Young Nebraska Ecologists explore, learn on prairies

Participants go east to study nature at Cave State Park

  • Students enjoyed a backpacking trip, learning new outdoor recreation skills, during time at Indian Cave State Park. From left: Lanee Connell, Carly Connell, Atticus Miller, Zildjian Sandberg, Calvin Miller (YNE students) and Josie Ivy (Prairie Plains Intern), Alex Briner (backpacking instructor).
    Students enjoyed a backpacking trip, learning new outdoor recreation skills, during time at Indian Cave State Park. From left: Lanee Connell, Carly Connell, Atticus Miller, Zildjian Sandberg, Calvin Miller (YNE students) and Josie Ivy (Prairie Plains Intern), Alex Briner (backpacking instructor).
    Taking the practice of being a naturalist to the next step for students, Prairie Plains’ Sarah Bailey hosted Young Nebraska Ecologists for students in grades 9-12 this past week.Young Nebraska Ecologists is a group focused on expanding knowledge about the Platte River and prairie ecosystems.“We started out at Gjerloff Prairie on Monday,” Bailey started. “We explored both the pra...

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