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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September 1 Archery, Season Choice, River Antlerless Private Land Only, Statewide Whitetail Buck, Gifford Point Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Youth, and Landowner deer hunting seasons open September 2 State Park Summer Speaker Series: Celebrate National Archaeology Month Chadron SP, Chadron September 2 National Park Service Presents: Missouri National Recreation River – A National Park Niobrara SP, Niobrara Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Families on Target Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln September 3 Fish Fry and Fireworks Indian Cave SP, Shubert September 3 Critter Corner: Ducks Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln September 3-4 Living History Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun September 3-5 Living History Fort Kearny SHP, Kearney September 3-11 Early Teal hunting season in High Plains Zone September 3-18 Early Teal hunting season in Low Plains Zone September 4 Sidewalk Chalk Art with Bird and Emerald Ash Borer Program, Niobrara SP, Niobrara September 4 National Park Service Special Event Niobrara SP, Niobrara September 5 Labor Day Nebraska Game and Parks' district offices and service centers closed September 8, 15, 22 Rifle Shooting Series Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln September 10 Night Owl 5K Run/Walk Niobrara SP, Niobrara September 10 Family Fishing Event Barnett Park, McCook Sept. 10 Women on Target Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln September 11 Family Fishing Event Zoo Pond, Scottsbluff September 12 American Paint Horse Association Trail Ride Fort Robinson SP, Crawford September 15 Fall Turkey hunting season opens September 15 Bull Elk archery hunting season opens September 16 Great Park Pursuit final day of participation in and postmark deadline September 16 Mainly Marathon Chadron SP, Chadron September 17 Antelope muzzleloader hunting season opens September 17-18 Missouri River Outdoor Expo Ponca SP, Ponca September 24 Bull Elk firearm hunting season opens September 24 Elk public land antlerless hunting season opens September 24 Woodcock hunting season opens September 24 Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational Pressey WMA, Oconto September 24-25 Competitive Horse Trail Riding Indian Cave SP, Shubert September 25 Living History Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City September 30 - October 2 Autumn Harvest Art Show Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland September 30 - October 2 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop Ponca SP, Ponca NEBRASKAland Visitor and Last issue's winner of the Visitor drawing was Ginne Pracher of Sturgis, South Dakota who found the loosestrife beetle on page 28. Readers are encouraged to contact NEBRASKAland within 10 days after this issue's publication with the correct page number and name of this issue's "Visitor" – a critter found in Nebraska. We will then gather the correct entries and draw one to win a NEBRASKAland mug. To enter each month, write: NEBRASKAland Visitor 2200 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503. Or e-mail: Tim.Reigert@Nebraska.gov with "Visitor" in the subject line of the message. HINT: This issue's visitor is not on pages 5, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 36, 46, or 70. This small, brown to tan insect is a Galerucella beetle (Galerucella calmariensis). Originally from Europe, it was purposely introduced to North America for use as a biological control agent to suppress purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), a noxious weed in many states including Nebraska. Adult beetles overwinter in the soil or leaf litter and emerge in spring to feed on purple loosestrife, giving leaves a shot hole appearance. Females lay eggs on the loosestrife, and larvae emerge and begin feeding. Initially larvae feed at shoot tips, then move on to leaves and stems. The leaf feeding creates a window-pane effect, with soft tissue eaten but veins and the upper epidermis layer left intact. All this feeding reduces plant growth and vigor, inhibits flowering, and weakens the plant, allowing native plants to better compete and reestablish. Special thanks to Julie Van Meter, State Entomologist, Nebraska Department of Agriculture. ct is la uced d f t allow Special th M AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2016 • NEBRASKAland 25 Dove hunting at Grove Lake WMA