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Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

Connecting Communities to Urban Biodiversity: The What, the Why, and the How – Conservation Education Lunch & Learn Series

Conservation Education Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 2023 Connecting Communities to Urban Biodiversity: The What, the Why,  and the How  April 12, 2023 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm (CST) To register for this free virtual webinar, click here:  https://outdoornebraska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlf-ivpz0jH9Nzq83A5FR0RuSIB0Dj_FAQ What is Urban Biodiversity? Why is it important to learn about? How do we connect our communities […]

Wildcat Hills Homeschool Program-Fishy Friends

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

Let’s learn about our underwater friends, the fish!  We will learn about different types of fish, fish anatomy, and will even conduct a little art project!! This monthly homeschool program will meet at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center south of Gering NE.  These programs will be conducted rain or shine, so be prepared for the unpredictable Nebraska […]

CNC Across LNK (City Nature Challenge Across Lincoln)

Naturalist volunteers will be set up at 10 parks across Lincoln, NE to help answer questions about the City Nature Challenge, iNaturalist, and nature. Visit one or more of the designated locations to find and upload observations of wildlife. Naturalists will be at: Holmes Lake Antelope Park (Find us at the Arbor Day Event 11 […]

Free

Wilderness Park Bioblitz

Find, count, and document as much wildlife as possible in the heart of Lincoln, NE at the Wilderness Park Bioblitz! Come for a while or stay the whole day! Participants are welcome to explore on their own or to join in one of the guided sessions. This is a free, family friendly event. This event […]

Free

CNC ID Party: Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, & Fish

We need your help to identify all of the City Nature Challenge observations found in Nebraska! Join us on May 2 from 12:30- 1:30 PM CST to work together to identify as many mammal, reptile, amphibian, and fish observations as possible. In addition, content experts will be there to help answer all of your identification […]

Free

CNC ID Party: Plants & Fungi

We need your help to identify all of the City Nature Challenge observations found in Nebraska! Join us on May 2 from 12:30- 1:30 PM CST to work together to identify as many plant and fungi observations as possible. Content experts will be there to help answer your identification questions. This is a free event […]

Free

CNC ID Party: Birds

We need your help to identify all of the City Nature Challenge observations found in Nebraska! Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies on May 2 from 12:30- 1:30 PM CST to work together to identify as many bird observations as possible. Content experts will be there to help answer all of your identification questions. This […]

Free

Indigenous Worldviews and Relationships with the Natural World – Conservation Education Lunch & Learn Series

Conservation Education Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 2023 Indigenous Worldviews and Relationships with the Natural World  May 10, 2023 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm (CST) To register for this free virtual webinar, click here:   https://outdoornebraska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlceCvqzktHNPkZrmKRI87GkF5aFHEEXjP During this webinar, hear from Ted Hibbler, UNL Extension Educator and Indigenous Educator, as he discusses the perspectives of Indigenous worldviews […]

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) […]

FREE

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) […]

FREE