Community Groups

Omaha has several super groups of dedicated volunteers working hard to make native plants available to the community, build urban habitat and gardens, and provide educational experiences. Each group has slightly different goals so check them out, see who’d be a good fit, and Get Involved!

Bellevue Native Plant Society https://bellevuenativeplants.org

Grasslands Unlimited https://www.grasslandsunlimited.org

Green Bellevue https://www.greenbellevue.org

Milkweed Matters https://milkweedmatters.org

Nebraska Monarchs https://www.nemonarchs.com

Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland (PATH) https://www.pathmidwest.org

Wild Ones https://wildones.org/chapters/nebraska/

Podcasts

Plant Native Nebraska Podcast https://plant-native-nebraska.captivate.fm

Backyard Ecology Podcast https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast/

Citizen Science

Nebraska’s Big Butterfly Count https://outdoornebraska.gov

Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas https://www.bumblebeeatlas.org/pages/nebraska

Nebraska’s Monarch and Regal Fritillary Surveys https://outdoornebraska.gov

Xerces Community Science https://www.xerces.org/community-science