A note from our good friend Pete Berthelsen, Senior Field Coordinator for Pheasants Forever in Nebraska: “Attached is an updated flyer highlighting the location of Landowner Habitat Tours for 2013.  This year, there will be a total of 15 tours conducted across the state  These tours are open to anyone interested in attending and are available at no charge.”

Who Can Save the Plains…in Three Minutes? Come to the Conservation Jam on Friday, February 1st at 5:30 p.m. What if you had only three minutes to save the Great Plains? The Center for Great Plains Studies and The Nature Conservancy put this challenge to some of Nebraska’s leading conservationists. Come and hear their answers. They will offer lessons, arguments, and calls to action on topics like grassland health, ground water protection, and what citizens can do to save what …

Too many waterfowl hunters end their season once thick ice forms on the ponds.  Unfortunately this can happen way too early  in the season resulting in thousands of birds leaving the great state of  Nebraska without ever meeting a hunter.  Outrage!  Hunting birds over the ice is not impossible  and by utilizing a few well placed tricks, you can extend your waterfowl season, often by several months.  Generally in late December and January we see a late push of geese through …