Capitol Update
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You better hurry….
It’s happening fast. On Monday October 28th the tree canopy of Lincoln as seen from the top of the Capitol was still pretty green. Today, Friday November 1, it’s looking much more golden with a few…
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It’s not too late….
....to plant a tree. In fact, fall is the perfect time to plant a tree. That’s why the Office of the Capitol Commission, the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, the Nebraska Forest Service and the Nebraska Environmental Trust…
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ReTree the Capitol
On Friday September 27, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. ReTree Nebraska honorary chair First Lady Sally Ganem will join Nebraska Forest Service, Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, Nebraska Environmental Trust and Office of the Capitol Commission staff and plant…
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The start of school brings changes to the Capitol.
The middle of August brings changes to the Capitol’s tour schedule. The day care groups and vacationing families disappear from the Capitol’s halls, while retired couples taking advantage of the smaller crowds take their place on…
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Capitol Masterpiece Premier Showing Tonight
Nebraska’s Capitol Masterpiece, a production of NET Television, premiers tonight Monday August 5 at 7:00 p.m. The one hour program will showcase the design and construction of the monumental Nebraska State Capitol. The program will feature…
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Lincoln’s Modern Architecture
Bertram Goodhue’s Nebraska State Capitol is considered the nation’s first modern Capitol. Since 1932 it has inspired architecture and design in downtown Lincoln. Lincoln’s other modern buildings and the architects who designed them are the subject…
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Peregrines Given Nebraska Names
The three Peregrine Falcons fledged at the State Capitol in 2013 will travel the nation carrying their Nebraska names with them. The winning names, Meadowlark, Goldenrod and Cottonwood, were submitted by two separate individuals who each…
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Independence Day at the Capitol
In the second half the 1700’s, while the English colonists along the east coast of North American were plotting revolution, the area that would become Nebraska was being claimed by the Spanish and the French. The…
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And the finalists are…..
With over 250 names suggested the Non-Game Wildlife bird staff at Nebraska Games and Parks have narrowed the field and are providing interested falcon fans the opportunity to choose the names of the three new Peregrines…
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We need three names…
Nebraska Game and Parks Non-Game Wildlife Biologists and the Nebraska Raptor Recovery Center were at the Capitol on June 10 to check and band our three Peregrine Falcon chicks. Using talon size as an indicator, non-game…