Nebraska's Saline Wetlands : Gallery Programs : For Educators : University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History

Morrill Hall will be open normal hours Saturday, April 27. However, due to the Nebraska spring football game, museum parking spots in the lot outside of Morrill Hall will be unavailable.

Visitors may pay a fee to park in other publicly available lots on campus or in parking garages and meters surrounding campus. The ADA parking stalls to the East of Morrill Hall will remain available, but visitors will be charged the UNL Parking & Transit Services' game day parking fee.

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GRADES
4-8

STANDARDS SUPPORTED
NCCRS-Science: SC.5.13.4.C; SC7.7.3.B; SC.7.8.4.E

PROGRAM DURATION
45 minutes

DESCRIPTION
Investigate Nebraska’s Saline Wetlands and the endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetle that calls them home. Discover the role of economic development, habitat degradation, and light pollution upon the beetle.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Working in small groups, students will act as members of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission, strategizing how the city of Lincoln can grow while protecting Nebraska’s Saline Wetlands and the endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetle.

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