Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

Wise & Wild

This program is designed for seniors 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. Free program. Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. September 1 - […]

Event Series FIRST SHOTS Pistol

FIRST SHOTS Pistol

Turpin Outdoor Education Center - Lincoln 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln, NE

Take your first shots with us! The biggest challenge for new shooters is getting started. First Shots makes getting started in shooting very easy - and, thanks to NSSF partnership*, it's only $10! At a First Shots seminar, you'll receive: -An educational introduction to the safe and recreational use of firearms -Individual and group training […]

$10
Event Series Explore JOAD

Explore JOAD

Turpin Outdoor Education Center - Lincoln 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln, NE

his basic USA Archery class is open to students who are new to JOAD and are looking for archery instruction before the next quarter of level 1 classes is available to new students. Explore Archery is a recommended prerequisite but not required. This class section is always open to new students and is prorated depending […]

2nd Annual Ash Hollow Rendezvous

Ash Hollow State Historical Park 4055 US-26, Lewellen, NE

Join us at Ash Hollow Historical Park for the 2nd Annual Ash Hollow Rendezvous! Ash Hollow State Historical Park will host its annual rendezvous Sept. 9 – 11. The rendezvous will allow park visitors to absorb themselves in pre-1840 history, unique culture and educate themselves of an era gone by. Rendezvous were historically held in […]

Chadron State Park Bioblitz

Chadron State Park 15951 Highway 385, Chadron, NE

Join natural resource experts and community volunteers as we discover the biodiversity of the Chadron State Park! A BioBlitz is a 24-hour inventory of all the species in a specific area! The Group Event Facility/Central Building will serve as the BioBlitz headquarters. This FREE event is designed for the whole family. Participants will need to […]

2nd Annual Ash Hollow Rendezvous

Ash Hollow State Historical Park 4055 US-26, Lewellen, NE

Join us at Ash Hollow Historical Park for the 2nd Annual Ash Hollow Rendezvous! Ash Hollow State Historical Park will host its annual rendezvous Sept. 9 – 11. The rendezvous will allow park visitors to absorb themselves in pre-1840 history, unique culture and educate themselves of an era gone by. Rendezvous were historically held in […]

GSSF Indoor League Series Fall 2022 – Match 1

Turpin Outdoor Education Center - Lincoln 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln, NE

Registration for the Outdoor Education Center's GSSF Indoor League Series - Match 1 on September 6 -or- 10, 2022. For this series, each match will be offered on two dates - attend on whichever day works best for your schedule (Tuesday or Saturday). This is the FIRST match for this series. Competitors must shoot in two out of the three available […]

USA Archery Pin Shoot – Outdoor 720

Turpin Outdoor Education Center - Lincoln 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln, NE

Check in begins at 8 am / ends at 8:45 am; practice and scoring begin at 9 am. MEMBERSHIP The tournament is open to all USA Archery members as well as archers with no affiliation. Eligible USA Archery members can earn qualifying pin scores (pins are to be physically awarded by your home club - […]

Writing Hike for Beginners

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Join Nebraska Master Naturalist, Writer, and Educator Jeff Lacey on a hike designed to help naturalists of all ages write and sketch in or about the forest in a nature journal. Whether you're a poet, visual artist, or scientist, here's a great chance to develop your field journaling skills and to celebrate the forest in […]

Event Series Schramm Education Series

Schramm Education Series

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Join us at Schramm Education Center every Saturday through the month of September a series of education events! Seeds of Schramm begins at 11 a.m. @ SEC Lobby Kite Making begins at 1 p.m. @ SEC Birding Area Picnic Tables Fossil Finding begins at 3 p.m. @ Geological Outcrop at Park   Seeds of Schramm […]

Event Series Try Archery

Try Archery

Turpin Outdoor Education Center - Lincoln 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln, NE

Want to see what archery is all about? Never held a bow before? Not sure where to begin? Try Archery is your place to start! This easy-going program covers basic range rules and procedures, along with starter techniques. Participants get to fling arrows on their very first visit! And whether archery turns out to be […]

$10

Nebraska’s Indian Wars History: Subject of Fort Kearny Presentation

Fort Kearny State Historical Park 1020 V Rd., Kearney, NE

More than three centuries of Nebraska's history during the Plains Indian Wars is the subject of a Fort Kearny State Historical Park presentation by Nebraska author Jeff Barnes on Saturday, September 10, at 1 p.m.   "Contact and Conflict: The Monumental Story of Nebraska and the Indian Wars" by historian Jeff Barnes is a chronological […]