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113 NEBRASKA ON SAVING THE HUNT 1. Improve public hunting access to 36,000 acres in the next decade via land acquisitions and through financial support of existing state-sponsored hunter access programs, such as the Open Fields & Waters Program 2. Increase hunter education opportunities so those interested in the outdoors may learn about safe and responsible hunting and conservation practices 3. Create hunters that will stand for our outdoor traditions and hunting heritage, as the future of hunting and conservation depends on it NEBRASKA SAVE THE HABITAT. SAVE THE HUNT. OBJECTIVES Black Hills/Pine Ridge Central Missouri River Central Platte River Flint Hills Loess Hills North Platte River Republican River NEBRASKA ON SAVING THE HABITAT Conserve or enhance 50,000 acres of habitat within strategically identified focal landscapes critically important to wild turkeys and other wildlife species 1. Conserve or enhance 12,500 acres of grassland habitat throughout the next 10 years for wild turkey nesting and brood-rearing habitat 2. Conserve or enhance 15,000 acres of critical streamside areas throughout the next 10 years for wild turkey roosting, loafing, nesting and brood-rearing habitat 3. Conserve or enhance 22,500 acres of forested habitat throughout the next 10 years for wild turkey roosting, loafing, nesting and brood-rearing habitat N A T I O N A L W I L D T U R K E Y F E D E R A T I O N NWTF.org HABITAT CONSERVATION ISSUES We lose an average of 6,000 acres per day to urban development. Of every dollar raised, 91 cents go to fund the NWTF mission. Your membership and your volunteer hours help the best conservation organization in the country to combat habitat loss and decreasing hunter numbers. Will there be someone to teach your grandchildren to hunt? Will there even be a place to go if there is? We hope you join today. And we hope you recruit others tomorrow. Forest, grassland and streamside quality and quantity are threatening wildlife. Landscape changes, invasive species, loss of oak savannah, loss of native grasses, and loss to catastrophic wildfires also continue to be problems. CALL TO ACTION: To join a team of dedicated outdoorsmen and women that is committed to conservation, contact Brian Byerly or Crystal Adams: Regional Director Brian Byerly: (303) 919-2613 Regional Director Crystal Adams: (308) 737-7227 Conservation Field Manager Jared McJunkin: (785) 456-9735 Hunting and Shooting R3 Coordinator Michaela Rahe: (402) 471-2517

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