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News and Events
The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership works closely with the Nebraska's naturalist and birding community. An important part of our mission is to educate other Nebraskans about terns, plovers, and conservation. If your organization would like to be included on our events calendar or schedule a Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership program, please contact us.
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News and Events
Starting in May, 2008, the number of Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers counted by observers for the Partnership will be posted at the end of the month. The totals are the maximum number of terns and plovers seen per county during the month noted. Check back at the end of each month through September for updates.
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May 2008 |
June 2008 |
County |
Least Terns |
Piping Plovers |
Least Terns |
Piping Plovers |
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Total |
Total |
Adult |
Chicks |
Adult |
Chicks |
| Cass |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Sarpy |
23 |
21 |
40 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
| Douglas |
12 |
1 |
39 |
0 |
21 |
12 |
| Saunders |
8 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
| Dodge |
18 |
9 |
111 |
5 |
25 |
26 |
| Butler |
8 |
2 |
40 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
| Colfax |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Platte |
10 |
14 |
22 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
| Nance |
10 |
9 |
19 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
| Valley |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
| Howard |
0 |
0 |
28 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
| Merrick |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Total |
89 |
67 |
382 |
10 |
129 |
94 |
Items for Purchase
 
Tern and plover t-shirts, hats, tumblers, and handysacks are available through the Maps and More Store. The store is located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. All proceeds go to the Tern and Plover Conservation Excellence Fund, which helps fund our ongoing program to protect Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers in Nebraska.
2008 Spring Newsletter (pdf)
Events
Here are some events happening in Nebraska in 2008.
Event Pictures
The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership has an active Environmental and Conservation Outreach program. We participate in many festivals, celebrations, and other programs each year. Many of the activities we lead are from the book FlyingWILD.
Below are some pictures of the events.
New! Chris (center, light green shirt) prepares a group of Arlington, NE, students to play "Hidden Hazards", a game the simulates the hazards migrating birds might face between their wintering and nesting grounds. April, 2008 |
New! A group of youngsters participate in "Bird Olympics" at the Lincoln Children's Zoo. Our game and other displays were part of the UNL School of Natural Resources Earth Day at the Zoo. May, 2008 |
New! The Partnership participated in a series of Family Nature Nights held at several Lincoln, NE, elementary schools. Our game was called "Fill the Bill", and the picture above shows popcorn (insects) being tossed into the air. The swallow (student) uses their bill (hands) to catch the "insects" midair. May, 2008 |
New! Mary encourages the little "hummingbirds" to flap their wings and then drink their "nectar" (koolaid) from their "bill" (straw). Family Nature Nights, May, 2008. |
Students are putting "bands" on their legs during the Migration game.
Photo credit - Lindsay Rogers, Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
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Students tell Melissa (from NE Game and Parks Commission) if they survived migration or not during the Migration game.
Photo credit - Lindsay Rogers
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