Outdoors events, 10/26

 No comments  
 E-mail Story
 Print Story
  Share

 digg it!
 Facebook
 del.icio.us
Seed Newsvine
Fark It
Reddit

Text Size: 

Tools Sponsor

By the Lincoln Journal Star

Today

Shooting event, hunter sight-in, centerfire and muzzleloading rifles, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lincoln Izaak Walton League, half-mile south of 134th Street and Nebraska 2. $5/rifle. Wes, 466-9040.

Thursday

Lecture,“Bird Brain! Compliment or Insult?” 3:30 p.m., UNL Union, Auditorium, 14th and R streets. Free.

Saturday

Shooting event, air rifle and pistol tournament, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Air Park Recreation Center, 3270 N.W. 46th St. Youth and adult categories. Limited number of guns available. Fees: $7 per individual, $9 for partners. 441-6789.

Bird banding workshop, Nebraska’s Backyard birds, 9 a.m.-noon, Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Gretna. For adults and children. Free. (402) 332-3901.

Shooting event, free shotgun live-fire introduction for recent hunter education graduates. 9:30 a.m., Lincoln Trap & Skeet, 4855 N. 48th St. 467-2153.

Shooting event, muzzleloader sight-in day, includes gong targets, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Ponca State Park. Contact: (402) 755-2284 or ponca@ngpc.ne.gov.

Nov. 2

Shooting event, hunter sight-in, centerfire and muzzleloading rifles, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lincoln Izaak Walton League, half-mile south of 134th Street and Nebraska 2. $5/rifle. Wes, 466-9040.

Nov. 3

Youth gun classes: BB gun basics, 4:30-6 p.m.; BB gun intermediate/advanced for those who have taken previous BB or Pellet Gun classes, 6-7:30 p.m., Magorian Indoor Shooting Range, North 10th and Military streets. For ages 8-15. $27/five-week session. Register at 441-6789.

Nov. 8

Get Out More Tour, hosted by Backpacker Magazine, 1 p.m., Moose’s Tooth, 720 N. 27th St. Hiking tips by outdoor experts. Free.

Papermaking 101, 2-4:30 p.m., Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, 11700 S.W. 100th St., Denton. $10/person, supplies and materials provided. Register by Nov. 7, (402) 797-2301 or www.springcreekprairie.org.

Nov. 13

Gun classes, basic pistol handling and proper shooting, five-week class, 7-9 p.m., for ages 18 and over, Magorian Indoor Shooting Range, North 10th and Military streets. $32. Register at 441-6789.

Nov. 15

Weaving: Stories & Baskets II class, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, 11700 S.W. 100th St., Denton. $35/adult, supplies provided. Bring three 5-gallon buckets and plant pruners/clippers. Register by Nov. 13, (402) 797-2301 or www.springcreekprairie.org.

Primitive shelter, construct a debris hut for natural shelter, 2-4 p.m., Pioneers Park Nature Center, Chet Ager Building. Fee: $6/person. Register by Nov. 12. 441-7895.

Nov. 22

Photography day camp, for ages 9-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pioneers Park Nature Center, Prairie Building. $30/youth. Register by Nov. 19. 441-7895.

Primitive fire, make bow drill tools and learn fire-starting techniques, 12:30-4:30 p.m., Pioneers Park Nature Center, Prairie Building. Ages 10 and over; ages under 14 must have adult supervision. Fee: $8/person. Register by Nov. 19. 441-7895.

Dec. 6

Bird banding workshop, Nebraska’s Backyard birds, 9 a.m.-noon, Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Gretna. For adults and children. Free. (402) 332-3901.

Primitive Rope Making, 2-4 p.m., Pioneers Park Nature Center, Prairie Building. $6/person. Register by Dec. 3 at 441-7895.