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Nebraska Project WILD
Bridge to Birding

Bridge to Birding

Facilitating bird awareness

Connecting students & educators
with the outdoors

Engaging people in birding

Bridge to Birding

Bridge to Birding is a program designed to facilitate bird awareness and connect students & educators with the outdoors and the native birds found in Nebraska.

Each Bridge to Birding Kit contains:

20 pairs of 8x21 binoculars
15 Birds of Nebraska field guides
a Flying WILD curriculum & activity guide
a binder of Nebraska-specific bird information

Kits are available for 2-weeks at a time and are FREE to check-out.

Click here to download the Bridge to Birding program flyer.

Eight kits are available for check-out throughout Nebraska. To check-out a kit, simply contact the nearest kit location*:

Omaha
1212 Bob Sibson Blvd., Omaha, NE 68108
(402) 595-2144

Lincoln
2200 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68501
(402) 471-5363

Norfolk
2201 N 13th Street, Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 370-3374

Grand Island
203 W. 2nd Street, 2nd Floor, Grand Island, NE 68801
(308) 382-6468 x 14

North Platte
301 E. State Farm Road, North Platte, NE 69101
(308) 535-8025

Valentine
280 N. Main Street, Valentine, NE 69201
(402) 376-2793

Scottsbluff
100547 Airport Road, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 220-0052

Chadron
125 N. Main Street, Chadron, NE 69337
(308) 432-0300

* Individuals checking out the kits are responsible for pick-up and return of the kits to the office location. Please keep in mind that most locations are open M-F 8am-5pm.

Educator Workshops

In addition to providing quality binocular kits, the Bridge to Birding program is also pleased to offer two educator workshops. These workshops are designed to help teach educators how to incorporate birds and birding into their curriculum and how to feel comfortable taking a group of students out bird watching.

All workshop participants will receive: