When nebraska developed the nebraska natural legacy project (nnlp), our states wildlife action plan, weidentified 20 demonstration sites to showcase conservation efforts in the state

The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) received a $115,385.00 State Wildlife Grants (SWG) formula grant (CFDA 15.634) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. This award supports continued habitat management and outreach activities at seven Nebraska Natural Legacy Project (NNLP) demonstration sites, which serve as showcases for state wildlife conservation efforts. The demonstration sites include Niobrara State Park, Niobrara Confluence Wildlife Management Area, Ponca State Park, Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Indian Cave State Park, Rock Creek Station State Historic Park, and Rock Glen Wildlife Management Area. Grant activities focus on managing habitat to benefit species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) as identified in Nebraska's Wildlife Action Plan.

NGPC implements this award in partnership with Northern Prairies Land Trust, a South Dakota-based nonprofit conservation organization designated as a sub-grantee. The partnership leverages technical expertise and conservation resources to sustain ongoing ecological management and public outreach initiatives across the demonstration sites. As a formula grant under the SWG Program, this award represents a renewable funding mechanism designed to enable strategic, proactive conservation actions that prevent species decline and support landscape-level habitat restoration efforts aligned with Nebraska's statewide conservation priorities.

A multi-organizational team ofconservation practitioners chose sites that demonstrated or had great potential to demonstrate the mission of thennlp. Using state wildlife grant (SWG) funding, the nebraska game and parks commission (ngpc) and conservationpartners have made significant strides at several of these demonstration sites over the last 20 years to managefor species of greatest conservation need (sgcn). The demonstration sites identified for this grant are niobrarastate park (SP) niobrara confluence wildlife management area (WMA), ponca SP, schramm park state recreation area(SRA), indian cave SP, and rock creek station state historic park (SHP) rock creek station SRA rock glen WMA. Thepurpose of this project is to continue ongoing habitat management work and outreach at these nebraska naturallegacy demonstration sites.