April outdoor calendar

March 23, 2018 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.

March 31-April 1 – Easter Weekend Celebration, Arbor Lodge State Historical Park (SHP), Nebraska City

April 3 – Learn to Hunt Spring Turkey workshop, Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte

April 3 – Wild Game Processing Clinic, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Complex, Lincoln

April 3 – Mountain lion public informational meeting, Chadron State College, Chadron

April 4 – Mountain lion public informational meeting, Civic Center, Gering

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

April 6 – Statewide crow hunting season closes

April 7 – Spring youth shotgun turkey season opens

April 7 – Sharptails and Saddle Tales, Naper

April 7 – Hooked for Life Family Fishing, Barnett Park Lake, McCook

April 7 – City History Trolley Tour, Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City

April 7-8 – Platte River Art Show, Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), Ashland

April 10 – Monarchs on a Mission workshop, Educational Service Unit No. 2, Fremont

April 10 – Turkey Calling 101, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

April 14 – Spring shotgun turkey season opens

April 14 – Nebraska State Conventional Pistol Championship, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

April 14 – Powerful Pollinators, Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering

April 15 – Light Goose Conservation Order closes in East Zone

April 15 – Project Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship Program, Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex, Platte River SP, Louisville

April 15 – National Quilting Day, Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City

April 16 – Application period begins for bighorn sheep lottery permit

April 18 – Project WILD and Aquatic WILD Educator Workshop, Chadron State College, Chadron

April 18-22 – Coalition of Historical Trekkers, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun

April 19 – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford

April 21 – Fishing is Fun Clinic, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area (SRA), Crofton

April 21 – Youth Fishing Instructor Certification Class, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

April 21 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Survival Workshop, Fort Kearny SRA, Kearney

April 21-22 – Great Plains Garrison’s Spring Muster, Fort Hartsuff SHP, Burwell

April 21-22 – Team Walleye Circuit, Lewis and Clark SRA, Crofton

April 22 – Beer and Bacon, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun

April 26 – Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop, Concordia University, Seward

April 26 – Linking Literature and Science: Birds and Bird Watching, Benson Baptist Church, Omaha

April 27 – Arbor Day, Game and Parks offices closed

April 28 – Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex opens for 2018 season, Platte River SP, Louisville

April 28 – Outdoor Adventure, Indian Cave SP, Shubert

April 28 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Experience Platte River SP, Louisville

April 28-29 – Arbor Day Weekend Celebration, Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City

April 30 – Flying WILD Educator Workshop, Elkhorn Valley Museum, Norfolk

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