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7 ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC AREAS Conservation Partner Lands • Conservation partners, including Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants and Quail Forever, and Platte River Basin Environments, have acquired or control specific, high-conservation value properties. These partners have allowed inclusion of specific properties in this atlas. • These properties have area-specific regulations for public use related to hunting, fishing, trapping and other activities. • For more information on Ducks Unlimited properties open to public hunting, visit ducks.org/nebraska/ regulations-for-hunting-ducks-unlimited-properties- in-nebraska. • For more information on Platte River Basin Environments lands open to public hunting, visit nebwild.org/projects. Platte River Recreation Access (PRRA) The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (PRRIP) has purchased and restored numerous tracts of land along the Central Platte River to provide habitat for threatened and endangered species. In 2011, PRRIP partnered with Game and Parks to develop the Platte River Recreation Access (PRRA) Program to provide limited, walk-in public access on select PRRIP lands through an online reservation system. • More than 6,200 acres of land along the Platte River are available through the PRRA program. • These properties have area-specific regulations for public use relating to hunting, fishing and other authorized activities. • Given that access is limited to a specific number of users, PRRA lands are not displayed in this atlas. To learn more about PRRA, view available properties, or make reservations, please visit platteaccess.org. • Additional information is provided on page 112 of this publication. U.S. Forest Service Lands (USFS) • The U.S. Forest Service restricts all motorized travel on the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands to designated roads or trails. • Routes are designated "open" or "closed" for motorized travel. Cross- country or off-road uses of motorized vehicles are prohibited, unless routes or areas are designated open. Motor vehicle use for big game retrieval and dispersed camping is allowed within 300 feet of most roads and trails that are designated open. • Areas in Nebraska include Bessey Ranger District near Halsey, McKelvie National Forest near Valentine, Pine Ridge Ranger District near Chadron and Oglala National Grassland near Crawford. • Refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Maps issued by the U.S. Forest Service for other regulations. They may be obtained at all Forest Service District offices, by request at U.S. Forest Service, 125 N. Main St., Chadron, NE 69337, 308-432-0300, or by visiting fs.usda.gov/nebraska. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lands (USACE) • The Corps owns and manages multiple- purpose properties in Nebraska that provide public recreation opportunities. • These properties have area-specific regulations for public use related to hunting, fishing, trapping and other activities. • Missouri River USACE lands downstream of Gavins Point Dam are part of the Missouri River Recovery Program. More information can be found by visiting moriverrecovery.usace.army.mil. Click the "Maps and MRRP Sites" tab, and then click "Nebraska" under the "MRRP Sites by State" banner. • Information on Missouri River USACE lands upstream of Gavins Point Dam along Lewis and Clark Lake can be found by visiting www.nwo.usace.army.mil/ gavinspoint or you can contact the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at 402-667-2546. • For more information on USACE lands surrounding Harlan County Lake, visit www.nwk.usace.army.mil/ Locations/District-Lakes/Harlan-County-Lake or contact the Harlan County Project office at 308-799- 2105.

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