Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

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 […]

$5

Monarch & Regal Fritillary Butterfly Survey Training

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Are you interested becoming a community scientist and helping conserve Nebraska’s rare, at-risk butterflies? If so, please join Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wildlife biologists on Saturday, May 31 at the Schramm Education Center to learn how to participate in the monarch and regal fritillary community science project. Help us collect valuable data about these […]

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, […]

$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, […]

$5

Monarch Conservation Workshop

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Calling all community scientists! Join us at Schramm Education Center on Saturday, June 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. to learn all about monarch conservation during this workshop in partnership with Monarch Joint Venture. DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP AGENDA During this free workshop, you will explore various methods for assessing monarch habitat, with a special focus on […]

Pollinator Party at Schramm

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Celebrate Nebraska pollinators at the Schramm Pollinator Party! The Schramm Education Center will be hosting a Pollinator Party event in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Bee Lab, Nebraska Extension, the UNL Entomology Department, and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. This free, annual event is part of a statewide celebration of Nebraska Pollinator Week. Activities […]

Schramm After Dark: Moth Night

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

In celebration of National Moth Week (July 19-27), educators from UNL Extension and Nebraska Game and Parks will lead a moth lighting bioblitz at Schramm Park State Recreation Area. Bring a flashlight, search for moths at the light trap, and learn about moths and other nocturnal insects in Nebraska. We will use the iNaturalist app […]

Free