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GREAT OUTDOOR RADIO SHOW HITS THE ROAD

The Great Outdoor Radio Show that I host hits the road in the next few weeks for some cool events and I’d love to see you at one or more or ALL of  them! If you are unaware, the live, interactive outdoor talk radio show airs Saturday mornings from 9-10 a.m. …

WAGNER FARM CRP UPDATE

Time for an update on our family farm’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres. We’re in the third year of our USDA CRP 10-year contract here in southeast Nebraska. We planted quail nesting and brood rearing cover with the seed mixes developed by my good friend and biologist Pete …

SANDHILLS VACATION PICS (FINAL PART – MISCELLANEOUS PICS)

Just for fun and your viewing pleasure, here are some miscellaneous pics of my recent adventure with family and friends in the Upper Snake River valley above Merritt Reservoir in Cherry County, NE. Rich and Joe Meyer of Omaha, NE as well as myself shot the photos. This is one of my …

SANDHILLS VACATION PICS (PART THREE – FALLS, RAPIDS AND RIFFLES)

Sharing some of my favorite pics of waterfalls, rapids and riffles from the recent Nebraska Sandhills vacation I took with family and friends  to the remote, rugged, beautiful wilderness of the Upper Snake River area above Merritt Reservoir in Cherry County. The pics were shot by Rich and Joe Meyer of Omaha, NE, …

SANDHILLS VACATION PICS (PART TWO – SOME CRITTERS)

More pics to share from my recent outdoor adventure with family and friends along the Upper Snake River in Cherry County, NE. These are of some of the critters that roam this area of the Nebraska Sandhills. My friends Rich and Joe Meyer of Omaha, NE as well as myself, took them. …

SANDHILLS VACATION PICS (PART ONE – VARIOUS SHOTS)

I just returned from my outdoor adventure with family and friends in the Nebraska Sandhills in Cherry County (one of my favorite counties here in the Husker State). I wanted to share some of the great views we experienced there in the Upper Snake River area. Special thanks to the landowners who always grant us permission …

HEADIN’ WEST

Well, me, my sons and friends are packin’ up, just gettin’ ready to head west – to the wonderful Sandhills of Cherry County, Nebraska for a fun-filled, adventurous outdoor vacation! Can’t wait! We really enjoy getting away from civilization as we know it to experience the remoteness and beauty of the Sandhills.   …

GIFFORD POINT DEER HUNTERS, READ THIS!

Gifford Point WMA Application Period Runs July 15th to August 15th   LINCOLN, Neb. – People interested in deer hunting at the 1,300-acre Gifford Point Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Sarpy County this year may apply for access permits July 15 – Aug. 15. However, because the WMA located on the east …

COCA-COLA AND PONCA STATE PARK

Hey Everybody—   Ponca State Park is currently 10th place in the nation for the Coca-Cola “live positively” grant! It’s the second year for this favorite park competition – last year Bear Head Lake State Park was the winner of a $100,000 grant from Coca-Cola. This year Coca-Cola will honor …

WATERFOWLERS, WE NEED YOUR INPUT!

  Public May Comment on Waterfowl Recommendations   LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission invites the public to comment on its 2011 waterfowl hunting season recommendations. People may provide feedback by sending an e-mail to ngpc.input@nebraska.gov, attending a public informational meeting, or attending the public hearing at …

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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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