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Tagged: Arts & Humanities • February 2008

Healthy Families Play Outside partners offer these suggestions to get outside.

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum

Statewide public gardens and plant information, arboretum.unl.edu
Community landscape grants
School and therapeutic garden consultation
Christina Hoyt and Sue Kohles,
402-472-5049 and 402-472-2212

Lincoln Children’s Zoo
1222 S. 27th Street in Lincoln
Over 300 species of animals and thousands of plants
Zoo Play and other classes (www.lincolnzoo.org)
MyYard.com, a guide to outdoor family fun
City-wide safari nature treasure hunt at
www.lincolnsafari.org
Mimi Wickless, 402-475-6741

Pioneers Park Nature Center

Outdoor classes, tours and hands-on activities
Eight miles of walking trails
Bison, elk, deer, unreleasable raptors, snakes and turtles
Nancy Furman, 402-441-8709

Dimensions Educational Research Foundation

School-wide nature club
Workshops for educators and landscape architects
National nature programs for families and educators
Chris Kiewra, 402-476-8304

To see a complete list of HFPO partners and their Web site links, please visit www.healthyfamiliesplayoutside.org

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