Wildlife Education

Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

Southeast District Birding Day

Table Rock WMA Highway 4 & 627 Ave, Pawnee, NE

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 […]

Explore a Saline Wetland

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 […]

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Monarch and Regal Fritillary Butterfly Survey Training at Homestead National Historical Park

Homestead National Historic Park 8523 West State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE

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 […]

Nebraska Nature Nerd Trivia Night: Lincoln

Cosmic Eye Brewing Company 6800 P St. Suit3e #300, Lincoln, NE

Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 4 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte & Scottsbluff) Nature is cool and there is a lot of questions to ask, so get your fellow nature nerds together for a team (no more than 5) […]

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Nebraska Nature Nerd Trivia Night: Scottsbluff

Flyover Brewing Company 1824 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE

Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 4 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte & Scottsbluff) Nature is cool and there is a lot of questions to ask, so get your fellow nature nerds together for a team (no more than 5) […]

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Nebraska Nature Nerd Trivia Night: North Platte

Pals Brewing Company 4520 S. Buffalo Bill Ave., North Platte, NE

Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 4 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte & Scottsbluff) Nature is cool and there is a lot of questions to ask, so get your fellow nature nerds together for a team (no more than 5) […]

FREE

Nebraska Nature Nerd Trivia Night: Norfolk

District Table & Tap 226 W. Norfolk Ave., Norfolk, NE

Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 4 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte & Scottsbluff) Nature is cool and there is a lot of questions to ask, so get your fellow nature nerds together for a team (no more than 5) […]

FREE

Yoga in Nature

Holmes Lake - Lincoln Lincoln, NE

In our outdoor programs we will weave yoga and nature together in a way that dissolves the boundaries between them. Nebraska Game and Parks will be offering summer nature yoga classes once a month from May- August. Two classes will be held in Lincoln at city parks and two will be held at Schramm Education […]

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Monarch and Regal Fritillary Butterfly Survey Training at Schramm Park SRA

Schramm Park State Recreation Area 21502 W. Highway 31, Gretna, NE

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 […]

Kayak Cleanup at Louisville State Recreation Area

Louisville State Recreation Area 15810 Hwy. 50, Louisville, NE, NE

Wildlife and people need clean and healthy spaces to live and enjoy. We know our communities in Nebraska believe in this too! Join Nebraska Game & Parks outdoor educators for a night of stewardship and conservation while kayaking! We will be providing trash bags & gloves for all those interested in helping to clean up […]

Nebraska Nature Nerd Trivia Night

Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host a nature trivia night at The Bull Moose, a cocktail bar in Omaha, Nebraska. Nature is pretty neat, and there are endless bits of information out there. Grab your fellow nature nerds and form a team (no more than 5) to compete to […]

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Science of…Prehistoric Creatures

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Whales living on land, rhinoceroses and camels living in Nebraska, mammoths, bear dogs, and car-sized sloths. There are just a few of the prehistoric creatures that lived and roamed the landscape. Nebraska is actually a fantastic place to see fossils of these creatures today. But, fossils don’t always do the animal justice. Join us on […]

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