Oak Creek Trail to Close for Firearm Deer Season

LINCOLN (NE) Oct. 31, 2016 – The Lower Platte South NRD’s Oak Creek Recreational Trail will be closed November 12th through the 20th during firearm deer hunting season.  The trail, which extends for twelve miles from Valparaiso to Brainard, wanders through some prime habitat for deer and those areas attract many hunters each year.

The firearm deer hunting season is the only time the Oak Creek Trail is routinely closed during the year.  “The last thing we want is to have hikers and bikers on the trail under unsafe conditions,” said Lower Platte South NRD Resources Coordinator Dan Schulz.    Warning signs saying the trail is closed will be posted at every trail access and will be taken down soon after the season ends.

Contact:  Mike Mascoe, Public Information Specialist

                 Lower Platte South Natural Resources District                                                                                         

                 402-476-2729, mike [at] lpsnrd.org