2 Nebraskaland magazine's • A YEAR OUTDOORS
JANUARY
January 1
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Participate in a First Day Hike at
a Nebraska state park (SP). Guided
hikes will be organized in several
state parks. Visit Outdoornebraska.
org/winterfest for a complete list.
Mid-January
•
See if you can spot trumpeter
swans concentrating in wintering
areas around the state. While
they spend most of their time in
secluded locations on private land,
the majestic birds can sometimes
be found at Lake Ogallala and
Calamus Reservoir state recreation
areas (SRAs). The birds are skittish,
so watch from a distance.
ebraska's outdoor recreation options are
diverse and almost endless, stretching from
border to border and numerous enough to fill
every weekend of the year. From ice fishing, hunting,
sledding and hiking in the winter to those dog days of
the summer, when the fishing, camping, or paddling
of a Nebraska river can be at its best, there is never a
moment in Nebraska where a person can honestly say,
"I just can't find anything to do in the outdoors."
On the following pages are some of our favorite
activities throughout the year, a month-by-month
checklist of special moments and new adventures just
waiting for you to try.
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Look for white-tailed deer in
areas with thermal cover, including
evergreen trees and big bluestem
grass.
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