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May 2022
No Till Farming with Angela Knuth
Have you ever wondered what it takes to operate a no till farm? Join Conservation Nebraska for an event with local farmer Angela Knuth, who will be discussing her family farm and the no till operation they employ on their land. Angela has been farming for thirty years. She farms with her husband Kerry and her two sons in Mead, Nebraska. The Knuth’s raise corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, oats, and market an average of 5500 small square straw bales a…
Find out more »Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Wildlife Management
Join Conservation Nebraska and Kari Mohlman, with the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and the Headwater Corporation, for an event on wildlife management around the Central Platte River. The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (PRRIP), is focused on enhancing, restoring, and protecting habitat for their target species along the Central Platte River though adaptive management. In this event, we will be focusing on the piping plover and interior least tern monitoring and management projects. The management objective for these species…
Find out more »June 2022
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 »Pollinator Garden Tour
What better way to spend the first day of summer AND Pollinator Week than joining us for a pollinator garden tour! We will be touring Central Community College - Grand Island's 5 year old, mature pollinator garden led by Benjamin Newton and his staff. Throughout the tour you will learn more about native pollinator plants, tips for your own home garden, and why pollinators are so important to Nebraska. The garden is located on the northeast side of campus near…
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With school out for the summer we know that means it is vacation season! Jenna Bartja and Madison Johnson will introduce us to some of Nebraska's hidden gems. You don't need to travel far to have a blast, find beautiful scenery, and relax. Find out what Nebraska has to offer and what these destinations are doing to be sustainable and conserve our natural resources. Join Conservation Nebraska and Nebraska Tourism Commission to find out some unique Nebraska local destinations that…
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