Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Calendar
Game and Parks Events
Interpretation & Education 2-Day Webinar Series Join Homestead National Historical Park and Nebraska Master Naturalist for a two-day webinar series. Get an in depth look at interpretation and education from the National Park Service. Grow your interpretive skills and connect with volunteer opportunities. DAY ONE Interpreting in National Parks – Past, Present, and How to […]
Interpretation & Education 2-Day Webinar Series Join Homestead National Historical Park and Nebraska Master Naturalist for a two-day webinar series. Get an in depth look at interpretation and education from the National Park Service. Grow your interpretive skills and connect with volunteer opportunities. DAY ONE Interpreting in National Parks – Past, Present, and How to […]
Nebraska Big Butterfly Count March 10th, 2025| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here Nebraska Big Butterfly Count is a community science project in partnership with Nebraska Master Naturalist, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project. Joanne, will discuss the training required for the project and why it is so […]
Oak Woodland Restoration and Management February 10th, 2025| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here Due to several factors including suppression of fire, oak woodlands have been degraded and lost. This presentation will delve into what oak woodlands are, methods for their restoration, and the continuing management needed to retain this unique habitat. Presenter: […]
A Year in Review January 13th, 2025| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here The 2025 season of Master Naturalist Mondays will kick off with a Year in Review. Your friendly Master Naturalist Coordinator will review how our first year together went. You can expect many photos, heartfelt tangents, some of the quantifiable data, […]
In this last episode of the 2024 Science of Series we will be focusing on Prairie Dogs. Depending on who you talk to they are either an ecological oasis or a nuisance species, we will touch on both in this final episode. These rodents are sometimes called keystone species as they provide homes and resources […]
Bats do it. Birds do it. Insects do it. Fish (sort of) do it. I’m talking about flight. The ability of flight appears to have evolved separately at least 4 times in evolutionary history, and each type of organism does it differently. In this Science Of episode, we will be discussing this amazing ability of […]
Some of you may be wondering, what the heck is cyanobacteria? Well, you might not have heard of cyanobacteria, but you may have heard of blue-green algae, which is sometimes what this is called. These single-celled microscopic organisms are found naturally in all types of water, and they use sunlight to make their own food. […]
The word “hawk” has come to be a term for a medium-sized bird of prey known as a raptor, not like a velociraptor, but a true bird raptor. Hawks are very common birds that are found all across the state of Nebraska, and truth be told there are many different species, all fulfilling different niches […]
November 18th, 2024 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here While we accept the idea of encountering a deer or a raccoon while camping in a state park or walking along a hiking trail, we are not always so keen on encountering them in our backyards and on our streets! Still, the very […]
Scientists say that you are never more than 10 feet from a spider. I’ll just let that sink in…Orb weaver spiders are some of the most common spiders who spin spiral wheel-shaped webs and include some of the more common spiders one might see in the state. These arachnids are also normally very large and […]
Nebraska is home to two species of large cats- Mountain Lions and Bobcats. Bobcats can be found throughout the state and fill such an interesting niche as a small(er) predator. These felines have excellent vision and amazing adaptations that help them survive in such diverse habitats. In this Science Of episode, we will explore the […]
