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Our Mission

Explore. Contribute. Connect.

The Nebraska Master Naturalist Program is a public and private partnership supported by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska Environmental Trust, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Nebraska Master Naturalist Foundation. Our program recruits, trains, manages, and provides resources for our Naturalist members participating in interpretation and outreach, resource management, citizen science, and outdoor skills and recreation in Nebraska.

Photo by Adrian Olivera

Our Impact to Date Since 2010

  • Trained Master Naturalists

    685

  • Volunteer Hours

    109,473

  • Volunteer Projects

    9,000

  • Impact Value

    $3481241

News & Notes

For humans, drinking salt water is far from refreshing. If you’ve ever taken a dip in the ocean, you’ve probably gotten an accidental mouthful and know the nasty, dehydrated feeling that can be...

For 70 years, Audubon has protected our Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the wildlife that call it home — first from poachers, then from logging. Today, more than 80,000 annual visitors enjoy our...

This summer, the Rio Grande is drying in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On a morning in late July, I visited the thin river in the northern part of town near Corrales. The river is intermittent near the...

 
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