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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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Here are some events happening in Nebraska in 2010.
| PACE (Planning, Aggregate, Community, Environment) meeting |
Jan. 27 |
Lower Platte South NRD office, Lincoln |
| Annual Nebraska Tern and Plover Meeting |
Feb. 23 |
Hardin Hall, UNL East campus, Lincoln |
| NE Chapter of The Wildlife Society meeting |
Feb. 26-27 |
Divot Conference Center, Norfolk |
| Rivers and Wildlife Celebration |
March 18-20 |
Kearney Holiday Inn |
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.
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.
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Students participate in Fremont Ecofair, sponsored by Keep Fremont Beautiful, April 2009. |
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Girl Scouts watch for birds in Birding 101 at Camp Catron near Nebraska City, April 2009. |
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Sam Wilson tells Maxey Nature Club all about River Otters in Nebraska at their club meeting, May 2009. |
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Andrew Lopez, job shadowing student, assists field biologists with soil sampling. Summer 2009 |
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Courtney McCusker, field biologist, carefully handles a young Piping Plover chick. The chicks had been banded as a hatchling and was recaptured and measured to analyze growth. Summer 2009 |
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Bruce Mellberg, volunteer, helps kids make bird band bracelets at Family Nature Nights at Elliott Elementary school. October 2009 |
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Fun with Pebbles at the state capitol. |
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Monetary donations to the Tern and Plover Excellence Fund are welcome. Please contact the NU Foundation for more information. 1-800-432-3216.
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