Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Calendar
Game and Parks Events
Participate in the Norfolk-Madison County City Nature Challenge! Using the FREE iNaturalist app and your smart phone or device, we will explore the wildlife of Skyview Park, snap a pic, and upload them as observations to your iNaturalist account. Any Madison County wildlife observations uploaded to iNaturalist during the City Nature Challenge observation period, April […]
Find, count, and document as much wildlife as possible in the heart of Lincoln, NE at the Wilderness Park Bioblitz! Come for a while or stay the whole day! Participants are welcome to explore on their own or to join in one of the guided sessions. This is a free, family friendly event. This event […]
What birds are singing in your neighborhood? What insects are visiting your garden? How many types of trees are on your block? Join cities from around the world in documenting the wildlife that calls our urban environments home during the 2023 City Nature Challenge. Here are all of the CNC events happening in the Omaha-Metro […]
Let’s explore Verges Park as part of the City Nature Challenge on April 30th! Utilize the iNaturalist app to make and collect observations about wildlife in the middle of Norfolk. There will be scavenger hunts, nature stories, and ample opportunity to explore the park and grounds throughout the afternoon. Learn more about the Nebraska City […]
We need your help to identify all of the City Nature Challenge observations found in Nebraska! Join us on May 2 from 12:30- 1:30 PM CST to work together to identify as many mammal, reptile, amphibian, and fish observations as possible. In addition, content experts will be there to help answer all of your identification […]
We need your help to identify all of the City Nature Challenge observations found in Nebraska! Join us on May 2 from 12:30- 1:30 PM CST to work together to identify as many plant and fungi observations as possible. Content experts will be there to help answer your identification questions. This is a free event […]
We need your help to identify all of the City Nature Challenge observations found in Nebraska! Join Nebraska Game and Parks and The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation on May 2 from 12:30- 1:30 PM CST to work together to identify as many insect and other invertebrate observations as possible. Content experts will be there […]
We need your help to identify all of the City Nature Challenge observations found in Nebraska! Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies on May 2 from 12:30- 1:30 PM CST to work together to identify as many bird observations as possible. Content experts will be there to help answer all of your identification questions. This […]
Conservation Education Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 2023 Indigenous Worldviews and Relationships with the Natural World May 10, 2023 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm (CST) To register for this free virtual webinar, click here: https://outdoornebraska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlceCvqzktHNPkZrmKRI87GkF5aFHEEXjP During this webinar, hear from Ted Hibbler, UNL Extension Educator and Indigenous Educator, as he discusses the perspectives of Indigenous worldviews […]
Join us at Table Rock Wildlife Management Area for the 2023 Southeast District Birding Day! When & Where to Meet: We will meet at 7:30 in the parking lot at the southeast side of Table Rock WMA, along highway 4. From there we will divide into groups and hike different areas looking for woodland, grassland […]
Join Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) + Platte Basin Timelapse (PBT) staff for a fun evening of exploration in the Little Salt Fork Marsh Preserve! This program is all about investigating the unique characteristics of a saline wetland. The event also aims to celebrate wetlands month and the exciting video content recently released by […]
Do you want to learn more about at-risk butterflies in Nebraska? Are you interested in helping conserve Nebraska’s butterflies? Looking for a way to contribute to local conservation efforts? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the Nebraska Game and Parks Monarch and Regal Fritillary Survey may be for you! The Nebraska […]
