NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.
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August 1 Squirrel season opens August 1 Outdoor Skills Club Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln August 1 Growing Up WILD Workshop St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Omaha August 2 Family Fishing Event Prairie Queen Recreation Area, LaVista August 2 Pollinators Workshop City Hall, Bassett August 2 Growing Up WILD Workshop ESU 16, North Platte August 2 Explore Bowhunting Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Introduction to Competition Rifle Shooting Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln Aug. 2, 16 Women's Firearm Series: Introduction to Handguns Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln August 3 Family Fishing Event Mormon Island State Recreation Area (SRA) Lake No. 1, Grand Island August 3 Family Fishing Event Recharge Lake, York August 3, 10, 17, 24 Beyond BOW Summer Shooting Series: Shotguns Platte River State Park (SP), Louisville August 4 Outdoor Photography Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln August 4 Family Fishing Event Holmes Lake, Lincoln August 5 State Park Summer Speaker Series: By My Teeth Chadron SP, Chadron August 5 Family Fishing Event Iron Horse Trail Lake, North Platte August 5 Bighorn Sheep Final day for lottery applications August 5, 12, 26, September 2 Explore Gun Safety and Technique Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln August 6 Raptor Recovery Two Rivers SRA, Waterloo August 6 Family Fishing Event Red Willow Reservoir SRA, McCook August 6 Waterfowl Hunting Safety Workshop Niobrara SP, Niobrara August 6 Critter Corner: Aquatic Mammals Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln August 6 Family Fun Night Red Willow SRA, McCook August 6-7 Living History Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun August 6 - September 3 Archery Fun Shoot Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln August 6 - September 3 Buffalo Cookout and Entertainment Niobrara SP, Niobrara August 8 Fall Turkey permits available beginning at 1 p.m. Central Time August 11-14 The Trotter's Performance Fort Robinson SP, Crawford August 12 Family Fishing Event Fort Kearny SRA, Kearney August 12 Growing Up WILD Workshop Harrison Elementary School, Omaha Aug. 12 Project WILD workshop Harrison Elementary School, Omaha August 12 State Park Summer Speaker Series: The Magical Ecological Mystery Tour Fort Robinson SP, Crawford August 12-14 Ponca Pow-Wow Niobrara SP, Niobrara August 12-14 Becoming an Outdoors-Family Camp Fort Kearny SRA, Kearney August 13 Rimfire Steel Plate Fun Shoot Platte River SP, Louisville August 13 Hooked for Life Youth Fishing Event Swanson Reservoir SRA, Trenton August 13, 27, September 10, 24 Fishing Clinic Two Rivers SRA, Waterloo August 14 Family Fishing Event Terry's Pit, Terrytown August 14 3-D Archery Shoot Red Willow SRA, McCook August 15 Elk private land antlerless season opens August 15 Bullfrog season opens August 16 Pollinators Workshop Public Library, Norfolk August 18 Meeting Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioner, Broken Bow August 18 Bighorn Sheep drawing for lottery permit August 20 Antelope archery season opens August 20 Nebraska Nurses Association 5K Run/ Walk Lake Minatare SRA, Minatare August 20 Tandy Leather/Animal Hides and Leather Two Rivers SRA, Waterloo August 22, 24 Introduction to Civilian Marksmanship Program Platte River SP, Louisville August 26 Pollinators Workshop Ponca SP, Ponca Aug. 26 Movie in the Park Calamus Reservoir SRA, Burwell August 26 - September 5 Nebraska State Fair Grand Island September 1 Hunting Seasons Open for cottontail, jackrabbit, dove, snipe, grouse, rail, raccoon and opossum September 1 Niobrara-Verdigre High School Cross Country Invitational Niobrara SP, Niobrara Contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at 402-471-0641 or visit OutdoorNebraska.org for more information. by Jerry Kane 24 NEBRASKAland • AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2016 Fishing for bass at Wood Duck WMA