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May 2022
What’s the Buzz – UNL Bee Lab
How do bees make honey? What do bees need to make honey? Join Conservation Nebraska and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bee Lab for an in-person, hands on event. Participants will get the opportunity to try on a bee keeper (apiarist) suit and see hives up close, tour a pollinator plot and learn about pollinator friendly plants, and make your own take home seed bombs! This event is one time only on May 23rd from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Registration…
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Electric Vehicles in Nebraska
Join Conservation Nebraska, UNL Environmental Studies Program, and panelists Chad Pinkelman (Nebraska Public Power District), Marc Shkolnick (LES), and Randy Smith (Department of Environment and Energy) for an event on electric vehicles. This panel discussion will focus on the ins and outs of electric vehicles and answer questions you may have about their safety, cost, recharging, heating and cooling systems etc. Panelists will talk about what each of their organizations are doing to expand the use of electric vehicles and…
Find out more »Urban Farming Seminar
Join Conservation Nebraska and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Horticulture and Agronomy Department for a tour and seminar about their research on local, urban, and organic fruit and vegetable production. We have the pleasure of working with Sam Wortman, who will be giving us a tour of their facilities. Let us know you're coming by registering in advance: https://secure.everyaction.com/LzJtOvidCUW0nP6BDLcjBQ2 Sam Wortman is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with an area of focus on specialty crop systems. He teaches the…
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