Home » Flora & Fauna » Nebraska Game and Parks to host public meetings about mountain lions

Nebraska Game and Parks to host public meetings about mountain lions

LINCOLN, Neb. – The public is encouraged to attend one of four upcoming informational meetings about mountain lions in Nebraska. The meetings are hosted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

The meetings will include an overview of what the Commission knows about mountain lions in the state. Topics will include an update on research and details of the new mountain lion management plan. Staff then will receive feedback and answer questions.

All meetings will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., local time. The meeting schedule:

March 22 – North Platte, Holiday Inn Express, 300 Holiday Frontage Rd.

April 3 – Chadron, Chadron State College Student Center Ballroom, 1000 Main St.

April 4 – Gering, Gering Civic Center, 1050 M St.

April 11 – Valentine, location to be determined

About Justin Haag

Justin Haag has served the Commission as a public information officer in the Panhandle since 2013. His duties include serving as regional editor for NEBRASKAland Magazine. Haag was raised in southwestern Nebraska, where he developed a love for fishing, hunting and other outdoor pursuits. After earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Chadron State College in 1996, he worked four years as an editor and reporter at newspapers in Chadron and McCook. Prior to joining the Commission in 2013, he worked 12 years as a communicator at Chadron State, serving as the institution’s media and public relations coordinator the last five. He and his wife, Cricket, live in Chadron, and have two children.

Check Also

Do Cranes Sleep?

Trail cameras on the Platte River catches sandhill cranes on their bellies. Story and photos …