October 2021 • Nebraskaland 31
What To Do in October
View bats
Throughout the month
Statewide
Bats get a bad rap, but they're
actually benefi cial, allowing
farmers to use less pesticide
because of the number of
pests they eat. This month,
appreciate them. Head
outside and wait patiently
until just after the sun sets.
Watch for something that
makes fast turns and beats
its wings rapidly — it's
probably a bat!
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
Hunt for edible
mushrooms at
Indian Cave
Throughout the month
Indian Cave State Park
With good rainfall and tree diversity, Indian Cave
State Park is a great place to hunt mushrooms.
Search for hen-of-the-woods and chicken of the
woods, which both like oak trees, and oyster
mushrooms, which grow on a variety of hardwood
trees year-round in this park. For help with
identifi cation, check out Mushrooms of the Midwest
by Michael Kuo and Andrew S. Methven.
JULIE GEISER, NEBRASKALAND
Attend Arbor Lodge's
signature centennial event
Oct. 1-2 | Arbor Lodge State Historical Park
As Nebraska's fi rst state historical park, Arbor Lodge is
a fi tting place for the fi nal signature event celebrating
Nebraska's state park centennial. Saturday will be
a family day, with educational stations, tours of the
lodge, living history reenactors, scavenger hunts, tree
tours and more. See Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov
for details.
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
