August Outdoor Calendar

LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in August:

Aug. 1 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman muzzleloader workshop, Platte River State Park (SP), 402-471-5547.

Aug. 1 – Wild About Elk, Wildcat Hills Nature Center, 308-436-3777.

Aug. 1 – Squirrel hunting season opens

Aug. 4 – Go Fishing Omaha Fishing Clinic, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 402-681-6265

Aug. 4 – Buffalo Cookout and Ponca Cultural Night, Niobrara SP, 402-857-3373.

Aug. 4-5 – Living History Weekend, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park, 402-468-5611.

Aug. 7 through Labor Day – Swimming pool open weekends only, Niobrara SP, 402-857-3373.

Aug. 8 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman shotgun workshop, Platte River SP, 402-471-5547

Aug. 8 – Family Fishing Night, Iron Horse Lake, North Platte, 6-8 p.m.

Aug. 9 – Family Fishing Night, Mormon Island State Recreational Area (SRA) Lake No. 1, Grand Island, 6-8 p.m.

Aug. 10 – Family Fishing Night and Family Camp for Beginners, Fort Kearny SRA.

Aug. 11 – Go Fishing Omaha Fishing Clinic, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., 402-681-6265.

Aug. 11 – Shooting Sports Skills Day Camp, Ponca SP, 402-755-2284.

Aug. 11 – Amphibians and Reptiles Program, Wildcat Hills Nature Center, 9 a.m., 308-436-3777.

Aug. 15 – Bullfrog season opens

Aug. 15 – Family Fishing Night, Lake Halleck, Papillion, 6-8 p.m.

Aug. 15 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman shotgun workshop, Platte River SP, 402-471-5547.

Aug. 16 – Rangeland Management Workshop, Mid-Plains Community College, 626 S. D St., Broken Bow, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 308-850-8395.

Aug. 16 – Habitat Management on a Landscape Scale, Verdigre City Park, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 308-850-8395.

Aug. 16 – Family Fishing Night, Holmes Lake, Lincoln, 6-8 p.m.

Aug. 16 – Bow Hunter Education instructor training, Bridgeport, 6-9 p.m., 402-471-6134.

Aug. 18 – Sportsmen Assisting Disabled Sportsmen fundraiser, Alexandria SRA, 10 a.m.

Aug. 18 – Carp-a-Thon, Alexandria SRA, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 402-729-5777.

Aug. 20 – Archery antelope hunting season opens

Aug. 22 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman shotgun workshop, Platte River SP, 402-471-5547.

Aug. 23 – Bow Hunter Education instructor training, Norfolk, 6-9 p.m., 402-471-6134.

Aug. 24 – Stargazing, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 402-944-2523.

Aug. 29 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman shotgun workshop, Platte River SP, 402-471-5547.

Aug. 31 – Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners meeting, Broken Bow, 8 a.m.

Aug. 31 – Moonlight Hike, Wildcat Hills Nature Center, 8:30 p.m., 308-436-3777.

Contact Game and Parks at 402-471-0641 or visit OutdoorNebraska.org for more information. Visit HuntSafeNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and BoatSafeNebraska.org for a list of boating safety classes.