Community Engagement

Environmental Education seeks to move people from awareness to action. By engaging youth and their parents we seek to encourage a connection to nature that fosters sustainable behavior.

STEM in the CLC's

Backpacks for Adventure

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Nature Education Clubs

My students work with the Lincoln Public Schools' Community Learning Centers to provide hands-on science education.

Featuring the String Beans, Wildlife Encounters & Raptor Recovery. Hands-on activities! Learn to be more sustainable, get your bike tuned-up, explore the snake pit, discover the biomechanics of bones, hold giant insects, play with robots and much more. Hardin Hall, UNL’s East Campus.

Global Cardboard Challenge and UNL Day of Play

Kids 4-12 bring your cardboard creations and play. Designed to encourage imagination, ingenuity and inspire dreams. Create spaceships, cars, science experiments, theater sets, arcade game, and so much more!

Earth Wellness Festival

Earth wellness festival is an annual event offered to fifth-grade students of Lancaster County, Nebraska. Learn more about this environmental education program here

Nature Adventure Camp

For youth ages 9-12. One week full day camp. Outdoor adventure sports, working with animals, animal tracking, habitat restoration, nature exploration, and much more!

Lisa Pennisi

School of Natural Resources

University of Nebraska-Lincoln