Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Calendar
Game and Parks Events
Get ready to sip, savor, and shell-ebrate the flavors of fall with a wild twist! Glacial Till Vineyard and Nebraska Game and Parks have teamed up for a one-of-a-kind collaboration, introducing Slowpoke Cider—a limited-edition tangerine cider inspired by Nebraska’s state reptile, the Ornate Box Turtle. This sweet and citrusy brew is as vibrant as the […]
Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for a Community Fishing Event at Fontenelle Park Pond, a 4-acre pond at 45th Street and Ames Avenue and bisected by Fontenelle Boulevard in northwest Omaha. Community Fishing Events provide opportunities for people of all ages who have never fished or have not fished in years to learn […]
A mentored Youth Waterfowl Hunt will take place on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 8 a.m. Mountain Time at Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area. In-person registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Clear Creek WMA office. Youths ages 11-15 are welcome to attend free of charge. Space is limited to 25 youths; pre-registration & Hunter Education […]
In celebration of October as Nebraska Reptile Month, Nebraska Game & Parks and the School of Natural Resources will be hosting a large-scale family-friendly reptile fun night! Join us at Hardin Hall (33rd & Holdrege, Lincoln, NE) from 4:30-7:00pm on Thursday October 24, 2024 for a night to celebrate reptiles. Dennis Ferraro (UNL Herpetologist) will […]
Nebraska is home to two species of large cats- Mountain Lions and Bobcats. Bobcats can be found throughout the state and fill such an interesting niche as a small(er) predator. These felines have excellent vision and amazing adaptations that help them survive in such diverse habitats. In this Science Of episode, we will explore the […]
Wise and Wild is a program is designed for seniors (55 and up) who love the outdoors and want to enjoy time in the parks. We will share a variety of nature-related topics with activities indoors and out. Join us on your own or bring along friends of any age. These events will be held […]
Scientists say that you are never more than 10 feet from a spider. I’ll just let that sink in…Orb weaver spiders are some of the most common spiders who spin spiral wheel-shaped webs and include some of the more common spiders one might see in the state. These arachnids are also normally very large and […]
The word “hawk” has come to be a term for a medium-sized bird of prey known as a raptor, not like a velociraptor, but a true bird raptor. Hawks are very common birds that are found all across the state of Nebraska, and truth be told there are many different species, all fulfilling different niches […]
Some of you may be wondering, what the heck is cyanobacteria? Well, you might not have heard of cyanobacteria, but you may have heard of blue-green algae, which is sometimes what this is called. These single-celled microscopic organisms are found naturally in all types of water, and they use sunlight to make their own food. […]
Wise and Wild is a program is designed for seniors (55 and up) who love the outdoors and want to enjoy time in the parks. We will share a variety of nature-related topics with activities indoors and out. Join us on your own or bring along friends of any age. These events will be held […]
Bats do it. Birds do it. Insects do it. Fish (sort of) do it. I’m talking about flight. The ability of flight appears to have evolved separately at least 4 times in evolutionary history, and each type of organism does it differently. In this Science Of episode, we will be discussing this amazing ability of […]
In this last episode of the 2024 Science of Series we will be focusing on Prairie Dogs. Depending on who you talk to they are either an ecological oasis or a nuisance species, we will touch on both in this final episode. These rodents are sometimes called keystone species as they provide homes and resources […]
