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49 Non-profit Conservation NGOs Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever Nebraska Environmental Trust Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Playa Lakes Joint Venture Ducks Unlimited National Wild Turkey Federation National Audubon Society Nebraska Wildlife Federation Sandhills Task Force Isaac Walton League The Nature Conservancy Nebraska Conservation Roundtable Platte River Recovery Implementation Program The Crane Trust Nebraska Sportsmen's Foundation Nebraska Fire Council Nebraska One Box Foundation Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Platte River Basin Environments, Inc� World Wildlife Fund Public Resident pheasant hunters Nonresident pheasant hunters Nebraska residents NGPC Staff

• 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