Restore grasslands in the Nebraska Sandhills by removing invasive Eastern Red Cedar, reseeding with native vegetation, improving grazing infrastructure, increasing capacity, training landowners in prescribed fire regimes, and providing one-on-one support to landowners. Project will improve management on 27,000 acres through prescribed burns and managed grazing, and restore 90,000 acres through brush management and reseeding.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Northern Great Plains
Project Title: Supporting Landowners in Using Prescribed Fire Regimes to Restore Nebraska's Sandhills (NE)
Organization:
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
Project ID:
2501.23.078339
Description:
Award Amount:
$1000000.00
Location:
Nebraska Sandhills