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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

UNK Study: Economic impact of Sandhill cranes in central Nebraska is $14.3M

July 12, 2017 by admin

Tourists view cranes at Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon. A University of Nebraska at Kearney study found the economic impact of tourism in central Nebraska during the sandhill crane migration was $14.3 million in 2017. (Photo courtesy Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary)

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – A study led by the University of Nebraska at Kearney shows the economic impact of tourism in central Nebraska during the sandhill crane migration was $14.3 million in 2017. The annual migration also is responsible for 182 full-time jobs and generates $379,000 per year in property, sales and lodging tax revenue across the region. “Tourism is Nebraska’s third-largest revenue source, so it’s important for our local … [Read more...] about UNK Study: Economic impact of Sandhill cranes in central Nebraska is $14.3M

Filed Under: Business & Technology, Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Bree Dority, Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Crane Trust, Economic Impact, Economy, Eric Thompson, Lisa Tschauner, Migration, Rowe Sanctuary, Sandhill Cranes, Shawn Kaskie

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