SOAR

Levi SaBell, 2017 Aurora graduate, stands on the iconic No. 16 stadium hole at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona alongside Bob Vokey, one of the biggest names in golf.

Levi SaBell, 2017 Aurora graduate, stands on the iconic No. 16 stadium hole at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona alongside Bob Vokey, one of the biggest names in golf.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
SaBell tees up Titleist internship Five years ago, Levi SaBell hoisted championship gold alongside his Husky golf teammates, Aurora’s first and only title in the NSAA era.
Prairie Plains Resource Institute’s Sarah Bailey, center, helps Youth Naturalist campers gather insects last week on the Gjerloff Prairie west of Marquette.

Prairie Plains Resource Institute’s Sarah Bailey, center, helps Youth Naturalist campers gather insects last week on the Gjerloff Prairie west of Marquette.

PPRI center put to good use by Youth Naturalists

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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 Institute’s Youth Naturalist Program.
Photo courtesy of Sarah Bailey // Participants in this year’s Youth Naturalist camp included, from left: Bill Whitney, Kit Brooks, Zildjian Sandberg, Calvin Miller, Kenzie Dubas, Zade Podraza, Jessica Bauers, Mia Leininger, Julia Buss, Sarah Bailey, Trenten Stevens, Jan Whitney and Jonathan Helzer.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Bailey // Participants in this year’s Youth Naturalist camp included, from left: Bill Whitney, Kit Brooks, Zildjian Sandberg, Calvin Miller, Kenzie Dubas, Zade Podraza, Jessica Bauers, Mia Leininger, Julia Buss, Sarah Bailey, Trenten Stevens, Jan Whitney and Jonathan Helzer.

Youth Naturalist program builds on SOAR curriculum

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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 Program coordinated by the Prairie Plains Resource Institute.
Sarah Bailey offers some hands-on lessons to young SOAR campers in 2019. Bailey will be leading PPRI’s Youth Naturalist and Nebraska Ecologist programs for older students this summer.

Sarah Bailey offers some hands-on lessons to young SOAR campers in 2019. Bailey will be leading PPRI’s Youth Naturalist and Nebraska Ecologist programs for older students this summer.

SOAR to return

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
After being grounded by the pandemic in 2020, SOAR will take flight again this summer, inviting area youth to enjoy learning in and about the great outdoors.
The Charles L. Whitney Education Center is reportedly just weeks away from completion west of Marquette. Prairie Plains Resource Institute staff and board members saw a video tour during Saturday’s virtual annual meeting.

The Charles L. Whitney Education Center is reportedly just weeks away from completion west of Marquette. Prairie Plains Resource Institute staff and board members saw a video tour during Saturday’s virtual annual meeting.

PPRI education center nearly complete

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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 the past year and is also in the final stages of completing an educational center that has been...