Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Calendar
Game and Parks Events
Early childhood education is critical to developing well-rounded adults with good critical thinking skills. Research has shown that quality early childhood education has a lasting impact on a child’s entire life – let Growing Up WILD be a part of your early childhood student’s day. Growing up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive […]
Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host a Nebraska Nature Nerd Trivia Night Thursday September 21 from 7:00-9:00pm. 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) and compete to win some nerdy […]
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 […]
Sensory Safari is a special event hosted by the Lincoln Children's Zoo & the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Here, 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. Pre-registration […]
Rattlesnakes may be one of the most recognizable animals on the planet, I mean, it’s in their name- the rattle! These snakes are known for their heavy bodies and diamond-shaped heads. But, overall these creatures are still very misunderstood. There are a lot of myths and superstitions surrounding them yet, they are still insanely cool […]
This group of animals is the largest family within the order Carnivora, it has 56 species and 22 genera. This family includes weasels, stoats, minks, wolverines, otters, badgers, and others. These animals are found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica and man are they fierce, and stinky! These creatures are known for their long […]
Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Lincoln City Libraries for an afternoon of reptile art! October is Nebraska Reptile Month and the annual K-12 art contest is going on now until October 18. Join educators at Gere Branch Library on October 17th from 1-3pm to draw, paint, or sculpt an entry for the […]
Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 5 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Omaha, Wayne, 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 […]
Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 5 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Omaha, Wayne, 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 […]
Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 5 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Omaha, Wayne, 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 […]
Attention Nature Nerds! Come join Nebraska Game and Parks as we host 5 different trivia nights on the same night across the state! (Lincoln, Omaha, Wayne, 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 […]
“All the better to see you with my dear.” Well, some animals see and other animals truly see. Animal eyes are some of the most diverse characteristics out there. From vertical slits belonging to ambush predators, or extremely large eyes for nocturnal animals, to even compound and simple eyes. In this Science Of we will […]