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20 NEBRASKAland • AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2015 June 29-July 2 Outdoor Adventure Camp Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 402-471-6141 August 1 Squirrel season opens August 1 Discover the Real Missouri River Niobrara State Park (SP), Niobrara, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 402-857-3373 August 1 Buffalo Cookout and Ponca Cultural Night Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 6 p.m., 402-857-3373 August 1-2 Living History Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 402-468-5611 August 1-2 Pioneer Longrifle Rendezvous Indian Cave SP, Shubert, 402-471-5427 August 4 Family Fishing Event Independence Landing, Seward, 6-8 p.m. August 4-6 BB Gun Camp Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 12:30-4:30 p.m., 402-471-6141 August 4, 18 Ladies Day at the Range Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 6:30-8 p.m., 402-471-5662 August 5 Family Fishing Event City Park Pond, Pawnee City, 6-8 p.m. August 5, 12, 19, 26 Beyond Becoming an Outdoors- Woman (BOW) Shotgun Class Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-471-5547 August 6 Family Fishing Event Mormon Island State Recreation Area (SRA) Lake No. 1, Grand Island, 6-8 p.m., 308-385-6211 August 7-9 Ponca Pow-Wow Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 402-857-3373 August 7 Bighorn sheep lottery applications end August 7 National Park Service Campground Program Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 7 p.m., 402-857-3373 August 8 Waterfowl Hunting Safety Workshop Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 10 a.m., 402-857- 3373 August 8 Dutch Oven Cooking Wildcat Hills SRA and Nature Center, Gering, 9 a.m., 308-436-3777 August 8-9 Bow Sight In Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, noon-5 p.m., 402-471-6141 August 8-9 Becoming an Outdoors-Family Workshop Fort Kearny SRA, Kearney, 402-471-5547 August 9 Archery paddlefish season closes August 9 Nebraska Water Wonders: Water Us age in Nebraska Lake McConaughy SRA, Ogallala, 2 p.m., 308-284-8800 August 10 Fall turkey permits available beginning at 1 p.m. Central Time August 10 and 12 Rimfire Sporter Clinic Platte River SP, Louisville, 6-8 p.m., 402-471-5547 August 11 Family Fishing Event Halleck Lake, Papillion, 6-8 p.m. August 11 Best Shot Camp Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 403-471-6141 August 12 Family Fishing Event Holmes Lake, Lincoln, 6-8 p.m. August 13 Family Fishing Event Recharge Lake, York, 6-8 p.m. August 15 Private land antlerless elk season opens August 15 Living History Rock Creek Station SHP, Fairbury, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 402-729-5777 August 20 Archery antelope season opens August 22 Lewis and Clark Heritage Day Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284 August 23 Family Fishing Event Terry's Pit, Terrytown, 4-7 p.m. August 28 National Park Service Campground Program Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 7 p.m., 402-857-3373 August 28 Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners meeting, Burwell August 28 Drawing for bighorn sheep lottery permit August 29 Carp-a-Thon Alexandria SRA, Alexandria, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 402-729-5777 August 30 Nebraska Water Wonders: History of Kingsley Dam Lake McConaughy SRA, Ogallala, 2 p.m., 308-284-8800 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 Danish Alps Recreation Area and the 226-acre Kramper Reservoir, located near Hubbard, is now open. Built by the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District with fish habitat designed by the Game and Parks Commission, the lake offers camping, no-wake boating and hiking, and holds bass, bluegill, walleye, crappie and catfish. A grand opening is set for Aug. 1. PHO PHO PHOT HOT HOT O O BY O BY ERI ERIC FO C FOWLER W