For the past decade, a Silver Creek farmer has invited Game and Parks to observe the deer populations and crop damage on his property in late May and early June. That has resulted in the issuance of a damage control permit.
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Stalking Wild Asparagus
Nebraska Game and Parks’ Greg Wagner shares tips for finding and harvesting wild asparagus during spring in Nebraska.
Nebraska’s Obscure Prairie Milkvetches
Big, showy wildflower species get all the attention, while less eye-catching species, like the beautiful milkvetch, often go unnoticed.
Tick Tactics
As I continued to spot ticks all around me, I did two things. First, I did a quick tick check of my own body to confirm that I was still tick free. I was. Second, I tried to come up with a hypothesis to explain what I was seeing.
Fishing Flanagan – A Lake in the City
For a metro-area lake, 225 acres of surface water at full pool isn’t half bad. The surrounding land adds an additional 505 acres of green space, a playground and park area on the northeastern side south of Ida Street, and over 5 miles of paved trails.
The Dryad’s Saddle Mushroom
Greg Wagner shares tips for foraging Dryad’s saddle mushrooms during spring in Nebraska.