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Surveying macroinvertebrates at a bioblitz at Chadron State Park. (Dawes County) Fly-fishing at Conagra Lake in Omaha. (Douglas County) Goal 4: Provide and Manage Outdoor Recreation Education Opportunities that are Effective and Inclusive Outdoor education is in high demand in Nebraska. Communities can take advantage of this by providing outdoor recreation education as part of their school curriculum. It is particularly important for urban populations that have lost many of the opportunities to practice outdoor skills on a regular basis. Teaching environmental ethics is an important way to instill the "land ethic" philosophy in all outdoor users, and gives the public another way to connect with the natural resource. Although governmental, non-governmental entities, and communities have made great strides to enhance the outdoor recreation education opportunities and resources available to the public, there is more work to be done. Communities should consider the action items below for this goal to enhance their outdoor educational opportunities for all users. • Outdoor recreation education opportunities are established through collaborating with all user groups. Public understands and appreciates outdoor recreation education opportunities available to them and participates in them. • Public is actively engaged in a variety of outdoor recreation education activities in an ethical and responsible manner. • Educational institutions have outdoor recreation education resources available to students in a variety of platforms (e.g., classrooms, virtually, camps, courses, etc.). • Public is satisfied with outdoor recreation education opportunities. • Education programs are inclusive of all Nebraskans. • Funding opportunities are available and used for expanding outdoor recreation education opportunities for all SCORP regions. 86 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 5 S TAT E W I D E C O M P R E H E N S I V E O U T D O O R R E C R E AT I O N P L A N GOAL DESIRED OUTCOMES Action items denoted with a green leaf are immediate recommendations directly related to this desired outcome.