LINCOLN, Neb. – Skip the spa, grab your girlfriends, mothers or daughters and head to an outdoor getaway in the Nebraska Sandhills. Women age 18 and older are invited to attend the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop this fall. This hands-on outdoor skills event, offered by the Nebraska Game and …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The entire family can learn outdoor skills such as kayaking, fishing, birding, camping games, archery and much more at the Becoming an Outdoors-Family Camp on Aug. 10-12 at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area. The cost is $50 per family of six, and the registration deadline is Aug. …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Visitors to seven state recreation areas will be allowed to touch off fireworks on Independence Day, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Those visitors should use extra caution with fireworks where extremely dry conditions and high fire hazard exist. Branched Oak State Recreation Area (SRA) …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A new program to teach life skills and introduce natural resources to young people across Nebraska will begin June 25, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. In the Nebraska Youth Conservation Program, people age 16-20 will complete work projects within state park areas and wildlife …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Life at an 1820s military post will be depicted at Living History Weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park on June 30-July 1. Military and civilian activities will highlight the weekend. Visit with the soldiers, laundresses, coopers, blacksmiths, butter makers and others. The weekend includes a reading …
LINCOLN, Neb. – There will be a free Fly-Tying Workshop on June 30 at the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium Outdoor Education Center near Gretna. Members of the Cornhusker Fly Fishers club will conduct the workshop from 9-11:30 a.m. An additional class may be held in the afternoon. All materials and tools will …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Outdoorsmen and women rely heavily on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to provide habitat for game species, as well as places to hunt. A better than expected general CRP sign-up will help keep most of those places intact. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept 104,298 …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Josh Pflasterer of Schuyler had a 478 for the highest score of the day at the Nebraska High School 3-D Archery Tournament June 9 in Grand Island. Brett Eggers, Brian Stuckwisch and Chris Larson scored 1,261 points to give Elkhorn Valley a seventh consecutive senior boys team …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Women age 16 and up are invited to a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman beginner kayaking clinic July 7 at Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area north of Wahoo. Participants will learn kayaking techniques from an experienced instructor. No experience is necessary. Kayaking equipment will be provided. The fee of …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail’s new Norfolk bridge is complete and open to the public. The bridge located 3 miles west of town, which spans the Elkhorn River, replaces the one washed out by a 2010 flood. Two miles of trail west of the bridge also …
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