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Special Event

American Spring LIVE!

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

Homestead National Monument of America Education Center

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Time:

8:00 AM

Duration:

8 hours

Type of Event

Children’s Program

Exhibition/Show

Festival

Walk

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Description

The end of winter and the coming of spring was a busy time for homesteaders, full of various activities; which, included plowing, planting and various chores.  Here at Homestead National Monument of America we welcome spring with similar anticipation for all the activities the change of weather can afford us.

Celebrate the Coming of Spring with us and NET, Nebraska's PBS and NPR stations, at Spring LIVE.  The grounds will be ‘spring’ing with activity. The event will include numerous booths featuring: activities, crafts, and abundant information on the different citizen science organizations, their projects and how to get involved. It will also highlight the many ways Citizen Scientists can get involved at Homestead National Monument of America.

Schedule for the Day:

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Citizen Science Booths and Activities

8:00 a.m. Bird Walk with a Homestead National Monument of America Park Ranger

9:00 a.m. Bird Walk Re-cap and eBird demonstration

10:00 a.m. Plant Walk with a Homestead National Monument of America Park Ranger

10:30 a.m. SciStarter- Ali Mayes of Nebraska Game and Parks

11:00 a.m. Plant Walk Re-cap and iNaturalist demonstration

11:30 a.m. The Great Sunflower Project- Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt of University of Nebraska-Lincoln

12:00 p.m. Entomology Walk with Homestead National Monument of America

12:30 p.m. Celebrate Urban Birds with Vikki Henry of Wildlife Rescue Team, Inc.

1:00 p.m. Entomology Recap and iNaturalist demonstration

1:30 p.m. Lilac Watch with Master Naturalist Merri Johnson

2:00 p.m. Water Quality Macroinvertebrates Program with Homestead National Monument Park Ranger

2:30 p.m. Ornithology Bird Cams with Mike George from Ducks Unlimited

3:00 p.m. Monarch Larva Monitoring Project with Jo Langabee of Butterflies in Season

3:30 p.m. Citizen Science at Homestead National Monument of America

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Reservation or Registration: No

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Contact Information

Susan Cook
402-223-3514
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