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18 NEBRASKAland • MAY 2015 April 30 to May 1-2 Cornhusker Trap Shoot Doniphan, cornhusker-trap.com May 1 Explore Archery Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 6-7 p.m., 402-471-6141 May 1-2 Toast Nebraska Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), Ashland, 1-10 p.m., 402-944-2523 May 2 Take Pride in America Day Cleanup at Verdon Lake State Recreation Area (SRA), Verdon, 9 a.m., 402-883-2575 May 2 Grand Opening 1891 Officers Quarters opens, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford, 10:30 a.m. 308-665-2900 May 2 Grassland Bird Bonanza! Sherman Reservoir SRA, Loup City, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 308-745-0230 May 2-3 Living History Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun, 402-468-5611 May 2-3 Outdoor Cooking Camp Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284 May 2-3, 22-24 Pioneer Longrifle Rendezvous Indian Cave SP, Shubert, 402-883-2575 May 4, 11, 18 Firearm Introduction to Safety and Marksmanship Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 6:45 p.m., 403-471- 6141 May 6, 13, 20, 27 Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman handgun classes Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-471-5547 May 7, 14, 21 Explore Archery Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., 403-471-6141 May 8 Outdoor Educational Rendezvous Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 402-857-3373 May 9 Lucky Bucket Brewing 7K Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 402-944-2523 May 9 Family Fishing Event Fort Kearny SRA, Kearney, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 308-865-5305 May 9 International Bird Migration Day Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284 May 9 Fort Kearny Outdoor Discovery Program Fort Kearny SRA, 308-865-5305 May 10 Mother's Day Buffet Fort Robinson SP, Crawford, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 308-665-2900 May 10 Mother's Day Buffet Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284 May 10 Birding Platte River SP, Louisville, 8 a.m.-noon, 402-234-2217 May 13 Beginner Birding Event Fort Hartsuff SHP, Burwell, 308-346-4715 May 15 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting, Ogallala May 16 Free Fishing and Park Entry Day No fishing or park entry permits required this day May 16 Fishing Clinic Alexandria SRA, Alexandria, 402-729-5777 May 16 Family Adventure Day Johnson Lake SHP, Elwood, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 308-785-3685 May 16 Bird Watching Tour Ash Hollow SHP, Lewellen, 308-778-5651 May 16 Wildlands Day Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering, 308-436-3777 May 16 Southwest Reservoirs Family Funfest Medicine Creek SRA, Cambridge, 308-697-4667 May 16 Barbecue and Kids' Fishing Derby Fort Robinson SP, Crawford, 308-665-2900 May 16 How Birds, Butterflies and Pollinators Can Benefit from Wildflower Plantings and Gardens Rock Creek Station SHP, Fairbury, 402-729-5777 May 16 Run Wild 10K, 5K and Kids' Run Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 402-944-2523 May 17 Family Fishing Event Riverside Zoo pond, Scottsbluff, 4-7 p.m. May 18-June 5 Eligible landowners may apply for one elk permit May 22 Fort Robinson Inn Restaurant opens for season, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford, 308- 665-2900 May 22 Open House, Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex, Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-471-5547 May 23 Official opening of summer state park activities May 23 Summer Hours Begin at Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex, Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-471-5547 May 23 Migratory Bird Day Indian Cave SP, Shubert, 7 a.m., 402-883-2575 May 23 Birding Platte River SP, Louisville, 8:30-10:30 a.m., 402-234-2217 May 23 Early Bird Hike Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 7-8:30 a.m., 402-857-3373 May 23 Mist Netting and Bird Identification Program Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 10-11:30 a.m., 402-857-3373 May 23-25 Living History Fort Kearny SHP, Kearney, 308-865-5305 May 26 Family Fishing Event Crystal Cove, South Sioux City, 6-8 p.m. May 27 Family Fishing Event Halleck Lake, Papillion, 6-8 p.m. May 27 Family Fishing Event Neligh Park Lake, West Point, 6-8 p.m. May 28 Family Fishing Event Holmes Lake, Lincoln, 6-8 p.m. May 28 Explore Archery Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 4:30 p.m., 403-471-6141 May 30 Bird Walk Lake Wanahoo SRA, Wahoo, 8:30-11 a.m., 402-359-5165 May 31 Spring turkey seasons close Contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at 402-471-0641 or visit OutdoorNebraska.org for more information. Visit HuntSafeNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and BoatSafeNebraska.org for a list of boating safety classes. by Jerry Kane