Nebraska Game and Parks Commission:
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Offers a vast amount of opportunities for people to have fun, enjoy the outdoors and create
memories.
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Helps maintain healthy fish and wildlife populations and improves land and water habitats.
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Together with outdoor pursuits has a $2.4 billion annual economic impact in Nebraska.
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Is innovative, doing what is in the best interest of all Nebraskans and the resources we
manage.
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Helps inform, educate and engage Nebraskans in the natural world.
W H A T W E D O
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State park system – 77 areas encompassing 170,207 acres
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State parks – 8 areas, 32,332 acres
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State recreation areas – 59 areas, 37,543 acres
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State historical parks – 10 areas, 2,424 acres
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State recreational trails – 2 areas, 324 miles
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State fish hatcheries – 5 areas, 1,217 acres
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Open Fields and Waters – 254,724 land acres, 620 water/wetland acres and 42 river miles
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Wildlife management areas – 299 areas, encompassing 182,474 acres
B Y T H E N U M B E R S
