A grand opening ceremony was held on Sunday Oct. 28th to unveil the new playground at Schramm Park State Recreation Area. The playground’s dedication marks the completed vision and culminated efforts of one Springfield native, Kevin Welsh, and a small group of supporters. The original playground equipment, donated by a …
Niobrara State Park invites everyone to view the new Weather Station and Webcam at the following link: http://www.lakestatus.com/niobrara/. The weather station-webcam was obtained through a Knox County Tourism Grant and will work in conjunction with KTIV’s skycam to promote Niobrara State Park and the local communities. Hunters, trappers, gunners and …
Game and Parks is proud to honor our veterans every day! While the official date for Veterans Day is November the 11th, as state employees we enjoy a day off of our normal routines at work today, November 12th, to particpate in events that honor our veterans and extend our …
Monica Keep was named the 2012 Youth Conservationist by the Nebraska Wildlife Federation (NWF) at their Award Banquet and FUNdraiser event held at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park on Oct. 16. Keep is a recent fisheries and wildlife graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Keep has served as a …
Gene Zuerlein was named the 2012 Conservation Professional by the Nebraska Wildlife Federation (NWF) at their Award Banquet and FUNdraiser event held at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park on Oct. 16. Zuerlein was honored for his dedication to conservation efforts and his role in the development of Nebraska’s wildlife habitat …
Keith Hurley was awarded the Best Presentation Award at the 2012 annual meeting of the Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM). The OFWIM conference was held in Austin, Texas Oct. 15-18 and featured 34 presentations from experts across the country on a wide-variety of topics. The award was …
Karie Decker is Game and Parks newest Assistant Division Administrator. Decker’s role will be Assistant Division Administrator for the Wildlife Division, overseeing Game and Parks Research, Analysis and Inventory Section. Decker will start in her new role on November 26. Decker comes to Game and Parks from the Nebraska Cooperative …
NEBRASKAland photographer and writer Eric Fowler received special recognition as a Distinguished Young Alumni on Oct. 27 at Chadron State College ( CSC). Fowler was one of seven graduates of Chadron State College to receive special alumni honors during the institution’s homecoming festivities. The awards are presented to graduates who …
GERING, NEB. (Oct. 25, 2013)—More than 150 tourism professionals were on hand to honor their peers at the annual travel awards banquet . The event capped the annual Nebraska Travel Conference organized by the Nebraska Tourism Commission and hosted by the Gering Convention & Visitors Bureau. Lt Gov. Rick Sheehy …
If you have never been to the Missouri River Outdoor Expo you really should find room on your calendar next year to attend. As a staff member for Game and Parks I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend this event for the last two years and I …
