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18 NEBRASKAland • APRIL 2018 April 3 Spring Turkey Hunting Workshop Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte April 5 Light Goose Conservation Order closes in Rainwater Basin and West zones April 6 Crow Hunting Statewide crow hunting season closes April 7 Spring Youth Shotgun Turkey Spring youth shotgun turkey season opens April 7 City History Trolley Tour Arbor Lodge State Historical Park (SHP), Nebraska City April 7-8 Platte River Art Show Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), Ashland April 10 Turkey Calling 101 Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln April 10 Monarchs on a Mission Workshop Educational Service Unit No. 2, Fremont April 14 Nebraska State Conventional Pistol Championship Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln April 14 Powerful Pollinators Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering April 14 Spring Shotgun Turkey Spring shotgun turkey season opens April 15 Light Goose Conservation Order closes in East Zone April 15 National Quilting Day Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City April 16 Bighorn Sheep Lottery Application period begins for bighorn sheep lottery permit April 18-22 Coalition of Historical Trekkers Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun April 19 Meeting Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford April 21 Youth Fishing Instructor Certification Class Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln April 21 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Outdoor Survival Workshop Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (SRA), Kearney April 21-22 Great Plains Garrison's Spring Muster Fort Hartsuff SHP, Burwell April 28 Beyond Becoming an Outdoors- Woman Experience Platte River SP, Louisville April 28 Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex opens on weekends, Platte River SP, Louisville April 28 Outdoor Adventure Indian Cave SP, Shubert April 28-29 Arbor Day Weekend Celebration Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City 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 A State Park Scavenger Hunt By Jeff Kurrus For parents it's imperative to come up with new, creative outdoor ideas to share with your kids. However, sometimes the old ideas work just as well – none any better than a scavenger hunt. With clipboard and pen in hand this month, my kids will spend hours trying to find items at one of Nebraska's state parks and recreation areas. While every list will be different, here are some standards to spot to get you started this April. • Pine cone • Squirrel • Blooming flower (extra points for being able to name it) • Good skipping rock • Tree stump • Bird nest • Bird feather (extra points) • Spider web • Something fuzzy • 3 different leaves (extra points) • Hole in a tree • Cloud that looks like an animal • Butterfly • Animal track (extra points) • Chewed leaf • Sign • Turkey • Predator (e.g. coyote, red-tailed hawk) • Water • Something prickly This list is compiled from a number of outdoor scavenger lists found online as well as other items that have worked well for us in the past. The main idea, especially when taking kids in the outdoors, is to make sure that they are having more than a walk in the park. These walks are fine for adults, but if your younger sidekicks are already wired to find clouds that look like frogs, then go ahead and give them more to find. ■