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Enhancing grassland ecosystems while sustaining private, profitable ranching


Using Prescribed Fire to Control Eastern Red Cedar
After a last check of the weather and a call to the county dispatch office, the landowner strikes the match to begin the prescribed burn. Â This is one of the many prescribed burns the newly formed Garfield, Loup, Wheeler (GLW) Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) will try to complete this spring.


Celebrate Wetlands with new Nebraska wetland resources
In collaboration with the Platte Basin Timelapse project, Nebraska Game and Parks has released expanded wetlands educational content....


Removing Carp from Cherry County Lakes
It is early morning in the heart of the Sandhills as a Nebraska Game and Parks Fisheries crew assembles on the edge of Vrenders Marsh in...


Burner Bob Comes to the Nebraska Sandhills
A long-time prescribed fire advocate is now educating the youth of Nebraska on the importance of prescribed fire and its use to control...


Drought Management Resources
In April 2022, the Sandhill Task Force hosted two drought management workshops featuring speakers Mitch Stephenson- UNL Associate...


Managing Private Grazing Lands for Livestock and Wildlife
Wind weaves itself through the tall grasses and over the rolling hills of the Nebraska Sandhills. A lone pickup truck follows a...


Gordon Creek Stream Restoration
The Gordon Creek Stream Restoration Project was completed in 2015 and minor repairs took place in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Gordon Creek is...
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