The Stella Garden Club will open their greenhouse on May 18th and 19th from 9 to 5 pm. 150 flats of vegetables, herbs, and flowers will be available for a free will donation. All donations go for the upkeep of the arboretum and greenhouse. The greenhouse is located at the north edge of Stella.
The Stella Garden Club will open their greenhouse on May 18th and 19th from 9 to 5 pm. 150 flats of vegetables, herbs, and flowers will be available for a free will donation. All donations go for the upkeep of the arboretum and greenhouse. The greenhouse is located at the north edge of Stella.
What is Weather Camp?
Weather Camp is a week-long day camp for students who are ages 11-14 at the time of the camps. The camp will take place Monday June 11, 2012 - Friday June 15, 2012 and will run from 9am - 5pm each day. On Friday June 15, 2012, in the evening, we will have a picnic for our campers and their families followed by a program in Hardin Hall where awards will be given and campers will be able to showcase their activities from the weather camp week. During the week, campers will get to use instruments to make their own weather observations, meet forecasters at the National Weather Service, learn about the local weather of Nebraska from tornadoes to blizzards, visit the office of Emergency Management, learn about storm preparedness, learn about weather and climate related careers, and visit a TV weather studio to watch the news and weather live in the studio.
Where is Weather Camp?
Most events at Weather Camp 2012 will take place at Hardin Hall, which is located on the East Campus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Hardin Hall is located at the intersection of 33rd and Holdrege Street. A few field trips are planned and will require travel to local places. Permission to travel will be required and transportation will be provided for the campers.
Weather Camp 2012 Scheduled Activities:
* Visit a National Weather Service Forecast Office
* Meet weathercasters and watch a TV Weathercast live in the TV studio
* Tour the Severe Weather Emergency Operations Command Post
* Meet a Storm Chaser who does research with an instrumented Drone aircraft
* See the movie "Forces of Nature" in a full dome Planetarium theater
* Explore past climates at the Nebraska State Museum
* Meet several weather and climate scientists
* Learn about weather, climate and other science careers
* Conduct actual weather experiments in our lab and outside using instruments
* Play the Weather Jeopardy game with a Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Come learn about trees and share stories & knowledge with fellow tree enthusiasts!
Anyone hoping to learn more about tree planting and care should plan to attend this “hands-on” tree workshop focusing on the basics of tree care:
Species identification
Proper pruning & pruning for structure
Mulching practices
Root health
Pests & diseases
Evaluating trees in the landscape
The event will include a tree-planting demonstration and an air-spade excavation of
an existing root system.
The workshop is free but limited to the first 50 registrants. Register by sending name, title and employer name to Justin Evertson (jevertson1@unl.edu) or Jessica Kelling (jkelling2@unl.edu).
On Thursday June 14, the UNL Stormwater Team will be sponsoring a tour of some of Omaha's Stormwater Best Management Practices. This will be our 4th year for the tour. Most of the stops will be new, as Omaha continues to install green infrastructure BMPs. This will be a great opportunity to see how people across the Omaha are implementing Low Impact Development! Please take this opportunity to mark your calendar and share this tour with your friends and colleagues. A tour flyer will be sent out May 14.
Additional tours will be held in:
Lincoln Green Infrastructure Tour: TBD (August)
Hastings/Grand Island Green Infrastructure Tour: TBD
4-H & FFA exhibits and events will be held Thursday, August 2-Sunday, August 5 at the Lancaster County Super Fair. The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and is open to all youths ages 5-18. 4-H/FFA schedule will be at http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/fair/.
For general and Open Class information, contact Lancaster Event Center at (402) 441-6545 or go to http://www.superfair.org/
