NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Northern Great Plains

Project Title: Nebraska Sandhills Landscape Conservation: A Public Private Partnership

Organization:

Nebraska Community Foundation FBO Rainwater Basin Joint Venture

Project ID:

0103.16.054175

Award Amount:

$149040.00

Location:

Nebraska’s Sandhills are a 19,300 square-mile sand dune formation located in the north-central portion of the state. This landscape contains abundant lakes, wetlands, wet meadows, and spring-fed streams scattered across the largest contiguous grass-stabilized dune system in North America.