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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

We often say that the science of bird banding is like putting a message in a bottle and throwing it into the ocean. Data can only be recorded if someone else finds the bottle, or in other words...

Spring migration is now in full swing across the U.S. Birds are returning from their wintering grounds to North America to breed and feast on the abundance of budding plants and insects. Along their...

What is a living shoreline? A living shoreline uses a system of breakwaters to reduce wave energy, attract oysters, and reduce coastal impacts of erosion. Audubon Florida installs living shorelines...

 
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