OutdoorNebraska

3 DEDICATION This plan is dedicated to the memory of Commissioner Lynn Berggren (1950-2016), whose passion, energy and enthusiasm for pheasants and pheasant hunting inspired all who helped create it.

• Cover
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Figure 1. Pheasant Plan Conceptual Model
• PHEASANTS IN NEBRASKA: AN OVERVIEW
• PAST PHEASANT CONSERVATION INITIATIVES: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LESSONS LEARNED
• Focus on Pheasants Initiative, 2002-2015
• Berggren Plan (1.0), 2016-2020
• Figure 2. Berggren Plan 1.0 Priority Areas, 2016-2020
• Table 1. Habitat Improvement Projects Completed on Private Lands Within the Berggren Plan 1.0 Priority Areas, 2016-2020
• Figure 3. Enrollment in the NGPC's Open Fields and Waters Program, 2016-2020
• RECENT HABITAT TRENDS AND TODAY'S CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
• Figure 4. Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment in Nebraska, 1986-2021
• TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT
• Our Mission
• Guiding Principles
• Drivers, Strategies and Tactics
• A. FUNDING AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT
• B. MANAGEABLE FACTORS AFFECTING PHEASANT ABUNDANCE
• B1) NGPC Private Lands Programs
• B2) NGPC Technical and Partnership Assistance Affecting USDA Conservation Programs
• B3) NGPC Technical and Partnership Assistance Affecting NGO Conservation Programs
• B4) Habitat Management Activities on NGPC Wildlife Management Areas
• B5) NGPC Land Acquisition
• B6) Pheasant Releases on Public Lands
• B7) Statutes and Regulations Affecting the Rearing and Releasing of Pheasants
• B8) Statutes and Regulations Affecting Hunting and Habitat Availability
• B9) Statutes, Regulations and Programs Affecting Predation
• B10) Childhood Experiences and Education Affecting Landowner Values
• B11) Adult Experiences and Education Affecting Landowner Values
• C. MANAGEABLE FACTORS AFFECTING HUNTER ACCESS TO LAND
• C1) Public Access Resources for Hunters
• C2) State, Federal and Conservation Partner Lands Open to Public Hunting
• C3) Private Lands Open to Public Hunting
• D. MANAGEABLE FACTORS AFFECTING PHEASANT HUNTER NUMBERS
• D1) R3 Programs and Partnerships
• D2) Statutes and Regulations Affecting Hunter Participation
• E. MANAGEABLE FACTORS AFFECTING HUNTER EXPECTATIONS
• E1) NGPC Hunting Forecasts
• E2) Message Boards and Media
• E3) NGPC Marketing and Advertising
• Figure 5. Nebraska Pheasant Habitat Suitability Model and Berggren Plan 2.0 Priority Areas
• APPENDIX A. HABITAT AND HUNTER ACCESS GOALS FOR PRIORITY AREAS ON PRIVATE LANDS
• Table A1. Boundary Changes Made to Priority Areas during the Revision of the Berggren Plan (2.0)
• Table A2. Habitat and Access Goals (2022-2026) for the Southwest Focus on Pheasants (SWFOP) Area
• Table A3. Habitat and Access Goals (2022-2026) for the South-Central Focus on Pheasants (SCFOP) Area
• Table A4. Habitat and Access Goals (2022-2026) for the Northern Panhandle Pheasant Opportunity Area (NPPOA)
• Table A5. Habitat and Access Goals (2022-2026) for the Southern Panhandle Pheasant Opportunity Area (SPPOA)
• Table A6. Habitat and Access Goals (2022-2026) for the Central Pheasant Opportunity Area (CPOA)
• Table A7. Habitat and Access Goals (2022-2026) for the Northeast Pheasant Opportunity Area (NEPOA)
• Table A8. Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment and Management Goals, by Berggren Plan Priority Area (2022-2026)
• Table A9. Public Access Goals for Conservation Reserve Program Lands, by Berggren Plan Priority Area (2022-2026)
• Table A10. Public Access Goals for Tall Wheat and Milo Stubble Fields, by Berggren Plan Priority Area (2022-2026)
• Table A11. Habitat and Access Goals and Associated Cost for All Berggren Plan Priority Areas Combined (2022-2026)
• Figure 6. Featured Wildlife Management Areas Within Berggren Plan 2.0 Priority Areas
• APPENDIX B. PHEASANT MANAGEMENT ON SELECTED NGPC LANDS
• Berggren Plan 2.0 High-Priority WMAs*
• Habitat Management Priorities
• APPENDIX C. RESEARCH & PRIORITY INFORMATION NEEDS
• Biological/Ecological Research Studies
• Human Dimensions/Sociological Research Studies
• Economic Research: Feasibility and Cost-Benefits Studies
• Habitat Studies: Private and Public Land Management
• Policy Studies: Legislative/Regulation Changes and Feasibility
• Partnerships and Technical Assistance
• APPENDIX D. PHEASANT COMMUNICATION ACTION PLAN
• Overview
• Target Audiences
• Communication Objectives
• APPENDIX E. COMPLETED TACTICS FROM BERGGREN PLAN 1.0
• Completed Tactics (Sections A-E)
• Completed Tactics From Research/Information Needs (Appendix C)
• APPENDIX F. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS DERIVED FROM COMMISSION-FUNDED PHEASANT RESEARCH