2018 Annual Report • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 33
In 2015, Nebraska Game and Parks initiated a
program aimed at improving habitat for greater
prairie chicken and sharp-tail grouse. This program
provides incentives to landowners for eastern red
cedar removal, grazing management and prescribed
fire across the eastern Sandhills and several of our
Biologically Unique Landscapes identified within the
Nebraska Natural Legacy Project.
Working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Sandhills Task Force, Pheasants Forever, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, private landowners
and other partners, our staff has successfully
implemented cedar removal on tens of thousands
of acres. Red cedar removal has occurred on large
blocks of land across multiple ownerships, treating
at a landscape scale – which is essential to achieve
the goals of the projects.
P R O G R E S S M A D E I N T H E F I G H T A G A I N S T C E D A R S
