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Our Mission

Explore. Contribute. Connect.

The Nebraska Master Naturalist Program is a public and private partnership supported by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska Environmental Trust, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Nebraska Master Naturalist Foundation. Our program recruits, trains, manages, and provides resources for our Naturalist members participating in interpretation and outreach, resource management, citizen science, and outdoor skills and recreation in Nebraska.

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Our Impact to Date Since 2010

  • Trained Master Naturalists

    685

  • Volunteer Hours

    109,473

  • Volunteer Projects

    9,000

  • Impact Value

    $3481241

News & Notes

Silas Fischer, a PhD candidate at the University of Toledo, has been studying Gray Vireos since they were an undergraduate. Gray Vireos, songbirds of the arid woodlands of the Southwest, are very...

On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and spilling an estimated 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. In remembrance of that disaster 15 years...

It doesn’t take a degree in ornithology to recognize that hummingbirds are unique. From their tiny bodies to their iridescent feathers, almost everything about the winged gems is distinctive. But...

 
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