Restore and enhance grassland habitat in the Nebraska Sandhills through the mechanical removal of Eastern red cedar and using two mobile burn units to support prescribed fire on private lands. Project will promote healthy, resilient grasslands that support profitable private working ranches, bringing 9,500 acres under improved management.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Northern Great Plains
Project Title: Restoring Sandhills Grassland Habitat by Treating Invasive Eastern Red Cedar (NE)
Organization:
Nebraska Community Foundation FBO Rainwater Basin Joint Venture
Project ID:
2501.21.071036
Description:
Award Amount:
$215250.00
Location:
Nebraska Sandhills Ecosystem