OutdoorNebraska

Basic Actions • Evaluate existing outdoor recreation programs. Ensure outdoor recreation programs and gaps are identified. Determine if they are effective and inclusive in natural resource and outdoor skill based education. Trends and opportunities. Identify new trends and opportunities for outdoor recreation programming efforts in park areas, natural areas, and green corridors within and beyond urban and rural environments. • Public participation. Gather input from specific demographic groups to enhance programming related to historical and cultural aspects of Nebraska populations. Intermediate Actions Increase awareness. Expand awareness of importance of outdoor recreation programming opportunities across all user groups. • Support partnerships among different organizations. Support joint outdoor recreation programs among partners (e.g., schools, government, and communities, churches, businesses, non-profits) to promote programs. • Ensure program opportunities for all. Provide events and outdoor recreation opportunities for diverse audiences. • Assess and evaluate how to improve programs. Develop baseline knowledge and understanding of how programs effectively meet the needs of constituents. Evaluate demographics so you can be inclusive and know what you might need to do (e.g. brochures and material in multiple languages, accessible to all socio-economic groups). Advanced Actions • Partnerships and funding. Identify partnerships and funding sources for parks and outdoor recreation programming. • Promote environmental stewardship. Promote and foster a stewardship ethic among all user groups through education programs in schools and park areas. Increase knowledge and appreciation for recreation resources. Provide interpretation, education and outdoor recreation programs to expand the knowledge and appreciation of our natural, cultural, and recreation resources that are consistent with conservation efforts. • Stay on budget when developing programming efforts. Develop self-guided or self-directed learning opportunities for all audiences that do not require additional resources outside the scope of the budget. 91 Boy Scouts Tree Planting at Fort Robinson State Park and Wildlife Management Area. (Dawes County) ACTION ITEMS G U I D I N G S U C C E S S

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