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WMA to be renamed for Bassett native

Bassett native Nick Lyman will be memorialized when the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission renames the Twin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Area in his honor.

The public is invited to attend the event at 2 p.m. Nov. 3 in the south lake access (middle parking lot) of the WMA located 18 miles south of Bassett in Rock County.

The event will include remarks from Game and Parks staff, as well as Lyman’s family and friends. A sign revealing the renamed 703-acre WMA will be unveiled.

Lyman became an award-winning waterfowl biologist during his 40-year career with Game and Parks, where he was instrumental in establishing a nesting area for Canada geese in the Sandhills. He flew hundreds of hours conducting aerial waterfowl surveys in the U.S. and Canada. Lyman also assisted with the Central Flyway Wingbee parts collection survey identification for 40 years, and he helped with banding projects for many years.

Among the many awards Lyman received were those from Ducks Unlimited, Nebraska Game and Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Nebraska Conservation Officers Association.

The Commission approved the renaming of the Nick Lyman WMA at its August meeting.

Lyman passed away last November at the age of 83.


About Jerry Kane

Jerry Kane is the news manager with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. He can be contacted at [email protected] or 402-471-5008.

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