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Super blue blood moon partially visible from Omaha area
KETV It’s a phenomenon that hasn’t been seen in America since the Civil War. Wednesday morning, the super blue blood moon could be seen over Omaha, until clouds moved in and obscured the view. Staff from the Fontenelle Forest hosted a viewing event at Neale Woods in the early-morning hours….
Denise Lewis and Valerie Slocum on the Morning Blend
KMTV 3 Love At First Flight Do you believe in love at first sight? How about love at first FLIGHT? There’s a special event focusing on just that coming up at Fontenelle Forest on February 11th. We’ll find out more and meet a couple of these majestic birds! Watch Now…
Don’t hibernate; head to the forest and stay fit, active and refreshed with nature walks, snowshoeing, yoga and Mud Pies
OWH Hiking under a frosty canopy of trees, in the heart of a Nebraska winter, you can actually hear it, a booming kind of silence that stirs our most Thoreau-like thoughts: “Living deliberately? I’m totally going to do that.” As you push forward on Hidden Lake Trail, the haze of…
Unsuspecting Ralston woman gets rare glimpse of screech owl during trip to mailbox
OWH Mother Nature sent a special delivery to a Ralston woman. Abbie Lira went to check her mailbox Friday. Instead of letters, she found something that stared back: an owl. “It was kind of amazing,’’ she said. “He just turned his head and looked at me.” The eastern screech owl…
Coyote population continues to increase, especially in southwest Iowa
Daily NonPareil In November 2017, this coyote spent about an hour sleeping in the sun in a backyard at a residence on Camp Gifford Road near Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue, Neb. The resident who submitted this photo said she has lived at the residence for almost 20 years and never…
Raptor Recovery volunteers provide care and support to injured, orphaned birds
Kearney Hub Staci Cahis hopes her work as part of Raptor Recovery can help undo some of the effects of modern living on birds of prey. “They are predators and people find them more attractive than other birds,” she said about the special treatment reserved for owls, eagles, hawks, falcons…
Volunteers brave single-digit temperatures to secure healthy future for Fontenelle Forest
KETV Despite single digit temperatures Saturday, dozens of people headed out to help with a major project at Fontenelle Forest. The forest restoration efforts are meant to get rid of brush that makes it difficult for native oak trees to grow and thrive. Volunteers helped cut, carry and burn piles…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Of Service
Spend your Martin Luther King Jr. Day performing service at one of the Metro’s oldest nonprofits. Fontenelle Forest is offering three volunteer opportunities for all skill levels and abilities. If you are volunteering with a group, please contact us at info@fontenelleforest.org. Project: Linden Trail Thinning Project Contact person: Jeanine Lackey…
And, Alex’s show “Floodplain” made it into the OWH Art Notes!
OWH Art Notes Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N, Bellevue. “Floodplain: A Clear View of Life in the Big Muddy.” Features work by photographer Alex Wiles. Reception: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. fontenelleforest.org or 402-731-3140.
‘Harry Potter’ owl draws attention in northwest Omaha, but raptor experts say to give it space
Omaha World Herald Sightings of snowy owls have increased this winter in Nebraska, and one of the regal birds has drawn attention near a busy Interstate ramp in northwest Omaha. Snowy owls are a rare sight in the state and people have been talking online about the Interstate bird and…