Outdoor notes: Hunter education instructor training set in Lincoln, June outdoor calendar

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will provide training June 6 in Lincoln for future hunter education instructors.

This free training is required for all individuals who have applied to become firearm and bowhunter education instructors. Others interested in becoming a hunter education instructor who have not yet applied may also attend and complete an application at this training. Teaching materials will be provided.

Training will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St.

Visit https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/124384 to register. Contact Hunter Education Coordinator Jackson Ellis at 402-471-6134 for more information.

June outdoor calendar

LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in June. Get more event details at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and boating safety classes.

May 29, 31, June 5, 9 – Bow fishing mentoring program, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

June 1 – Underwater spearfishing season begins at Box Butte Reservoir and on private waters

June 1 – Final day eligible landowners may apply for one elk permit

June 1-30 – Archery paddlefish season

June 2 – Family Fishing Event, Yanney Heritage Park, Kearney

June 2 – National Trails Day, Indian Cave State Park (SP), Shubert

June 2-3 – Scheels 3-D Archery Tournament, Ponca SP, Ponca

June 2-3 – Living History, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun

June 4, 25 – Family Nature Club, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Classroom, Norfolk

June 6 – Family Fishing Event, Benson Park, Omaha

June 6 – Hunter education instructor training, Lincoln

June 6, 13, 20, 27 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Handgun Series, Platte River SP, Louisville

June 7 – Family Fishing Event, Mormon Island State Recreation Area (SRA), Grand Island; Oak Lake, Lincoln

June 8 – Wildflower Walk, Wildcat Hills SRA, Gering

June 9 – Youth Shoreline Fishing Tournament, Memphis SRA, Memphis

June 9 – National Marina Day, Lewis and Clark SRA, Crofton

June 9 – Family Fishing Event, Medicine Creek Reservoir SRA, Cambridge

June 9 – Birding Day, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun

June 9-10 – Becoming an Outdoors-Family Camp, Louisville SRA and Platte River SP, Louisville

June 10 – Family Fishing Event, Terry’s Pit, Terrytown

June 10 – Republican Valley Archery 3-D Shoot, Red Willow Reservoir SRA, McCook

June 11-22 – Residents and nonresidents may apply for one deer permit in any draw unit

June 11-22 – Residents and eligible landowners may apply for one buck or either-sex antelope permit in available units

June 11-22 – Residents may apply for one elk permit

June 12 – Family Fishing Event, Walnut Creek Reservoir, Papillion

June 13 – Family Fishing Event, Bowling Lake, Lincoln; Red Willow Reservoir SRA, McCook

June 14 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Beginning Canoeing, Wehrspann Lake, Omaha

June 14 – Learn to Bow-fish workshop, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

June 15-16 – Ash Hollow Pageant, Ash Hollow SHP, Lewellen

June 16 – Buffalo Cookout and National Park Service Program, Niobrara SP, Niobrara

June 17 – Father’s Day Buffet, Platte River SP, Louisville

June 17 – Father’s Day Fishing Tournament, Niobrara SP, Niobrara

June 17 – Father’s Day Fish Fry, Ponca SP, Ponca

June 17 – How Western Music Won the West, Fort Hartsuff, SHP, Burwell

June 18-19 – Legacy in Environmental Education Discovery Workshop, Wood River

June 19 – Family Fishing Event, Holmes Lake, Lincoln

June 19-21 – Learn to Hunt Camp, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

June 19-22 – Patriot Camp of Eastern Nebraska, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun

June 20 – Family Fishing Event, Windmill SRA, Gibbon

June 20-21 – Project WILD and Aquatic WILD Educator Workshop, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

June 21 – Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop, North Elementary School, Falls City

June 21 – Family Fishing Event, Cottonmill Lake, Kearney; Towl Park, Omaha; Skyview Lake, Norfolk

June 22 – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting, Ogallala

June 22 – Stargazing, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland

June 22 – Family Fishing Event, Birdwood Wildlife Management Area, North Platte

June 23 – Sod House Saturday Night, Bowring Ranch SHP, Merriman

June 23 – National Park Service River Adventure Day, Niobrara SP, Niobrara

June 23 – Tour de Nebraska Bicycle Tour, Niobrara SP, Niobrara

June 23 – Carp-O-Rama, Branched Oak SRA, Raymond

June 24 – Show and Shine Car Show, Indian Cave SP, Shubert

June 26-28 – Outdoor Explorer’s Camp, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

June 27 – Family Fishing Event, Prairie Queen Recreation Area, La Vista; Red Willow Reservoir SRA, McCook

June 28 – Family Fishing Event, Carter Lake, Omaha

June 29 – Dutch Oven Cooking Class, Louisville SRA, Louisville

June 30 – White Perch Tournament, Branched Oak SRA, Raymond

June 30 – Isaak Walton League Kids Fishing Derby, Veterans’ Home, Grand Island

June 30-July 1 – Living History, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun

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