April outdoor calendar

March 23, 2017 Jerry Kane

LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) events and important dates in April. Get more event details at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and boating safety classes.

April 1 – Youth Fishing Instructor Certification Class, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

April 1-2 – Platte River Art Show, Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), Ashland

April 1-9 – Sandhill crane migration viewing, Fort Kearny State Historical Park (SHP), Kearney

April 5 – Light Goose Conservation Order closes in Rainwater Basin and West zones

April 5 – Learn to Hunt Spring Turkey workshop, Game and Parks Southwest District Office, North Platte

April 6 – Learn to Hunt Spring Turkey workshop, Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Gretna

April 6 – Statewide crow hunting season closes

April 8 – Spring youth shotgun turkey season opens

April 8 – Happy Birthday, Nebraska! Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area (SRA), Gering

April 8-9 – Whole Pig class, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun

April 13 – Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, Beyond Bats, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

April 15 – Light Goose Conservation Order closes in East Zone

April 15 – Spring shotgun turkey season opens

April 15 – Project Appleseed .22 Competition, Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex, Platte River SP, Louisville

April 17 – Application period begins for bighorn sheep lottery permit

April 21 – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting, Norfolk

April 22 – Republican Valley Archery 3-D Shoot, Red Willow Reservoir SRA, McCook

April 28 – Arbor Day, Game and Parks offices closed

April 29 – 6th Annual Outdoor Adventure, Indian Cave SP, Shubert

April 29 – Bacon and Beer Feed, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun

April 29 – Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex opens for 2017 season, Platte River SP, Louisville

April 29-30 – Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Experience Platte River State Park, Louisville

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