Schramm Education Center

Schramm Education Center Schramm Education Center is a nature center and the largest freshwater aquarium in Nebraska. šŸ¢The Schramm Education Center exhibits and displays are fully open!
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Enjoy the aquarium and terrariums, reptile and amphibian displays, birding area, Wonder Woodland, Maker Space, Virtual Bike Game, and Sturgeon Touch Tank!

šŸŸRegular Center Admission is $10 Adults, $7 Youth (4-12) and Seniors (60+), & Children 3 & Under Free. You can buy a Schramm Family Membership Pass for $125 which provides unlimited admission for two adults and children in the same household

for a year from date of purchase.

šŸ¢The Schramm Education Center is open 10:00am-5:00pm daily. The permits office is open 9:00am-5:00pm daily.

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04/23/2026

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Here are the April hours for the Schramm Treehouse Classroom! In addition to weekends, the Treehouse will be open on Mon...
04/03/2026

Here are the April hours for the Schramm Treehouse Classroom! In addition to weekends, the Treehouse will be open on Monday, April 6th from 10 am - 2 pm with special April-themed art and activities.

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03/31/2026

We're migrating!

Finding the best information to inspire your next adventure should be simple. To better serve you, we will be uniting all of our social media under the official Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Nebraskaland Magazine accounts beginning April 23. This move will make it easier to find the stories, updates and inspiration you love.

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03/24/2026

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A massive cottonwood blew down on our river trail in the high winds last weekend. This week, we discovered it during Hom...
03/21/2026

A massive cottonwood blew down on our river trail in the high winds last weekend. This week, we discovered it during Homeschool Hikes. Fittingly, the topic for the hike was woodpeckers. This dead tree had been home to several nests of woodpeckers over the years. At least three huge cavities had been excavated in the tree. All were dark, quiet, cool, and didn't appear to be in current use, fortunately. However upon investigating one of the holes, we found remnants of an old nest with egg shell fragments still inside. A neat look at a life cycle that usually happens far out of sight.

Photo description: Nesting material including feathers and grasses line the inside of a woodpecker nest. In the nest remnants is a white egg shell fragment.
Video description: The outside of a fallen tree woth a woodpecker hole is shown. The camera is moved inside the tree to reveal a large nest cavity.

We have two wild animal updates to share to start the week off:1) We cleaned our big turtle tanks last week and performe...
03/16/2026

We have two wild animal updates to share to start the week off:

1) We cleaned our big turtle tanks last week and performed a routine wellness check on Big Snap, including weighing him. He is tipping the scales at OVER 100 pounds now, weighing in at 102 pounds!

2) Our fox snake, Todd, had completely buried the shelter in his enclosure and had been hiding for a few days, which was not like him. Normally Todd is a very "social" snake and seems happy to bask out in the open, climb in his enclosure and watch visitors. Naturalist Lily went to check on him on Saturday and found EIGHT EGGS under his shelter. So Todd is actually a female snake and our minds are completely blown. Snakes can lay eggs that are not fertilized and will not hatch, which is the case here.

Photo descriptions: One photo shows two naturalists standing in a turtle enclosure. A large snapping turtle is in a metal bucket on a scale being weighed. The other photo shows eight snake eggs on aspen bedding in a snake tank. The eggs resemble chicken eggs but are oval-shaped instead of round.

03/12/2026

Come along on a sunset birding adventure in search of the Timberdoodle, also known as the American Woodcock.

These little shorebirds live in forested areas. They stop in eastern Nebraska in March and April before continuing their migration north to the forests of Minnesota and Canada. In the fall, they fly back through Nebraska on their way to Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana where they spend the winter.

In the spring at dusk, find a shrubby field or forested area in eastern Nebraska. Listen for the "peent" call of the males. The male repeats a "peent" call for several minutes before flying ip in the air and performing an elaborate courtship display complete with cool sounds. This courtship display is meant to impress a mate.

If you head out to watch woodcocks, practice responsible birding. Bring binoculars, keep your distance, and observe quietly so that you don't disturb the birds. Ensure that you abide by park rules: some parks, such as Schramm, are only open sunrise to sunset. And, of course, enjoy and appreciate an amazing bird that we are lucky to see in Nebraska.

Video: Two people walk through a tallgrass prairie at dusk. Many bird sounds can be heard, including geese and robins. Halfway through the video a woodcock is seen in the sky. It flys down and lands on the ground.

If you're tuned in to the gardening world at all, you've likely heard the phrases, "Leave the leaves & Save the stems." ...
03/11/2026

If you're tuned in to the gardening world at all, you've likely heard the phrases, "Leave the leaves & Save the stems." That surprise snow storm this morning is exactly why. It's tempting to clean up your yard and gardens on the first nice day after daylight savings. Monday was absolutely gorgeous, with temperatures reaching 80 degrees and plenty of light after work hours to go play outside. Even the allium and yarrow pictured here started to green up! But then, because Nebraska weather *gestures to the sky*, temperatures dropped again and we are back in winter.

Leaf litter and standing vegetation provide crucial habitat for overwintering insects, including native bees, butterfly and moth larvae, beetles, and more. The more you can leave your garden wild over the winter, the better, as all of the nooks and crannies under plants and leaves provide shelter and warmth for the beneficial pollinators trying to survive until spring. Try to hold back on trimming and cleaning up your garden until temperatures are more consistently warm. Plus, look how much interest the standing plants provide!

Photo description: Photos of dead, standing grasses, seed heads, and plants with snow on them in the Schramm Education Center pollinator gardens.

We have some new displays from the Central Flyway Decoy Carvers and the Cornhusker Fly Fishers in our outdoor artisan ex...
03/05/2026

We have some new displays from the Central Flyway Decoy Carvers and the Cornhusker Fly Fishers in our outdoor artisan exhibit case. Check out the work of these talented folks!

Here are the March hours for the Treehouse Classroom!
03/01/2026

Here are the March hours for the Treehouse Classroom!

Address

21502 W Highway 31
Gretna, NE
68028

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(402) 332-3901

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