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HOW BIG ARE THOSE TWO RIVERS TROUT?

Sharing this neat pic below of two of the 12,000 nice, skillet-sized rainbow trout stocked at the Two Rivers SRA Trout Lake near Waterloo, NE that await you anglers there when the lake opens at 7 a.m. this Saturday! Photo courtesy of the Grove Trout Rearing Station staff, thanks guys! Also, …

RAINBOWS AND SHEDS THIS WEEK IN OUTDOOR BROADCASTING

Here’s the rundown of what I’ll be covering with my outdoors-related broadcasts this week. I invite you to tune in!   On television, we’re goin’ rainbow trout fishin’! I’ll be featuring the popular Two Rivers SRA Trout Lake near Waterloo (which opens at 7 a.m. this Saturday) and I’ll be offering some fishing tips …

HEARTY SNOW GOOSE SOUP

 A neighbor of mine in Dundee Omaha came across this recipe from Taste of Home magazine (www.tasteofhome.com) for hearty snow goose soup, made it and shared some with me and the fam’ last night. WOW, WAS IT GOOD! THIS IS A MUST TRY, SNOW GOOSE HUNTERS! Here’s the recipe and accompanying photo:   Ingredients 2-1/4 cups cubed …

LANDOWNERS: YOU’RE INVITED TO TAKE THE HABITAT TOUR

February 29, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

I’m gettin’ the word out early to all of you fellow Nebraska landowners that my fellow wildlife professionals from across the state will be hosting a series of very interesting habitat tours on a variety of topics this year. These tours are designed to demonstrate habitat management practices, available conservation …

TWO RIVERS TROUT STOCKING UPDATE

February 28, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Important info for trout anglers in the Omaha-metro and surrounding area …  DATE: 2/27/12 trout stocking LOCATION: Two Rivers SRA Trout Lake #5 near Waterloo, NE NUMBER: 3,100 SIZE: 11.75″ SPECIES: rainbow trout NEWS FROM THE GROVE TROUT STATION FISHERIES STAFF NEAR ROYAL, NE … This will be the first load …

COVERING FEATHERS TO FINS ON MY BROADCAST WORK THIS WEEK

February 27, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Yep, that’s right … I’m gonna go from feathers  to fins on my broadcast work this week.  On television, I”ll be all over the spring migration of sandhill cranes and wild fowl happening now in Nebraska’s central Platte River valley on my Weekly Outdoor Report. It runs on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6, Thursday at 6 …

AG PRODUCERS: WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND A CRP MEETING

February 24, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Today, I visited with Eric Zach, our Ag Program Manager at Game and Parks, about the reasons why ag producers in Nebraska should attend one of the informational meetings coming up with regard to the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign up that begins March 12th.  Eric gave me these reasons: – …

STOP AND SEE US AT THE BIG SHOW

February 22, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

If you’re heading to the big Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show (www.omahaboatsportsandtravelshow.com), be sure to stop and see us at the Game and Parks booth. Let us help you plan your 2012 Nebraska outdoor vacation or assist you in purchasing your new 2012 permits and stamps for outdoor activities …

OMAHA SPORTS SHOW FEATURED ON BROADCASTS

February 21, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

I’m in sports show mode with my outdoors-related broadcasts this week. First, I will preview what’s available at Nebraska’s largest sports show – the Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show – for you on my Weekly Outdoor Report airing live on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6, Thursday night at 6 p.m. during sports. (Catch replays …

SEE EAGLES AT DESOTO

February 17, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 16, 2012 Contact: Kenneth Block or Cindy Meyer Phone: 712/388-4800  Where Eagles Soar! Excellent Eagle Viewing at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MISSOURI VALLEY, IA/BLAIR, NE – At last count more than fifty bald eagles were spotted at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. Eagles are most easily spotted along …

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Greg Wagner serves as the  public information officer in the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's Omaha Office. On a weekly basis, you can catch him with various broadcast, print, social, or electronic media outlets creatively conveying natural resource conservation messages as well as promoting outdoor activities and destinations in Nebraska.

Greg's e-mail address:  greg.wagner@nebraska.gov

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