Aquatic Education Program

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's Aquatic Resource and Recreation Education Program focuses on:

• Discovery of recreational fishing opportunities through activities that teach youth and families how to fish.
• Education of the role that NGPC plays in maintaining the State’s fishery resources.
• Education on the aquatic communities, ecology, and resources of Nebraska.

Components of the education program are:
(Follow the links provided for contacts and more information on specific events and programs.)

• Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium Outdoor Education Center on Facebook
• Aquatic Education in the Classroom (currently in re-development)
• Fishing Activities
• The Youth Fishing Program
• Volunteer Fishing Instructors (click here to find out how to be an instructor)
• Other fishing events and programs
• Carp-O-Rama
• Outdoor Discovery Programs
• Ponca Outdoor Expo
• Family Fishing Nights
• Outdoor Skills Camps
• Outdoor Skills Afterschool Programs
• Outdoor Skills Family Camps
• Becoming an Outdoors Woman
• Barbs and Backlashes Blog