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Holy Halloween!: UNK’s ‘Batman’ an expert on creepy critters

October 31, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

 By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Keith Geluso slowly climbed the ladder, wearing a Black and Decker work glove on one hand and holding a pair of metal forceps in the other. “Hopefully they’re up here,” he said before peering into a crack between the exterior wall and roof of an old sod-and-frame building at Fort Kearny State Historical Park. “Oh yeah.” Geluso had spotted exactly what he was looking for. About a half dozen bats were nestled … [Read more...] about Holy Halloween!: UNK’s ‘Batman’ an expert on creepy critters

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: bats, College of Arts and Sciences, Fort Kearny, Halloween, Kearney, Keith Geluso, Ken Geluso, UNK

UNK recreation and park management program connects outdoorsy students with state parks jobs

March 20, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

UNK freshman Sam Wetzel took a job at Fort Kearny State Historical Park to prepare for a career working outdoors. Many UNK students have used Fort Kearny to launch careers with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Sam Wetzel doesn’t have any trouble meeting new people. Her job at Fort Kearny State Historical Park and Recreation Area introduces her to travelers from across the globe, especially during sandhill crane season. “There are people from a lot of different places,” said Wetzel, who met tourists from Colorado, Florida, Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin and New York during Saturday’s shift at the park’s visitors … [Read more...] about UNK recreation and park management program connects outdoorsy students with state parks jobs

Filed Under: College of Education, Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Aric Riggins, Fort Kearny, Game and Parks, Gene Hunt, Holly Green, Laura Rose, Marta Moorman, Migration, Outdoors, Parks, Paul Clement, Recreation, Sam Wetzel, Sandhill Cranes, Waterfowl, Wildlife Management

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