Nebraska Wildlife Biologists
WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU IMPROVE AND CONSERVE WILDLIFE HABITATOur team of Farm Bill and Coordinating Wildlife Biologists provide technical assistance to deliver our conservation mission for pheasants, quail, and […]
Women Landowner Resource Guide
Women landowners control nearly 50% of agricultural land in the Midwest. This report highlights resources that can support those women landowners in accessing resources to support their adoption of perennial […]
Highly Erodible Lands Initiative
The Highly Erodible Lands Initiative (HELI) offers a practical solution to create wildlifehabitat while protecting cropland highly susceptible to erosion. Highly erodiblecropland with an Erosion Index of 20 or greater […]
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) – Continuous Signup
CRP protects millions of acres of American topsoil from erosion and is designed to safeguard the nation’s naturalresources. By reducing water runoff and sedimentation, CRP protects groundwater and helps improve […]
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) – Transition Incentives Program
CRP is a voluntary program that contracts with agricultural producers so that environmentally sensitive agricultural land is not farmed or ranched, but instead devoted to conservation benefits. CRP participants establish […]
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) – Nebraska Upland Wildlife
SAFE is part of the USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). CRP is a federally funded voluntary program thatcontracts with landowners and agricultural producers to establish and manage vegetative covers that […]
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
FSA administers CRP while technical support functions are provided by: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); State forestry agencies; Local soil and water conservation districts and; nonfederal technical service providers.
Nebraska Platte Republican Resource Area Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Through the Nebraska Platte-RepublicanResources Area CREP, federal and stateresources are made available to programparticipants to voluntarily enroll in CRPfor 10 to 15-year contracts. Participantsremove cropland from agriculturalproduction and convert the […]
Land Trade – One Approach to Rounding Out Public
Dozens of Rainwater Basin wetlands are partially, but not entirely, owned by a federal or state agency; a portion of the wetland footprint remains on privately owned farm land.
Working Landscapes in the Rainwater Basin
Converting marginal cropland in the Rainwater Basin to wetland/grassland pasture can increase the land’s value to an agriculture operation and help maintain the region’s cattle production.
Wild Nebraska
WILD Nebraska is a partnership between the NE Game and Parks Commission and Natural Resource Districts that provides landowners opportunities to improve wildlife habitat on their lands.
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement – SAFE Initiative
The State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative restores vital habitat in order to meet high priority state wildlife conservation goals