14 2017 Annual Report
R E A C H I N G M O R E C O N S T I T U E N T S T H R O U G H
S O C I A L M E D I A
Game and Parks grew its social media reach in 2017. At the end
of the year, the agency's Facebook page had approximately 83,000
followers (gain of 20,000 in the past year), as well as nearly 11,000
Instagram followers and nearly 22,000 Twitter followers. The agency
used these channels to share information about Nebraska game and
non-game species, news releases, places to hunt and fi sh, and park
areas, among other topics. Game and Parks greatly expanded its use
of video to share information during 2017. Video tours of park areas
were extremely popular, as were videos about August's solar eclipse,
hunting opportunities, the Cowboy Trail and the development of
a new recreational lake in Omaha. Game and Parks also began
regularly answering questions from social media followers in real
time via several Facebook Live videos. Topics covered included
fi shing, fi sh stocking, paddling, turkey hunting and deer hunting.
OUTDOOR
DISCOVERY
PROGRAM
AT
THE
TRAILS
WEST
YMCA
CAMP
IN
SCOTTS
BLUFF
COUNTY.
P U B L I C O U T R E A C H A C T I V I T I E S
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Classes in Hunter and Boater Education
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Outdoor Expos
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Outdoor Skills Camps
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Outdoor Discovery Programs
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Youth Mentored Hunts
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Family-Friendly Shooting Ranges
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Living History Weekends
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Park Events
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Naturalist Programs
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Project Wild, Growing Up Wild
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Trout in the Classroom
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Aquatic Education and Family Fishing Nights
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National Archery in the Schools Program
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Becoming an Outdoors-Woman
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Public Meetings and Media Outreach
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Nebraska State Fair
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Web and Social Media
