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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 2025 Annual Report
About
PA R K S
99,049
campsites booked
7,377
cabins booked
2,799
lodge rooms booked
38
park areas completed improvements using
Capital Maintenance Fund dollars
153
camping pads upgraded or added
ED U C AT I O N
3,477
Nature Education program events
110,234 total attendance
18,000
Total attendance to Outdoor Skills learning
opportunities at the Turpin Center
6,000
Hunter Education graduates
P U B L I C EN G AG EM EN T
27
public input meetings held
257,000
law enforcement contacts
F I S H A N D W I L D L I F E
57 million
fish stocked in 300 water bodies
25
wildlife research projects
26
fisheries research projects
32
state-listed threatened and endangered species
2,251
projects submitted for Environmental Review
222
completed land-based habitat projects on 89,000
public and private acres
2,680
surface acres improved from 4 aquatic
habitat projects
6,937
boats inspected for aquatic invasive species
229
landowners worked with on depredation issues
10,100 staff hours logged addressing damages or
nuisances
supported by outdoor recreation like hunting, fishing,
wildlife viewing and state park visitation in Nebraska
A N N UA L EC O N O M I C I M PAC T
More than
$
4.1 billion and 25,000 jobs
Smith Lake Wildlife Management Area. JUSTIN HAAG