NRES 493: BISON AND WATERFALLS

Discover a new part of your state! This is a for-credit study tour to the Niobrara River and Sandhills regions during Fall Break 2026.

Students will network with stakeholders and develop an awareness for the influence of culture, politics, economics and history in natural resource management and use. And have a little adventure along the way!

This 1-credit NRES 493 course will offer experiences paddling the Niobrara, waterfall hikes, and bison and grassland tours with a focus on how conservation organizations and private individuals work to conserve and manage this region of Nebraska and the species that live within it.

The course fee of $350 includes food, lodging, transporation, and site access which is charged to your student account. 

Students should sumbit their reason of interest Jordan Messerer: jordan.messerer@unl.edu

1. Why they want to participate in the trip.
2. What they hope to benefit from the experience.