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4 Nebraskaland • December 2019 Any program that receives federal funding from the National Park Service, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability or political affiliation. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, facility, or service, should contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-0641, the Equal Opportunity Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-2024, TTY/TDD 402- 471-4693; United States Fish Wildlife Service, Civil Rights Coordinator, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203; Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Code 0008, Washington, D.C. 20240-0001. Nebraskaland Magazine Copyright 2019, all rights reserved. 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Magazine Staff Communications Director Christy Firestone Public Relations Manager Cara Pesek Editor Jeff Kurrus Associate Editor Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley Re gional Editors Eric Fowler, Julie Geiser, Justin Haag Contributing Editor Michael Forsberg Re gular Contributors Renae Blum, Chris Helzer, Chris Masada, Ryan Sparks, Gerry Steinauer Art Director Tim Reigert Graphic Designer Mel Severin Photo Librarian Jaclyn Cruikshank Vogt Circulation For address changes and questions about your subscription, call 800-632-5263 Advertising Sales Manager For advertising information contact Shane G. Gilster, 402-742-0125 Email: shanegilster@gmail.com Administration Director Jim Douglas Deputy Director Tim McCoy Commissioners Chairman - Robert Allen, Eustis Vice Chairman - Dan Kreitman, Wahoo 2nd Vice Chairman - Pat Berggren, Broken Bow Dick Bell, Omaha Rick Brandt, Roca Scott Cassels, Omaha Jim Ernst, Columbus Doug Zingula, Sidney John Hoggatt, Kearney Commission Offices Headquarters/Southeast District Office 2200 N. 33rd Street Lincoln, NE 68503 Phone 402-471-0641 Northeast District Office 2201 N. 13th St. Norfolk, NE 68701 Phone 402-370-3374 Southwest District Office 301 E. State Farm Rd. North Platte, NE 69101 Phone 308-535-8025 Northwest District Office East Hwy. 2, Box 725 Alliance, NE 69301 Phone 308-763-2940 Bassett Office 524 Panzer St., Box 508 Bassett, NE 68714 Phone 402-684-2921 Kearney Office 1617 First Ave. Kearney, NE 68847 Phone 308-865-5310 Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium/Schramm Education Center 21502 W. Highway 31 Gretna, NE 68028 Phone 402-332-3901 Omaha Office 8495 Frederick Street, Omaha, NE 68124 Phone 402-595-2144 Nicholas Fix (Keith, Perkins) 308-289-0427 Bryce Streger (Keith, Arthur) 308-289-1169 Sean Schultz (Keith) 308-760-0145 Brandon O'Neal (Lincoln, McPherson, Logan) 308-530-3157 Alex Hasenauer (Lincoln, McPherson, Logan) 308-660-4671 Mike Thome (Dawson) 308-529-8146 Ray Dierking (Custer, Thomas, Blaine) 308-870-0322 Taylor Dixon (Dawson, N 1/2 Gosper, N 1/2 Phelps) 308-217-2108 Eric Javins (Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster) 402-902-2017 Kevin Bergstrom (Boating – central Nebraska) 308-520-1031 Daryl Teter (Boating – central Nebraska) 308-440-1863 Greg Hesse (Buffalo, Kearney) 402-440-3847 SOUTHEAST (Includes counties covered) Stacey Lewton (District Supt.) 402-890-7140 Rich Berggren (Douglas) 402-619-1355 Dan Evasco (Sarpy) 402-616-5961 Heath Packett (Cass) 402-210-0888 Russell Mort (Otoe, Johnson) 402-209-1506 Matt Taylor (Thayer, Fillmore, Jefferson) 402-200-9597 Matt Seitz (Gage, Saline) 402-806-0915 Dina Barta (Lancaster) 402-890-6463 Dudley Sorensen (Lancaster, York) 402-937-3422 Trevor Stahlecker (Lancaster) 402-314-9641 Mike Luben (Saunders, Butler, Polk) 402-443-6392 Scott Eveland (Lancaster) 402-853-3273 Conservation Officers ADMINISTRATION (Lincoln) Craig Stover (Administrator) 402-471-5531 Duane Arp (Asst. Administrator) 402-471-5531 Jeff Clauson (Asst. Administrator) 402-471-5531 Travis Shepler (Asst. Administrator) 402-471-5531 NORTHWEST (Includes counties covered) Jim Zimmerman (District Supt.) 308-641-6138 Kelsey Glodowski (Box Butte, S 1/2 Sheridan, Grant) 308-763-8226 Sean McKeehan (Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff) 308-672-1824 Dan Kling (Sioux, Dawes) 308-430-0572 Kyler Prochaska (E 1/2 Dawes, N 1/2 Sheridan, W 1/2 Cherry) 308-430-3984 Terry Brentzel (Deuel, Garden, Grant) 308-458-7650 Frank Miller (Cherry, Hooker) 402-389-0444 Josh Widhelm (Morrill, Cheyenne) 308-279-9133 NORTHEAST (Includes counties covered) Tom Zimmer (District Supt.) 402-649-8053 Dale Davis (Keya Paha, Brown, Rock) 402-760-0712 Jonathan Andreasen (Holt, Boyd) 402-340-3981 Kyle Gaston (Dodge, Colfax) 402-719-6226 Mitch Johnson (Knox, Antelope, Pierce) 402-613-8612 Jeff Jones (Knox, Cedar) 402-762-5022 Jon Reeves (S 1/2 Thurston, Burt, Washington) 402-889-8508 Andrew Heyer (Pierce, Madison, Stanton) 402-613-2241 Cory Krause (Cuming, Wayne, Stanton, Dodge) 402-380-6410 Steve Oberg (Colfax, Platte, Madison, Stanton, Nance) 402-910-3366 Owen Johnson (Dixon, Dakota, N 1/2 Thurston) 402-266-1759 Doug Pollard (Loup, Garfield, Valley) 308-730-7050 Ethan Teter (Boating – eastern Nebraska) 402-620-8129 SOUTHWEST (Includes counties covered) Roger Thompson (District Supt.) 308-530-3097 Matt Brandt (Sherman, Howard) 308-202-0819 Tim Williams (Hall, Hamilton, Merrick) 308-380-7331 Pat George (Harlan, Franklin, Phelps) 308-920-2762 Matt Andrews (Gosper, Furnas, Frontier, Red Willow) 308-746-2418 Brian Piernicky (Red Willow, Frontier, Hayes, Hitchcock) 308-340-6627 John Lee (Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase, Hayes) 308-414-1432 magazine OutdoorNebraska.org

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