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Nebraska Master Naturalist is a statewide volunteer conservation program.  Our program recruits, trains, manages, and provides resources for our volunteer naturalist members.

We use four strategies to meet Nebraska’s conservation needs, Habit Stewardship, Community Science, Environmental Education & Interpretation, and Outdoor Recreation & Skills. 

This free webinar series will host a variety of presenters and subject matter within these four conservation strategies. Master Naturalist Mondays is a space to connect us to our conservation motivations and inspirations, and our naturalist community across the state of Nebraska. 

For questions regarding this free virtual series contact Jamie Bachmann, jamie.bachmann@nebraska.gov

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Monthly on Mondays 12:30pm-1:30pm CST

All webinars will be recorded and found HERE. After viewing a recording, if you would like to contribute feedback, follow the link HERE, to the MNM Evaluation Form. 

 

 

January 13th, 2025| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here     

A Year in Review

The 2025 season of Master Naturalist Mondays will kick off with a Year in Review.  Your friendly Master Naturalist Coordinator will review how our first year together went. You can expect many photos, heartfelt tangents, some of the quantifiable data, and what is coming in 2025. 

Presenter: Jamie Bachmann, Nebraska Master Naturalist Program Coordinator

 

 

February 10th, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register HERE

Oak Woodland Management

Due to several factors including suppression of fire, oak woodlands have been degraded and lost. This presentation will delve into what oak woodlands are, methods for their restoration, and the continuing management needed to retain this unique habitat.

Presenter: Hanna Barnes, Project Biologist, Northern Prairies Land Trust

Presenter Bio: Hanna works in northeastern Nebraska on public land and with private landowners to restore oak woodlands and further habitat management. Off the clock, she enjoys reading, playing music, and spending time with family.

 

 

March 10th, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register HERE  

Nebraska Big Butterfly Count

Nebraska Big Butterfly Count is a community science project in partnership with Nebraska Master Naturalist, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project.  Joanne, will discuss the training required for the project and why it is so important to survey the state of Nebraska's butterflies.

Presenter: Joanne Langabee, Nebraska Master Naturalist

Presenter Bio: Joanne is a retired science teacher and has been a Nebraska Master Naturalist since 2011.  She has been doing butterfly surveys for Lauritzen Gardens and Fontenelle Forest since 2015 and has been working with Nebraska Game and Parks since 2022.

 

 

April 7th, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here    

Biodiversity in State Parks 

There is still a lot we don't know about the flora and fauna in our state parks and we need your help. During this presentation we will cover the why behind this community science project and how you can get involved!


Presenter: Brianna Nugent, Community Science Program Manager, Nebraska Game and Parks 

Presenter Bio: I developed a passion for community science through the NMN program which led to me work for Nebraska Game and Parks as a seasonal educator in the spring of 2022. My love for making scientific research accessible has only deepened since then!
 

 

May 5th, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here  

Nebraska Fungi and Their Ecology

The presentation will show what macrofungi are and their ecological roles in nature. We will also go over the basics of mushroom identification, and then tie into our Nebraska Fungal Diversity Project at the end.

Presenter: Chance Brueggemann, Oak Woodland Ecologist, Northern Prairies Land Trust (partnered with NPGC)

Presenter Bio: Chance Brueggemann is an ecologist with about a decade of experience restoring oak woodland habitat in southeast Nebraska. He has a strong interest in fungal diversity and their interactions within woodland ecosystems.

 

June 23rd, 2025 I 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here

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July 28th, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here

Using Native Plants to Attract Pollinators

Using Native Plants: The Why, What, and How

Presenter: Cathy Prettyman, native plant gardener, Nebraska Master Naturalist, Native Planters of Blair, Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland

Presenter Bio: I've always had a love of nature. As a child I collected butterflies, kept caterpillars as pets and explored the woods behind our home. I have been birding and gardening for over 30 years. I moved to rural Blair in 2015 and I fell in love with the prairie and learned about its plants. I became a Nebraska Master Naturalist in 2018 with the desire to learn more about our great state and to teach others the importance of the natural world. I am  involved with the PATH, Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland, a Nebraska based organization promoting the use of native plants in our landscape. I have helped design, plant and maintain pollinator gardens at Ft Atkinson State Park in Ft Calhoun. I created and led the charge to plant a pollinator garden at Black Elk-Neihardt park in Blair and with the help of volunteers, continue to maintain. I am involved with other Blair projects. Last year was the Blair  Main Street revitalization. I helped with selection and design of sidewalk beds using native plants. This year I'm designing native planting beds for the new dog park and an Art Alley project to be installed hopefully this fall.  Another project, at the historic Florence Mill in Omaha, is using native plants and trees to educate the public on the uses of the plants. This spring we added a native tall grass bed behind the mill. 

 

August 18th, 2025 I 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here

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September 15th, 2025 I 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here

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October 20th, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here

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November 17th, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here

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December 1st, 2025 I 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here

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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

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