SNR presented Nature and You, with Sue Ellen Pegg and Carly Johns helping visitors learn about jobs that let you work in nature and college majors related to natural resources. A game let students test the skills needed for different careers. Learn more at http://snr.unl.edu/

SNR's Applied Ecology area presented Snakes of Nebraska, featuring live snakes and turtles. This exhibit, staffed by Dennis Ferraro, Joey Churilla, Monica Keep, Justin Zwick, Alex Hopp and Taylor Montgomery gave visitors a chance to ask questions about animals they have encountered. They also provided information on local snakes, reptiles and amphibians, including applicable laws and guidelines. For more information, please see: http://snr.unl.edu/herpneb/

Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership

The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership, based at SNR, had an exhibit staffed by Mary Bomberger Brown and Chris Thody, where visitors made beach bracelets, similar to those worn by endangered species. While making sandbar-themed bracelets, visitors learned about terns, plovers, and their habitat needs. For more information please visit http://ternandplover.unl.edu/

Geography

SNR Geography presented a Morrill Hall Scavenger Hunt, staffed by Gabrielle Collins, that took visitors throughout the museum, and required them to spend time reading exhibit descriptions.

The National Drought Mitigation Center presented the Past, Present and Future of Drought, with help from Tonya Bernadt, Nicole Wall, Deb Wood, Meixiu Yu, Chris Poulsen, Joe Robine, Tarik Abdel-Monem, Lisa Pytlik Zillig and Mike Hayes. They used classroom clickers to test visitors' drought knowledge, and demonstrated the U.S. Drought Monitor and the Drought Impact Reporter. Younger visitors got to assemble a climate-related puzzle. For more information please see http://drought.unl.edu/

The High Plains Regional Climate Center presented Observing Weather, staffed by Natalie Umphlett, Holly Lussenden and Carly Baumann, with a fully functioning weather station displaying data in real time. For more information please see http://hprcc.unl.edu/

The Water Center presented the Wonders of Water, staffed by Rachael Herpel, Lorrie Benson and Jessica Powell-Lafond. This exhibit let visitors use their muscles to pump water through a groundwater flow model and to transport water by hand.  Visit http://watercenter.unl.edu/

The Nebraska Invasive Species Project presented Alien Invaders, staffed by Karie Decker, Garrett Hanquist, Isaac Mertens, Dylan Hubl and Paul Merani. Visitors learned about invasive species in Nebraska. Learn more at http://snr.unl.edu/invasives/

The USGS Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit presented Shapes, Sizes and Colors: The many adaptations of Nebraska's birds, staffed by Chris Jorgensen, Ryan Stutzman and Lindsey Messinger. Visitors played a bean bag game to match a bird with its prey, got to feel wings, feathers, skulls and feet, and learned what makes each species unique.

The coop unit also presented Fishing in Nebraska, staffed by Dustin Martin, Chris Chizinski, Lindsey Chizinski and Amber Fandrich. Visitors learned about the science behind fishing and lake management, different fish species in Nebraska, and what each kind of fish likes to eat. Learn more at http://snr.unl.edu/necoopunit/creel_files/Index.asp

The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission presented Nature Journals, staffed by Naomi Alhadeff. Visitors made nature journals and filled them with wildlife tracks, and took Nebraska wildlife track guides and track matching cards. Visit http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/

Geography and GIScience presented a stream table and Geography: Without It, You're Nowhere, staffed by Milda Vaitkus, Jim Merchant, Travis Yeik, Kaku Ajaere, Glenn Humphress, Brian Baskerville, Chris Nycz and Mikal Stewart. The stream table showed how moving water affects natural and managed landscapes. Other activities let visitors match images with locations in Nebraska and nearby states, find current and historic images of Lincoln on Google Earth, assemble jigsaw puzzles of the United States and the world, and learn more about careers in geography and Geographic Information Systems. Visit http://snr.unl.edu/geographygis/

Ecology Now presented How Well Do You Know Your Food? staffed by Jocelyn Olney, Maggie Olson, Tiffany Benoist and Jenn Simons.

The Wildlife Club presented Widlife, with Josh Kounovsky, Jessica Edgar and Cody McGregor helping visitors examine pelts and skulls up close.  Visit http://snr.unl.edu/wildlifeclub/homepage.htm

The Soil & Water Resources Club presented the Stormwater Management Model, staffed by Mark Kuzila, Ross Lawrence, Sonisa Sharma, Kate Boone, Mandi Conway and Vicki Simonsen. Visit http://snr.unl.edu/swrc/

Sustain UNL and Environmental Studies presented Where Does the Waste Go, staffed by Neil Tabor, Cain Silvey and Tyler Goeschel.