Our MissionThe Nebraska Herpetological Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles, the encouragement of responsible captive propagation, and the promotion of public education and understanding of reptiles and amphibians. |
NewsEducation Event. Friday September 10. Two Rivers State Park. This opportunity involves providing a hands on learning activity for students-grades 4th to 8th grade with 16 to 24 per group or two groups of 8 to 12 students from area Omaha middle schools and outside as well like Gretna, Mead, DC West, etc. The sessions start at 9 AM with about 55 minutes per group with lunch being served at noon being provided by the Thrivent Financial services and local resources. Thrivent furnished the funding for the picnic shelter that we had the picnic under this past month. This is go event regardless of weather since this can not be postponed, etc. This Friday event involves five sessions being completed by 2:30 PM so buses can get to there school systems, etc. Please contact John Niemoth if possible by the first of September for program scheduling at 402-359-8884 or email jniemoth@esu2.org This is the ninth year of this event which will focus more on going green with Walmart furnishing the water for the participants in the past two years, instead of soda, etc. If any questions, feel free to contact the me. Dan Fogell's new book: A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska is now available! Read about it here. HOT! If you are a keeper of large snakes or planning to keep them as pets, please download and read the following article, AFH Guidelines for the Keeping of LARGE CONSTRICTORS (.rtf file). Call For Newsletter Articles. If you have an article, photo, or drawing, please email Sterling at slumpkin@satx.rr.com NHS Grants Available. The Nebraska Herpetological Society is pleased to offer an annual grant program to provide financial support to herpetological research, studies, and conservation projects. Download Grant Application (.doc) |
2010 Meeting Schedule and SpeakersClick on the Meeting Information page for all the details! |
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| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| February 6 | Rebecca Howser | Lizard Parthenogenesis |
| March 6 | Glenn Eisel | Reptiles of Concern in Southern Florida Burmese Pythons |
| April 10 Note Date Change |
Sara Plesuk | Update on herp related activities at the zoo |
| May 1 | Mark Miller LocoLizards |
Boas and Bearded Dragons |
| June 5 | Terry Gampper | The State of the Frog |
| July 10 | Summer Picnic | None |
| August 7 | A. J. Terry Gampper |
"Getting the Most Out of Feeder Crickets" "The African Clawed Frog" |
| September 11 | TBA | TBA |
| October 2 | TBA | TBA |
| November 6 | TBA | TBA |
| December 4 | TBA | TBA |
Reptile Breeders' ExpoFor more information Fall 2010 Reptile Breeders Expo Date |
2010 NHS OfficersPresident: Paul Rodriguez |
