Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

Schramm After Dark: Spider Night Hike

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

Did you know that the trails at Schramm Park State Recreation Area are a great WEB-site? Join us for a spider night hike. We will use flashlights to search for sparkling webs and reflective eyes as we hunt for amazing arachnids on the Hackberry Trail. Bring your own flashlight or head lamp. This is a […]

Event Series Master Naturalist Mondays

Collaborating with Partners is a Key to Successful Wetland Conservation in Nebraska

September 16th, 2024 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here Nebraska has a long history of collaborative conservation to help deliver wetland conservation across the state.  The talk will describe several of the partnership efforts, discuss the keys to making them successful, and describe the positive benefits they have on wetland conservation.    […]

FREE
Event Series Homeschool Hikes at Schramm

Homeschool Hikes at Schramm

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Homeschool Hikes is a monthly nature exploration program hosted by the Schramm Education Center geared towards homeschool families. Each month, families can join a naturalist for a guided hike on the Schramm Park State Recreation Area hiking trails. During the program, participants will ask questions, draw, observe, and make discoveries in nature. Participants will have […]

$4 – $5
Event Series Homeschool Hikes at Schramm

Homeschool Hikes at Schramm

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Homeschool Hikes is a monthly nature exploration program hosted by the Schramm Education Center geared towards homeschool families. Each month, families can join a naturalist for a guided hike on the Schramm Park State Recreation Area hiking trails. During the program, participants will ask questions, draw, observe, and make discoveries in nature. Participants will have […]

$4 – $5

Birds and Bagels

Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area 210615 NE-71, Gering, NE

Fly on over to Wildcat Hills for an enjoyable morning observing, learning about, and celebrating the birds of western Nebraska! Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and Nebraska Games & Parks staff are excited to invite visitors of all ages to witness science in action and birds up close at the Wildcat Hills Bird Banding Station. […]

Creature Comforts: Crafting Homes for Wild Neighbors

Walt Branch Library 6701 S. 14th St., Lincoln, NE

Join Nebraska Game and Parks and Lincoln City Libraries for the "Creature Comforts: Crafting Homes for Wild Neighbors" family workshop series. This engaging hands-on program is designed to connect families with the natural world around them. In this workshop, families will create a frog and toad abode to place in their backyard. Participants will also […]

FREE

Nebraska Master Naturalist 2024 Annual Conference

Chadron State College Student Center East 12th St., Chadron, NE

You are invited to the 2024 Nebraska Master Naturalist Fall Conference  You can expect an annual update, field activities and engaging presentations. Look to connect with fellow Master Naturalists, be inspired by their projects, discuss, share ideas, and contribute to YOUR Nebraska Master Naturalist Program.  Registration is FREE. Coffee, snacks, and lunch will be provided. […]

FREE

Nature at Nightfall Prairie Pines

Prairie Pines

Please join us on September 28th, 2024 from 6:30-10PM at Prairie Pines Nature Preserve as we welcome our transition into the Fall season by exploring nature as the sun begins to set. There is so much to discover from dusk to nightfall as the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer. We will have […]

Reptile Family Fun Night

Charles H. Gere Branch Library 2400 S 56th St, Lincoln, NE 68506, Lincoln, NE

Join Lincoln City Libraries & the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for a Family Fun Night geared towards Reptile Awareness. Stop by the Gere Library to meet some live reptiles (snakes, turtles & lizards) and learn about Nebraska’s native reptile species from Nebraska Game & Parks staff. There will be crafts and activities for the […]

FREE

Little Saplings Nature Discovery Program

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Do you have a little one who loves animals, nature, and the outdoors? Are you looking for opportunities to explore the outdoors together with your children? Join us for Little Saplings, Schramm Education Center’s early childhood nature discovery program. Little Saplings, a monthly program designed for children ages 2 - 5 and their adult caregiver, […]

$4 – $5

Little Saplings Nature Discovery Program

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Do you have a little one who loves animals, nature, and the outdoors? Are you looking for opportunities to explore the outdoors together with your children? Join us for Little Saplings, Schramm Education Center’s early childhood nature discovery program. Little Saplings, a monthly program designed for children ages 2 - 5 and their adult caregiver, […]

$4 – $5

Sensory Safari 2024

Lincoln Children's Zoo 1222 S 27th St, Lincoln, NE 68502

Visually and sensory impaired guests will have the opportunity to touch, feel, hear, and smell at interpretative stations located throughout the Zoo. Nature experts from organizations across Nebraska will engage visitors at each station. Sensory Safari is a partnership with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Mary F. Tous Charitable Foundation and Nebraska Center for […]