May 2021 • Nebraskaland 27
What To Do in May
Attract orioles to
your backyard
May through mid-June
Statewide
As orioles return to Nebraska, see if
you can attract them to your yard
with some sweet snacks, such as
grape jelly, hummingbird nectar,
oranges and grapefruit. Oriole feeders
work well, but you also can place jelly
in shallow dishes and hang fruit from
a small nail. Remember to clean your
feeding place every 7-10 days, and
consider adding native plants and
trees to your yard, which also attract
birds.
JUSTIN HAAG, NEBRASKALAND
Try the Venture Park
Adventure
Year-round | Eastern Nebraska
This unconventional geocaching adventure will take you
to four parks nestled in the Platte River Valley, where
you'll follow coordinates to solve clues. All you need is a
smartphone! Download the Adventure Lab mobile app
and search for Nebraska Game and Parks: Venture Park
Adventure to get started.
JEFF KURRUS, NEBRASKALAND
Visit Arbor Lodge
State Historical Park
Year-round | Southeastern Nebraska
This beautiful estate in Nebraska City
was home to J. Sterling Morton, founder of
Arbor Day. From its beginning in 1855 as
a four-room frame house, the magnifi cent
mansion grew to 52 rooms through several
re-modelings. Make a visit — and mark
this down for the Your Parks Adventure
challenge!
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
