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September 01, 2009: Grassland Ecologists Convene in Nebraska
The highest concentration of restoration ecologists in the world could be found in Aurora this week as people from eight other states joined Nebraskans for the 7th annual workshop of the Grassland Restoration Network. The 60 participants included staff of The Nature Conservancy, Prairie Plains Resource Institute, Pheasants Forever, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the U.S. Army, and more.
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Jill Wells
(402) 342-0282 x 1002; jwells@tnc.org |
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July 07, 2009: Conservancy Hosts Grand Opening of Nature Trails
The Nature Conservancy is hosting morning prairie hikes from 9:30 am until noon on Saturday, July 11th.
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Chris Helzer
chelzer@tnc.org
(402) 694-4191 |
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May 27, 2009: United Nations World Environment Day Forum Will Explore Climate Change, Implications for Nebraska
Omaha has been chosen by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the host city for North American celebrations of World Environment Day 2009. This week of events will include a forum on the topic of renewable energy and climate change sponsored by The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska, the United Nations Environment Programme and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. It will be held on Wednesday, June 3 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the University's Milo Bail Student Center.
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Jill Wells
(402) 342-0282 x 1002;
jwells@tnc.org |
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February 11, 2008: The Nature Conservancy Announces Addition to Platte Habitat Partnership Team
The Nature Conservancy has named Rich Walters the new Outreach Specialist with the Platte Habitat Partnership.
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John Heaston
jheaston@tnc.org
(308) 784-5336 |
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November 09, 2007: The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska Applauds Agreement to Help Restore Missouri River
The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska today applauded Congress for passing the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA). One of the components of the legislation is the Missouri River Recovery and Mitigation Program, which authorizes the use of Missouri River mitigation funds for projects across the entire river basin.
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Jill Wells
(402) 342-0282 x 1002; jwells@tnc.org |
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July 23, 2007: Kids Picking TV Over Trees
A new Nature Conservancy-funded study has confirmed evidence of a growing trend: more American families are spending time in front of the television and away from the great outdoors.
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Jill Wells
(402) 342-0282 x 1002;
jwells@tnc.org |
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June 06, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Hires Specialist To Help Restore Wetlands Along the Missouri River
The Nature Conservancy announced the hiring of Tyler Janke as wetlands restoration specialist for its Missouri River Program. Janke works to support efforts to restore natural areas along the river on both public and private lands in Nebraska.
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Jason Skold
jskold@tnc.org
(402) 342-0282 |
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