Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

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
Event Series Wildcat Hills Preschool Program

Wildcat Hills Preschool Program

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

The Wildcat Hills preschool programs will meet once a month at 10am MT at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center. Certified staff will lead various programs that include a story, hands-on activities and themed lesson. Activities will focus hands-on learning and observations, specifically targeted for early learners’ ages 2-6 years. These programs will be conducted rain […]

M is for Mushrooms, Mycelium and March at Schramm Education Center

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

March is a great time to learn about morel mushrooms, as they’ll start to show up about this time of year. Join us on Tuesday, March 12th for a mushroom hunt (choose from 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. start times)! We’ll hike around the park looking for all kinds of fungi, lichen and non-vascular plants. […]

M is for Mushrooms, Mycelium and March at Schramm Education Center

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

March is a great time to learn about morel mushrooms, as they’ll start to show up about this time of year. Join us on Tuesday, March 12th for a mushroom hunt (choose from 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. start times)! We’ll hike around the park looking for all kinds of fungi, lichen and non-vascular plants. […]

Wildcat Hills Homeschool Programs

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

The Wildcat Hills homeschool programs will meet once a month at 10am MT at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center. Certified staff will lead various programs each month that will showcase a different theme; focusing on ecosystems, animals, adaptations, and habitats found only in western Nebraska. Activities will focus hands-on learning and observations, targeted to your […]

Wildcat Hills Homeschool Programs – Powerful Prairie Dogs

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

The Wildcat Hills homeschool programs will meet once a month at 10 a.m. MT at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center. Certified staff will lead various programs each month that will showcase a different theme; focusing on ecosystems, animals, adaptations, and habitats found only in western Nebraska. Activities will focus hands-on learning and observations, targeted to […]

Animals Signs in the Spring at Schramm Education Center

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Hike with park naturalists and look for signs of animals out on the trails. You may know an animal has been around by the tracks they leave, the homes they have made or the scat they scatter about. Become a “Critter Scene Investigator” (CSI) expert as you seek out signs at Schramm Park.

Discovery Trail Hike at Schramm Park SRA

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

Discover a world of curiosities on a trail hike with Nebraska Master Naturalist and Educator, Jeff Lacey. Learn how to share what you have discovered through writing, sketching and note-taking in a field journal. This program is for all ages and creative ability levels. Meet at the Schramm Education Center.   Cover photo taken by […]

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

Unlawning Suburbia- Master Naturalist Mondays Webinar Series

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