This year’s Festival of Quilts is a Salute to the Red, White and Blue celebrating America’s 250th anniversary (semiquincentennial). The Quilt Festival will be
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Educator Field School Focuses on Wetlands
Formal educators teaching grades 6-12 are invited to join Nebraska Game and Parks for a free, interactive Educator Field School at the Niobrara Valley
Area Quilters Called to Make Quilts of Valor Blocks
Martha Quay, Quilts of Valor (QOV) Subcomittee Chairperson for the 2026 Chadron Festival of Quilts, announced a call for area quilters to assist in
Join Game and Parks in Virtual Fisheries Discussion
Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in a virtual discussion on fisheries management during meetings March 9-11. These six public informational sessions –
Prescribed Burns Set for WMAs, State Park Areas
Prescribed burns will begin this spring on some Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wildlife management areas, state parks and state recreation areas where weather
Game and Parks Releasing Rainbow Trout This Spring
Spring stockings of rainbow trout into ponds and lakes across Nebraska are beginning. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission fish hatcheries staff are releasing 12-inch
Regional West Set to Change Trauma Level Designation
Regional West is initiating the process to change its State of Nebraska trauma level designation from a Level II to a Level III Trauma
Archery Paddlefish Applications to be Accepted March 1-14
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept archery paddlefish permit applications from March 1-14. The application period begins at 1 p.m. Central time
WNCC Celebrates Health Sciences Project with Grand Opening
Western Nebraska Community College celebrated the grand opening of its new Health Sciences facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 26, marking a
Follow Best Practices when Near Wild Birds
People enjoying the outdoors are encouraged to follow simple best practices as a strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, circulates among birds