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GO FISH THE TROUT LAKE!

I have a note to pass along to all of you from Steve Wilhelm who is the Fish Production Manager of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Grove Trout Station near Royal, NE with regard to the Two Rivers State Recreation Area Trout Lake near Waterloo. Go fish the Trout Lake, the area is open …

LEARN TO FISH AT MAHONEY ON FRIDAY

  Here’s a fantastic opportunity for you and/or your family to learn to fish this Friday at the Eugene T. Mahoney State Park’s Qwest Lake near Ashland. Hope to see you folks out there and don’t forget your park permit! 

TAKE CWS FANS AND YOURSELVES TO PLATTE RIVER STATE PARK!

If you have friends, relatives or co-workers coming to Omaha for the College World Series (CWS), say, I have something really fun for them and you to do in between or opposite the games. That ‘something’ is a visit to scenic Platte River State Park near Louisville, NE and all of the …

APPEARANCE/BROADCAST NOTES

Just letting you know that I’d enjoy chatting with you at a few fun events coming up. One happens tonight when I make an appearance at Mulhall’s Nursery at 120th & Maple Street in Omaha for the store’s Backyard Bash from 5-8 p.m. I’ll have a host of current Game and Parks …

THE LATEST ON FLOODING

  We at Game and Parks have set up a special page to give you the latest news and information about flooding as it pertains to outdoor activities as well as public grounds and facilities along our rivers. Here is the link to it: http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/campaign/flooding.asp   For information on driving to various Nebraska state …

THE NEBRASKA SANDHILLS RIVERS: FINE FOR FLOAT TRIPS

Due to heavy flooding on the Missouri River, lots of inquiries are being received by float trip outfitters who service rivers in the Sandhills area of Nebraska about the condition of their individual rivers for summer float trips. Are they flooded! Do they have high water? Nope and nope.  The Nebraska Sandhills Rivers are fine …

AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF WATER

I thought you might like to experience the unprecedented amount of water rolling through the gates at Gavins Point Dam up on the Nebraska/South Dakota border near Yankton, SD. Special thanks to our very own Scott Bonertz of Game and Parks for the video. Take a look! Oh, by the way, you can get …

VISIT PARKS, BE ACTIVE, WIN PRIZES!

      Looking for a family-friendly activity this summer that will benefit body and mind?  Consider Nebraska’s Great Park Pursuit!  In its third year, this popular program encourages visits to parks across the state, as well as the benefits of exercise in the great outdoors. This year the program has …

PLANNING A TRIP TO FORT ROB

Sitting around the dinner table last night, my family and I all agreed — it’s time to plan a trip back to one of our favorite Nebraska state parks — Fort Robinson. The landscape alone is the allure to get us to save up some extra dollars for fuel money to make the 922-mile …

THE CHIEF METEOROLOGIST AND HIS BEST BASS LURES

My good friend and WOWT-TV/Channel 6 Chief Meteorologist Jim Flowers of Omaha who successfully fishes the metro and surrounding area lakes and reservoirs for largemouth  bass more than anyone I know (including Daryl Bauer, HA!) reveals his best bass fishing lures to you for spring and summer fishing. These were featured on my Weekly …

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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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