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PPRI center put to good use by Youth Naturalists
Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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A group of 10 students took a deeper dive into learning about the diverse Hamilton County landscape around them last week, enjoying a full slate of activities as part of the Prairie Plains Resource
Youth take deeper dive into nature through PPRI program
Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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A group of area students took their understanding of nature to a higher level last week with a four-day Young Nebraska Ecologist program designed to help youth study and compare how habitat and eco
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News Staff
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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Mayor Seeman dedicates plaques honoring 25 fallen WWI veterans
Control burns a useful management tool for PPRI
Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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To some, controlled fire might seem like an oxymoron. Fire seems always a dangerous, destructive force for most of our life.
PPRI unveils Charles L. Whitney Education Center
Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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The grass was gently swaying Saturday while barn swallows playfully swooped around the restored barn at Gjerloff Prairie.
Young NE Ecologists debuts with more in-depth look at nature
Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Five high school students completed Backpacking 101 and studied various ecosystems in the first ever Young Nebraska Ecologists program last week.
Youth Naturalist program builds on SOAR curriculum
Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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A group of area students got up close and personal with nature last week, exploring natural areas along the Platte River while learning about Nebraska ecosystems, all part of the Youth Naturalist P
PPRI education center nearly complete
Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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Though SOAR and other well-known educational programs were cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020, the Prairie Plains Resource Institute continued its work of restoring native grasslands throughout
