Free Fishing and Park Entry Day in Nebraska is May 18. Enjoy a Saturday of fishing or state park activities without the need to purchase a fishing or park entry permit for the day.

Read more: brnw.ch/21wJe32

📷: Justin Haag, NGPC

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Nebraska City, NE is where it all started back in 1872🌲

It was estimated that more than 1 million trees were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day. Since then, the Arbor Day Foundation has planted over 500 million trees.

📷: Jeff Kurrus

Today marks Chadron State Parks 103rd anniversary!

Chadron State Park was established by a legislative act approved April 25, 1921. This act set aside a section of school land as the first Nebraska State Park.

📷: Justin Haag, NGPC

Try a new outdoor activity this spring. Herping is the practice of searching for reptiles and amphibians.

Read 'A Guide to Herping': brnw.ch/21wJ9bY

📝: Monica Macoubrie, Wildlife Education Specialist
📷: Jon Farrar

Be sure to tune in for Saturday's new episode of RV There Yet TV, featuring their visit to Fort Robinson State Park!

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟕 𝗮𝘁 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐀.𝐌. 𝗖𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹.

📷: Justin Haag, NGPC

Be sure to watch RV There Yet? TV featuring Fort Robinson State Park and Wildcat Hills SRA on Saturday morning!

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟕 𝗮𝘁 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐀.𝐌. 𝗖𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹.

📽️: RV There Yet TV

Discovery

Egg shape, color and size are remarkable adaptations for successful reproduction.

Read 'The Diversity of Eggs': brnw.ch/21wJ6D8

📝: Monica Macoubrie, Wildlife Education Specialist
📷: Jeff Kurrus

Funds raised from the 2024 Tyler Vanderheiden Memoral Run will help support upgrades to the Jim MacAllister Nature Trail, a 1.5-mile hiking path through the Niobrara River Valley at Smith Falls State Park.

Sign up and learn more: brnw.ch/21wJ63X

📷: Justin Haag, NGPC

Their faces 😮 say it all: it was STINK’N cool to learn about 🦨’s with Nebraska Game and Parks while discussing our One School One Book 📚, “A Boy Called Bat”

Here’s what you need to know about morel mushroom hunting this spring in Nebraska: brnw.ch/21wJ4hv

📷&📝: Greg Wagner

Happy Earth Day!🌎 We hope you're able to celebrate today by hiking, biking, fishing, observing wildlife, or simply enjoying nature.

📷: Clockwise - 1 Julie Geiser, 2, 3, 4 Justin Haag, NGPC

Vince Gewinner of Weeping Water has a talent for wood carving, and his current passion is homemade fishing lures.

Read 'Beautifully Functional Fishing Lures': brnw.ch/21wJ1Wg

📝&📷: Jeff Kurrus

A photographer should feel no shame in having to return to a site and recapture photographs. Stuff happens. It is part of the game...

Read 'The Missing Memory Card': brnw.ch/21wJ1Uk

📷&📝: Gerry Steinauer, Botanist

At times, the weather can be challenging for the spring wild turkey hunter in Nebraska. To assist, NGPC Outdoor Education Specialist Aaron Hershberger shares some of his strategies for turkey hunting in foul weather: brnw.ch/21wJ14d

📝&📷: Greg Wagner

On this episode of Outdoor Nebraska Radio, the crew discusses the Master Naturalist Program and learning to hunt wild turkey!

Listen here 🔊: brnw.ch/21wJ0P9

📷: Jeff Kurrus

Prescribed fires in Nebraska are critical for reducing wildfire hazards, increasing forage nutrition for livestock, creating and maintaining wildlife habitat, and controlling invasive plants, such as Eastern red cedar.

📷: Justin Haag, NGPC

Since 2018, Cassandra Dean of Lincoln has been working for more inclusive and accessible birding in Nebraska.

Read 'Breaking Down Birding Barriers' to learn more: brnw.ch/21wIZfq

📝&📷: Renae Blum

#accessibility #birding

Ready to notice nature? 🦋🌿🐦Join the City Nature Challenge, a community science event to find and document urban wildlife, beginning April 26 across Nebraska.

Learn more: brnw.ch/21wIXCX

#CommunityScienceMonth

#Update : The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider staff recommendations for 2024 deer, antelope and elk hunting seasons when it meets April 25 at Ponca State Park.

More details: brnw.ch/21wIXpv

Get away and unwind by planning a camping trip at a Nebraska state park🏕️

Opportunities are plentiful and set in some of Nebraska’s most beautiful settings, with plenty to see and do during your stay.

Plan your next trip: brnw.ch/21wIX3y

📷: Eric Fowler