ALMA -- The Nebraska Nature & Visitor Center has hired Dan Glomski as its program coordinator.

Glomski, former curator of astronomy at Hastings Museum, has more than 20 years of experience in providing science-based programming.

At the center, he will produce and present year-round nature-based programs for school-aged and adult audiences. He also will work closely with educators and volunteers to provide programs that tell the story of Nebraska's rivers, prairie and wildlife.

The center opened this past summer and has partnered with Hastings College, Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, Platte River Recovery Program and the Nebraska Environmental Trust.

Located just off Interstate 80 exit 305, the center provides a place where people of all ages can connect to nature along the Platte River.