImages = Split(strFiles, vbTab)
If UBound(strImages) > 1 Then
RandomImage = strPath & strImages(Int(Rnd(1)*UBound(strImages)))
End If
End Function
%>
Rowe Sanctuary offers guided trips to view the world's largest concentration of sandhill cranes from observation blinds on the banks of the Platte River. The trips are conducted every year during March and early April, when over 500,000 sandhill cranes converge on the Platte River valley in order to ‘fuel up’ before resuming their northward migration.
The Iain Nicolson Audubon Center was constructed on the sanctuary in 2002 and serves as a visitor/education center and office space for the staff.
A straw bale structure, one of the largest in the United States, is a prime example of using a renewable resource and recycling. With the Platte River channel just out the back door, visitors get great panoramic views that are seldom seen anymore along the river. During late winter and early spring, the center serves as an information hub for birdwatchers, especially crane watchers as they come to witness one of North America’s greatest wildlife spectacles. The center has a gift shop with interpretive displays and two walking trails that start from the building.
