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38 2 0 2 1 – 2 0 2 5 S TAT E W I D E C O M P R E H E N S I V E O U T D O O R R E C R E AT I O N P L A N Private Recreation As previously mentioned, approximately 97 percent of land in Nebraska is privately owned. Some privately owned properties provide recreation to the public for a fee. Some of these areas include campgrounds, golf courses, zoos, and hunting and fishing areas, but recreation is difficult to quantify for these areas. In addition, most private hunting and fishing areas are used for agricultural purposes or other recreational activities, making them difficult to track. With this limitation in mind, before communities determine the private recreation activities or amenities to add to an area, participation rates and the supply of different types of recreation should be considered. Public Recreation Lands and Water Data collection for the supply of recreation is an ongoing process and should be updated as frequently as possible. Through the community recreation questionnaire, NGPC is able to document the supply of outdoor recreation acres and park amenities within communities every five years. The information that was collected through these surveying efforts provides a picture of the supply of public land and water available for recreation in Nebraska. Table 3.1 shows the total public recreational land and water acres available in Nebraska. It's important to note that the OFW acres are a snapshot in time of the acres available for hunting, trapping and angling in different regions as of April 2019. This number fluctuates throughout the year due to the contracts that are renewed or expire. Communities should take this into consideration when they're comparing totals of OFW acres in different regions. It does not show the acreage on the historical markers in the state because it was unavailable through History Nebraska at the time this SCORP was written. Other providers are included in Table 3.2 and broken down by the acres of public recreational lands and water in each SCORP region. Table 3.2 shows the land and water acres available per person in each region. Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Total Federal 912 5,884 19,940 49,419 2,878 194,079 296,474 569,586 Nonprofit 1,120 517 229 1,612 5,634 18,586 --- 27,698 Regional 1,166 2,796 1,356 467 --- 1,307 304 7,396 State 23,680 30,482 26,827 12,236 76,782 43,857 53,817 267,681 Local 19,691 1,927 2,278 2,256 1,008 807 520 28,488 OFW 1,632 25,547 16,314 6,988 147,710 82,070 37,726 320,706 Total 48,201 67,153 66,944 72,978 234,012 340,706 388,841 1,221,555 Table 3.1: Total Public Recreational Lands and Water in Acres by Region Source: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 2020 surveys, Internet searches, personal contact, and existing data. Fly-fishing at Two Rivers State Recreation Area. (Douglas County)

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