1977 Annual Report Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

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...... 71 71 Services Services ce ce Resour 31 31 Division Division Fisheries Fisheries

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...... 70 70 . . 27 27 Realty Realty Engineering Engineering

...... 65 65 & & Programming Programming 19 19 Planning Planning . . .

Permits Permits

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...... 57 57 10 10 Parks Parks & &

Fiscal Fiscal Budget Budget

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...... 53 53 & & Construction Construction 7 7 Operation Operation

Pilot Pilot

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Boating Boating

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CONTENTS CONTENTS OF OF TABLE TABLE

1976. 1976.

22, 22, July July effective effective Commission, Commission, Parks Parks and and

Game Game the the of of director director as as term term six-year six-year

a a to to appointed appointed was was Mahoney Mahoney T. T. Eugene Eugene

nature. nature. of of

world world . . the in in role role his his of of appreciation appreciation man's man's cultivate cultivate To To 5: 5: GOAL GOAL

people. people.

the the of of benefit benefit maximum maximum for for resources resources wildlife wildlife manage manage To To 4: 4: GOAL GOAL

opportunities. opportunities. recreation recreation outdoor outdoor provide provide To To 3: 3: GOAL GOAL

ska. ska. Nebra of of waters waters

and and lands lands the the in in environment environment diverse diverse and and rich rich a a maintain maintain To To 2: 2: GOAL GOAL

manner. manner. objective objective and and efficient efficient an an

in in programs programs and and policies policies all all implement implement and and for for plan plan To To 1: 1: GOAL GOAL

people. people. the the of of interests interests long-term long-term best best the the

in in resources resources recreation recreation outdoor outdoor and and park park wildlife, wildlife, state's state's of of Husbandry Husbandry PURPOSE PURPOSE

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Wildlife Wildlife •..•.•.•.•. •..•.•.•.•. . . ..• ..• Ken Ken Johnson Johnson

Resource Resource Services. Services. o o •.• •.• . . Harold Harold K. K. Edwards Edwards

Planning Planning and and Programming Programming .Delvin .Delvin M. M. Whiteley Whiteley

Park so so o o o o o o o o •. •. o o .. .. •.. •.. Charles Charles Duncan Duncan

Ope ratio ns ns and and Constructiono Constructiono • • • . . • • . . • Earl Earl Johnson Johnson

Law Law Enforcemento Enforcemento o o o o ••• ••• o o .Carl .Carl E. E. Gettmann Gettmann

I n for mation mation and and Education Education ...••. ...••. Rex Rex Arna Arna ck ck • • • • • • • • • • • • • • W W • •

Fisheries. Fisheries. o o o o o o o o o o • • o o .•. .•...... Robert Robert Thoma s s

Engineering Engineering

D ivisio n n

...... Dean Dean Sandahl Sandahl O O O O 0 0

Bud~et · and and Fisca1 Fisca1 Division Division . . o o .•.... .•.... Lyle Lyle (Jack) (Jack) Hanna Hanna 0. 0.

Administration Administration , . . , o o ...... • • . . . . • • Larry Larry Morris Morris

DIVISION DIVISION CHIEFS CHIEFS

Will ia m m J. J. Bailey, Bailey, Jr. Jr. Dale Dale R. R. Bree Bree

ASSISTANT ASSISTANT DIRECTORS DIRECTORS

Eugene Eugene T. T. Mahoney Mahoney

DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

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1/15/80 1/15/80 Ravenna Ravenna

1/15/81 1/15/81

North North Platte Platte Campbell Campbell

Roca Roca

H o B o o Tod Kuntzelma Kuntzelma Gerald Gerald (Bud) (Bud)

11 11 11 Richard Richard W. W.

D IST RICT RICT DISTRICT DISTRICT V V IV IV

DISTRICT DISTRICT I I

1/15/82 1/15/82

9/6/82 9/6/82

Omaha Omaha

1/15/79 1/15/79 Burwell Burwell

Robert Robert Cunningham Cunningham

1/15/78 1/15/78

Chadr<1m Chadr<1m Shirley Shirley Meckle Meckle

9/6/77 9/6/77 Norfolk Norfolk DISTRICT DISTRICT II II

Lindeken Lindeken

Loup Loup City City Don Don Bridge Bridge

William William (Bill) (Bill)

DISTRICT DISTRICT II II Ken Ken I I Zimmerman Zimmerman

DISTRICT DISTRICT VII VII

DISTRICT DISTRICT VI VI

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Smallest Smallest pay roll: roll: 67 67

Largest Largest payroll : : 616 616 ( includes includes YCC YCC employees) employees)

Average Average numbe r r employees employees per per payroll: payroll: 286 286

Temporary-- T0tal T0tal gross gross wages: wages: $1,451,847 .1 7 7

Numbe r r terminated terminated e mployees: mployees: 82 82 (includes (includes 36 36 CETA CETA

employees) employees)

Number Number new new employees: employees: 111 111 (includes (includes 57 57 CETA CETA employees) employees)

Average Average numbe r r of of employees employees per per

month: month: 414 414

PAYROLLS: PAYROLLS: Permanent-- Total Total g ross ross wages: wages: $4,664,990.56 $4,664,990.56

B0ard . .

accidents accidents 0f 0f wh ich ich 11 11 we re re classifiecd classifiecd as as "preventable" "preventable"

by by

the the

Accident Accident

Rev ie w w

Game Game and and Park s s Commission Commission employees employees were were involved involved in in 30 30 motor motor vehicle vehicle

Workmen 's 's Compen sation sation claims claims amounted amounted to to $6,019.84. $6,019.84.

involving involving Commission Commission employees employees w it h h a a total total state state

cost cost

of of $17,752.76. $17,752.76.

Five Five

C0mpen sation sation cases. cases. There There were were 115 115 persona persona 1 1 injur y y on-the-jab on-the-jab

acci . dents dents

Personnel Personnel c0nferred c0nferred with with the the At t0rney t0rney

General General s s office office on on several several

Wo r kmen' s s 0

employees. employees.

benefits, benefits, personnel personnel turnover, turnover, po sitions, sitions, sex sex 0f 0f

employees, employees,

and and

location location

0f 0f

throughout throughout the the year. year. · · Rep lies lies were were given given for for pe rsonnel rsonnel s

urveys urveys regarding regarding

salaries, salaries,

received received and and answered. answered. Pe rso nnel nnel also also interviewe

d d and and tested tested

many many

applicants applicants

Numer0us Numer0us letters letters o n n employment employment po ssibilities ssibilities and and career career information information were were

resulted resulted in in 19 19 po sition sition reclassifications reclassifications during during 1977. 1977.

Job Job audits audits and and classification classification revie w s s by by the the State State Department Department of of Personnel Personnel

qualified qualified in-house in-house applicants applicants applied. applied.

The The new new employees employees went went into into entrance-level entrance-level po sitions sitions

or or positions positions

which which

no no

permanent permanent status, status, 19 19 pr0motions pr0motions or or transfers transfers in-house, in-house,

and and 30 30

new new hires. hires.

1977. 1977. These These announcements announcements resulted resulted in in 24 24 temporary temporary employees employees

being being

moved moved

to to

S0me - 73 73 vacancy vacancy announcements announcements were were se nt nt to to Commission Commission personnel personnel during during

budget. budget.

and and

p reparation reparation

of of personal personal

ser vi ces ces port ion ion of of

the the agency

operation operation

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insurance, insurance, accident accident reports, reports, pe rfor mance mance evaluations, evaluations, pe rso

nnel nnel

records records

Pe rso nnel nnel administers administers pay roll, roll, Wo rk men °s °s Compensation, Compensation, retire ment, ment,

Per sannel sannel

offices. offices. The The division division also also p rovides rovides assistance assistance to to the the

Director's Director's

office. office.

(6) (6) the the staff staff assistants, assistants, secretarial secretarial and and clerical clerical

personnel personnel

in in

the the district district

(3) (3) In-Service In-Service Training, Training, (4) (4) Aircraft Aircraft Operat ions, ions, . (5) (5)

Word Word Processing, Processing,

and and

contained contained w it h in in the the d ivision: ivision: (1) (1) Personnel, Personnel, (2) (2) Boating Boating

Law Law Administration, Administration,

units units within within the the Commission, Commission, with with the the following following 0ffices 0ffices and and

functions functions

The The division division provides provides support support services services for for the the various various organizational organizational

A D M M D A I I N N I S T T S I R A A R T I O O I T N N

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staff staff members members through through the the Tuition Tuition Assistance Assistance Program . .

and and defensive defensive driving. driving. Specialized Specialized college-level college-level courses courses were were completed completed

by by

cations, cations, real real estate estate appraisal appraisal and and relocation relocation assistance, assistance, water water law, law,

retirement, retirement,

supervisory supervisory management , , statistics, statistics, computer computer programming , , construction construction specifi

Du ri ng ng the the year year employees employees were were enrolled enrolled in in work s hop s s and and short short courses courses on on

w orksho ps ps for for grou~s grou~s of of employees. employees.

seminars, seminars, and and workshops o · · Broacl - based based training training needs needs are are met met thr0ugh thr0ugh in-h0use in-h0use

needs needs of of individual individual staff staff members members who who enroll enroll in in a a variety variety of of short short

courses, courses,

this this purpose, purpose, training training efforts efforts are are d irected irected pr i marily marily to to meet ing ing the the specialized specialized

preparing preparing empleyees empleyees fer fer positions positions ef ef higher higher responsibility. responsibility. Te Te achieve achieve

In-servi In-servi c · e e training training is is devoted devoted to to bettering bettering present present performance performance and and to to

In-Service In-Service Training Training

fatalities. fatalities.

· · Du ri ng ng 1977, 1977, Neb ras ka ka had had 30 30 reportable reportable accidents, accidents, 10 10 injuries injuries and and 5 5

have have taken taken courses courses in in boating boating and and water water safety safety there. there.

for for instruction instruction in in water water safety. safety. Students Students at at the the college college and and St. St. John°

s s School School

Concordia Concordia College College made made its its pool pool available available to to the the Commission Commission on on the the weedends weedends

boating boating safety safety throughout throughout the the state. state.

of of the the Neb ras ka ka Game Game Commission Commission have have continued continued to to successfully successfully promote promote

in in gi vi ng ng w ide ide publicity publicity an an boating boating safety. safety. The The conservation conservation officers officers

of of sea manship. manship. The The divisian divisian of of Inf0rmatfon Inf0rmatfon and and Educati0n Educati0n has has

been been

very very

active active

, i n n boating boating safety safety and and the the Coast Coast Guard Guard Auxiliary Auxiliary pravides pravides training training in in the the art art

The The U . S. S. Coast Coast Guard Guard in in St. St. Louis Louis has has assisted assisted the the agency agency a a great great deal deal

m ay ay particip~te. particip~te.

Boy Boy Sciuts, Sciuts, C~b C~b Sco~ts, Sco~ts, Girl Girl Scouts, Scouts, Camp Camp Fire Fire G ir ls, ls, 4-H, 4-H, and and church church groups, groups,

Carioe Carioe classes classes ate ate given given across across the the state state and and any any 0rganization 0rganization such such as as the the

swi m m and and be be at at least least 8 8 years years old. old.

providecl. providecl. The The anly anly requirements requirements needed needed are are that - the the youngsters youngsters knew knew h0w h0w

to to

the the co ming ming season. season. Classes Classes are are free, free, and and the the paddles, paddles, jacket s s and and e~uipment e~uipment

in in many many places. places. La rge rge classes classes of of Boy Boy Scouts Scouts and and Cub Cub Scouts Scouts are are expected expected

for for

wa s s an an active active summer summer in in s p ite ite of of the the fact fact that that the the water water level level wa s s very very low low

Commission Commission personnel personnel again again worked worked with with the the 4-H 4-H and and the the Boy Boy Scouts. Scouts. It It

see m m to to be be at at least least five five canoes canoes to to every every motor motor boat boat in in the the state. state.

number number because because these these craft craft are are not not re gistered, gistered, but but a a reaso nab le - estimate estimate

w0uld w0uld

interest interest i n n canoeing canoeing and and sailing. sailing. It It is is impossible impossible to to obtain obtain the the accurate accurate

The The number number of of non-powered non-powered boats boats in in Nebraska Nebraska is is increasing increasing rapidly, rapidly, with with

the the

m otor otor boats, boats, as as co mpared mpared to to 41,290 41,290 in in 1976, 1976, an an increase increase of of 836 836 registrations. registrations.

_ _ During During 1977, 1977, the the Nebraska Nebraska Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission registered registered 42,126 42,126 Boating Boating Aircraft Operations AER© COMMANEIER

Direct Operating C0st Breakdown 1977 1976 1975 1974 Aircraft repair, electronic and engine $151)865037 $10~994010 $ 3~4Hio48 $ 6~787034 Gasoline 8,516037 1011438004 6®872028 8~399099 Oil 174056 5890 10 204024 199053 TOTAL $24,55603© $22~02L84 $101)493000 $15~386086 Total Hours Flown* - 437 *Total aircraft engine operating time w111 be approximately 10 percent more than noted, since aircraft rec0rding hour meter is run by air pressure over the wing and is op~rating only when aircraft has flight speedo Total flight time is air to ground time onlyj using 180 mopoho average speedo Indirect Operating Cost 1977 1976 1975 1974 Insurance $ l~o00 $ 1,200000 $ r;T44o00 $ 1,325000 $3,000,000 single ltm1t bodily injury and property damage insurance each occurrence Hull All Ri sk Basis $80,000 insured valueo Storages, including office rent, landing fees 31)090055 4~000054 3$487 o47 2iA25o 19 Federal Tax 137 000 135000 135000 Charts and Publication 1590 04 40075 198000 134000 New E~uipment: 0e=ice installation and new propellers (6 blades) 201)635028 =0= 7i000o©O =0= Miscellaneous supplies 590 19 3CL 15 1150 95 92075 T©TAL $201)635028 $ 5,408o44 $121) 08L 17 $ 4~ 11 L 94 Direct Operating Cost Per Hour - $56ol9 Total Indirect Cost Per Hour ~ $47022 1977 1976 1975 1974 Combined Direct and Indirect Cost Per Hou r: $103o41 $59036 $70006 $60062 Total Direct and Indirect Cost of Operation ever a Four=Year Periocl - $73036

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that that the the airplane airplane was was down down about about two two months months ta ta have have the the old old fabric fabric replacedo replacedo

decrease decrease in in flying flying hours hours from from the the previous previous years~ years~ due due p ri ma rily rily to to the the fact fact

321075 321075 hours hours daytime daytime flying flying and and 67 01 5 5 hour s s nighttime nighttime fl ying o o Th is is was was a a

The The Champion Champion airplane airplane was was flown flown a a total total 388090 388090 0f 0f hours hours during during 1977~ 1977~ with with

CHAMPION CHAMPION AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT

or or Assistant Assistant D irectoro irectoro

Dire c tor, tor, Commissione rs , , and and combined combined Department Department personnel personnel assisting assisting the the D

irector irector

*Flight *Flight charged charged to to administration administration includes includes all all fl ights ights by by the the Dire ctori ctori A ssistant ssistant

Operations Operations

Federal Federal Aid Aid 3o5 3o5 25024 25024

2o2 2o2

Aircraft Aircraft maintenance maintenance LO LO 7o0 7o0

Resource Resource Services Services 12o5 12o5 4o30 4o30

2o9 2o9

Game Game 22 0 0 1 1

16052 16052

25o2 25o2 2Q o Q Q

Planning Planning & & Programming Programming l5o75 l5o75 3o9 3o9 10oQ 10oQ

28o2 28o2

Pi10t Pi10t Proficiency Proficiency 206 206

Ll Ll

4oO . .

Park s s 76o5 76o5 40053 40053 26 o9 o9 43 o 9 9

Law Law Enforcement Enforcement Survey Survey and and Patrol Patrol

7o4 7o4 6 03 03 2 2 0 0 1 1

Information Information & & Education Education 10o2 10o2 o5 o5 12o7 12o7

Fisheries Fisheries 76076 76076 32 o 9 9 44 o 3 3

26 26 0 0 1 1

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Budget /Fisca l l 12oO 12oO 8065 8065 12o3 12o3 7o4 7o4

Department Department of of Aeronautics Aeronautics Aircraft Aircraft Pool Pool none none 22080 22080 8306 8306 107 107 0 0 3 3

Admini Admini stra stra tfon* tfon* 244°:9 244°:9 259065 259065 12©o2 12©o2 14802 14802

1977 1977 1975 1975 1976 1976 197 4 4

Breakdown Breakdown of of Ai rcraft rcraft U sed sed by by Div isio ns ns

Hours Hours of of Instrument Instrument Flying Flying 13o1 13o1

Hours Hours of of N ight ight Flying Flying 29o7 29o7

Total Total Hour s s Flo wn wn 43700 43700

Hou rs rs of of Flying Flying Breakdown Breakdown

sion sion for for 1977 1977 were were based based on on the the direct direct operating operating cost cost for for 1977 1977 of of $56 ol 9o 9o

Scheduling Scheduling Pool Pool i n n 19770 19770 Charges Charges to to d ivisio ns ns w ithi n n the the Game Game and and Pa r ks ks Commis

h our our (p rice rice includes includes pilot pilot time) time) by by a11 a11 aircraft aircraft i n volv ed ed in in the the A ircraft ircraft

Charges Charges were were based based on on the the agreed agreed amounts amounts of of $060 $060 per per mtle mtle of of $11600© $11600© per per

Charges Charges to to Other Other Agen cies cies

No No depreciationo depreciationo Value Value of of aircraft aircraft and and spare spare engine engine is is approximately approximately $83~1910590 $83~1910590

Depreciation Depreciation Rate Rate

Seat Seat Load Load Factor Factor 5o5 5o5 5o2 5o2 5o9 5o9 4 o o 7 7 •' •'

Per Per Seat Seat Mile Mile

12 12 AO AO 03 4 4 032 032

0 0

Per Per Mile Mile -:"51 -:"51 ----:so/' ----:so/' --::fl --::fl ~ ~

1977 1977 1974 1974 1976 1976 1975 1975

Operating Operating Cost Cost (per (per Breakdown Breakdown m ile ile and and seat seat mile) mile)

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T0ta1 T0ta1 3 88 . 90 90 $6 ~ 454.38 454.38

L aw aw enfarcement enfarcement

2332=40 2332=40

177 177 2 19 4 60 60 7.

63 63

0 0

A nte1epe nte1epe depredati~n depredati~n 90(l) 15 15 24.80 24.80

1L5

8 8

De er er dep re dation dation 90015 90015 2.35 2.35

39.00 39.00

Wa terfowl terfowl count count 90015 90015 30. 1 5 5 500

. 37 37

Ge ese ese ceunt ceunt 900 15 15 25. 05 05 4 1 5.

3 3

De er er ce un t t 90015 90015 3.35 3.35 55.60 55.60

An tel@pe tel@pe c0u nt nt 900 15 15 100 . . 1 0 0 Le6 L

26 26

P ine ine C re ek ek p ict u r es es 2332-59 2332-59 .75 .75 1 2

. 45 45

Sandhi11 s s pi c tures tures 2332-31 2332-31 3. 3. 15 15 52.28 52.28

Swan Swan a nd nd geese geese p ic tures tures 2332 = 31 31 3 . 60 60 59.75 59.75

Wh 00pi ng ng cr ane ane check check 137 0 = 336-7000 336-7000 2.40 2.40 39

. 83 83

Tern Tern count count

1370~336= 1370~336=

7000 7000 8.40 8.40 139 139 4 1 1

0 0

Fo w l l c ho lera lera (M0 rr e11 e11 area W - ) ) 17 = 0 0 n n 7.2 0 0 $ $ 9 . . 49 49

Pu reose reose of of Renta l l Acc 0 unt unt Flt Numbe ing ing Ti r r me me Co st st

Ho urs urs of of

1 977 977 Ai rcraf t t Re ntal ntal

$1 75. 75.

found found guilty guilty p ai d d fines fines of of $480 j j cos t s s of of $ 1 60 9 9 and and liqui d ated ated da m a ge s s o f f

we re re b rou ght ght trial trial t0 t0 and and a11 a11 we re re found found gui lt y y and and 7 7 are are s ti1 1 1 pend i ng . . Th ese ese

There There were were 28 28 arrests arrests m a de de throug h h the the use use of of the the airplane. airplane. Of Of thesei thesei 21 21

cancelled. cancelled. · ·

O f f the the fli gh 120 120 ts ts sc heduled heduled du rin ~ ~ the the year, year, 1 00 00 were were m ade ade and and 20 20

dep reciat i on on as as the the a ircraft ircraft ha s s reac hed hed its its resi du al al val ue . .

replacing replacing 0f 0f the the fabr ic. ic. This This cost cost does does not not incl ud e e i n s urance. urance. T h ere ere wa s s no no

The The c0st c0st per per hou r r of of operatien operatien was was $16.596 up up considerably considerably 9 9 as as a a result result B U D G E T A N D F I S C A L

The Budget and Fiscal Division includes four secti0ns~ (1) Permitsi which encompasses the Boating Administration and Operati~n wf the Custijmer Service Center 1n the Lincoln Headquarters Building~ Acceunts Receivable and Permit Accounting Departments; (2) Fiscal Acc~unting~ which prepares a 11 veucher payments for the Agency and maintains varfous fi 1es and rep0rts connected with the fiscal acc~~nt1ng ef a11 expenditures f~r the Agency; ( 3) Audits and Cost Center [email protected] fog~ which enc10JmpassPs a.udi ts of a11 p01itica1 sub-divisions~ internal audits and pr~cedure assi~tance of all dhisfons of the Agency~ ancl mafota1ns Area Cost Center Expenditunre Accountin0; (4) Procurement and Invent0ry, responsible f~r c@~rdinatinq all purchases 0f materials, supp11es and equipment; coerdtnatin~ b1d pro cedures and letting of construction centracts; maintainin§ the Agency 0s invent©ry and records management systemso Administration of a11 functi@ns and duttes of the division ts per= formed by the division chief and his administrative staffi who are ils~ respens1ble for the preparation ~f the agency 0s Annual Budget Request and administration ef the Annual Legislative Budgetary Appr@priati~nso Major functions of the Budget and Fiscal 0iv1si~n 1nc1ude~ (1) Main taining all fiscal recerds in accordance wtth state and federal laws; (e) Maintaining area cost accounting on income and expenditures fmr internal control of the Commission; (3) Administering fiscal ~peratten and c011tr01 of federal programs; (4) Admfohterfog the fiscal Cijntr~l 0f State Boating Laws; (5) Issuing all hunting and fishing permits to vendor accaunts; (6) Receiving, depositing~ and maintaining accounts receivable records on all funds received by the Commission; (7) Preparing the Commfasi-oin°s anm.1al budgets; (8) Preparing and maintaining the Commiss1on°s ftscal and 0perat1ng budge\ts; (9) Administering the purchase ef all equipment~ s~pplies, materials and c0nstructi0n contracts for the Commissien; (10) Matnta1n1ng in~ent@ry contrel and records of a11 persenal pr~perty of the Commissi0n; (11) Perfirm= 1ng a~~(ts of federal programs relating ta parttctpat1ng sub=div1siens and trrti~rnal audits of the other divhfans ef the Cemmtssiion; (12) Admtnisterfo!!J atn 1wnterna 1 program of farms cont re 1 ~ ind udin!':) cle'\fe fopment 10Jf forms and delf'h111ng the fr p>urpose ~ use, arnil retention ID and (13) Perf4:!lrmfog IO!ther admfni strati ve functions as asst gned by the Board wf Commfasfoners Director and/br Assistant 01rectorso I \~everal major Administrative Impr~vements were fo1thted during 19770 We installed a Depository Banking System for 0ur Agencies Park Area Field _Locations which allows locations that c0nect 1nc~me f@r OJUJr Agency t~ dep@s1t funds directly into the State Treasurer 0 s Acc@unts thus a11@wing immediate use 0f the revenue for payment @f park expenses IOJr immediate investment 0f available casho Prior system re~uired ~11 inc~me to be tran~ m1ttecl first tm our Central Office in L1nc01n then cle~ositeG with the State Treasurer o

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istributedo istributedo d

and and d d eve1101pe d were were Prioi:cedtires Prioi:cedtires Purchasing Purchasing and and cc0untfog cc0untfog A venue venue Re rehtfog rehtfog tOl tOl

anuals anuals M systemo systemo the the of of maintenance maintenance proper proper the the on on tions tions c instru and and lecations lecations

field field and and supervis1rs supervis1rs various various to to manuals manuals lletin lletin u b such such ef ef system system tien tien

distribu~ distribu~ a a g g inchndin developed developed was was roach roach App nual nual Ma tem tem s Sy Bulletfo A A

11 11 11

in in system system computer computer 19780 19780 total total a a to to ever ever

ch ch wit s a a see see should should we we and and initiated initiated s s wa counting counting Ac endor endor V it it m r Pe of of ramming ramming g

Pr~= Pr~= pricessedo pricessedo actually actually was was data data base base same same and and invent0ries invent0ries Agency Agency eur eur f©r f©r

completed completed was was Pr~gram Pr~gram Computer Computer A A eperatienso eperatienso manual manual or or rations rations pe 0 achine achine m by by

bookkeeping bookkeeping sutdated sutdated handled handled previously previously have have that that applications applications tive tive by by been been

administra ~ther ~ther and and acc~unting acc~unting vendor vendor permit permit inventories, inventories, to to relating relating tians tians

applica= applica= cemputer cemputer varieus varieus investigating investigating en en time time c0nsiderable c0nsiderable spent spent We We

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Tatal Tatal Ag ency ency Expenditures Expenditures During During 1977 1977

Capital Capital C 0 n structi0 n n Funcl 31187493380 31187493380 s s 91 91

Total Total 15196351081 Agen cy cy Op .66 .66 erational erational Cost Cost - Gen eral eral F und und

Lancl Lancl and and Wate r r Conservation Conservation 347~443.06 347~443.06 Ca s h h Fund Fund

V ario u s s Federal Federal 94 94 Funcls Funcls l l 90740 90740 07 07

N ebraska ebraska S nowm 726.78 726.78 obile obile Cash Cash Fund Fund

Ca s h h Gifts Gifts 153 153 9192 9192 64 64 0 0

N ebraska ebraska 7199579.97 7199579.97 Habit at at Cash Cash Fund Fund

State State Park Park 532,049.©2 532,049.©2 Facilities Facilities Ca s h h Fund Fund

641 641 1 1 ' ' 188 188 82 82

Game Game Fund Fund ll ll 0 0

January January 1978 1978 Cash Cash - a nd nd Gene 111 111 ral ral Fund Fund App ropriations ropriations on on H and: and:

14~822~936.58 14~822~936.58 Total Total Agen c y y Expenclitures Expenclitures Du ri ng ng 1977 1977

1ii2519655o16 1ii2519655o16 Capital Capital Construction Construction Funds Funds

Total Total [email protected] [email protected] Ag ency ency Ope ratio nal nal Co st, st, Gen l l Fund Fund

Land Land 2929011070.95 2929011070.95 and and Wat er er Conservation Conservation Cash Cash Fund Fund

n n 1 1 9448. 9448. Various Various s1 s1 Federal Federal Funds Funds

Cash Cash 52.13 52.13 G ifts ifts

N ebraska ebraska 43,965.94 43,965.94 Ha bitat bitat Cash Cash Funcl Funcl

34811694.15 34811694.15 State State Park Park Facilities Facilities Ca s h h Fund Fund

5114829022.85 5114829022.85 Game Game Fund Fund

Total Total Expencled Expencled Fund Fund Type: Type: by by

F uncl uncl Appr opriati on on Ava ilable ilable Du ring ring 1977 1977

Total Total Ca s h h R even ue ue Rec eived eived and and General General

Less Less Amount s s Lapsed Lapsed (1711118.18) (1711118.18)

G eneral eneral 5) 5) Funcl Funcl 11 11 - 1 1 N ew ew 71 71 0 0 4©0 4©0 00 00 0 0

Capital Capital Construction Construction Fund s s

Le ss ss Amounts Amounts lapsed lapsed (7811828.33) (7811828.33)

Gene ral ral Fund Fund - New New 4 5) 4 1411 058.0© 058.0©

Total Total Agency Agency Oper atio nal nal App ropriatio n n

2112925)444.43 2112925)444.43 Land Land and and Water Water Conservation Conservation Ca s h h Fund Fund

80 011512.57 011512.57 V arious arious Federal Federal Funds Funds

726.78 726.78 N ebraska ebraska S nowm obile obile Cash Cash Funcl Funcl

15311244. 15311244. 77 77 Cash Cash Gifts Gifts

7635)545. 7635)545. Nebr 91 91 aska aska Hab i t at at Cash Cash Fund Fund

59811657.08 59811657.08 State State Park Park Facilities Facilities Cash Cash Fund Fund

51131211635.76 51131211635.76 Gam e e Fund Fund

Cash Cash Re venu e e ancl ancl App ropriatio n n Re cei vecl vecl Du ring ring 1977: 1977:

en en h an d d January January 1 1 , , 1977 1977

Total Total Cash Cash a nd nd General General Fund Fund Appropr iatio n n

3 3 1143211 1143211

712 712 25 25 Capital Capital Construction Construction Fund Fund 0 0

21132211878.88 21132211878.88 Tetal Tetal Ope rational rational Co s t-Gene ra l l Fund Fund

345,069.58 345,069.58 L and and and and Water Water Con ser vation vation Fund Fund

lB110l0.85 lB110l0.85 V arious arious Federal Federal Funds Funds

28211086.09 28211086.09 Sta te te Park Park Facilities Facilities Ca s h h Fund Fund

1,35811©28. 1,35811©28. 91 91 G ame ame Fund Fund

January January 1977 1977 Cash Cash - and and General General 111 111 Fund Fund Appr opriations opriations on on Hand : :

FINANCIAL FINANCIAL ST ATEMENT ATEMENT

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59811657.08 59811657.08 Income Income Fund Fund Cash Cash Park Park Total Total

383 383 15' 15' 18 18 Property Property Surplus Surplus of of 0 0 Sale

100.0© 100.0© Easements Easements

10311893.14 10311893.14 Robinson Robinson Fort Fort - Cafe Cafe

341i399.85 341i399.85 Facilities Facilities Agency Agency Sales Sales Concession Concession

45,819.22 45,819.22 Equipment Equipment Recreational Recreational of of Rent Rent

1511072.16 1511072.16 Lodge Lodge Arbor Arbor Admission= Admission= Entrance Entrance

161,490.70 161,490.70 Admissions Admissions Pool Pool Swim Swim

111252.27 111252.27 tncidentals tncidentals

36 36 29117©1. 29117©1. Lease Lease by by Sales Sales and and Leases Leases Cencession Cencession

1291)233.40 1291)233.40 Cabins Cabins Rent Rent 0f 0f

9,408.12 9,408.12 Employees Employees - Rental Rental House House

57 57 siOl siOl 5. 5. 177 177 Etc. Etc. Lots, Lots, Cabin Cabin Fees, Fees, Camping Camping

20,322.51 20,322.51 Investments Investments - Earned Earned Interest Interest

465.60 465.60 Damages Damages Preperty Preperty

1©0.00 1©0.00 She1ters She1ters Fishing Fishing Ice Ice

Source Source

E E M CO N I ND ND U F CASH CASH PARK PARK STATE STATE

5,312,635.76 5,312,635.76 Income Income Fund Fund Cash Cash Game Game T0tal T0tal

50.00 50.00 Claims Claims Insurance Insurance

7,540.00 7,540.00 Employees Employees - Rental Rental House House

75 75 751)010. 751)010. Investments Investments - Earned Earned Interest Interest

17,647.90 17,647.90 Damages Damages Liquidated Liquidated

7,580.26 7,580.26 s s 1 1 ta ta den den Ind Ind

O© O© ,215. ,215. 231 231 Permits Permits Boating Boating

39 39 105,177 105,177 Inc0me Inc0me Crop Crop and and Lease Lease 0 0 Land

409094.58 409094.58 Property Property Surplus Surplus 0f 0f Sale Sale

151)466.13 151)466.13 etc. etc. slides, slides, boaks, boaks, Calendars, Calendars,

28 28 2451)571. 2451)571. 20,468.17 20,468.17 Advertising Advertising

11 11 . 225,103 Subscriptians Subscriptians

agazine agazine M ebraskaland ebraskaland N

961,765.88 961,765.88 Reimbursements Reimbursements Federal Federal

1,71411783.67 1,71411783.67 Activities Activities Fishing Fishing

1,89011732.92 1,89011732.92 Activities Activities Hunting Hunting

COME COME N D I D N FU E E M GA STATE STATE STATE PARK CASH FU ND INCOME Parrk Fad 111 ti es Arb0r Loclge 18i 16L60 Ash H@11ow State Hist0ri cal Park 686 . 63 Branched Oak 2i34L 00 Buffal@ Bi11°s Rest Ranc h 8~30© . 77 Cha~r0n State Park 56ll080 . 27 Enders lake 1,0l@ . 25 F0rt Kearney 211319.19 F0rt R@bi ns0m 21LC152.@4 Fremitalinlt 229530.99 Indiain Cave State Park 39 na. 0@ J0hns1n Lake Special Use Area 20:1329 . 99 Kearney Co!Jlnty Recreatfona 1 Area 7 9003 •.17 Lake Mcconaughy 35900©.28 Lake Mfoataire 11\664 . 40 Lewis and Ch.rk 2i376 . 01 Le~isville Recreati0na1 Area 10~760.©0 Medkfoe Creek 19427.?Q Merritt Reservoir . 2 9206 . 6© M0rman Island State Ways ide Area 159981.67 Nimbrara State Park 26 9531076 Penca State Park 63 9185 . 61 Red Wfl faw 19681.16 Sherrman Reservoir 5954©.00 Swanson Lake 912.85 Tw~ Ri~ers Retreationa1 Area 239 no .36 V11ct0ria Sprrings 59894.00 Windmill State Wayside Area 16 986fio 19 Miscellainewus Areas 1960©.73 Su~=T0tal Income ay S0 urce 5689273.22 Other N@n=Area Inceme 30w383.86 T0tal State Park Cash Fund Income 5989657.08 SPECIAL CASH FU NDS

Ne~raska Habitat Cas h Fund Habitat Stamps= 10@ ~783 @$7 . 50 ea . 7559872 . 5© Interest Earned - Inves tmen ts 79653 . 41 Cash Gift 20.00 Cash Gifts Donatilcms 150i000. ©0 Interest Earned -Investments 3~244017

-1 4-

- 15 -

s s d n Fu 721)543.09 721)543.09 ral ral Fede

d d n Fu h h s 369.15 369.15 , a C k k 348 Par

Fund Fund l l nera 2:.6271)511.02 2:.6271)511.02 Ge

tion tion ra Ope nd nd a t emen orc Enf

tration, tration, s ni i Adm s s k ar P : : am r g - Pro 549 549

08 08 16. 9 5, 88 50 50 . 045 g 295 und und F l l enera G

58 58 . 870 , 590 cl cl Fun sh sh Ca ame ame G

tion tion inistra Adm y y enc Ag - Pregram: Pregram: 37 37 3

.00 .00 Fund Fund ail ail Tr e e ~bi] wm o n S a a k bras Ne

Trail Trail bile bile o wm Sno ebraska ebraska N ram: ram: g Prw 4 4 32

3.55 3.55 48 ~ 154 34,083.49 34,083.49 d d n u F at at Bo ral ral de Fe

06 06 . 1209400 h h Cas ame ame G

ement ement forc En d d n a cation cation Edu

n, n, o ti ra t is n i Adm ng ng i t oa B : : m ra g - Pro 325 325

02 02 . 484 ~ 50 s s ncl u u F 1 1 a a r Fede

80 80 . 086 i 90 uncl uncl F l l a Gener

29 29 . 644 1) 4,245 Fund Fund h h s Ca Game Game

43 43 911. 911. ~ .11 .11 5 777 777 1 2 g 4:.386 s s ce i Serv rce rce u se Re - am am r Prog - - b 06 06 Su

h h is F - m m 1,110,©79.59 1,110,©79.59 rogra P - - ub 05 05 S

553,508.59 553,508.59 Game Game - am am r Prog - - ub 04 04 S

922,©42.41 922,©42.41 Education Education and and matfon matfon far n I - m m ra g a Pr - - ub 02 02 S

1,022,673.09 1,022,673.09 ement ement forc En - 1 1 0 - am am r og r P - ub S

Development Development and and on on i mot ro P t, t, n e em forc En

ervation, ervation, s Con e e if dl il W - 6 6 3 3 : : gram ro P

Costs Costs Operation Operation - res res u it pend x E of of ese ese p r u P

S S TURE I EXPEND 7 7 7 9 1

During During ved ved 1977 1977 cei Re come come n I h h s a C tal tal To

57 57 . 200,512 s s d n u F eral eral Fed s s u rio Va

2,29211444.43 2,29211444.43 Fund Fund tion tion va er s on C er er Wat d d an nd nd La

726.78 726.78 Fee Fee ssuing ssuing I ess ess l Fee Fee f f o 5% 5% 7

les les i b o nowm S of of n n ratio t is Reg

nued nued i nt o C - S S UND F H H S A L C L A I PEC S

16- -

11,022g331.91 11,022g331.91 Costs Costs Operati0nal Operati0nal Ex~enclitures Ex~enclitures Total Total

358s,983.84 358s,983.84 358,983.84 358,983.84 Fund Fund Cash Cash Fecleral Fecleral

Act Act Works Works Public Public Pr0gram: Pr0gram: 668 668

218,068.73 218,068.73 218,068.73 218,068.73 Fund Fund Cash Cash Fecleral Fecleral

Act Act Training Training and and

Employment Employment C0m~rehensive C0m~rehensive CETA CETA Pr0gram: Pr0gram: 667 667

325.00 325.00 Funcl Funcl Cash Cash Park Park

11,635.83 11,635.83 Funcl Funcl Fecleral Fecleral

170g580.©4 170g580.©4 Fund Fund h h s Ca Game Game

3.31 3.31 1,474,76 Fund Fund General General

Maintenance Maintenance Area Area and and Engineering Engineering Pregram: Pregram: 617 617

52s401.48 52s401.48 Funcl Funcl Cash Cash Game Game

Development Development Habitat Habitat : : m Pregra 330 330

260g535.68 260g535.68 52,915.42 52,915.42 Funcls Funcls h h s Ca Game Game

207,620.26 207,620.26 Funds Funds General General

Functi0ns Functi0ns Planning Planning and and Aid Aid Federal Federal Program: Program: 550 550

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Plattsmout h h

5,443 0 56 56

5,44 3056 3056

Hayes Hayes Center Center

309060 309060

\. \. 3©9o6Q 3©9o6Q

G r ove ove Lake Lake

41,476 0 95 95

4 1,476095 1,476095

Burchard Burchard

642.70 642.70

642 07 0 0

Area

s s

4,206091 4,206091

411206 091 091

Special Special U se se

r man man

Island Island 1,718000 1,718000

l l 11 71 8 0 00 00

W fod

m i11 i11

SWA SWA

1,718000 1,718000

l, l, 71

8 0 0 00 00

Wa yside yside

Area

s s 6,020055 6,020055

61lQ20 o55 o55

Kearney Kearney Rec o o Area Area 668 0 99 99

668 0 99 99

Blue Blue Stem Stem

SRA SRA L558o84 L558o84

1ll55 8o84 8o84

Sher

man man Rese rvoir rvoir 469050 469050

469 050 050

R oc kford kford

SRA SRA 434 053 053

434 0 53 53

Wag 0n 0n Train Train 449 0 00 00

449 00 0 0

Johnson Johnson

Lake Lake

SRA SRA 5,844 0 04 04

5~844 o @4 @4

O live live C r eek eek SRA SRA 1,437077 1,437077

1 , 43 7077 7077

Pawnee Pawnee

#14 #14 911927 0 18 18

9ll92 7o18 7o18

Two Two R iv ers ers 34 0 86 86

3 4 0 86 86

Branched , 1 0ak 0ak 12,408074 12,408074

12ID408 o7 4 4

Lewis Lewis and and Clark Clark 3,945061 3,945061

3,945 0 61 61

Lake Lake Mcconaughy Mcconaughy 13,154033 13,154033

13~154033 13~154033

Schramm Schramm

Park Park 34086 34086 52.13 52.13

76,489.80 76,489.80

76ll5 7 6 o79 o79

Long Long P i ne ne 2lo03 2lo03

2 10 0 3 3

Fre ment ment

Rec o o 2 , 875 0 07 07

2ll875 o 0 7 7

Springs Springs 967 072 072

96 7072 7072

Victo r ia ia

Atkinson Atkinson Lake Lake 2lo03 2lo03

2 lo 0 3 3

Use Use

Areas Areas 16,834069 16,834069

161l834 o 69 69

Special Special

Fort Fort Atkin son son 1 0 ,2050 ,2050 71 71

9,961063 9,961063 20!1

167034 167034

Buffalo Buffalo Bill Bill 8 , 54L60 54L60

8ib54 L 60 60

Fort Fort Hartsuff Hartsuff 9,398063 9,398063

9~ 398063 398063

Arbor Arbor Lodge Lodge 4,469 052 052

4,469 0 52 52

Fort Fort Kearney Kearney 5:1965002 5:1965002

5~965

0 02 02

A sh sh Hol Hol 124' 124' 1020 1020 66 66 l©w l©w

124i 124i

10 20 20 66 66

Cha 1'214 d ron ron 0 05 05

ls214o05 ls214o05

N i obrara obrara 5,785 05 9 9

7 85 0 59 59

Fort Fort Robinson Robinson 43 ,7 45 0 36 36

43 ,745 0 36 36

Ind i an an Cave Cave 63 059 059

63 0

59 59

Champion Champion M ill ill 2,4 1 9 0 20 20 2114

1 9 02

0 0

Rec o o Area Area 29,482002 29,482002 29 ~

482 0 02 02

Schramm Schramm

F o r t t Robinson Robinson 13~0160 13~0160 50 50 13,0

1 6050 6050

Reco Reco Area Area 711713082 711713082

7 7 3o 3o t 82 82 7l 7l

Fremont Fremont

W il dl if e e Land s s 4311965.94 4311965.94 4 3~965

0 94 94

A c qui si tion tion of of

Arbo r r Lodge Lodge 7 , , 10L 10L 21 21 7 7 10L21 10L21 ~ ~

Capital Capital Impo Impo Funds Funds Cash Cash Funds Funds Development Development Gifts Gifts Sharing Sharing Grant Grant Tota

l l

Expene:liture Expene:liture Constr o o Game Game Habitat Habitat Cash Cash Revenue Revenue Histo rical rical

Purp0se Purp0se af af CaJl)Hal CaJl)Hal Nebraska Nebraska

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Expencditures Expencditures - 1977 1977 14,82 2, 936 . 58 58

T0 tal tal Agency Agency

3 ~ 800 i 6 0 4 . Imp 6 7 7 r o v ements ements 9,961.63 9,961.63 52.13 52.13 1,175,165.36 1,175,165.36 76,489.80 76,489.80 249,210.98 249,210.98 43,965.94 43,965.94

Tot a a 1 1 Capita Capita 1 1

Su b = D ivi ivi s s ions ions 311065 il 58 . 69 69

P 0 l i t ka l l

S ulD = = Tfi>tal Tfi>tal

-· -· ...... -

.,_ .,_ , , ~ ~ and and Water Water 2,245 ;7 58 . 8 3 3

Federal Federal Land Land

Sub = Divi Divi s s ions ions 819,399.86 819,399.86 819 , 399 . 86 86

Political Political / /

7 3 5 i 44 5. 98 98 Agen cy cy 9,961.63 9,961.63 249,210.98 249,210.98 52.13 52.13 76,489.80 76,489.80 43,965.94 43,965.94 355,765.50 355,765.50

Su b = T o t a l l

Aqua tic tic Wildlife Wildlife 5 , 35 2.2 4 4 5,352.24 5,352.24

2 ll 0 3 8 .7 4 4 Po r gram gram 211038.74 211038.74 Stat. Stat.

For t t Robinson Robinson

59 ~ 884 .77 .77 Hat c hery hery 59,884.77 59,884.77

R oc k C k r eek eek

51 58 2. 24 24 9 Hatchery Hatchery 51,582.24 51,582.24

N or th th Platte Platte

6 ~ 965 . i59 i59 Hat c hery hery 6,965.59 6,965.59

,' ,' Valentine Valentine

3 ~ 158 ~ 3 6 6 Hat c hery hery 3,158.36 3,158.36

G re ve ve Lake Lake

24 ~ 62 3. 4 7 7 D is play play Aquarium Aquarium 24,623.47 24,623.47

S tate tate Fair Fair

311020 . 5 7 7 Bldg. Bldg. 3,020.57 3,020.57

Lincoln Lincoln Hdqtr's Hdqtr's

309 . 60 60 Reservoir Reservoir 309.60 309.60

S utherland utherland

389 .1 8 8 P la 389. 389. t te te 18 18 NR0 NR0

L o we r r North North

44 7 7 • . . 82 82 Nem a 447.82 447.82 ha ha NRD NRD

509 . ©2 ©2 Cl a 509.©2 509.©2 rk rk NRD NRD

L ew is is and and

22 3.3 2 2 NRD NRD 223.32 223.32

Upper Upper Big Big Blue Blue

7 ~ 472.20 472.20 T w 7,472.2© 7,472.2© i n n Lakes Lakes

225 .73 .73 Yankee Yankee 225.73 225.73 Hi Hi 11 11

13 ~77 5.50 5.50 13,775.50 13,775.50 life life Lands Lands

Aquat i c c Wiled-

8 ~3 79 .1 2 2 8,379.12 8,379.12 Area Area

O s age age Wildlife Wildlife

74 3. 82 82 743.82 743.82 We s t t Sacramento Sacramento

in in 2 2 9 . . 96 96 2,719.96 2,719.96 Wi ls on on Creek Creek

248 . 84 84 248.84 248.84 P0ncderosa P0ncderosa

21)H2.68 21)H2.68 2,192.68 2,192.68 Pre ss ey ey

4,302.49 4,302.49 4,302.49 4,302.49 Game Game Mgt Mgt Area Area

Co r nhusker nhusker

562 . 68 68 562.68 562.68 Sa cr amento amento

.. ..

T0ta1 T0ta1 Grant Grant Sharing Sharing Gtfts Gtfts Develepment Develepment Cae it a l l Funds Funds Cash Cash Funds Funds

Histerical Histerical Revenue Revenue Cash Cash Habitat Habitat Game Game Cons Cons tr. tr. E x pencd i ture ture

Nebraska Nebraska Capital Capital Pu r p es e e of of ADAMS

COUNT

ARTHUR ANTELOPE

BANNER

BLAINE

BOONE

BOX

BOYD

BROWN

BUFFAL

BURT

BUTLE

CAS

BUTTE

RESIDENT

FISH

13920000

16796000

3980000

28GJ4oOO

6712000

11200

22960

36160

2552000

10©AJ©

292000

64o0©

3480

1678

4199

2 2

995

701

280

574

904

638 4g3

16 25

0(i)

114750 HUNT

RESIDENT

11200050

2767050

2700000 1237 3154050

3280050

2704050 53

166050

49050

3lo5O

2550

2489

615

600

701

275 337

601 729

RESIDENT

114400

45680©0

76800©0

3360.00 428©o©O

192000©

2600000

2424000 309600©

556ft

SH-HUNT

1040

536.©0

960©©

NEBRASKA

1430

960

571

420

535

240

325

303

696

1976

12 13

67 (1)0

(:)0

PERMITS

NON=RESI

DENT

GAME

6500000

1075000

4025000

2550000

7325000

3775000

rno~

825000

550o©O

800000

5000

HUNT

260

161

102

15 293

AND

22 33

ISSUED 4 4

ARKS

ANNUAL

2HL0© 135000

541iL

315000

300000

540000

105000

225000

45000 F

60.0(!)

75.

30000

COMM

COUNTIES SH

(:)0

00 36

NON

5=DAY

480o©O 415000

170000 580000

475000

835000

390

55.©0

85o©O

80000

RES (i)o

116

96 00

00 7

5 2

8 6

TRAP

RESo

3780@©

297050

357,00 122,50

206050

227050 591.50

58So00

742Ji)O

9lo0Q

03050

108

102

169

16'8

50 50

65 59

1 2

STAMPS

UPLANID

1137 3628oQO

1095,00

1127000

1©170

3840000

1590000

413000

667

926000

11.00

97.00

!LOO

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AMOUNT TOTAL

4420600©

1444000©

14526.00

19066000

52568000

14890050

10930050

24693050

1397,50

8907.QO 5932000

317000

231000

7455

2414

2011

3203 1

8783

2279

1 469

222

931 449

888

2 1976 PERMITSISSUEID BY COUNTIES~C0NT INUE0 PAGE2

CE0AR 21720(1)0 248805© 3408000 247500© 6(i),@0 175000 353o5Q 97(iL00 12102 J(JC) 543 553 426 99 4 35 101 1761

CHERRY 514{L00 1705050 48000oo . 13500©0 1086L 00 1565000 357000 727000 16724050 1285 379 600 54 72 313 102 2805

CHEYENNE 4512000 2610000 2992000 2825000 990000 950000 133000 622000 15634000 1128 580 374 113 66 190 38 2489

CLAY 2332000 320400© 2552000 4775000 3©oQO 4(llo00 273000 119fiio00 144020©0 583 712 319 191 2 8 78 1893

COLFAX 364000© 3420000 3792000 11OGlo 00 900©© 180000 549050 1014009 13785050 910 760 474 44 6 36 157 2387

CUMING 4364000 305L00 4104000 . 8500©© 90o0© 9l\L00 693000 1057 000 14299000 1091' 678 513 34 6 1S 198 2538

DAKOTA 5596000 646200© 4880000 143000 ©O 316500© 625000 259000 229800© 36785000 1399 1436 51Q 572 211 125 74 4327

DAWES 5484000 215505© 4032000 875oQO 690000 1185 000 36©o50 709000 15491000 1371 479 5(J4 35 46 237 103 2775

DAWSON l 30at;LOO 8550000 10432000 6125000 90000© 1660000 69605© 3154Ji)O 44525050 3252 1900 1304 245. 60 332 199 7292

DEUEL 1 OO(!L©© 513000 648000 57500© 501Oo 00 6525000 101,50 1570©© 14529050 250 114 81 23 334 1305 29 2136

D00GE 17676000 113©4,00 961600© 235000© 555000 72(LOO 1253000 3362000 46836000 4419 2512 1202 94 37 144 358 8766

HALL HALL

GARFIELD GARFIELD

GREELEY GREELEY HAMILTON HAMILTON

GOSPER GOSPER

GARDEN GARDEN

GRANT GRANT

GAGE GAGE

FURNAS FURNAS

FRONTIER FRONTIER

FRANKLIN FRANKLIN

DUND FILLMORE FILLMORE

DOUGLA

1976 1976

Y Y

PERMITS PERMITS

S S

ISSUED ISSUED

136464000 136464000

25328000 25328000

11636000 11636000

3348.00 3348.00

3680000 3680000

424400© 424400©

11360 11360

4336000 4336000

10600 10600

232800© 232800©

9fii4u00 9fii4u00

364000 364000

636000 636000

34U6 34U6

92000 92000

6332 6332

1061 1061

2909 2909

837 837

241 241 920 920

284 284

409 409

084 084

265 265

582 582

273 273

Y Y

91 91

00 00

COUNnEs~ COUNnEs~

167530 167530

2263050 2263050

7330050 7330050

3 11

1 1

1638000 1638000

3064050 3064050

864000 864000

112050 112050

670050 670050

657000 657000

558000 558000

535050 535050

880 880

27050 27050

3723 3723

1629 1629

503 503 192 192

146 146

149 149

695 695 264 264

364 364

119 119

124 124

CONTINUED CONTINUED

o50 o50

25 25

50 50

00 00

1 1

16312.00 16312.00

1 13440 13440

1152000 1152000

232fL 232fL

4552000 4552000 7560000 7560000

2936000 2936000

1544000 1544000

20400©0 20400©0

472000 472000

696000 696000

824000 824000

2960 2960

2039 2039

6000 6000

6478 6478

168 168

290 290

212 212

367 367 1

945 945

569 569

255 255

162 162

352 352

44 44

O© O©

59 59

00 00

93 93

00 00

119000 119000

18600000 18600000

1250000 1250000

57©(}~

2475000 2475000

31750 31750

5700000 5700000

287500© 287500©

2450000 2450000

825.00 825.00

125000 125000

950,Jl©

650000 650000

500 500

_ _

228 228

476 476

127 127

228 228

498 498 115 115

50 50

0:0 0:0

99 99 33 33

44 44

26 26

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79SOoO© 79SOoO©

103500© 103500©

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5055000 5055000

1 1

375000 375000

165000 165000

495000 495000

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150 150

90000 90000

300~)0 300~)0

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532 532

353 353

337 337

000 000

00 00

11 11

25 25

00 00

10 10

33 33

69 69

00 00

1 1

7 7

6 6

2 2

1095000 1095000

41750 41750

5135

990.00 990.00

1000 1000

060

575000 575000

1150 1150

80000 80000

75000 75000

90000 90000

35000 35000

20000 20000

2835 2835

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10 10

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HARLAN 11096000 22@€L5G 43280©0 15975000 44850©© 305500© 409050 1328000 42877000 2774 489 541 639 299 611 117 5470

HAYES 256000 1800O© - 24~L©@ 175000 6l\L00 50~(!)0 52050 ?l!LOO Hl83, 50 64 40 30 7 4 H) 15 170

HITCHCOCK 2156000 108lL00 1888000 395000© 13065000 44450©0 4!L©O 586000 27219,00 539 240 236 158 an 889 14 2947

HOLT 4980,0© 3505~50 7952,00 1 OOGL00 l35,00 270,©0 682050 148L 00 20(1)06,00 1245 779 994 40 9 54 195 3316

... HOOKER 876000 526050 1192000 325000 30o0@ 55,00 77 oOO 249000 3330050 219 117 149 13 2 n 22 533

HOWARD 2004000 l 45t\L©O 2248,0Q 1125000 45000 95000 185050 583000 7743,50 501 324 281 45 3 19 53 1226

JEFFERSON 422800© 3672000 3592000 812500© 345000 295000 462000 15090©© 22228000 1(1)57 816 449 325 23 59 132 2861

J0HNS0N 2480000 2272,50 21680©0 197500© 60o©O 95,00 57(L50 798000 1©419000 620 505 271 79 4 19 163 166]

KEARNEY 1944000 2©3tt 50 1560000 3800000 45000 90000 38050 809,00 10325000 486 453 195 152 3 18 11 1318

KEITH 14936000 3613050 8832000 5075000 19185000 38855000 115050 1517 000 92129000 3734 803 1104 2@3 1279 7711 33 14927

KEYAPAHA 332000 265050 600000 10(L 00 60000 35000 10L50 127 000 162LOO 83 59 75 4 4 7 29 261

KIMBALL 192CL00 949050 15360O© 145€loQ([) 900000 360000 251000 736605© 480 211 192 58 60 72 1073

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LANCASTER 86584000 4102200© 39632000 33925,00 2415000 3555000 1375050 14919000 223427050 21646 9116 4954 1357 161 711 393 38338 1

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PERMITS

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11652.00

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19156000

2824000

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TH THOMAS

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WASHINGTON VALLEY

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WHEELER

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PERMITS

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-27-

r ec @ n s t ructi0 n n com p leted; leted; contract contract awarded awarded for for

fabricatfon fabricatfon

of of

logso logso

FORT FORT A T KINSON KINSON ST A TE TE H IS TORICAL TORICAL F>ARK F>ARK (Fto (Fto Cal Cal h0un): h0un): Phase J'.IrJC:ff' '. '. bar - ratks ratks

C0n s t ruct i ~n ~n D ivisio no no

ELWOOD ELWOOD RESER V O I R R CANAL: CANAL: De si gned gned fish fish screen screen built built by by Operations Operations and and

ce mpletedi mpletedi Ad a m s s C0unty C0unty resp0nsib1e resp0nsib1e far far contract contract construction, construction,

CR VST A l l L AKE AKE ST A T E E RECREATION RECREATION AREA AREA (Ayr): (Ayr): Area Area devel'opment devel'opment plan s s

p r e li m ina r y y p h n s s de vefo ped ped fer fer campgroundo campgroundo

c~mp 1 eted eted Ope rations rations by by and and Constructien Constructien Division; Division;

topographic topographic

survey survey

and and

CHADRON CHADRON

ST ATE ATE PARK: PARK: Ren ovation ovation

of of kitchen kitchen superintendent in in s s res i dence dence

and and Const r ucti@n ucti@n D iviisio n o o

paint i ng ng ~f ~f barn; barn; building building resteration resteration work work planned, planned, to to

be be

dene dene

by by

Operati0ns Operati0ns

BU FF ALO ALO B IL L S S RANCH RANCH STATE STATE

HISTORICAL HISTORICAL PARK PARK

(North (North Platte): Platte): C0mpleted C0mpleted 0

Const r ~ c t i o n n wer e e comp1etedo comp1etedo

surveys surveys an d d de si gn gn for for proposed proposed ca mpground mpground to to be be built built

by by Operati0ns Operati0ns

and and

BRAN C HED HED OAK OAK STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA AREA (Raymond) : : Preliminary Preliminary topographic topographic

A T K I N SO N N LAKE LAKE S TATE TATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Checked Checked boundary boundary line line surveyo surveyo

a nd nd a a new new well well and and water water syste m m are are nearing nearing campletiono campletiono

A SH SH HOllOW HOllOW ST ATE ATE H IS TORICAL TORICAL PARK PARK (Lewellen): (Lewellen): A A new new Visitors Visitors Center Center

were were co n s tructed o o

s~fety s~fety i mp rov ement s s and and a a s anitary anitary sewer sewer connection connection

to to the the

city city

system system

ARBOR ARBOR l 01'.lGE 01'.lGE STATE STATE HiSTORICAL HiSTORICAL F>ARK F>ARK (Neh>raska (Neh>raska City): City): Addit10na1 Addit10na1 fire fire

br ief ief summary summary 0f 0f activ iti es es by by areas areas include: include:

th th s tatutory tatutory

r egulations, egulations, especially especially as as te te needs needs

of of

the the

handicapped

o o · ·

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de sign sign and and s pe d ficatfans ficatfans p]an,s; p]an,s; for ,. 95 95 p01itica] p01itica] sub-division sub-division

projects projects

for for

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for for

Adm

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prov i ded ded fer fer f or ce=a ccount ccount construction construction and and client-division client-division

o~eration o~eration

ar ar

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n n o f f contract contract

' cjfistt u~t1ih ~ EHgin~~f1fi~ EHgin~~f1fi~

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p@c1tion p@c1tion ~ i n~

1 1

for for p rojec t t budget1ngi budget1ngi preliminary preliminary

c0nstruction c0nstruction and and land land surveys, surveys, feasiibility feasiibility

Thi

s s work work

fod fod 1.11 de a · s s nrd nrd 1 1 1 1 detail detail n · g- ; ; ecl f.0r !> j) j) o 60th j j s , nqr.,t ·:; and

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ange

--. progranimfog progranimfog

l l

a cthdti e s s p ri'mad

: l J J

clfi · , r, ected ected towar-d - capH

; a ; l l imprqvement imprqvement

i:iev,elopm~nto

··i~t,:,·,; ··i~t,:,·,;

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the

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·.: divisions, divisions,

wi.th wi.th 0 i i ts ts rn1 1 1 • i1, i1,

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il;''·I:- 1 .':;}~\1 .':;}~\1 ·,q()~l ·,q()~l 91f 91f 1 1 FORT KEARNY STATE HISTORICAL PARK (Kearney): Masonry repairedo FORT ROBINSON STATE PARK (Crawford): Contract awarded for new enclosed swimming pool and facilities and a new shower latrine building; new water well, water system and water plant improvements completed; new lighting for the horse arena; plans completed for Barn #74 repairo FREMONT STATE RECREATION AREA: Boundary survey; complete survey of Victory Lake preparatory to letting dreclging contracto GIFFORD POINT (Bellevue): Boundary and tract surveys and placement of property markerso GROVE TROUT REARING STATION (Royal)~ Study and evaluation of current facilities for Capital Improvement program planningo GROVE LAKE SPECIAL USE AREA (Royal): Soil test holes/observation wells placed by consultant for preliminary study of ground water/seepage problemso HAYES CENTER SPECIAL USE AREA: Reservoir survey map and capacity storage table submitted to Department of Water Resources for storage permito INDIAN CAVE STATE PARK (Barada): Water wells installed by contracto Consultant engineering firm preparing .plans and spec1f1cat1ons for water treatment plant and electrical distribution systemo The complete water distribution system is designed. JOHNSON LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA (Lexington): Water we11 and hand pump installed oy c0ntr.acto KINTER 0 S FORD (Humboldt): Boundary survey and placement of property corner markers cempleted. LAKE MCCONAUGHY (Oga 11 a1 a): Drop structure te serve as fish ladder at highway culvert outlet on Otter Creek designed and built in co0perative effort with Department of Roads; surveyed portion of south take line 0f lake (2 1/2 miles)o LOUISVILLE STATE RECREATION AREA: West boundary s·urvey c0mpleteuildfog;

-28-

- 29 -

LGRE N N LAKE LAKE

ST ATE ATE RECREA TIO N N AREA AREA (Ha y y Springs): Springs): Boundary Boundary survey, survey,

p eri ntendent s s residence residence

u nde

r r

construction construction

by by contract, contract,

V ICT

ORIA ORIA SPRI

NG S S STATE STATE RECREATIO N N AREA AREA (Anselmo ) : : Re novation novation of of

retar

d ati

on on str u c tu res res in in Fishberry Fishberry

and and

Go vern ment ment

Canyon

s, s,

capital capital i mprovement mprovement

p ro gr a m m pl

ning , ,

Study

in g g feasibility feasibility

of of

using using water water

by by contrac

t; t; continuing continuing

stu dy dy an d d

evaluation evaluation

0f 0f current current

facilities facilities

for for

VA LE

N TI

E E FISH FISH

HA TC HER Y: Y: Completed Completed construction construction of of fis h h catch catch aasin aasin

TWO TWO

RIVERS RIVERS

STATE STATE RECREA TI ON ON AREA AREA (Ven ice ) : : Bounda ry ry s u rvey rvey completed, completed,

p arkin g g area, area,

SWA N SO

N N

S ERVOIR ERVOIR

( Trenton ) : : De si g ne d d lo w w level level boat boat ra mp mp ancl ancl additi0na1 additi0na1

i~ision, i~ision,

An An archery-rifle archery-rifle ran

ge ge ha s s also also

been been

gned

, ,

College, College,

Ut ili

t ies ies ha ve ve be en en installed installed

by by

the the

erations erations

and and

Construction Construction

tank tank

built built

in in a a

c oop eration eration w

ith ith the the Penal Penal

Comp

lex lex and and

Southeast Southeast

Community Community

Commission°s Commission°s

area area inclu

d ing ing a a new new aquarium aquarium

building building

a nd nd

lar ge ge outside outside

fish fish

STATE STATE

FAIRGROU

ND S: S:

Complete Complete p lans lans we re re coor d i nated nated and and d raw n n for for the the

u n d er er co ntract ntract to to construct, construct,

SMITH SMITH

LAKE LAKE

SPECIAL SPECIAL

U SE SE AREA AREA (Ru shville ) : : Wate r r well well a nd nd h and and pump pump

center center under under contract contract for for constructio

n, n,

SCHRAMM SCHRAMM

PARK PARK

STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA AREA (Gretna): (Gretna): N ew ew aquari um -visitor -visitor

p lanni ng ng undertaken, undertaken,

and and

evaluation evaluation

of of

current current facilities facilities

for for

Capital Capital

i mp rove

m ent ent

p rogra

m m

stan

dby dby

electrical electrical

generat

i ng ng

equipment equipment

installe

d d

and and

a a continuing continuing

stu

dy dy

tilities tilities

for for

mob

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ho m e e installe

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rations rations

a nd nd

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ivision, ivision,

completed completed

by by

contract; contract;

new new heat in g g

s y ste

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d d i n n resi

den ces; ces; designed designed

ROCK ROCK CREEK CREEK

F IS H H HATCHERY HATCHERY (Parks): (Parks): New New met al al ma i ntenance ntenance bu ilding ilding

construction, construction,

latrine latrine

build

i ng, ng, and and

repairs repairs ta ta

existing existing

s helte

r r house house

under under

contract contract

f~r f~r

PRESSEY PRESSEY

SPECIAL SPECIAL

U SE SE AREA AREA (Oconto): (Oconto): New New water water well well and and hand hand pum p , ,

by by ccmtract, ccmtract,

L ATT S MOUTH MOUTH

SPECIAL SPECIAL

USE USE AREA : : New New roof roof p lace d d on on headqua rters rters building building

campgreu nd , ,

oat oat

mp mp

area area

completed; completed; p reli m i na

ry ry topographic topographic

s u

rve y y for for proposed proposed

PAWNEE PAWNEE LAKE LAKE

STATE STATE

RECREATION RECREATION AREA AREA (Eme ral d) : : Cre ss-sectio n n survey survey in in

p lace

ment ment of of prope r ty ty corner corner ma r ke rs rs

of of south south

area area

completed, completed,

OSAGE OSAGE

SPECIAL SPECIAL

U SE SE AREA AREA (Tecum se h) : : Bounda r y y and and t ract ract s u rve y y and and

and and hand hand pump, pump,

OLIVE OLIVE

CREEK CREEK

STATE STATE

RECREATIO N N AREA AREA (Kramer): (Kramer): Complete~ Complete~ new new wate r r we11 we11

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before before acceptance. acceptance.

work work were were furnished. furnished. Final Final inspections inspections of of all all contract contract work work were were made made

parking parking lots9 lots9 access access roads, roads, erosion erosion control control facilities facilities and and other other m iscellaneo us us

on on all all contract contract projects. projects. Services Services far far numerous numerous area area developments developments on on

Field Field construction construction inspection, inspection, stakings stakings and and coordination coordination were were performed performed

at at Schramm Schramm Park Park is is also also being being remodeled. remodeled.

at at Ponca Ponca State State Park Park is is being being replaced replaced and and the the superintendent s s residence residence

being being renovated. renovated. The The badly badly deteriorated deteriorated natural natural gas gas distribution distribution system system

and and adobe adobe 0fficer s s ~uarters, ~uarters, and and cabins cabins at at Fort Fort Robins0n Robins0n State State Park Park are are

State State Park, Park, the the older older cabins cabins are are being being repaired. repaired. The The park park lodge, lodge, brick brick

insulation insulation to to be be installed installed in in the the mansion mansion has has taken taken place. place. At At Chadron Chadron

built built and and a a contract contract awarded awarded for for renovation renovation of of brickwork brickwork and and purchase purchase of of

these these funds; funds; a a sewer sewer connection connection to to the the city city system system at at Arb or or Lodge Lodge has has been been

Legislative Legislative Apprapriation Apprapriation funds funds available. available. Of Of the the several several project s s using using

Commission Commission will will receive receive approximately approximately $285 ~ 000 000 from from the the $4 .4 .4 m i11ien i11ien

Under Under the the Deferred Deferred Building Building Renewal Renewal Act Act (LB (LB the the Game Game and and Parks Parks 309) 309)

project project at at Valent ine ine Fish Fish Hatchery Hatchery was was abandoned abandoned as as a a dry dry hole. hole.

Funds Funds in in excess excess of of $100,000 $100,000 were were allocated allocated to to this this agency. agency. A A similar similar we ll ll

Fish Fish Hatchery Hatchery with with federal federal funds funds under under the the Drougth Drougth Rel ief ief Grant Grant program. program.

Rearing Rearing Station, Station, West West Sacramento Sacramento Wildlife Wildlife Management Management Area Area and and R0ck - Creek Creek

Large Large capacity capacity water water supply supply wells wells were were completed completed at at Grove Grove Trout Trout

Divisian. Divisian.

drainage drainage structures structures and and surfacing surfacing built built Operations Operations and and by by C0nstru ctio n n

WILSON WILSON CREEK CREEK SPECIAL SPECIAL USE USE AREA AREA (Dunbar): (Dunbar): Access Access roadi roadi parking parking lot, lot,

heating heating and and air air conditioning conditioning improvements improvements for for residence residence by by contract. contract.

YANKEE YANKEE HILL HILL STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA AREA (0enton) : : Designed Designed electrical electrical and and

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ed ed h s ompli cc a s s wa itat itat hab pawning pawning s of of nt nt e m ce nhan E so so ake l lley lley Va Salt Salt the the on on d d an

es, es, Lak ate ate Interst 12 12 servoir, servoir, Re Elwo0d Elwo0d on on cts cts e roj p scale scale large large ng ng includi lakes lakes

state state 28 28 on on conducted conducted re re we vements vements r0 mp i Habitat Habitat reao reao A se se U en en Gl Pine Pine the the Speda1 Speda1

on on tat tat habi improving improving t0war:ds t0war:ds made made were were s s de stri nt nt significa result, result, a a s s A Creeko Creeko

e e Pin Long Long in in habitat habitat trout trout rove rove mp i t0 t0 staff staff for for secured secured were were funds funds · · A CET

Countyo Countyo Custer Custer in in lake lake Springs Springs a a ctori i V

the the at at and and C0unty C0unty Sheridan Sheridan in in Lake Lake h h t mi S at at County, County, Brawn Brawn a a Are creation creation Re 1n 1n

State State Lake Lake L0ng L0ng the the at at Fremont; Fremont; at at lakes lakes four four 1 1 interkfl interkfl w prevent prevent to to s s m · · syste in

aeration aeration existing existing the the maintenanceaf maintenanceaf included included lakes lakes t t men rove mp i Habitat Habitat in in

ent ent m rove mp I Habitat Habitat

specieso specieso le le irab undes ve ve mo re to to retenone retenone

h h it w treated treated was was canal canal supply supply he he t servoir, servoir, Re Elwaod Elwaod ef ef filling filling the the to to Prier Prier

rso rso wate ic ic publ on on d d ucte nd co were were toxicant toxicant the the as as antimycin antimycin

employing employing renovation renovation al al i part one one and and nt nt toxica the the as as e e n roteno employing employing n n renovatio

rtial rtial pa one one addition, addition, In In lakeso lakeso public public 6 6 nd nd a onds onds p farm farm private private 16 16 of of ren0vatfon ren0vatfon

e e h .t rticipated rticipated pa nnel nnel so per fishery fishery in in 1977, 1977, uring uring D possib1eo possib1eo h h fis undesirable undesirable f f o h h

n n statio reinfe 0f 0f control control good good where where and and species species of of undesirable undesirable arily arily m pri 0sed 0sed mp c0

are are ions ions populat fish fish when when used used treatment treatment chemical chemical a a is is ovation ovation n re Camp1ete Camp1ete

Removatiofl'!~ Removatiofl'!~

ventoryo ventoryo n i m m strea s s state

the the update update to to and and populations populations fish fish ng ng existi p~~ojects p~~ojects t t develapmen water water sed sed po on on

- pr0 0f 0f influence influence pr0jected pr0jected and and l l surviva king king stoc fish~ fish~ desirable desirable of of abundance abundance

relative relative on on informati0n informati0n collect collect to to surveyed surveyed were were s s m strea Some Some o o ng i k c sto 51 51

fish fish the the for for need need and and regulation regulation for for is is bas provide provide t® t® and and a a assess assess winterid11 winterid11

to to s, s, technique management management of of evaluation evaluation vement, vement, r0 mp i it~t it~t ab h fer fer opp0rtunities opp0rtunities

fish, fish, stocked stocked of of survival survival rates, rates, growth growth sizes, sizes, abundance, abundance, relative relative tributioni tributioni

 dis species species determine determine to to reservoirs reservoirs nd nd a lakes lakes ucted ucted d con re re we Surveys Surveys 75 75 on on

s s y Surve ulation ulation P0p Fish Fish

es es i i m uctive uctive d )o )o 1 1

 pro streams streams all all (10,768 (10,768 and and acres) acres) 1 surface surface ver ver o ng ng i 000 000 130 (total lakes lakes public public

all all of of management management entails entails This This o o resources aquatic aquatic able able new re s s ebraska N f f o ent ent m

 develop and and perpetuation perpetuation are are assignments assignments ajor ajor m n°s n°s Sect1o anagement anagement M Fish Fish The The

MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT FISH FISH

Cu1turist~ Cu1turist~ 290 290

Fish Fish Private Private and and 5, 5, Take, Take, - nd t-a Pu al al rci mme C0 4; 4; ler, ler, Dea h h is F sident sident Re on- N 222; 222;

rs, rs, Vendo Bait Bait 227; 227; . . Fishing, ercial ercial Comm r r Rive issouri issouri M include: include: 1977 1977 during during d d issue

its its m r pe Special Special divisiono divisiono the the 0f 0f edures edures roc p operational operational and and licies licies po rograms, rograms, p

appr0ved appr0ved controls controls and and directs directs organizes, organizes, plans, plans, Section Section inistrative inistrative Adm e e h T

researcho researcho and and n, n, productio nt~ nt~ manageme inistration, inistration, m ad

secti0ns: secti0ns: f0ur f0ur through through rcesi rcesi ou res fisheries fisheries wable wable rene of of use use en en regulations regulations

and and development development maintenance, maintenance, fer fer bility bility si pon res ary ary m ri p as as h ivision ivision D Fisheries Fisheries

I E S S E I R R E E H H I S S I F F

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to to are are and and Program Program ysis ysis Anal Creel Creel Inland Inland Texas Texas the the using using designed designed were were

projects projects

These These s. s. m strea trout trout Valley Valley Platte Platte rth rth No the the and and cC0naughy cC0naughy M Lake Lake Oga11a1ai Oga11a1ai Lake Lake

for for ented ented m le mp i and and designed designed were were programs programs census census creel creel expandable expandable Intensive Intensive

Creek. Creek.

Pine Pine Long Long on on creels creels assessment assessment stocking stocking and and Hill Hill Yankee Yankee and and Twin Twin East East Oakg Oakg

Branched Branched

on on fishing fishing ice ice Aprilg Aprilg in in harvest harvest walleye walleye Oak Oak Branched Branched of of creels creels including including

harvesti harvesti

estimate estimate to to streams streams and and lakes lakes servera1 servera1 on on collected collected was was data data creel creel use use Peak Peak

sus sus Cen l l Cree

servoir, servoir, Re rritt rritt Me at at trout trout rainbow rainbow strain strain cconaughy cconaughy M for for in in 1977 1977

continued continued

ents ents m ss asse survival survival and and Intr0ductions Intr0ductions out. out. carried carried were were survival survival ial ial nit i

assess assess

to to

t t mp atte an an and and prey prey available available of of Assessments Assessments fingerlings. fingerlings. of of 322~319 322~319 stockings stockings with with

servoir servoir Re Clark Clark and and Lewis Lewis at at time time first first the the for for introduced introduced were were s s bas Striped Striped

Introductions Introductions

restocked. restocked. and and locations locations various various from from

salvaged salvaged

ere ere w

bluegill bluegill of of pounds pounds and and 185 185 bass, bass, largemouth largemouth 370 370 perch9 perch9 336 336 appieQ appieQ cr 472 472 walleye~ walleye~

489 489

catfish, catfish, flathead flathead 358 358 addition, addition, In In er. er. Riv Platte Platte the the of of reaches reaches dry dry m m o fr and and canals canals

irrigation irrigation m m fro restocking restocking for for salvaged salvaged were were catfish catfish 741\000 741\000 roximately roximately App

Salvage Salvage Fish Fish

Area. Area. ation ation Recre State State Island Island mon mon r M0 and and 16 16 Site Site

Papio Papio at at cages cages in in sizes sizes

to to 10 to to 7 7 reared reared were were catfish catfish hannel hannel c 10,198 10,198 schools, schools,

11 11

and and groups groups community community various various and and ision ision Div Parks Parks the the with with cooperation cooperation In In

culture. culture. sky sky mu and and pike pike northern northern in in use use for for improved improved re re we ponds ponds rearing rearing Two Two stock. stock.

brook brook bass bass striped striped and and crappie, crappie, bluegill, bluegill, 9 9 muskellunge t t collec to to efforts efforts

with with

and and deliveries, deliveries, and and stockings stockings fish fish with with operations, operations, spawn-taking spawn-taking trout trout rainbow rainbow and and

pike, pike, northern northern lleye, lleye, wa ith ith w cheries cheries hat state state the the assisted assisted personnel personnel ct ct Distri

re re Cultu Fish Fish

returns. returns. of of years years several several

require require will will studies studies pike pike northern northern and and bass, bass, largemouth largemouth catfish, catfish, channel channel m m fro

ults ults s Re walleye. walleye. oney oney Mal and and Mcconaughy Mcconaughy for for determined determined were were rates rates Harvest Harvest trout. trout.

catchable catchable for for dates dates stocking stocking optimal optimal and and rates, rates, harvest harvest survival, survival, stocking stocking

regarding regarding

ned ned i ga was was information information preliminary preliminary Valuable Valuable walleye. walleye. and and bass, bass, largemouth largemouth catfish, catfish,

d d il w and and stocked stocked catchables, catchables, trout trout brown brown llala, llala, Oga Lake Lake in in stocked stocked trout trout rainbow rainbow

catchable catchable trout, trout, rainbow rainbow strain strain cconaughy cconaughy M pike, pike, northern northern were were involved involved Species Species

rking. rking. ma dye dye florescent florescent and and tag tag dangler dangler disc disc the the primarily primarily were were used used

Techniques Techniques

ion. ion. mat infor pertinent pertinent other other and and ment, ment, e mov survival, survival, stocking stocking rates, rates, harvest harvest

determine determine

to to tagged tagged or or marked marked were were fish fish 29,074 29,074 year, year, the the During During fisho fisho game game of of behavior behavior and and

ortality, ortality, m annual annual survival, survival, stocking stocking determine determine helps helps fish fish of of tagging tagging and and ing ing k r Ma

ing ing Tagg Fish Fish

llet. llet. mi to to flats flats mud mud the the seeding seeding by by Division, Division, Services Services rce rce Res0u the the with with

cooperation cooperation in in Reservoir, Reservoir, Sherman Sherman at at and and manipulation manipulation level level water water through through Lake Lake Pibe1 Pibe1 at at

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n n icatio appl stocking stocking fish fish assistance, assistance, control control vegetation vegetation i i n tio Renova . . 77 19 in in ade ade m

ere ere w a~plications a~plications share share cost cost RECP RECP regarding regarding sites sites Ji)Ond Ji)Ond f f o 0 0 3 checks checks ite ite s On On

Owners Owners Pond Pond vate vate ri P ce ce n sta Assi al al c hni Tec To To

· · ments. ments. d mpoun i lakes lakes other other t t gh ei on on ' ' GH

s s m le pro~ vegetation vegetation excess excess treat treat to to governments governments local local various various and and Division Division Parks Parks the the

ith ith w undertaken undertaken were were efforts efforts CO(i)perative CO(i)perative and and Sectfon, Sectfon, t t n e m age Man the the by by d d treate were were

reas reas A e e s U Special Special state state on on located located lakes lakes e e re th 1977, 1977, ing ing t Ou tato tato habi fish fish ove ove r mp i to to

and and itions, itions, ond c swimming swimming and and 0oating 0oating imJi)roved imJi)roved access, access, en en m r he fis re re ho s for for de de i prov to to

s s area used used heavily heavily at at necessary necessary often often is is vegetation vegetation atic atic u aq 0f 0f 0l 0l ontr c l l ca hemi C

Contr0l Contr0l n n egetatio V tic tic Aqua

o o investigated were were reservoirs reservoirs the the in in itat itat hab ing ing n spaw walleye walleye ablish ablish est

t0 t0 tics tics tac r r othe various various as as well well as as dam dam the the for for protection protection ave ave w t t men ce soil soil for for rap rap

 p ri r0ck r0ck of of substitution substitution achievin~ achievin~ of of Means Means n. n. o mati Recla of of Bureau Bureau the the to to mitted mitted sub

s s on ti recommenda habitat habitat and and insJi)ected insJi)ected was was ite ite s Dam Dam s s mu Cala The The o o habitat of of devoid devoid

ilarly ilarly m si be be likely likely will will designed, designed, currently currently as as ervoirs, ervoirs, res n n rde No and and Calamus Calamus e e h T

fisheryo fisheryo port port s quality quality a a upply upply s to to ElW(!)Od ElW(!)Od

for for s s condition environmental environmental adequate adequate provide provide to to ment ment rove mp i itat itat hab fish fish for for and and canal canal

ly ly pp su the the screen screen to to spent spent was was $39,864.43 $39,864.43 ockings, ockings, st fish fish of of osts osts c ng ng i nclud i Not Not

. . ober ct O in in ce ce a l p

took took stocking stocking fish fish initial initial and and 1977 1977 28, 28, S~ptember S~ptember on on began began ng ng lli Fi o o reservoir the the of of

g g stockin and and filling filling initial initial during during fish fish rough rough adult adult move move re to to installed installed was was n n scree h h fis

A A o o County Gosper Gosper reservQir reservQir irrigation irrigation i'n i'n County County - Tri new new a a servoir, servoir, Re Elwood Elwood at at out out

rried rried a c were were habitat habitat spawning spawning walleye walleye of of yards yards cubic cubic 3,000 3,000 approximately approximately and and ctures ctures u str

attractor attractor fish fish of of placement placement including including mprovements, mprovements, i abitat abitat h h is f Extensive Extensive

onductedo onductedo c also also re re we ures ures ct u str NRD NRD

roposed roposed p f f o ons ons ti inspec Numerous Numerous ~ ~ respectively NRD's NRD's obrara obrara i N Middle Middle and and Blue Blue Little Little

the the by by hing hing s fi public public for for managed managed and and built built mpoundment, mpoundment, i k k Cree Cub Cub 3©-acre 3©-acre the the and and in in

impoundment impoundment Creek Creek Mile Mile - 32 40-acre, 40-acre, a a in in begun begun were were kings kings c o st l l Initia 1977. 1977. in in fishing fishing

to to opened opened s s wa Omaha Omaha in in structure structure 11 11 No. No. Site Site Papio Papio e e cr a - 0 39 e e h T reo reo structu Creek Creek ak ak O

-acre -acre 0 3 one one in in made made were were st0ckings st0ckings Initial Initial tem. tem. sys Valley Valley Salt Salt he he t in in Creek Creek Oak Oak on on

built built be be t0 t0 s s reservoir several several for for prepared prepared were were s s n endatio mm reco t t habita Fish Fish

ters ters Wa ew ew N

o o nt e m nage ma ries ries he s fi in in accent accent

us us see see to to Ji)refer Ji)refer would would they they species species what what to to regard regard n n i questioned questioned turn turn in in were were anglers anglers

and and onnel onnel rs pe creel creel the the by by fi~lded fi~lded were were anglers anglers of of ies ies r nqui i ss ss countle addition, addition, In In

o o ques i techn and and , , effort fishing fishing catch, catch, their their concerning concerning oned oned sti que and and tacted tacted n co were were

lers lers ang of of thousands thousands literally literally 1977, 1977, during during data data l l ee cr f f o collection collection the the In In

. . funds CETA CETA by by met met largely largely were were ons ons iti pos these these for for quirements quirements re

Staffing Staffing . . . fisheries sJi)ort sJi)ort important important · these these of of value value onomic onomic c e the the of of estimation estimation it it m per

e e r mo r furthe should should data data creel creel The The practices. practices. ment ment anage m r r othe and and ducti0ns ducti0ns intro

cies cies pe s regulations, regulations, harvest harvest for for need need of of assessment assessment for for required required · are ts ts esul r he he T

specieso specieso key key various various for for harvest harvest total total and and rates rates uccess uccess s ssure, ssure, pre fishing fishing estimate estimate

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data. data. the the of of interpretation interpretation and and study study the the of of planning planning in in capacity capacity advisory advisory an an in in act act

· · and period period study study the the during during Mile Mile Nine Nine in in levels levels population population trout trout the the estimate estimate will will

Commission Commission The The approved. approved. ubsequently ubsequently s was was Creek Creek Mile Mile Nine Nine fl0ws fl0ws return return irrigation irrigation

of of effect effect the the study study to to Nebraska Nebraska of of University University the the to to funds funds grant grant to to proposal proposal A A

Commission. Commission. Resource Resource Natural Natural the the to to submission submission for for needs needs study study regarding regarding formulated formulated were were

t t men age Man from from Recommendations Recommendations sections. sections. Management Management and and Research Research the the both both from from time time

of of amount amount considerable considerable a a involved involved studies studies planning planning of of 208 208 initiation initiation The The

districts. districts. the the with with coordinated coordinated and and prepared prepared re re we s s m strea Valley Valley Platte Platte rth rth No the the

and and McC@naughy McC@naughy for for designs designs Creel Creel streams. streams. Valley Valley Platte Platte th th Nor the the and and cconaughy cconaughy M

Lake Lake of of creel creel intensive intensive one-year one-year a a other other the the and and Creek Creek Pine Pine Long Long on on provement provement

im habitat habitat trout trout involving involving one one projects, projects, two two for for obtained obtained was was funding funding CETA CETA

developed. developed. be be will will rivers rivers and and streams streams ska ska Nebra threatened threatened certain certain for for rements rements . requi

fl0w fl0w that that anticipated anticipated is is process, process, the the In In streams. streams. it it raska raska Neb use use

for for Qlogies Qlogies ~m ~m

 method pecific pecific s recommend recommend and and needs needs stream-flow stream-flow determining determining for for methods methods screen screen and and

n n develop develop t0 t0 be be will will study study II II Phase Phase the the of of goal goal primary primary The The sc\'f"eened. sc\'f"eened. were were Phase Phase

in in studied studied be be to to streams streams and and approved approved was was plans plans w0rk w0rk and and sures sures mea funding funding covering covering

contract contract A A period. period. two-year two-year a a for for project project the the fund fund to to available available made made was was $35~000 $35~000

and and requirements, requirements, flow flow assess assess to to resources resources stream stream critical critical ost ost m 1ts 1ts of of study study a a

conduct conduct Nebraska Nebraska that that proposed proposed Group Group Flow Flow Instream Instream The The project. project. the the of of phase phase second second

a a for for sought sought was was funding funding classifications, classifications, am am · stre the the 0f 0f etion etion mpl co Fo11©wing Fo11©wing

1978. 1978. during during developed developed be be to to is is program program retrieval retrieval A A inventoried. inventoried.

streams streams Nebraska Nebraska all all for for computerized computerized was was data data Stream Stream 1978. 1978. during during vailable vailable a ade ade m

be be will will copies copies which which from from master master a a as as prepared prepared was was system system n n classificatio the the of of map map A A

s. s. need wildlife wildlife and and fish fish downstream downstream to to flows flows their their of of value value and and quality, quality, sportfishin~ sportfishin~

se, se, u angler angler to to according according rated rated were were Streams Streams ~riorities. ~riorities. stream stream of of system system a a into into data data

survey survey stream stream existing existing of of organization organization fund fund to to used used ~ ~ wa . system classification classification stream stream a a

develop develop to to Service, Service, Wildlife Wildlife and and Fish Fish the the of of Group Group Flow Flow Instream Instream the the from from grant grant A A

Activities Activities Other Other

dewatering. dewatering. or or winterkill winterkill spillsi spillsi chemical chemical involved involved which which of of st st mo personnel~ personnel~

Management Management by by conducted conducted were were investigations investigations kill kill fish fish and and pollution pollution 39 39 estimated estimated An An

Investigations Investigations Kill Kill Fish Fish And And Pollution Pollution

1978. 1978. in in completion completion for for scheduled scheduled progress, progress, In In Lakes: Lakes: Valley Valley

Salt Salt the the in in Pike Pike Northern Northern and and Walleye Walleye of of Stockings Stockings Maintenance Maintenance Evaluate Evaluate to to Studies Studies

1979. 1979. in in completion completion for for scheduled scheduled progress~ progress~ In In

Population: Population: sh sh Catfi Channel Channel River River Missauri Missauri the the to to Streams Streams Tributary Tributary 0f 0f Contribution Contribution

1978. 1978. in in completion completion for for scheduled scheduled progress~ progress~ In In lake: lake:

Johnson Johnson and and Maloney Maloney Lake Lake Population, Population, Walleye Walleye Established Established An An Into Into Stocking Stocking Walleye Walleye

Studies Studies a 1 1 a Sped Sped

individuals. individuals. interested interested other other and and landowners landowners to to explained explained are are

principles principles management management pond pond which which in in workshops workshops management management pond pond farm farm five five in in assisted assisted also also

personnel personnel Management Management ponds. ponds. private private on on 23 23 conducted conducted were were sampling sampling fish fish and and inspections inspections

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reviewed reviewed N ational ational Pollution Pollution D ischar ge ge Elimination Elimination S y stem stem permitso permitso N umerou s s

planning planning

power power plants plants and and numerous numerous A9 5 5 reviews reviews on on waste waste treat m ent ent facilitieso facilitieso In In addition~ addition~

staff staff

404 404 perm its its administered administered by by the the Corps Corps of of Engineers Engineers plus plus 316 316 A A and and B B wa ivers ivers

involving involving

o ther ther activities activities took took c on sidera b le le timeo timeo These These pelfmits pelfmits inclu d ed ed about about 70 70 Section Section 10 10

and and

R evie w w of of state state and and federal federal permits permits on on proposed proposed resource resource d evelop m ent ent pro jects jects and and

located located and and the the Corps Corps agreed agreed to to mark mark these these lands lands far far pub lic lic access access and and useo useo

pr(!)posed pr(!)posed mit i gation gation siteso siteso In In the the process~ process~ Corps Corps fee fee title title land land along along

the the river river

was was

M issouri issouri R iver iver was was continued continued during during 1977 1977 w ith ith completion completion of of m apping apping of of lost lost hab itat itat and and

The The stud y y on on m iti gation gation of of environmental environmental losses losses caused caused by by c hanne lization lization of of the the

areas areas at at m o n thly thly intervalso intervalso The The centract centract will will be be completed completed in in 19780 19780

n otches otches through through collection collection of of fish fish population population sample~ sample~ and and observation observation in in the the

notched notched

dike dike

tiono tiono The The agency agency entereda entereda contract contract with with the the Corps Corps to to stu dy dy the the effects effects of of selecte

d d

p rogra m m offers offers s~ m e e potential potential for for replating replating h abitat abitat diversity diversity lost lost

through through channeliza= channeliza=

expanded expanded its its d ike ike notching notching program program on on the the channelized channelized sectio n n of of M issouri issouri R ivero ivero

This This

Umbrella Umbrella Study Study involving involving hydro pow er er units units o~ o~ the the upper upper rivero rivero The The Co rps rps of of

Engineers Engineers

R iver iver from from Sioux Sioux C ity ity to to Yankton Yankton as as a a R ecreation ecreation R iver~ iver~ plus plus other other features features

of of the the

included included ~ank ~ank sta bilizat ion ion and and designation designation of of the the unchannelized unchannelized port io n n of of the the

issouri issouri

UoS o o Cor ps ps of of Eng ineers ineers projects projects and and proposals proposals required required consi derable derable inputo inputo These These

1977 1977 in in o o

Ne braskanso braskanso Cr itical itical flows flows that that occurred occurred in in the the N emaha emaha d raina ge ge e mph asized asized

the the

proble m m

p ro po sals sals for for water water law law changes~ changes~ the the need need for for such such action action is is better better unde rstood rstood

by by

m ore ore

Force Force organized organized in in 19760 19760 A lthough lthough effort~ effort~ we re re not not successful successful i~ i~ develo p ing ing specific specific

Work Work c~nti nued nued on on efforts efforts on on the the issue issue of of instrea m m water water values values through through the the Task Task

WA TER TER RESOURCE RESOURCE ANA lYSXS lYSXS

ary ary water water re gulat ions ions were were ge ~era11y ~era11y standardizedo standardizedo

intr0ductionso intr0ductionso Fishing Fishing regulations regulations were were reviewed reviewed w ith ith South South D akota akota pe rsonnel rsonnel

and and bound

experience experience w it h h alewife~ alewife~ and and repercussions repercussions in in Neb raska raska that that m ig ht ht result result from from

o m ing ing

M eetings eetings

with with W yoming yoming personnel personnel

discussed discussed p rey rey introductions introductions i n n Wyoming ~ ~ N ebraska s s

Sh©Uld Sh©Uld be be co mp leted leted SCGno SCGno

N ebraska; ebraska; a a coolwater coolwater inventory~ inventory~ and and a a draft draft of of a a fishery fishery land land acquisition acquisition plan plan which which

Rep ~rts ~rts p re p ared ared include d d the the status status and and value value of of the the b lac k k bass bass length length li m it it in in

projects projects wi11 wi11 re qu ire ire considerable considerable attention attention in in 19780 19780

spawning spawning habitatQ habitatQ wh ich ich seriously seriously erodes erodes earlier earlier estimates estimates of of the the fishery fishery

valueso valueso

These These

R eser"ll'ofr s s fishery fishery habitato habitato

A s s currently currently designed~ designed~

the the Cala m us us will will n ot ot p

rovide rovide walleye walleye

inspectionsQ inspectionsQ several several m eetings@ eetings@ and and lobbying lobbying for for im p rove m ents ents in in the the proposed proposed

Cala

s s

wate rshe d d tours tours in in addition addition to to co mm entary. entary. The The N orth orth Loup Loup project project involved involved

on=site on=site

m ent; ent; and and the the N orth orth L o up up (Cal a m us us R eservoir) eservoir) projecto projecto T h e e R epublican epublican plan plan

required required

twa twa

for for t he he SCS; SCS; the the Harlan Harlan County County R eservoir eservoir Op eration eration and and M aintenance aintenance Environmental Environmental

State

O ther ther projects projects reviewed reviewed by by Fishe ries ries included included the the R epublican epublican R iver iver Wa tershed tershed Pl an an

strea m so so

Fisheries Fisheries is is also also involved involved in in an an advisory advisory capacity capacity with with an an inventory inventory of of the the Pine Pine Ridge Ridge study rep0rts i nvolving r0ad construction were reviewed and commented on. A study 0J the Spencer Hydro flushing pr0blem was coordinated with the Depart- ment of Enviro~mental Control and the Nebra ska Public Power District. The Fisheries Divi si0n assessed the effect of flushing on fishes in the Niobrara River and the Departmen t of Envirc:mmental Control studied water quality. Results of data collectic!>n during the year showed considerable fish mortality and violation of water quality during periods of flushing. The Kingsley Hydropower environmental assessment was reviewed and commented upon . Some 28 fish kills were investigated during the year. An estimated 204,000 fish were killed. Investigations included 5 streams, 11 private ponds, and 12 public lakes. The major kill occurred on Rock Creek in Lancaster County when an ammonia tanker hit a bridge. The resulting spill killed an estimated 125,000 fish. The second largest kill occurred on the Niobrara River below the Spencer Hydro, where flushing killed an esti mated 22,000 fish. In additicn to fish kills, investigation of six pollution complaints we re coordinated with the Department of Environmental Control. Special problems involved a taste and odor problem in fish at Carter Lake. Several fish sampl es were collected for special handling and shipment to the Environmental Pr0tection Agency laboratory in Kansas City. Similar efforts inv0lved a carp die- off at Lake Mcconaughy but the initial sample s were lost at the laboratory and efforts to collect additional samples were un succes sful.

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES

The Commercial Fisheries Section is responsible for the PL 88-309 pr0jects carried out in Nebraska, the Notched Dike Study, the statewide farm pond management program and the planning and the development of the Ak -Sar-Ben Aquarium at the Schramm State Park Recreation Area . Pr0ject 2-223-R~ Commercial Fishery Industry Survey Designed to devel0p a reporti ng system for all licensed commercial fishery op erators, the project gath~red information on production, ha rvest, catch ancl import ation of fishery products. Inf0rmation can then provide better review of laws and regulations to c~mserve and manage the co mmercial fishery resource more effectively. The final report was written in 1977 and summarized information gathered during 1974, 1975, and 1976. 0ata is used by the Game and Parks Commission to make an ec onomic evaluation of the commercial fishery industry. It can also be used in the future to pfop0int changes in the industry and as a basis for recommendations for new regulations. The results of this statistics project are contained in the 1976 Commercial Fisheries Industry survey rep0rt on file at the Lincoln office. Pr0ject 2-257-R: Population Dynamics of the Commercial Fishery Resource of the Unchannelized and Stabilized Mi ssouri River Objective @f this study is to provide baseline data on the current status of the co mmercial fishery resource of the unchannelized and stabilized portions of the

-36;_ Mis souri River. This part of the river is scheduled for bank stabilization and erosion contrral structures. The data collected can b~ used in the future t0 define any changes which occur 1n the fish population, as well as for comparison to similar data being col lected from the channelized river. The informat ion will assist management decisions on this little studied area of the river. Th is project emphasizes gathering data on those species of fish of primary interest to the commercial fishery, i.e. channel catfish, flathead catfish, carp, and buffalofish. The tagging of channel and flathead catfish was continued this year in an attempt to trace their movements.· Detailed information is available in a progress report on file at the linco ln office. Notched Dike Study One week per month was spent sampling notched dikes created by the Corps of Engineers to increase habitat diversity along the channelized p0rtfon of the Missouri River. involved were four dikes in the Nebraska City area and four di'kes in the Brownville area. These dikes are hoop-netted, seined, and electro-fished mon thly to determine fish use 1n the notched areas. Detailed information is available in the progress report on file at the Lincoln office. · Farm Pond Program A total of 73 applications for fish was received during 1977. Of these appli cations, 63 were apprmved for fish and totaled 215.7 acres of new water. Six people cancelled their fish requests due to low water conditions, and three people failed to meet the stocking truck. Therefore, 54 ponds were stocked with fish. Farm pond stocking used 18,760 l~rgemouth ba~s and 80,725 bluegill. Workshmps @n the correct management of farm ponds were given to various concerns around the state upon their request. Considerable work was done during 1977 with some of the NRD 0 s and pr(:)grams were provided for them. · Ai< -Sar-Ben Aquarium, Schramm Park State Recreation Area Considerable time was spent on the planning and i mpl ementation of the Ak~Sar-Ben Aqua rium at Schramm State Park Recreation Area, better known to Fisheries personnel as the old Gretna Fish Hatchery. B1ds for this project were opened on September 15, 1977, and construction was started on Octmber 24. · C0nstruct1on continued through December 30, then halted for the winter, The building has a construction value of mo re than $700,000 and budgets were prepared for personnel to man this facility and equipment for operation and ma intenance. The building is scheduled to be c0mpl eted and OJi)ened for operation in January ~f 1979. State Fair Exhibit

i The 1977 State Fair Exhibit was handled by this section and District V Fisheries. A temporary aquarium building was built at the State Fairground s, with 12 aquariums

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1977. 1977. for for activities activities stocking stocking division division fish fish

fisheries fisheries the the represent represent handled handled and/or and/or pr0duced pr0duced fish fish of of summaries summaries following following The The

season. season. throughout the the throughout ocked ocked st was was trout trout 152,592 152,592 of of total total A A . . 15 November November 1 1 April April tel> tel>

from from season season 17th 17th its its for for fishing fishing to to open open was was lake lake The The production. production. hatchery hatchery of of

complement complement single single largest largest the the receives receives fishery fishery put-and-take put-and-take Rivers Rivers Two Two The The

yearly. yearly. sitars sitars vi vi

10,000 10,000 apprd,ximately apprd,ximately attracts attracts and and September September through through May May from from Hatchery Hatchery Valentine Valentine

the the at at operated operated \s \s aquarium aquarium An An spring. spring. early early the the during during groups groups scho0l scho0l especially especially

s, s, visit0r numerous numerous h h it w facilities, facilities, public-use public-use as as function function hatcheries hatcheries All All

projects. projects. other other numerous numerous

with with assists assists and and techniques, techniques, devel0pment devel0pment hatchery hatchery various various ons, ons, certificati ease ease is d

federal federal and and status status health health overall overall the the for for responsible responsible is is biologist biologist hatchery hatchery One One

tribution. tribution.

s di trout trout large large of of majority majority the the for for responsible responsible is is and and fisheries fisheries put-and-take put-and-take for for

size size catchable catchable t0 t0 trout trout fingerling fingerling rears rears Royal Royal near near Station Station ng ng ri Rea Grove Grove The The

such. such. and and largemouth, largemouth, bass, bass, rock rock species, species, warmwater warmwater of of quantities quantities nt nt significa

produces produces as as well well as as stock stock wild wild 0f 0f hatching hatching the the complete complete and and size size catchable catchable t0 t0 st0ck st0ck

stic stic dome both both trout, trout, Nebraska's Nebraska's of of all all hatches hatches Parks Parks near near Hatchery Hatchery Creek Creek Rock Rock

sizes. sizes. intermediate intermediate and and fingerling fingerling catfish catfish channel channel as as well well as as fingerling, fingerling, walleye walleye and and

pike, pike, northern northern bass, bass, striped striped of of production production engages engages Hatchery Hatchery Platte Platte N0rth N0rth The The

annually. annually. milli0n milli0n 30 30

approximate approximate takes takes egg egg Recent Recent personnel. personnel. management management and and Service Service Wildlife Wildlife ancl ancl Fish Fish

U.S. U.S. the the with with c00peration c00peration in in spawning spawning pike pike n0rthern n0rthern the the conducts conducts Hatchery Hatchery Valentine Valentine

the the n, n, io product perch perch yellow yellow and and bluegill, bluegill, bass, bass,

largemouth largemouth to to addition addition In In 1

ng. ng. i hatch

stage stage early early and and collections collections egg egg tr0ut tr0ut wild wild for for used used is is Weir Weir Lewellen Lewellen The The st0cking. st0cking.

f0r f0r species species c0ldwater c0ldwater and and warm warm both both culture culture Royal Royal and and Platte, Platte, North North ne, ne, ti Valen Creek, Creek,

Rock Rock at at hatcheries hatcheries major major four four The The 1977. 1977. through through operated operated units units production production Five Five

states. states. other other with with trades trades and and

ucti©n, ucti©n, r0d p hatchery hatchery federal federal of of c0ordination c0ordination production, production, hatchery hatchery through through desired desired fish fish of of

size size and and rs rs numbe species, species, the the furnish furnish t0 t0 attempts attempts pr0gram pr0gram production production The The . . management

fish fish by by requested requested as as waters waters stocks stocks and and fish fish produces produces Section Section Production Production Fish Fish The The

PRODUCTION PRODUCTION FISH FISH

Fair. Fair. State State 1978 1978 the the

during during use use for for available available be be will will which which aquarium aquarium new new the the for for way way make make to to fair fair the the after after

dismantled dismantled was was clisplay clisplay This This fish. fish. large large display display to to used used was was p00l p00l swimming swimming deep deep 3-foot 3-foot

diameter, diameter, ot ot -fo 15 a a . 0f c0nsisting c0nsisting tank tank outside outside p0rtable p0rtable A A Fair. Fair. State State 1977 1977 the the for for

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and and Om aha aha outdoor outdoor class class roo m m personne l. l.

advan c ed ed finerling finerling ca were were tf is h h reared reared fo r r stoc i n n king king lake lake cages cages by by Parks Parks Division Division

advanced advanced fingerling fingerling productiono productiono 19 7 I 8 8 n n addit0n addit0n to to hatchery hatchery pr o ductionr ductionr 11, 0 56 56

F i nger li ng ng production production was was stocked stocked ba c k k into into experimental experimental holdover holdover f acilitie s s for for

**** **** All All catfish catfish produced produced were were rearing rearing e fforts fforts fish fish receive of of d d fra m m trade trade agree m ento ento

M cc onaughy~ onaughy~ and and Lake Lake M inatare. inatare. A ll ll w ere ere used used for for state state production production and and trades. trades.

*** *** 6 Q33 69000 69000 wa lleye lleye eggs eggs we re re spaw ned ned fro m m w il d d populations populations of of lake lake M aloney, aloney, Lake Lake

the the re m a i ning ning being being pla ced ced i n n the the federa l l syste m . .

co ope r ation ation w i th th U .SoFo W oSo oSo N ine ine mi lli~n lli~n eggs eggs we re re re q uire d d f o r r s ta t e e use use with with

** ** 28980 0 j000 j000 northern northern p i ke ke were were spaw~e d d at at the the Valentine Valentine H at c hery hery in in eggs eggs

All iance iance D rain rain and and m igratory igratory fish fish in in N o rth rth P l a tte tte Rive r r at at Lewelleno Lewelleno

*355 9 4 84 84 wi1d wi1d rainbow rainbow trout trout eggs eggs we re re collecte d d fr~m fr~m wild wild a dult dult populations populations i n n

2:A78,273 2:A78,273 GRA N D D T OTALS OTALS 17 4~460 4~460 1p964il645 1p964il645 1799225 1799225

TOTA 199649645 199649645 LS LS 1 6 1 1 9936 9936 2,i2599710 2,i2599710

Fathead Fathead M innows innows 8 (, 600 600

901)908 901)908 Channel Channel Catfish***~ 679060 679060 · ·

Yellow Yellow Perch Perch 77i,400 77i,400

Kentu c ky ky S p otted otted Ba ss ss 2i,892 2i,892

Bla c k k Crapp ie ie 129 9 2 5 5

Rock Rock Ba ss ss 630 630

B l l uegi uegi 11 11 384 ,i 0 6 1 1

largemouth largemouth Bass Bass 2 17 17 !1905 !1905 3 792 66 66

6 91 S 64 64 m a11mouth a11mouth Bass Bass

Striped Striped Bass Bass 62 19 346 346

Walleye*** Walleye*** 193119250 193119250 2299645 2299645 99722 99722

N orthern orthern Pike** Pike** 653Q395 653Q395 479888 479888 607,2 3 4 4

W A R MW ATER ATER F Gl Gl IN TE R M FRY FRY EDIATE EDIATE ADULT ADULT

T O T A LS LS 218 1) 563 563 129524 129524 8311560 8311560 L b s s 1 79 9225 9225

Do m estic estic RBT RBT 1 2~524 2~524 82~635 82~635 179!,225 179!,225

Wild Wild Strain Strain R BT* BT* 2 1 81)56 3 3 925 925

COLD W ATER ATER FRY FRY INTER M EDIA T E E FGL FGL ADULT ADULT PO UN DS DS

FISH FISH PRO D U C E D D FOR FOR STOCKING STOCKING NEBRASKA NEBRASKA WATERS WATERS

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TOTALS TOTALS 1647 1647 77,722 77,722 9,792 9,792 60,000 60,000 + + + +

Fathead Fathead M innows innows 3 3 1/2 1/2 Gal Gal

Crayfish Crayfish 4 4 Gal Gal

Crappie Crappie 172 172 379 379

Re ck ck Ba ss ss 5 5

G01den G01den Shiner Shiner 43 43

Bl Bl uegi uegi 11 11 7,200 7,200

wa n n 491 491 eye eye

Wh ite ite 7 7 Bass Bass

Yell Yell ow ow Perch Perch 336 336

Channel Channel Catfish Catfish 75,237 75,237 413 413 l,22Q l,22Q

Nerthern Nerthern Pike Pike 9 9

Flathead Flathead Catfish Catfish 485 485 40 40 46 46

211000 211000 Black Black Bul l head head 653 653

largemout h h Ba ss ss 315 315 110 110

Carp> Carp> 60,000 60,000 X X

SPECIES SPECIES FRY FRY I NTERMEDIAT FGL FGL E E ADULT ADULT POUNDS POUNDS

table. table.

Fish Fish salvaged salvaged in in and and restocked restocked in in other other water s s the the are are following following summarized summarized

fingerlings. fingerlings.

*Channel *Channel catfish catfish yearlings yearlings received received used used to to in in rear rear spring spring advanced advanced and and

36»311 36»311 T@TALS T@TALS 2,120, 000 000 716,742 716,742 77,155 77,155

No. No. Dak, Dak, N FH FH

Mu skellunge skellunge 750 750 Va Va 11 11 ey ey City, City,

Sauger Sauger 10, 000 000

II II II II II II

Wa lleye lleye 106,940 106,940

II II II II

II II

N0rthern N0rthern Pike Pike 26,375 26,375

II II II II II II

9411500 9411500 uegi uegi B1 B1 11 11

II II II II II II

large m outh outh Bass Bass 57,000 57,000

II II II II II II

Channel Channel Catfish Catfish 142,700 142,700 Gavins Gavins Point Point NFH NFH

Channel Channel Catfish Catfish 93,000 93,000 State State of of Ok la. la.

Channel Channel Catfish Catfish 120,00© 120,00© State State of of Kansas Kansas *6 4t627 4t627 II II

Channel Channel Catfish Catfish * State State 40,95@ 40,95@ of of Yrlg Yrlg Texas Texas

Break Break Trout Trout 6,659 6,659

II II II II

Br0wn Br0wn Trout Trout 7911900 7911900 59,471 59,471 18,652 18,652

II II II II

Rainbow Rainbow Trout Trout 17,684 17,684 11,000 11,000 Crawford Crawford NFH NFH

2i000,000 2i000,000 Striped Striped Bass Bass Virginia Virginia Fish/Game Fish/Game

SPECIES SPECIES FRY FRY I N TERMEDIATE TERMEDIATE FGL FGL ADULT ADULT SOURCE SOURCE

dire ctly ctly or or reare~ reare~ further further and and st0cked, st0cked, are are summarized summarized in in the the f0llowing f0llowing table. table.

Fish Fish received received fr0 m m 0ther 0ther states states and and federal federal hatcheries, hatcheries, either either stocked stocked

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Belmont Belmont Diversiono Diversiono

proposed proposed management management plan plan for for the the 54-mile 54-mile section section of of the the North North Platt

e e

R iver iver above above

meet meet project project objectiveso objectiveso A A final final report report will will be be written written in in 1978 1978

describing describing

the the

a a year year earlier earlier than than scheduled scheduled because because sufficient sufficient information information had had been been

collected collected to to

for for enhancing enhancing this this fishery. fishery. The The field field seg m ent ent of of the the study study was was

completed completed

in in

1977» 1977»

very very limited limited sport sport fishery. fishery. A A study study was was initiated initiated in in 1976 1976 to to explore explore the the

potential potential

The The North North Platte Platte River River above above the the Belm ont ont D iversion iversion presently presently contains contains a a

produced produced in in late late 1978 1978 detailing detailing the the results results of of the the studyo studyo

important important game game fishes. fishes. Dat a a is is now now being being analyzed analyzed and and a a final final

report report

w111 w111

be be

valuable valuable asset asset to to the the larger larger systemi systemi primarily primarily as as spawning spawning a a and and brood brood

strea

m m for for

co mp1etedo mp1etedo Pre li min ary ary canclusions canclusions indicate indicate that that the the N iobrara iobrara is is

indeed indeed

a a

of of the the N . iobrara iobrara River River to to the the Mi ssouri ssouri R iver=lewis iver=lewis Clark Clark Lake Lake and and complex complex

was was

The The field field partion partion of of a a project project designed designed to to assess assess the the biological biological i mp ortance ortance

the the exception exception of of publication~ publication~ should should be be co mp leted leted in in late late 19780 19780

prolong prolong the the existence existence of of coldwater coldwater habitat habitat in in the the reservoiro reservoiro This This project, project,

with with

Lake Lake Mcconaughy. Mcconaughy. It It should should also also tnd1cate tnd1cate potential potential management management techniques techniques

to to

provide provide extensive extensive insight insight into into the the future future of of the the coldwater coldwater fishery fishery habitat habitat

of of

and and Parks Parks Commi ssiono ssiono It It is is anticipated anticipated that that this this model~ model~ when when co

mp leted, leted,

will will

jointly jointly by by the the Offi ce ce of of Wa ter ter Re search search and and Technology Technology and and the the Neb

raska raska

Game Game

model model of of the the eutrophication eutrophication precess precess in in Lake Lake M cConaughyo cConaughyo This This project project

is is funded funded

Field Field and and laboratory laboratory work work continued continued on on a a project project to to develop develop a a computerized computerized

multi -a gency gency cooperative cooperative effort. effort.

an an American American Fishery Fishery Society Society Monograph. Monograph. The The research research section section is is

directing directing

this this

ipated ipated in in the the cooperative cooperative project. project. The The co mb ined ined information information will will

be be published published

as as

corporate corporate the the data data from from this this project project with with that that from from other other agencies agencies

who who

partic

of of the the Missouri Missouri River. River. Efforts Efforts were were initiated initiated and and plans plans have have been been m ade ade

to to

in= in=

to to determine determine the the effect effect of of heated heated nuclear nuclear power power plant plant effluent effluent on on the the

adult adult

fishes fishes

All All field field work work and and a a final final report report have have been been completed completed on on a a study study designed designed

by by 19780 19780

research research efforto efforto Final Final capies capies of of the the technical technical publication publication shmuld shmuld be be

available available

of of the the va11ey o o This This transfer transfer of of technology technology was was a a very very i mp ortant ortant

part part

of of the the

time time transferring transferring to to management management the the technology technology for for managing managing the the

coldwater coldwater

fishery fishery

Val ley. ley. In In addition addition to to the the publication, publication, research research personnel personnel spent spent

considerable considerable

management management plan plan for for the the rainbow rainbow trout trout fishery fishery of of the the Upper Upper No rth rth Platte Platte

River River

Wark Wark continued continued toward toward co mplet ian ian of of a a technical technical publication publication describing describing a a

needed. needed.

search search staff staff also also prov ides ides technical technical assistance assistance to to other other fishery fishery

personnel personnel

when when

ca nt inued inued in in 1977 1977 and and a a number number of of new new projects projects were were initiated. initiated.

The The

fisheries fisheries re

new new techniques techniques for for fisheries fisheries manager s. s. Toward Toward this this end~ end~ se v eral eral proje cts cts

were were

Fisheries Fisheries research research is is charged charged with with providing providing new new infor m ation ation and and developing developing

FISHERIES FISHERIES RESEARCH RESEARCH The Game and Parks Comm1ss1on realizes the pre~ent and potential future value of the fishery of the Missouri River:1 with its close proxi mity to much of Nebraska 1 s populationo To assure effective management of the fishery resources of t he river, a project was initiated 1n 1977 to develop a fisheries management plan for the Missouri Rivero This project will eventually include a number of studies. Initially, a creel census of the sport and commercial fishermen from Gavins Point Dam to Ruloi Nebraska, will be conducted to establish present use and yield of the fi shery. A second study will assess the effect of various hoop net mesh sizes on the catch of channel catfish. Th is study is needed for standardization of hoop net catches from the rivero Future studies presently planned under this project include the establishment of suitable sampling pr@cedures for larval~ juvenile and adult fishes. Sampling techniques de= veloped will be used to further study the fishery resource of the river. · The Mcconaughy rainbow trout is a special~ self-sustaining strain which has evolved irn the Upper North Platte River Valley over the past 40 years. Present1Y:i this strain spends most of its adult life in lake McConaughyi but migrates to tributary streams to spawno Several years of research on the tributary streams has aroused suspicions that Mcconaughy rainbows have developed a tolerance of temperatures higher t han that of standard hatchery rainbows. To test t his hypothesisi a study was initiated to compare the temperature tolerance of Mcconaughy rainbow trout with standard hatchery strain rainbowso Also included in the study will be temperature preference determinations and field measurement of critical thermal maxi mums (CTM), Information from this study will be valuable in establishing t he characteristics of the Mcconaughy rainbow which can be used by management personnel. This information will be particularly valuable in assessing the effect of rapid eutrophication on the coldwater fishery of lake McC0naughyo Assessi~g the potential impact of various management practices and regulatory strategies is a difficult fishery problem. To allow assessments to be considerably more quantitative and extensive, a project was initiated to develop a computerized fishery population simulator. The simulation model will allow rapid experimentation detailing predicted results of proposed management practices. The model wi11 be designed for easy use by management and administrative personnelo During several past research studies and management surveys, over 30,000 channel catfish have been collected from the Missouri River and its tributaries. This represents a lar~e volume of data on a single species in one watershed. A project was initiated to analyze th1s data and condense it into an easily compre hended pub11cati~~o Work on this project will c~ntinue through 1978. A manuscript entitled~ Nebraska 0 s Sandhills Lakes9 was completed and published. This p-ublicaticm describes the physical and chemical characteristics of many of t he natural lakes in the Nebraska sandhills.

Research personnel initiated~ and with the help of other agency personnel ii developed a technical series for the publication of papers authored by agency personnelo This medium has and will continue to provide a very attractive media for the distribution of agency research ftndingso Research personnel are maintaining a mailing list for the series and will in the future make available upon request a list of all technical series publications.

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Nu clear clear power power plant s s and and the the M issouri issouri River River biota biota (AFS (AFS Monograph). Monograph).

FIRE FIRE II II - an an update update to to FIRE FIRE I I

A A gene ralized, ralized, management=or i ented ented fish fish population population simulator simulator

Mod elin g g t h e e eutro phi cat ion ion pro cess cess in in Lake Lake Mcconaughy, Mcconaughy, a a two-story two-story reservoir reservoir

The The 1imno10gy 1imno10gy of of Lake Lake Mccon aughy aughy

The The history history of of white white pe rc h h in in Neb raska raska

tributaries tributaries

Channel Channel catfish catfish 1n 1n the the channelized channelized and and unchannelized unchannelized Mi ssouri ssouri River River and and i ts ts

M issouri issouri R iver= N iobrara iobrara River River fi s her1 her1 investigations investigations

Future Future publications publications

Lincoln. Lincoln.

fisheso fisheso Neb raska raska Te ch nical nical Series Series Na o o 4, 4, Nebraska Nebraska Game Game and and Parks Parks Comm issi on~ on~

H esse~ esse~ LaWo, LaWo, C . . Wa llace llace and and Lo Lo Lehman . . 1978s 1978s Age Age and and growth growth of of Missouri Missouri River River

To To be be ce mpleted mpleted in in 197 8 8

Commission, Commission, L1ncolno L1ncolno 67ppo 67ppo

Mccarrahe r~ r~ D o Bo Bo 19770 19770 Neb raska s s s andhills andhills l~keso l~keso Nebraska Nebraska Game Game and and Parks Parks

Pa rks rks Cemnrfssion1,1 Cemnrfssion1,1 Lincolno Lincolno 60pp ~ ~ · ·

F ORTRAN ORTRAN I VG VG Levelo Levelo Neb raska raska Technical Technical Series Series Ne. Ne. 1, 1, Nebraska Nebraska Game Game and and

statistics statistics sa mples mples with with aged aged and and on on non-aged non-aged subsamples, subsamples, IBN IBN 360/65, 360/65,

Hesse9 Hesse9 1977 1977 o o L L FIRE FIRE computer computer program program for for !--ft.. !--ft.. th , e e computation computation of of fishery fishery

C om plete d d in in 1977 1977

and and those those tn tn planned planned near near the the future future includ~: includ~:

possible possible is is published published in . technic al al papers papers and and reportso reportso Article s s published published in in 1977 1977

plicable plicable to to fishery fishery m anage ment ment problems o o Toward Toward that that end, end, as as much much information information as as

A A primary primary geal geal the the of of fisher y y research research section section is is to to produce produce information information ap 

assistance assistance was was giverr giverr in in ~ther ~ther areas areas when when needed. needed.

c hannel hannel catfish catfish young=of young=of ...... the-year the-year with with explosives explosives from from t,t,e t,t,e Niobr~ra Niobr~ra River o o Routine Routine

staff staff assisted assisted in in sa mp ling ling chann el el catfish catfish frmm frmm the the Missouri Missouri Riv~r Riv~r in in sampling sampling and and

son ne l l w illin g g to to learn learn basic basic data data processing processing techniqueso techniqueso In In th~ th~ field, field, the the research research

p rocessing rocessing fadHt1ieso fadHt1ieso Encauragement Encauragement and and help help was was given given to to those. those. management management per

consi de rable rable amount amount of of time time was was spent spent designing designing arid arid investigating investigating p9ssib,le p9ssib,le new new data data

from from Texas Texas wa s s i mp le men te d d to to aid aid in in the the design design and and analysis analysis of of creel creel survey survey datao datao A A

pu ter ter p r og ra m m wa s s w ritte n n to to a nalyze nalyze fishery fishery survey survey data, data, and and a a creel creel census census program program

act1vitieso act1vitieso Da ta ta processing processing is is ene ene major major area area where. where. assistance assistance is is providedo providedo A A com 

The The fisheries fisheries res ea rc h h section section has has also also assisted assisted in in several several management management related related INFORMAIION --A N _D, -E -D -U --C A --T I --O N

Information and Education has three basic purposes: (1) to c0mmunicate with both internal and external publics, (2) to develop reciprocal understanding and goodwill with all publics regarding appreciation and utilization of the state's natural resources, and (3) to provide informational, educational, and support services for Commission activitieso To carry out these goals, the division had field representatives stationed at -ftiur district offices and maintained a metro office in Omaha in addition to the centra 1 office staff. The year 1977 no~ed a continual increase in informational requests received at the Omaha offi ceo Each month, more peop1 e 1earned about the services offered by the officeo Over 100 programs were delivered,. ranging from wildlife conservation to all forms of outdoor recreation and reaching an estimated 4,000 peopleo Telephone inquiries increased over the year with an estimated 20,000 calls handled. Office persormel certified several instructors in the Hunter Safety Program. In all, registrations for 66 student classes were handled through the offi Ceo In addition to daily activitiesi Omaha personnel did weekly radio shows on KFAB, WOW , and KOOO. in Omaha, KOTD in Plattsmouth, and KNCY in Nebraska City. Many TV news segment's were aired almost weekly on Channel 7, KETV, plus a monthly TV show on Channel 3 (KMTV). 0uri ng January and February of 1977 ( the position was vacant March· through July), District III I & E activities included preparation of 14, 5-minute radio shows for WJAG and KTCH in Norfolk and Wayne respective.lyo TV footage was shot on turkey transpl'anting at Verdigre Creek, ice fishing, and wood duck houses. News releases on organic farming, turkey applications, turkey transplanting, and the Habitat Plan were also mailed from the district~ Programs during those months included groups as diverse as Boy Scouts, Future Farmers, Wildlife Federation, and the Norfolk Garden Clubo The district supervisor attended habitat meetings , NoR.Do meetings, a dry streams program, and workshops on roadside management. A6t1vities during ·the latte~ part of the yeai included familiarization with area and personnel, organization and manning the Cherry County Fair at Valentine, and displays at local malls at Norfolk and Fremont. Advance contacts were made for county fairs across the districto Personal contact with newspaper editors resulted in weekly column s that have been maintained. in Blair and Neligho 0ther newspapers in the district have received news ma terials periodicallyo The No rf0lk Daily News has used a great deal of news material sent out from the District III Office. Weekly radio shows (5 -minutes) were resumed in Norfolk, WJAG; Wayne, KTCH; and, a thircl at KTTT in Columbus has been addedo Programs were prepared and given on subjects ranging from NORDA t0 Habitat Plan to Hunter Safety~ and field trips for children. Groups ranged from Sierra Club to PTA to Scouts9 eommercial groups, and schoolso

-44- The regular "From the Commi ssion" column was continued in the Kearney Hub , McCook Gazette, and Keith County News at Og allala. News releases were also fur ni shed to .local publishers pertinent to the area. Feature photo stories were provided to the "Emph asis '' section of t he North Platte Telegraph, including pictorials on , Wild Kingdom along t he Platte, Aging of Fish, and Waterfowl Banding. Variou s news phot0s and stories were supplied for publication in Afield and Afloa t. Hun ter Safety responsibilities were primarily oriented toward the main tenance of instructors and t he scheduling of students with active instructors in their areas. Ano ther fowl cholera epidemic in South Central Nebraska required many hours in both clean-up operations and news coverage. Assistance was provided local press reporters visiting the affected areas through tours and interviews. Mini-courses in Environmental Education for eight No rth Platte elementary sc hools were coordinated and taught by district Information and Education, Fisheries, and Game divisions. Mo st of the Nebraska High School Sport Shooting program was conducted through the No rth Platte office, with the coordination of t he Annual Cornhusker Sho ot also headquartered in Di strict IV. Information and Education personnel planned, advertised, and helped supervise t he shooting event. Local sc ho ols and gun cl ubs were called on by district I & E specialists to assist them with the sport shooting program. The Cornhusker drew nearly 500 youngsters last year, with about 65 Neb raska high schools participating. Al so in co njun ction wi th the Sport Shoo ting program, the First Annu al Metallic Target Silhouette shoot was conducted in September. Assistance and coordination was provided by personnel frpm District IV. Mon thly television shows were produced for KNOP -TV in No rth Platte and KHG I-TV in Kearney. In addition, news clips on various Di strict IV activities were shot and edited for local release and then supplied to other districts for use. A five minute weekly radio show was produced for KODY Radio in No rth Pl atte. Sho rt releases were sent to other radio stations in the district and a number of half-hour talk shows were aired live involving Game and Parks personnel inviti ng t he publ ic to ca ll in. Programs on specific Comm ission-related subject matter were presented by Information and Education Staff to service groups, conventions and schools upon request. Three canoe tours on the Dismal River, Republican River and Tri-County Canal were conducted in District IV, inviting members of t he press and other individuals who could promote the recreational benefits of established ca no e routes. County fair scheduling and coordination was conducted out of t he District IV Information and Education office. In District IV, the Dawso n Coun ty Fair was at tended by personnel from all divisions and all four trailers were displayed. A pre Christmas prom0tional display wa s set up in the No rth Platte Ma ll for nine days prior to Chri stmas with t he sales of approxi mately $2~200 in permits, magazine subscriptions, and miscellaneous items.

-4.5- Central Office The Hu111ter Safety program had a total of 2, 417 instructors and 9,249 students were certified bringihg that total to 47,688 students. Of the total students cert1fiedi 60% were certified in the fall months. Many of the school systems in Nebraska are using hunter safety in t heir classroom activities. 11 11 Instructors were kept informed by the monthly column in Afield and Afloat , Carrying on a vital news program 1s an important function of the division, Releases were geared to local usage on an 11 affected 11 area basis, plus statewide, all-media releases on items of statewide interest, Numerous personal appearance programs were presented. The Art Sect1o~ provided illustrations for a wide ran9e of purposes, with about 50 percent of its time devoted to artwork and layout for NEBRASKAland Magazi ne. This includes about three major pieces of art per month, plus several small illustrations, as well as supervising t he complete format of t he magazine · through aH stages of production. The section is also responsible for design of other Commission brochures and pamphlets~ and illustraitons for sl ide shows and television productions. The staff painted showcards and signs for use at the State Fair and other events requiring display material s. During the year, Publications wrote, edited and supervised production of a variety of pamphelts and brochures for other divisions and I & E use11 as well as handling dissemination of news. Some of these publications are done annually, such as the hunting~ boating, and fishing guides. Ot hers are revised 11 updated, and reprinted as needed, and still others are one-time publications. The Commission again published the NEBRASKAland Calendar of Color under an agreement with Ralph Printing of Omaha, whic h pr0vided for that comp any to print and distribute the calendars and pay a royalty to t he Comm ission,

Nebraska Afield & Afloat, the Commission°s monthly tabloid went to an average of 50~000 persons each month11 including NEBRASKAland Magazine subscribers, hunter safety instructors 11 barbershops, and the news media, NEBRASKAland Magazine published 624 pages in the 12 issues during 1977. There were 398 pages of four=color used5 plus about 50 pages using two or three=co1or in charts or for other purposes. Special issues were devoted to fishing~ parksi hunting~ and to regionals on various areas of the state. Total 11 11 subscription revenue for 1977 11 Portrait , was approximately $213~ 000 C(i) mpared to $259~000 in 1976. In addition~ advertising revenue totaled $21,359 wh ich was about $760 less than the previous year. In additi0n to regular content and special issues, NEBRASKAland again doubled as a means to produce attractive11 full-color brochures at a reduced cost. During the year, three of these 16-page specials were produced first as part of the magazine~ then reprinted as brochures. They were the Habitat Pl an, Canoeing Nebraska, and Nebraska Parklands. The Printing Section handles the printing of all Co mm ission materials t hat are not done commercially, plus running labels for mailing lists retained on Adressograph. During 1977, the section ran 1~418 jobs. This work involved use of 4,503 masters and required 3~283,597 sheets of paper. The Mail Section -46=

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swan. swan. trumpeter trumpeter the the and and quality quality water water on on another another migration, migration, wl wl ldfo wi on on one one

library, library, Commission Commission the the for for films films feature feature two two on on mpleted mpleted co s s wa n n ctio Produ

s. s. n statio cal cal lo their their over over

broadcasts broadcasts did did who who there there personnel personnel for for office office Platte Platte North North the the and and office office Omaha Omaha

the the to to furnished furnished also also were were film film of of types types Various Various state. state. the the ross ross ac stations stations

on on aired aired which which radio radio and and TV TV spot spot produced produced unit unit film film and and on on si televi The The

principles. principles. management management conservation conservation important important and and environment environment

changing changing the the of of awareness awareness public public for for need need the the emphasizing emphasizing specialists, specialists,

other other and and staff staff Commission Commission with with interviews interviews features features program program 15-minute 15-minute The The

Kansas. Kansas. in in 2 2 and and Iowa Iowa in in 2 2 plus plus Nebraska, Nebraska, in in stations stations radio radio 37 37 of of average average an an on on

broadcast broadcast was was program program radio radio weekly weekly Nebraska Nebraska Outdoor Outdoor the the year, year, 23rd 23rd its its In In

18x26, 18x26, to to size size contact contact from from ranging ranging made made prints prints ~499 ~499 1 1 and and

d d se proces were were film film of of rolls rolls 440 440 Some Some film. film. of of rolls rolls 865 865 including including printsi printsi

and and film film for for personnel personnel Commission Commission from from received received were were requests requests 478 478 Some Some

fields. fields.

publishing publishing and and relations relations public public the the in in firms firms numerous numerous from from received received material material

illustrative illustrative for for requests requests for for and and series series slide slide and and s s publication on on si Commis various various

illustrate illustrate to to used used were were they they NEBRASKAland, NEBRASKAland, to to addition addition In In . . made were were exposures exposures

color color 18,636 18,636 and and exposures exposures phot0 phot0 white white - black-and ~ 6,412 me me so 1977, 1977, In In

year. year. the the during during d d sse proce re re we literature literature

informational informational for for requests requests routine routine 6,147 6,147 Some Some pieces. pieces. 7,918 7,918 for for $7,161.99 $7,161.99

were were charges charges UPS UPS Service. Service. Parcel Parcel d d ite Un the the used used again again division division the the economy, economy,

and and peed peed s of of interest interest the the In In mail. mail. bulk bulk of of pieces pieces 81,219 81,219 for for $6i255,44 $6i255,44 plus plus

03.88, 03.88, ,5 $57 to to amounted amounted postage postage and and 1977, 1977, in in mail mail of of pieces pieces 288i7OO 288i7OO handled handled ---L A W ------E N F O R C E ME N T

The responsibilities of the Law Enforcement Division and its conservation officers are many and variedo · Many people·- believe enforcing the laws and regulations pertaining to the management~ protection~ and use of wildlife su mm arize the duties of t he c0nservation officer. Howeveri this 1$ only the beg1nningo In some aspectsi 11 peeple management" has reached such pr0portions that in many eyes this is the primary duty" The observance and watchfullness of the conductg safety, and welfare of human beings engaged 1n the activities pertaining t0 wildlife, boating~ or using the areas and facilities provided in the state park system are basic and are all a part of the officers daily routine. The prindpal function ,of the special duty conservation 0fficers is t0 patrol areas within the state park system~ to provide additional law enf0rcement coverage to the areas 9 and serve the public. Addition of these ·officers has permitted area conservation officers to apply more of their time and effort to other matters in their assigned areas and has helped simplify the shifting 0f area officers t0 areas where the potential of violations is greater or more prevalent. Conservation 0fficers are also. called upon by other law enforcement agencies t0 assist in the investigation and/or apprehension of subjects involved in various unlawful actso In addition to the law enforcement activities9 the operation of the departmentgs two- way radio communications system is also a function of this division, Respons1b111t1es of the conservation officer involve many duties wh ich are of a non~enforcement nature0 especially those of an educational or informational nature in which he can assist both youth and adultso It is through these outlets and programs that the major portion of the fishingi hunting~ boating, and outdoor recreation public is servedo Officers conduct and take part in teaching boating and hunter safety courses and in pr~grams for sportsmens groups, youth groups, churchesi schoolj civic organ izations0 radio and television programs0 exhibits at fairss various co mm unity functions, and sports and vacation showso During 1977 officers took part in 421 meetings and various groups in addition to taking part in the numerGus sports0 home and travel shows, fairs, radio and television programs. Officers also make or assist in making investigations and surveys concerning populations of wildlife0 the management of fish, game, game ani malsi game birds, migratory birdsi other species of wildlife~ the stocking or transplanting of fish and game and pollution pro_blems. As a part of their field activities officers contacted and checked 28,829 hunters; 56~261 fisherman, and 861 trapperso They inspected 15~594 boats; made 9,441 miscellaneous contacts~ most of which were on state park areas~ and investigated 2i653 complaints,

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13549 13549 TOTAL TOTAL

Mi scellaneous scellaneous

46 46

Non resident resident hunting hunting on on reside nt nt permit permit

5 5

Taking Taking game game animals animals to to check check station station without without head head attached attached

5 5

No No sex sex identification identification on on game game birds birds

7 7

Failure Failure to to have have hunting hunting permit permit en en person person

7 7

Hunting Hunting from from a a vehicle vehicle

8 8

Illegal Illegal possession possession of of game game

8 8

Hunt ing ing on on a a refuge refuge

10 10

Tak ing ing protected protected species species

11 11

A ccessory ccessory to to game game law law violation violation

17 17

Failure Failure t0 t0 tag tag game game

19 19

No No or or insufficient insufficient amount amount of of hunter hunter 0range 0range

20 20

Ove rbag rbag lim i t t of of game game

22 22

No No waterfowl waterfowl stamp stamp

31 31

Hunt1~g Hunt1~g from from a a public public road road

60 60

Hunting Hunting w i thijut thijut permission permission or or trespassing trespassing

95 95

No No habitat habitat s tamp tamp

158 158

Hunting, Hunting, attempting attempting to to take take or or possess possess game game birds birds or or animals animals

in in

closed closed

season season

165 165

Hun ting, ting, attempting attempting to to take take or or possess possess game game birds birds or or animals animals

without without

a a permit permit

168 168

Hunting Hunting with with the the aid aid of of an an artificial artificial light light attached attached to to a a vehicle vehicle

299 299

Loaded Loaded shotgun shotgun in in or or on on a a vehicle vehicle 388 388

HUNTING HUNTING OFFENSES OFFENSES

The The conviction conviction rate rate was was 96,92% 96,92% overall overall and and 98% 98% for for those those actually actually

brought brought t0 t0 trial, trial,

They They made made 3~379 3~379 arrests arrests during during 1977 1977 for for 3,641 3,641 offenses, offenses, with with 3,275 3,275 convictions, convictions,

all all fuel; fuel; oil, oil, grease~ grease~ tires 9 9 service~ service~ repairs, repairs, and and special special

equipment. equipment.

gasoline. gasoline. Average Average cost cost for for vehicle vehicle operation operation was was .074 .074 cents cents per per mile, mile,

which which includes includes

Of ficers ficers drove drove 1,597,325 1,597,325 mile s s on on patrol patrol and and averaged averaged 11.65 11.65 miles miles per per gallon gallon of of

supervisors~ supervisors~ and and officers. officers. 51 51

off1cers9 off1cers9 cons1st1ng cons1st1ng of of a a division division chief, chief, an an administrative administrative assistant, assistant,

five five

district district

Du ring ring 1977 1977 the the law law Enforcement Enforcement Divisien Divisien had had a a maximum maximum compliment compliment of of conservation conservation 58 58

Unknow n n 3 3

& & 60 60 older older 1 1

50 50 - 59 59 1 1

40 40 - 49 49 1 1 2 2

30 30 39 39 = = 2 2

20 20 29 29 = =

10 10 - 19 19 3 3 2 2

Age Age Shooter Shooter Victim Victim

Age Age bra c kets kets of of the the persons persons involved involved include: include:

casualties casualties involved involved eight eight shotguns, shotguns, two two rifles rifles and and one one handgun, handgun,

In In five five casesg casesg the the victim victim was was shot shot by by another another person, person, and and six six were were

self-inflicted, self-inflicted,

The The

There There were were 11 11 known known or or reported reported hunter hunter casualties casualties during during 1977, 1977, including including ene ene fatality, fatality,

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7 7 Open Open ca mp mp fire fire in in State State Area Area

7 7 ~ailu

r e e to to ~ - top top at at stop sign sign stop

N b b 8 8 drivers/motorcycle drivers/motorcycle license license

No No va l l id id s , p.fety p.fety inspectic!>n inspectic!>n sticker sticker g g

13 13 Swimming Swimming c losed losed park park area area in in

14 14 Failure Failure to to appear appear

16 16 Re ckless / carele~s carele~s driving driving

17 17 Entering Entering closed closed park park area area

21 21 Speeding Speeding

24 24 Mino r r in in possession possession of of alcoholic alcoholic beverages beverages

27 27 D rinki ng ng on on state state property property

29 29 Trespassing Trespassing

41 41 Al lo wing wing dog dog beach beach on on

61 61 Possession Possession a a contro11~ of of d d substance substance

96 96 Littering Littering - ~ -

212 212 Driv ing ing or or parking parking in in restricted restricted area area

GENERAL GENERAL OFFENSES OFFENSES

,, ,,

TOTAL TOTAL 473 473

M iscellaneous iscellaneous 16 16

No No jacket jacket on on s kier kier life life 7 7

Operating Operating boat boat in in unauthorized unauthorized area area 8 8

No No life life jackets jackets on on child child under under the the age age of . 12 ' ' 15 15

No No wear ing ing coast coast guard guard approved . life life jackets jackets in in Gavins Gavins Point Point Tailwaters Tailwaters 15 15

Towing Towing s k ier ier without without mirror mirror or or ob~erver ob~erver 49 49

No No boat boat reg1strat1 on, on, number~ number~ or or symbols symbols 63 63

Improperly Improperly equipped equipped vessel vessel 300 300

BOATING BOATING OFFENSES OFFENSES

921 921 TOTAL TOTAL

29 29 M iscella neous neous

Fishing Fishing 5 5 in in closed closed area area

6 6 Overbag Overbag ltm1t ltm1t of of fish fish

Taking Taking fish fish illegall 8 8 y y

17 17 Snagging Snagging or or attempting attempting to to s nag nag fish fish

39 39 many many hooks hooks or or lines lines T0G T0G

61 61 Possession Possession of of undersize undersize game game fish fish

756 756 Fishing, Fishing, attempting attempting to to take take or or possess possess fish fish without without a a permit permit

FISHING FISHING O FFE NSES NSES

23 23 TOTAL TOTAL

M iscellaneous iscellaneous 18 18

Trapping Trapping w it 5 5 hout~ hout~ perm i t t

TRAPPING TRAPPING OFFEN SES SES No vehicle/motorcycle registration 7 Passing in a No Passing Zone 7 No promf of ownership on vehicle • 5 Miscellaneous 55 TOTAL 675

GRAND TOTAL OF ALL OFFENSES 3,641

1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 TOTAL ARRESTS AND SUMM©NS ISSUED: 2491 3130 3220 3314 3379 Not guilty 20 17 21 19 7 Cases Dismissed 39 47 47 40 58 No cempl aints filed 24 18 18 22 39 TOTAL CONVICTIONS: 2,418 3,048 3,134 3,233 3,275

1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 TOTAL FINES: $50~567,00 $62,885,00 $64,762.00 $81,642.00 $85,761.0© TOTAL C0STS: $19,751.91 $24,695,83 $25,344.18 $26,490.17 $26,553,52 TOTAL LIQ. DAM,: $13 2635,00 $172455,00 $17,775,00 $15,325.00 $17,890,00

GRAN0 TOTALS: $83,953.91 $105,035 0 83 $107,881,18 $123,457.17 $130,204,52 1977 ARRESTS BY AGE GROUP ONLY ADDRESS GIVEN IS AGE URBAN RURAL NAME OF TOWN/PO BOX Less than 12 12 - 15 21 17 4 16 - 19 659 233 86 20 - 23 576 191 60 24 - 27 397 117 30 28 = 31 211 61 19 32 - 35 148 38 15 36 - 39 117 34 6 40 - 45 102 21 12 46 - 50 72 17 7 51 - 55 34 11 4 56 - 60 15 9 l 61 - 65 12 4 4 66 and Over 10 1 l No Age Listed l 1 __ _,.., GRAN0 T0TAlS: 2375 755 249 TOTAL ARRESTS: 3379 -51-

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$39,030,27 $39,030,27 EXPENSES EXPENSES OF OF TOTAL TOTAL GRAND GRAND

5,775.00 5,775.00 $ $ l l Renta Tower Tower

,385,21 ,385,21 $ $ 1 1 rent rent line line on on Service Service

51 51 142 142 , , l l $ $ Maintenance Maintenance Tower Tower 0 0 Inc. Enterprize Enterprize Altus Altus

$30,727,55 $30,727,55 TOTAL TOTAL

8,168,00 8,168,00 $ $ lights lights red red and and sirens sirens radios, radios, mobile mobile of of removals removals and and Installation Installation

$1,461.80 $1,461.80 contract contract covered covered not not radios radios install install to to by by mileage mileage

and and repairs repairs tower tower 9 9 service ~ ~ ment

equip dio dio ra Other Other

3~757.00 3~757.00 $ $ Parks Parks

$17,340,75 $17,340,75 2332-41 2332-41 Communications Communications Shaffer Shaffer with with contract contract radio radio bile bile Mo

COSTS COSTS OPERATION OPERATION OF OF BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN CATIONS CATIONS I COMMUN RADIO RADIO

96.92 96.92 3275 3275 3379 3379 1977 1977

97.56 97.56 3233 3233 3314 3314 1976 1976

97.89 97.89 3152 3152 3220 3220 1975 1975

97.38 97.38 3048 3048 ' 30 30 1 3 974 974 1

97,07 97,07 2418 2418 2491 2491 1973 1973

98,79 98,79 2702 2702

2735 2735

1972 1972

. . ' '

97,65 97,65 2580 2580 2642 2642 1971 1971

98.89 98.89 2492 2492 2520 2520 1970 1970

38 38 . 97 1859 1859 1909 1909 1969 1969

98.64 98.64 1743 1743 1767 1767 1968 1968

98.27 98.27 1768 1768 1799 1799 1967 1967

91 91 97 97

1930 1930 1971 1971 0 0 966 966 1

98.82 98.82 1897 1897 1921 1921 65 65 19

97.99 97.99 1904 1904 1943 1943 64 64 19

15 15 97 97

1943 1943 2000 2000 0 0 1963 1963

98.99 98.99 1379 1379 1393 1393 1962 1962

97.97 97.97 1696 1696 1731 1731 1961 1961

96,84 96,84 1472 1472 1520 1520 1960 1960

98.60 98.60 986 986 1000 1000 959 959 1

95.00 95.00 761 761 801 801 1958 1958

98.62 98.62 502 502 509 509 1957 1957

97.93 97.93 474 474 484 484 1956 1956

98.25 98.25 562 562 572 572 1955 1955

16 16 99. 99. 473 473 477 477 1954 1954

NA NA 432 432 1953 1953

NA NA 522 522 1952 1952

NA NA 442 442 1951 1951

NA NA 455 455 1950 1950

NA NA 480 480 1949 1949

NA NA 502 502 1948 1948

NA NA 442 442 1947 1947

NA NA 440 440 1946 1946

Available Available Not Not 335 335 1945 1945

ARRESTS ARRESTS TOTAL TOTAL CONVICTIONS CONVICTIONS ISSUED ISSUED SUMMONS SUMMONS

RATE RATE CONVICTION CONVICTION TOTAL TOTAL & & ARRESTS ARRESTS TOTAL TOTAL YEAR YEAR

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S~ S~ ARREST TOTAL TOTAL 3379 3379

249 249 755 755 2375 2375 TOTALS: TOTALS: GRAND GRAND

1 1 l l Listed Listed Age Age No No

1 1 l l 10 10 Over Over and and 66 66

4 4 12 12 65 65 - 61 61 , , 4

9 9 15 15 l l 60 60 - 56 56

4 4 34 34 11 11 55 55 - - 51

7 7 17 17 72 72 5@ 5@ - 46 46

12 12 21 21 102 102 45 45 - 40 40

6 6 34 34 39 39 - 36 36 117 117

15 15 38 38 35 35 - 32 32 148 148

19 19 61 61 211 211 31 31 28 28 = =

30 30 117 117 397 397 27 27 - 24 24

60 60 191 191 576 576 23 23 - 20 20

86 86 233 233 19 19 - Hi Hi 659 659

4 4 17 17 21 21 15 15 - 12 12

than than Less Less 12 12

BOX BOX TOWN/PO TOWN/PO OF OF NAME NAME RURAL RURAL URBAN URBAN AGE AGE

IS IS GIVEN GIVEN ADDRESS ADDRESS ONLY ONLY

GROUP GROUP AGE AGE BY BY ARRESTS ARRESTS 1977 1977

$130,204.52 $130,204.52 $123,457.17 $123,457.17 $107,881.18 $107,881.18 $105,035.83 $105,035.83 TOTALS: TOTALS: $83,953.91 $83,953.91 GRAN0 GRAN0

$172455.00 $172455.00 $17,775.00 $15,325.00 $17,890.00 $17,890.00 $15,325.00 $17,775.00 $132635.00 $132635.00 DAM.~ DAM.~ LYQ, LYQ, TOTAL TOTAL

$26,553.52 $26,553.52 $25,344.18 $25,344.18 17 17 $26,490, $26,490, $24,695.83 $24,695.83 COSTS~ COSTS~ $19,751.91 $19,751.91 TOTAL TOTAL

$85,761.00 $85,761.00 $81,642.00 $81,642.00 $64,762.00 $64,762.00 $50~567.00 $50~567.00 $62,885.00 $62,885.00 FINES~ FINES~ TOTAL TOTAL

1977 1977 1976 1976 1974 1975 1975 1974 1973 1973

3,275 3,275 3,233 3,233 3,048 3,134 3,134 3,048 2,418 2,418 CONVICTIONS~ CONVICTIONS~ TOTAL TOTAL

39 39 18 18 24 24 18 18 22 22 filed filed complaints complaints N0 N0

40 40 58 58 39 39 47 47 . . 47 Dismissed Dismissed Cases Cases

7 7 17 17 19 19 21 21 20 20 guilty guilty N0t N0t

3379 3379 3314 3314 3130 3130 2491 2491 3220 3220 ISSUED~ ISSUED~ SUMMIDNS SUMMIDNS AND AND ARRESTS ARRESTS T0TAL T0TAL

1977 1977 1973 1974 1974 1973 1975 1975 1976 1976

3,641 3,641 OFFENSES OFFENSES ALL ALL OF OF TOTAL TOTAL GRAND GRAND

675 675 TOTAL TOTAL

55 55 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

5 5 vehicle vehicle on on ownership ownership of of proof proof No No

7 7 Zone Zone Passing Passing No No a a in in Passing Passing

7 7 registration registration vehic1e/motorcy.c1e vehic1e/motorcy.c1e No No

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$39,030027 $39,030027 EXPENSES EXPENSES OF OF TOTAL TOTAL GRAND GRAND

5,775.00 5,775.00 $ $ l l Renta Tower Tower

21 21 0 0 ,385 ,385 $ $ 1 1 rent rent line line on on Service Service

o51 o51 li142 $ $ Maintenance Maintenance r r Towe Inc. Inc. Enterprize Enterprize Altus Altus

$30,727055 $30,727055 TOTAL TOTAL

89168.00 89168.00 $ $ lights lights red red and and sirens sirens radios, radios, mobile mobile of of removals removals and and Installation Installation

080 080 ,461 ,461 $ l l $ contract contract by by covered covered not not radios radios install install to to leage leage i m

and and repairs repairs tower tower service9 service9 equipmentp equipmentp radio radio Other Other

39757000 39757000 $ $ Parks Parks

$17,340075 $17,340075 2332-41 2332-41 Communications Communications Shaffer Shaffer with with contract contract radio radio ile ile Mob

COSTS COSTS OPERATION OPERATION OF OF BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN CATIONS CATIONS I COMMUN RADIO RADIO

96092 96092 3275 3275 3379 3379 977 977 1

97056 97056 3233 3233 3314 3314 1976 1976

97089 97089 3152 3152 3220 3220 975 975 1

97038 97038 3048 3048 3130 3130 1974 1974

97007 97007 2418 2418 2491 2491 1973 1973

98079 98079 2702 2702 2735 2735 1972 1972

97.65 97.65 2580 2580 2642 2642 1 1 97 1

98089 98089 2492 2492 2520 2520 1970 1970

97038 97038 1859 1859 1909 1909 1969 1969

98064 98064 1743 1743 1767 1767 1968 1968

98027 98027 1768 1768 1799 1799 1967 1967

97091 97091 1930 1930 1971 1971 966 966 1

98082 98082 1897 1897 1921 1921 1965 1965

97099 97099 1904 1904 1943 1943 1964 1964

97015 97015 1943 1943 2000 2000 1963 1963

98099 98099 1379 1379 1393 1393 1962 1962

97097 97097 1696 1696 1731 1731 1961 1961

96084 96084 1472 1472 1520 1520 0 0 196

98060 98060 986 986 1000 1000 959 959 1

95000 95000 761 761 801 801 1958 1958

98062 98062 502 502 1957 1957 509 509

97093 97093 474 474 484 484 1956 1956

98025 98025 562 562 572 572 1955 1955

16 16 990 990 473 473 477 477 1954 1954

NA NA 432 432 1953 1953

NA NA 522 522 952 952 1

NA NA 442 442 1951 1951

NA NA 1950 1950 455 455

NA NA 1949 1949 480 480

NA NA 1948 1948 502 502

NA NA 1947 1947 442 442

' ' .J ...... NA NA 1946 1946 440 440 1• 1• .. .. " "

Available Available No.t No.t 335 335 1945 1945

ARRESTS ARRESTS TOTAL TOTAL . . CONVICTIONS CONVICTIONS ISSUED ISSUED SUMMONS SUMMONS

RATE RATE CONVICTION CONVICTION TOTAL TOTAL & & ARRESTS ARRESTS TOTAL TOTAL YEAR YEAR ------0 P E R A T I O N S ---A N D ------C O N S T R U C T I O N

Operations and Construction Division is responsible for personnel and equipment to provide engineeringj construction 9 maintenance, and transportation services to other divisionso Du ring 1977, the Operations and Construction Division had a staff of 50 year-round and 60 temporary personnel and provided the fol lowing services: {1} ma 1nta1ned, managed and assigned law enforcement on seven Salt Valley Lake and eight District V areas-= Branched Oak, Pawnee, Bluestem, Olive Creek, Stagecoach,

Wagon Traini Alexandria~ Rockford 9 Blue River, Blue Valley, Little Nemaha, Crosstrails, Pioneer, and Memphis; (2) heavy equipment operations maintained and repaired roads, parking lots, camping areasi terraces. dikes9 dams9 and beaches at areas throughout the state; (3) carpenters, concrete finishers, plumbers, and electricians did construction, renovation9 and repairs on residences and other facilities statewide; (4) engineers provided designs, cost estimates, and contract capability on force account projects~ and (5) staffed sho ps and offices at 3001 11 Y11 ancl 3019 Apple Streets for repair and maintenance of equipment, dispensing gasoline and oil and providing a limited warehouse facil ityo Major projects and services provided to various areas during 1977 included: BRANCHED OAK STATE RECREATION AREA - Area personnel provided routine maintenance~ mowing designated areasi removing litter and refuse, cleaning of latrines, installing of beach and boating buoysi installation of boat docks, painting of picnic tables and latrines and planting of treeso Heavy equipment was used in the maintenance of roads and beaches and carpenter person nel moved and re-built a walk-in cooler for the storage of seedling treeso Inmates from the Pena l Complex assisted in the care of three nurserieso PAWNEE STATE REC REATION AREA - Maintenance personnel picked up and removed litter, mowed designated areas~ installed beach and boating buoys, repaired and installed boat docks~ painted latrines and picnic tables, and planted treeso A new boat ramp~ camping area, an d parking area constructed at the northwest fisherman°s access areao Road maintenance was scheduled as needed throughout the areao CONESTOGA RECREATION AREA - Routine maintenance included mowing, refuse pickup, latrine cleaning and painting and installation of boat docks and buoys was accomplishedo BLUESTEMST ATE RECREATION AREA - Crews did mowing, refuse pickup, latrine cleaning, painting of picnic tables, installation of boat docks and buoys, shoreline stabilization and road ma intenanceo Brush and trees were cleared for an additional camping area, and a new boat ramp was built at t he northeast camping areao OLIVE CREEK STATE RECREATION AREA - Routine maintenance included refuse pickup, latrine cleaning~ mowing, and tree trimmingo An additional well was drilled and put into service in the east camping areao

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eservoir. eservoir. r

the the into into fish fish h h roug of of entry entry control control to to canal canal pply pply su the the in in nstalled nstalled i was was screen screen h h fis

A A beds. beds. g g n i wn a p s walleye walleye fmr fmr shoreline shoreline the the to to Airport Airport Kearney Kearney nd nd a Camp Camp POW POW anta anta Atl m m fr0

crete crete n co br0ken br0ken and and rock rock placed placed and and hauled hauled crews crews equipment equipment y y Heav - RESERVOIR RESERVOIR ELWOOD ELWOOD

fixtures. fixtures. plumbing plumbing and and electrical electrical all all including including dence, dence, resi the the of of bathroom bathroom

and and hallway, hallway, kitchen, kitchen, the the remodeYed remodeYed Carpenters Carpenters - AREA AREA MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT GAME GAME SKER SKER NHU COR

. . posts guard guard 120 120 and and areas areas parking parking two two with with roads roads

ced ced rfa u -s avel r g of of t t fee 1,650 1,650 on on completed completed s s wa mstruction mstruction <: C - UA UA S SHALLOWS SHALLOWS COOT COOT

surfacing. surfacing.

for for low low Hol h h s A from from gravel gravel hauled hauled and and roadway roadway of of feet feet 800 800 approximately approximately on on grade grade the the

raised raised nd nd a rebuilt rebuilt crews crews equipment equipment Heavy Heavy - AREA AREA MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT WATERFOWL WATERFOWL CREEK CREEK CLEAR CLEAR

s. s. fixture

and and coverings, coverings,

floor floor cabinets, cabinets, ceilings, ceilings, s, s, wall new new including including residence, residence, s s intendent intendent

r upe s the the n n i kitchen kitchen the the remodeled remodeled completely completely s s nter Carpe - PARK PARK STATE STATE N N O DR CHA

. . River mal mal is D the the n n o three three and and River River Republican Republican the the on on three three iver, iver, R Platte Platte the the on on one one

- use use for for readied readied nd nd a installed installed was was sites sites canoe canoe tive tive i m i pr n n Seve - ITES ITES ' S E E NO CA

s. s. post guard guard 120 120 of of n n stallatio n i and and areassi areassi parking parking two two road, road,

gravel-surfaced gravel-surfaced of of feet feet ,650 ,650 l l on on completed. completed. s s wa >n >n structili n 0 C - UA UA S EST EST W HOLE HOLE LUE LUE B

kitchen. kitchen. and and bathroom bathroom , , , s net cabi , , · furnace 0f 0f lation lation l nsta i

with with facility facility ng ng i lodg overnight overnight an an into into remodeled remodeled nd nd a repaired repaired and and ved ved mo was was building building

nter nter ce isitor isitor v The The idence. idence. s re s s nt' e ntend ri upe s nt nt assista he he t 1n 1n installed installed were were

utilities utilities electricity electricity and and wer, wer, se water, water, New New - PARK PARK AL AL C TORI IS H ATE ATE ST LOW LOW HOL SH SH A

areas. areas. wayside wayside these these at at lished lished mp acco

were were repairs repairs well well and and cleaning cleaning latrine latrine kup, kup, ic p refuse refuse , , ng i paint , , ng i mm tri and and ng ng owi M

- AREAS AREAS DE DE SI WAY PIONEER PIONEER AND AND CROSSTRAILS CROSSTRAILS NEMAHA, NEMAHA, LITTLE LITTLE VALLEY 9 9 BLUE BLUE RIVER, RIVER, BLUE BLUE

structure. structure. diversion diversion nlet nlet i water water the the at at wheel wheel ng ng i lift

nd nd a gate gate the the on on made made were were s s repair and and planting, planting, tree tree future future with with elp elp h to to started started was was

rsery rsery nu A A repair. repair. road road and and trimming, trimming, tree tree pair, pair, re and and ng ng i n clea e e n latri oval, oval, m re refuse refuse

and and litter litter ing, ing, mow included included maintenance maintenance Routin~ Routin~ - A A E AR RECREATION RECREATION E E AT ST IS IS MPH E M

area. area. beach beach the the on on

s s ment prove m i did did and and tables, tables, picnic picnic painted painted latrines, latrines, repaired repaired nd nd a nted nted i pa efuse9 efuse9 r and and

litter litter up up picked picked areas, areas, designated designated mowed mowed nnel nnel so Per - AREA AREA ON ON I AT E RECR TE TE A ST ROCKFOR0 ROCKFOR0

areas. areas. mping mping ca improve improve to to shrubs shrubs and and flowers flowers planting planting n n i mpleted mpleted co work work special special with with

accomplished, accomplished, were were duties duties maintenance maintenance normal normal l l Al - AREA AREA N N TIO REA EC R STATE STATE RIA RIA ALEXAND

. . n rennovatio h h c bea and and houses, houses,

chan1e chan1e beach beach of of repair repair , , · s buoy and and docks docks boat boat of of n n stallatio n i eaning, eaning, cl latrine latrine kup, kup, ic p

se se u ref , , ng i mow involved involved Routine maintenance maintenance Routine - AREA AREA ON ON I RECREAT ATE ATE ST TRAIN TRAIN WAGON WAGON

year. year.

the the g g n uri d needed needed as as done done was was maintenance maintenance Road Road s. s. n sig d d repiire and and s, s, r te lit up up picked picked

s, s, ne atri l d e n clea s, s, area designated designated mowed mowed Crews Crews - AREA AREA ATION ATION ECR~ R TE TE A ST STAGECOACH STAGECOACH ENDERS RESERVOIR - The r0of and fascia were repaired on the maintenance building. FREMONT STATE RECREATION AREA - C0nstruction personnel moved 18,000 cubic yards of sand with the dredge pump to improve and renovate the beach area on Lake No. 20 and repaired five boat ramps. GOOSE LAKE SUA - Built, hauled and installed a double-unit latrine building. GROVE TR0UT REARING STATION - A 20-inch butterfly valve was installed in the water supply line, and raceway drainline was completed. A dauble unit latrine building was built and installed. INDIAN CAVE STATE PARK - Heavy equipment cleared 20 acres of brush ancl trees for pasture. JOHNSON LAKE - Three projects were completed during the year -- asphalt road fm i;>rovements at the trailer dump, additional septic field far the north latrine bui1dingi. and improvements ta the exi.sting lightin.g. LAKE McCONAUGHY - Boat ramp improvements were completed at Martin Bay by forming and p0uring 245 cubic yards of concrete~ LAKE MINATARE - Interior roads and the east campgraund area were graded and sur faced. LEWIS AND CLARK - Heavy equipment graded and resurfaced the entire r0ad system with 1,650 cubic yards of gravel. LOUISVILLE STATE RECREATION AREA - Broken water and sewer mains were repaired. NIOBRARA STATE PARK - Carpenters replaced shelving and cabinets in the park store!I A new roof was install~d on the bathhouse, and broken deck slabs were replaced at the swimming pool. NORTH LOUP WAYSI0E AREA - The dragline was used to deepen a portion of the lake to prevent winter kill of fish.

NIDRTH PLATTE HATCHERY - C0nstruction of complete sewer system for superintendent O s. residence was finished~ and crews cleaned and reshaped the fish rearing pond at Lake Malaney. P0NCA STATE PARK - Concrete was replaced in parts of swimming pool deck and side ... walk. The main well was renovated and tested!I and dead trees were remeved through0ut the park. ROCK CREEK HATCHERY - Crews installed automatic feeders in the hatchhouse; re modeled office and storage roams in the hatchhouse; installed water, electrical, and sewer utilities to a mobile home used for new empleyee residence, and hauled propane tank and steel deck material to the hatchery. SCHRAMM PARK RECREATION AREA - Crews repaired canyon pond walls; replaced a portion of the canyon sidewalk; replaced chain link fence; regraded the interior roads, and surfaced the roads wit~ crushed rock.

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'. '. year. the the during during Central Central the the Office Office

at at eted eted c0mp1 c0mp1 were were pr0jects pr0jects carpentry carpentry other other amf amf frames, frames, picture picture ves ves she1 she1 0 0 counters counters ii' ii'

cabinets s s Numerou 9 9 Services. Services. Reseurce Reseurce for for units units faur faur and and n n ivisfo D Parks Parks the the for for

latrines latrines double-unit double-unit 20 20 built built Carpenters Carpenters - 0FFICE 0FFICE CENTRAL CENTRAL AND AND SHOP SHOP R R TE CARPEN

completed. completed. also also was was _ riprap of of placement placement and and drainage~ drainage~ for for

installed installed re re we · · Culverts shoreline. shoreline. lake lake the the along along area area parking parking 200=foot 200=foot =foot =foot 70 by by

and and road road rock rock crushed crushed of of feet feet 19400 19400 included included C0nstructi~n C0nstructi~n - SUA SUA CREEK CREEK ON ON ILS W

pr0grams. pr0grams. Division Division varfous varfous · for for · etc., display~ display~

countersi countersi cabinets, cabinets, built built tarpenters tarpenters system. system. ighttng ighttng · 1 tent tent and and flagpoles~ flagpoles~ ~ ~ ns stg

h0uses, h0uses, e e tre equipment, equipment, playground playground installed installed also also Crews Crews areas. areas. ildlife ildlife w and and habitat habitat

of of fencing fencing the the and and utilities utilities sewer sewer and and water water electricala electricala af af tion tion alla nst i the the h h it w

· · gounds r fai the the at at changes changes major major completed completed crews crews Division Division - GRQUNDS GRQUNDS FAIR FAIR STATE STATE

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tasks. tasks. ng ng i housekeep areas' areas' unmanned unmanned the the 56 56 with with along along s s w cre aintenance aintenance m

park park 7 7 to to assigned assigned are are positions positions field field 29 29 remaining remaining The The positions. positions. permanent permanent the the of of

69 69 utilize utilize areas areas these these and and personnel personnel onsite onsite with with staffed staffed are are areas areas k k r pa Only Only 31 31

105 105 56 56 31 31 87 87 TOTALS TOTALS

3 3 SHOP SHOP SIGN SIGN

10 10 OFFICE OFFICE CENTRAL CENTRAL

63 63 22 22 2 2 24 24 AREAS AREAS WAYSIDE WAYSIDE

32 32 18 18 50 50 AREAS AREAS REATION REATION C RE

12 12 2 2 6 6 8 8 PARKS PARKS HISTORICAL HISTORICAL

17 17 5 5 5 5 PARKS PARKS STATE STATE

P0sitions P0sitions Areas Areas Park Park s s Area Park Park Areas Areas Item Item

Permanent Permanent Unmanned Unmanned of of No. No. Manned Manned

listing: listing: following following the the in in shown shown is is positions positions these these of of distribution distribution rea rea A 1e. 1e. poep

of of 105 105 ~taff ~taff park park permanent permanent a a by by operated operated and and intained intained ma are are areas areas park park 87 87 The The

PERSONNEL PERSONNEL

!1725 !1725 1 1 0 0 1,725 1,725 8 8 · · PARKS TORICAL TORICAL IS H STATE STATE

711 711 553 553 158 158 24 24 AREAS AREAS DE DE YSI WA STATE STATE

93,694 93,694 32,136 32,136 61,558 61,558 AREAS AREAS 50 50 REATION REATION C RE STATE STATE

121 121 17, 17, 4 4

17,117 17,117

PARKS PARKS STATE STATE . . 5 5

Acreage Acreage Acres Acres Acres Acres Marsh Marsh Quantity Quantity Areas Areas

Total Total Land Land or or Water Water

acres. acres. resource resource r r wate and and land land the the of of a a and and listing listing

System System Park Park State State the the within within areas areas 87 87 the the of of classification classification the the is is Following Following

Parks. Parks. State State of of system system Nebraska Nebraska the the in in one one every every for for thing thing

 me so is is There There r. r. Rive Missouri Missouri the the along along hiking hiking backpack backpack or or country country Ridge Ridge Pine Pine the the

in in mping mping ca primitive primitive include include opportunities opportunities other other Still Still place. place. or or site site historical historical a a

of of interpretation interpretation cultural cultural the the enjoy enjoy may may visitor visitor the the others others at at while while rides, rides, trail trail

offer offer and and pools pools swimming swimming cabins, cabins, and and campgrounds campgrounds rn rn mode contain contain parks parks Some Some area. area.

to to area area from from vary vary s s Opportunitie citizens. citizens. its its all all to to opportunities opportunities recreation recreation door door

out of of variety variety a a offer offer and and Nebraska Nebraska tnroughout tnroughout scattered scattered are are areas areas Park Park State State

users. users. park park of of erations erations

gen future future to to experiences experiences recreation recreation outdoor outdoor quality quality assure assure to to measures measures ment ment ce enhan

ancl ancl protection protection resource resource necessary necessary the the providing providing and and sites sites park park future future out out seeking seeking

improvements, improvements, capital capital programming programming and and planning planning choresg choresg keeping keeping house house park park day day to to

day day the the to to relate relate responsibilities responsibilities These These Areas. Areas. Park Park State State of of system system s s raska Neb of of

operation operation and and administration administration the the for for responsible responsible is is Parks Parks State State of of on on i Divis The The

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mplished. mplished. o acc being being currently currently is is dredge dredge

the the of of ing ing Referbish Lewis. Lewis. Meriweather Meriweather the the dredge~ dredge~ s s Society l l istorica H State State

the the for for berth berth dock dock dry dry permanent permanent the the is is Area Area creation creation Re State State nville nville w ro B . . 4

s. s. headquarter inadequate inadequate an an with with left left is is crew crew ntenance ntenance i Ma nd nd Isla nd nd ra G the the y y l On

crew. crew. maintenance maintenance Valentine Valentine the the by by occupied occupied now now is is op op h s e e c nan inte ma new new A A 3. 3.

. . d r Awa

Service Service year year s s hi 25 25 received received Supervisor, Supervisor, Reservoirs Reservoirs Southwest Southwest m, m, ri G l l Me 2. 2.

7. 7. 197 r r Decembe 31s 31s

retired retired service, service, of of years years with with 30 30 Halli Halli Elwin Elwin 9 9 and and emp1oyee r r yea 22 22 a a ~ ~ ne Sti

k" k" ic "Br Both Both crew. crew. maintenance maintenance Island Island Grand Grand the the of of thinned thinned 2/3 2/3 ents ents m etire R 1. 1.

s s Event

complete. complete. to to

e e l unab were were s s employee regular regular which which projects projects arbor arbor and and ng ng i nt la p complete complete to to used used

e e r we (CETA) (CETA) s s Employee Service Service Public Public and and Corps, Corps, Conservation Conservation h h Yout Trustees~ Trustees~

ce. ce. n tena main pe pe sca

land and and planting planting of of skill skill in in proficient proficient re re mo become become employees employees lp lp he to to d d ize gan r o

were were hops hops s work and and programs programs Training Training grasses. grasses. existing existing ove ove r mp i to to or or s s ng lanti p

new new as as seeded seeded s s wa turfgrass turfgrass of of acres acres About About 200 200 . . s nurserie d d fiel from from or or rces rces u so

native native from from trees trees large large supply supply to to used used were were spades spades Tree Tree es. es. s ou reenh g lodge lodge r r Arbo

and and Lincoln Lincoln the the in in grown grown cuttings cuttings and and seed seed from from produced produced were were plants plants About About 2~000 2~000

nurseries. nurseries. commercial commercial from from and and Nursery Nursery McNary McNary Clark Clark the the m m fro obtained obtained were were ubs ubs hr s and and

trees trees Other Other areas. areas. park park on on planted planted were were nurseries nurseries d d l fie Twelve Twelve Island. Island. nd nd ra G at at

nursery nursery l l centra the the from from distributed distributed and and grown grown were were s s tree out out Ab 6,000 6,000 s. s. b shru and and

ees ees r t over over 20,000 20,000 utilizing utilizing system system park park the the in in areas areas on on made made 30 30 ere ere w Plantings Plantings

turfgrasses. turfgrasses. and and plantings plantings e e ap sc d lan s~ s~ woodland

eation eation cr re erve erve s pre and and manage manage create, create, to to designed designed is is It It areas. areas. System System rk rk Pa State State on on

ources ources res plant plant of of management management improved improved toward toward directed directed is is Services Services scape scape d lan rk rk Pa

Progra~ Progra~ scape scape land Park Park

County. County. Kearney Kearney at at l l i a r t ke ke i b ay ay =of~w ght ri ri

railroad railroad a a and and Lake, Lake, Lonergan Lonergan Lake, Lake, Summitt Summitt for for prepared prepared were were acqu1s1t1on acqu1s1t1on le le b si pos

to to lating lating re ans ans Pl . . Area Use Use Special Special Reservoir Reservoir herland herland Sut and and Areas, Areas, n n tio a cre Re is is Memph

, , Mcconaughy lake lake Swanson, Swanson, , , Willow Red Red Pawnee, Pawnee, Oak, Oak, Branched Branched for for nned nned la p re re we rounds rounds Campg

eas. eas. Ar reation reation Rec State State Sherman Sherman and and Maloney Maloney for for programs programs devefopment devefopment ted ted e mpl co staff staff

parks parks the the 1977 1977 In In developments. developments. park park on on narratives narratives descriptive descriptive and and es1gnsi es1gnsi d ic ic aph r g

estimates, estimates, costs costs facility facility providing providing by by done done is is This This budgets. budgets. apitol apitol c are are p re p and and needs needs

park park ular ular c parti solve solve t0 t0 necessary necessary information information and and ideas ideas the the des des rovi p g g in Plann

g g annfo l l P Park Park

agency. agency. this this to to available available were were that that programs programs ent ent m loy mp e h h yout ral ral Fede

numerous numerous fr0m fr0m obtained obtained was was help help summer summer Additional Additional season. season. eation eation recr the the g g rin du staff staff

parks the the assisted assisted employees employees CETA CETA and and 25 25 workers workers seasonal seasonal mporary mporary te t t Abou 400 400 1 1

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erwells erwells wat toilets, toilets, on on iti dd a h h it w provided provided s s wa hy hy aug con c M lake lake Oak, Oak, Branched Branched and and

ee ee Pawn Swanson, Swanson, w, w, llo Wi Red Red are are campgrounds campgrounds those those ng ng receivei reas reas A constructed, constructed,

be be will will spurs spurs and and roads roads mpgrounds, mpgrounds, ca s s Area n n creatio Re State State the the In In Parks, Parks, rical rical to

is H State State ff ff u s Hart Ft, Ft, at at hed hed s mpli acco ng ng i be are are ts ts c proje n n reconstructio building building

le le i wh rk, rk, Pa orical orical st Hi State State Bill Bill Buffalo Buffalo at at ken ken underta ng ng ei b are are barn barn and and sion sion

man

he he t to to renovations renovations Major Major . . rk Pa State State Cave Cave Indian Indian at at m m syste ly ly pp su water water

stic stic dome a a

for for development development itial itial in the the and and Park, Park, State State Robinson Robinson , , Ft at at building building shower/latrine shower/latrine

new new and and pool pool swimming swimming a a of of uction uction r nst co the the le le ssib po e e mak dollars dollars capital capital The The

$1,420,000 $1,420,000 ---- TOTAL

O O s--"'-==------Area side side Way State State

$1,162,000 $1,162,000 s------~- Area n n io at re

Rec State State

9 000 000 35 $ $ ------Parks l l torica His State State

9 000 000 223 ------$ ------$ =-===-~---= Parks State State

follows; follows; as as are are area area gram gram ro p by by d d riate p appro ies ies mon ion ion uct r nst co Capital Capital

79. 79. - 78 F.Yo F.Yo nto nto i extended extended $838g000 $838g000 additional additional an an h h it w $1g420g0009 $1g420g0009 of of ivision ivision D

Parks Parks the the for for budget budget construction construction capital capital a a totaled totaled grants grants matching matching Federal Federal and and

gifts gifts cash cash with with combined combined s s fund se se Tho , , n riatio pprop a n n to uci str on c l l ta i p ca the the fn fn

realized realized was was years years previous previous over over increase increase significant significant a a 1,1977g 1,1977g July July ng ng Starti

s s ment rove mp I 1 1 . ta Capi Capi

yearo yearo each each of of 31 31 t t s Augu and and 1 1 April April of of dates dates the the n n etwee b areas areas

park park

certain certain to to access access gain gain to to permit permit the the y y la p s di st st mu es es l vehic r r moto ll ll A it it m per entry entry

rk rk pa a a mf mf issuance issuance the the for for provided provided 1 1 8 o o L,B of of ssage ssage pa the the 1977 1977 g g rin Du 11, 11,

Park, Park, State State Chadron Chadron

and and son son Robin , , Ft at at quartered quartered were were crews crews dent dent si Re areas, areas, ey ey l Val Salt Salt he he t on on

task task

ance ance nten i ma k k r pa s s numerou accomplished accomplished ews ews cr inmate inmate I'nstitut1on I'nstitut1on Correctfonal Correctfonal 10, 10,

Area. Area. n n creatio Re State State man man Sher at at surfaced surfaced

re re we roads roads rk rk pa interior interior of of miles miles 4,8 4,8 ogram ogram r p d roa recreation recreation he he t ugh ugh ro Th 9, 9,

action, action, this this d d ssitate nece servoir servoir & & Re Clark Clark Lewis Lewis of of nstruction nstruction co the the d d cause

by by

azards azards h flood flood ial ial potent the the and and k k r pa the the in in table table water water ground ground h h hig A A $650,000, $650,000,

for for Park Park State State Niobrara Niobrara e e purchas to to agreed agreed Engineers Engineers of of s s p Cor U,S, U,S, The The , , 8

o o A SR ty ty Coun y y rne Kea and and WA WA S

Windmill Windmill SWA, SWA, Island Island Morman Morman at at achieved achieved was was program program rearing rearing catfish catfish d d cage uccessful uccessful s

very very a a sonnel sonnel per 's 's Division Fisheries Fisheries with with effort effort rative rative pe coo a a Through Through 7, 7,

state. state. the the across across ers ers nt ce ing ing hopp s and and ows ows sh sport sport

fairs, fairs, ous ous numer at at shown shown

was was and and developed developed been been has has trailer trailer isplay isplay d s s park A A 6. 6.

ndents. ndents. rinte upe s park park the the of of any any m to to

according according Lincoln9 Lincoln9 in in meetings meetings usual usual the the from from change change welcome welcome a a was was lace lace p gathering gathering

outstate outstate The The rk. rk. Pa State State Robinson Robinson Ft. Ft. at at held held was was meeting meeting parks parks annual annual The The o o 5

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11 2 2 16 2 $3,31 ments ments isburse D Total Total

285,794 285,794 $ $ Encumbrances Encumbrances

150,110 150,110 $ $ (Equipment) (Equipment) Outlay Outlay Capital Capital

34,024 34,024 $ $ Travel Travel

478,828 478,828 $ $ s s upplie S

357,568 357,568 $ $ Expenses Expenses n n eratio Op

838 838 , $211005 Services Services Personal Personal

aintenance aintenance M ancl ancl ion ion Operat . . Enforcement, inistration, inistration, Adm rk rk Pa

Expenditures Expenditures /77 /77 1976

80 80 11477113 $3 n n ropriatio App Total Total

16,530 16,530 $ $ · · Funds Federal Federal

565 565 - , 585 585 $ $ priation priation ro App Fund Fund Cash Cash

285 285 11 875 , $2 Appropriation Appropriation Fund Fund . . General

Authori.ty Authori.ty Budget Budget 1976/77 1976/77

ssary. ssary. nece was was s s w follo as as record record

funding funding a a year, year, full full a a

areas areas use use public public 87 87 s s ion s Divi the the operate operate nd nd a maintain maintain To To

ce ce nan & & ainte M erations erations Op

00 00 115 $263 ------~ TOTAL

2011000 2011000 ea-----$ ea-----$ Ar Recreation Recreation State State k k r Pa mm mm Schra

401l000 401l000 $ $ ---~-- Park orical orical st Hi State State Lodge Lodge rbor rbor A

25,000 25,000 -----~-----~------$ -----~-----~------$ ...... k k r Pa State State Ponca Ponca

500 500 , $158 ·--·------Park- State State n n so Robin Ft. Ft.

2011000 2011000 $ $ ______.:, .:, ______.. .. ______...... Park Park State State n n adro h C

follows: follows: as as were were funding funding newal newal re building building receiving receiving s s rea A

s. s. m ite renovation renovation uctured uctured str for for request request s s Budget t t men rove mp I

Capital Capital parks parks the the of of me me so freeing freeing thus thus act, act, that that through through provided provided funds funds with with

corrected corrected

e e wer cts cts defe y y utilit and and echanical echanical m ructural, ructural, st or or Maj 1977. 1977. of of Act Act al al Renew Building Building

the the of of ssages ssages pa the the from from resulted resulted structures structures park park ri ri certai t0 t0 ovations ovations n re r r Majo

11 11 Foundation. Foundation. Herald Herald World World the the and and ARBEN ARBEN S AK from from s s gift h h cas to to anks anks h t 1977

during during lace lace p take take construction construction beginning beginning its its saw saw Park Park Schramm Schramm at at m m aquariu new new The The

s. s. lake boating boating the the deepen deepen and and silt silt

ve ve mo re to to let let ere ere w contracts contracts dredging dredging Fremont Fremont At At vements. vements. ro mp i mp mp ra boat boat and and road road and and

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728 728 , , $581 $581 $494,182 $494,182 TOTALS TOTALS

1,600 1,600 840 840 Areas Areas laneous laneous Miscel

16,866 16,866 167 167 15, 15, SWA SWA 11 11 i i ndm Wi Wi

5,894 5,894 4,020 4,020 ngs ngs i Spr SRA SRA ctoria ctoria Vi

23,713 23,713 22,930 22,930 SRA SRA s s River Two Two

913 913 1,022 1,022 SRA SRA Swanson Swanson

5,540 5,540 6,006 6,006 SRA SRA Sherman Sherman

,681 ,681 l l 1,422 1,422 RA RA S ow ow 11 11 Wi Wi Red Red

58~205 58~205 63,186 63,186 SP SP Ponca Ponca

2411807 2411807 26,532 26,532 SP SP iobrara iobrara N

15,981 15,981 16,546 16,546 SWA SWA Island Island Mormon Mormon

2,206 2,206 1,038 1,038 SRA SRA ritt ritt Mer

14,277 14,277 1,218 1,218 SRA SRA Creek Creek ine ine c Medi

10,760 10,760 505 505 , , 11 11 RA RA S e e 1 1 svil svil Loui Loui

2,376 2,376 2,422 2,422 & & SRA SRA Clark Clark Lewis Lewis

1,664 1,664 1,241 1,241 SRA SRA natare natare i M Lake Lake

35,000 35,000 131 131 19, 19, SRA SRA Mcconaughy Mcconaughy Lake Lake

7,003 7,003 6,227 6,227 SRA SRA County County ey ey Kearn

20,330 20,330 20,099 20,099 SRA SRA son son John

------3,118 3,118 SP SP Cave Cave Indian Indian

22,531 22,531 21,842 21,842 SRA SRA Fremont Fremont

211,052 211,052 178,924 178,924 SP SP inson inson Rob Fort Fort

2,319 2,319 2,124 2,124 SHP SHP Kearny Kearny Fort Fort

,616 ,616 1 1 SRA SRA s s Ender 1,035 1,035 '

56,080 56,080 50,640 50,640 SP SP Chadron Chadron

8,301 8,301 6,154 6,154 SHP SHP Bill Bill Buffalo Buffalo

2,341 2,341 2,625 2,625 SRA SRA Oak Oak Branched Branched

687 687 1,696 1,696 SHP SHP w w llo Ho Ash Ash

$ $ 161 161 18, 18, $ $ 15,296 15,296 SHP SHP Lodge Lodge r r Arbo

1977 1977 1976 1976 Area Area

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INCOME INCOME AREAS AREAS PARK PARK STATE STATE 1977 1977

activities. activities. various various the the by by and and total total in in

generated generated dollars dollars and and areas areas producing producing income income the the shows shows listing listing following following he he T

programs. programs. maintenance maintenance pa~k pa~k suppoit suppoit help help to to fund fund cash cash park park

the the to to returned returned are are sources sources these these from from generated generated Monies Monies sites. sites. concession concession and and

practices practices conservation conservation cabinsites, cabinsites, for for leases leases and and sales, sales, concession concession and and restaurant restaurant

from from derived derived is is income income park park Other Other charged, charged, are are fees fees which which for for activities activities typical typical

are are fishing fishing and and rides rides trail trail swimming, swimming, lodging, lodging, Camping, Camping, services. services. and and activities activities

various various for for charge charge do do areas areas certain certain free, free, fee fee are are activities activities park park most most ile ile Wh Income Income

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$6411241 $6411241 $9211437 $9211437 $99,328 $99,328 TOTALS TOTALS

6311305 6311305 ,549 ,549 91 91 98,572 98,572 SRA SRA Rivers Rivers Two Two

936 936 $ $ 888 888 $ $ 756 756 $ $ SP SP on on s Robin Fort Fort

1977 1977 1976 1976 1975 1975 ea ea r A

INCOME INCOME TAG TAG TROUT TROUT

$32,455 $32,455 $26,878 $26,878 $24,535 $24,535 S S TOTAL

163 163 13, 13, 12,794 12,794

12,071 12,071 SP SP a a c Pon

2,335 2,335 2,160 2,160 956 956 l, l,

SP SP Niobrara Niobrara

---- 9!0 3,0]2 3,0]2 SP SP Cave Cave an an i Ind

7,302 7,302 5,730 5,730 5,063 5,063 SP SP Robinson Robinson t t r Fo

6,643 6,643 $ $ 6,194 6,194 $ $ 5,445 5,445 $ $ SP SP n n ro Chad

1977 1977 1976 1976 1975 1975 ea ea r A

INCOME INCOME RIDE RIDE TRAIL TRAIL

$16,340 $16,340 $16,855 $16,855 $16,205 $16,205 LS LS TOTA

311075 311075 2,654 2,654 2,645 2,645 SRA SRA ers ers Riv o o Tw

6,573 6,573 6,820 6,820 7,065 7,065 SP SP a a c Pon

,939 ,939 l l 2,266 2,266 751 751 ; ; l l SP SP ara ara r b c;, Ni

4,753 4,753 $ $ $5,115 $5,115 4,744 4,744 . . $ SP SP n n ro Chad

1977 1977 1976 1976 1975 1975 . a a e r A

INCOME INCOME POOL POOL SWIMMING SWIMMING

$15911581 $15911581 $149,063 $149,063 $143,876 $143,876 LS LS TOTA

16,635 16,635 15,462 15,462 SWA SWA 14,084 14,084 ll ll i ndm i W

2,048 2,048 1,237 1,237 977 977 SRA SRA Springs Springs a a ri to c Vi

132 132 1911 1911 18,758 18,758 SRA SRA 18,477 18,477 Rivers Rivers Two Two

2011489 2011489 18,890 18,890 SP SP a a c Pon · · 18,633 18,633

3,232 3,232 3,119 3,119 2,120 2,120 SP SP a a r a r Niob

15,303 15,303 16,838 16,838 1711326 1711326 SWA SWA Island Island mon mon r Mo

9,928 9,928 11,293 11,293

12,020 12,020 SRA SRA e e i11 i11 v s i i ou l

----- 1011830 1011830 SRA SRA Mcconaughy Mcconaughy lake lake

6,773 6,773 611395 611395 5,735 5,735 SRA SRA County County Kearney Kearney

19,783 19,783 20,603 20,603 ' ' 2011512 SRA SRA on on s John

6,056 6,056 6,386 6,386 , SP SP 4,610 4,610 Robinson Robinson t t r Fo

2011802 2011802 ,473 ,473 21 21 . . 793. 21, 21, SRA SRA mcrnt mcrnt re F

811570 811570 $ $ 8,609 8,609 $ $ 7,589 7,589 SP SP $ $ Chadron Chadron

1977 1977 1976 1976 1975 1975 ea ea r A

INCOME INCOME CAMPING CAMPING AREAS AREAS PARK PARK STATE STATE

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TOTALS TOTALS $9~440 ,191.6 4 4 $11,404,518.06 $11,404,518.06 $20 , 844,574.90 844,574.90

113162458.50 113162458.50 78 78 12974,687.50 12974,687.50 32291 32291 ,146.00 ,146.00

77 77 789,626.40 789,626.40 1,184,439.60 1,184,439.60 1,974,066.00 1,974,066.00

76 76 989,972.20 989,972.20 1,484,968.80 1,484,968.80 2,474,948.00 2,474,948.00

75 75 8 1 0,720.00 0,720.00 1 , , 1 21 21 6,080. 6,080. 00 00 2,026,800.00 2,026,800.00

74 74 256~581.60 256~581.60 384,872.40 384,872.40 641,454.00 641,454.00

73 73 818,827.00 818,827.00 1,228,240.80 1,228,240.80 2,047,068.00 2,047,068.00

72 72 l,15li 070.00 070.00 1,726,605.00 1,726,605.00 2,877,675.00 2,877,675.00

71 71 8890920.00 8890920.00 593,280.00 593,280.00 1,483,200.00 1,483,200.00

70 70 469~561.20 469~561.20 313,040.80 313,040.80 782,602.00 782,602.00

69 69 340,944.00 340,944.00 227,296.00 227,296.00 568,240.00 568,240.00

68 68 465~265.13 465~265.13 310,176.75 310,176.75 775,441.88 775,441.88

67 67 427i642.04 427i642.04 285,094.69 285,094.69 712,736.7 3 3

66 66 635,855.5 7 7 423,903.72 423,903.72 1,059,617.29 1,059,617.29

65 65 77,748.00 77,748.00 $ $ 51,832.00 51,832.00 $ $ $ $ 129,580.00 129,580.00

FY FY STATE STATE PR OJECTS OJECTS PROJECTS PROJECTS TOT AL AL

SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISION

POLITICAL POLITICAL

The The table table shows shows the the federal federal dollars dollars available available based based on on apportionment. apportionment.

six six years, years, the the legislature legislature has has appropriated appropriated $750,000 $750,000 for for this this purpose. purpose.

subdivisions subdivisions to to the the extent extent that that funds funds were were available . . Du ring ring each each of of the the last last

addition addition to to the the federal federal 50% 50% grant, grant, the the state state has has prov i d ed ed a a grant grant 25% 25% to to political political

being being 40% 40% available available for for state state projects projects and and for for 60% 60% po litical litical subdivisions. subdivisions. In In

located located ta ta political political subdivisions. subdivisions. In In 1972, 1972, . the the percentages percentages were were reversed reversed w ith ith

partionment partionment would would be be made made available available for for state state project s s and and would would 40% 40% be be real

areas. areas. From From 1965 1965 through through 1971, 1971, state state law law provided provided that that of of 60% 60% the the annual annual ap

prehensive prehensive planning, planning, acquisition, acquisition, and and development development of of public public outdoor outdoor recreation recreation

grants~in~aid grants~in~aid to to the the various various states states and and their their political political subdivisions subdivisions for for com

The The Land Land and and Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund Fund Act Act of of 1965 1965 provides provides federal federal 50% 50%

Land Land and and Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund Fund

Grant-In-Aid Grant-In-Aid Programs Programs

state state money money in in grant grant administration. administration.

the the advisory advisory duties duties and and the the distribution distribution of of considerable considerable sums sums of of federal federal and and

The The very very nature nature of of the the division's division's activities activities requires requires much much coordination coordination in in

Conservation Conservation Corps Corps and and other other public public works works programs. programs.

also also assumed assumed administration administration of of other other federal federal grant grant programs, programs, such such as as the the

Youth Youth

review review of of all all federally federally assisted assisted developments developments in in Nebraska. Nebraska. The The division division has has

local local planning planning review; review; water water resource resource project project monitoring; monitoring; plus plus environmental environmental

major major federal federal grant grant programs; programs; comprehensive comprehensive planning, planning, special special studies, studies,

the the

This This division division has has a a number number of of responsibilities, responsibilities, including including all all of of the the

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water water resources. resources.

life life was was provided provided to to individuals individuals and and gro~ps gro~ps exercising exercising managem ent ent over over land land and and

assista nce nce -- assistance assistance designed designed to to improve improve or or protect protect the the enviro nme nt nt for for wild 

tal tal i mp rove m n e ts ts acquired acquired or or co n structed structed under under these these programs; programs; a nd nd (6) (6) technical technical

tate tate public public use; · · (5) (5) m aintenance aintenance -- activities activities pertaining pertaining to to t h e e upkeep upkeep of of capi

ti es es designed designed to to create, create, i mp rove, rove, or or pe rpetuate rpetuate habitat habitat co ndit io n s s or or to to facili

were were acquired acquired for for publi c c use use and and wildlife wildlife p ro du ctio n ; ; (4) (4) developm nt nt e -- activi

t he he recreation recreation use use of of these these res ources; ources; (3) (3) land land acquisiti0 n n -- lands lands purchased purchased

for for the the effective effective conservation conservation and and m anage m ent ent of of fis h h and and wildlife wildlife or or to to enhance enhance

cisions; cisions; (2 ) ) research research -- stu dies dies designed designed to to collect collect factual factual inf ormation ormation needed needed

their their environ m ents, ents, or or their their users users to to aid aid the the administration administration in in m anage m nt nt e de

tories tories -- stu dies dies designed designed to to collect collect data data on on the the stat us us of of fish, fish, wildlife , ,

Acti Acti vi vi ti ti es es funded funded under under these these tw0 tw0 programs programs include: include: ( ( l ) ) surveys surveys or or inven

ear m arked arked $341,923.21 $341,923.21 for for sport sport fis h h restoration restoration activitieso activitieso

for for expenditure expenditure for for hunte r r safety safety trainingo trainingo The The Sport Sport Fish Fish R estoration estoration Program Program

to to Ne braska braska far far wildlife wildlife restoration, restoration, O f f this this figure, figure, 9 $110 722.34 722.34 was was authorized authorized

During During the the 1977i 1977i W ildlife ildlife Restoration Restoration Program Program made made $1,437,203.63 $1,437,203.63 available available

federal federal aid aid funds, funds,

which which percent percent 75 75 of of the the state s s costs costs are are rei mbu rsed rsed fro m m the the appro p riate riate

of of the the act s. · · W ork ork previously previously approved approved is is perfor m ed ed at at state state expense, expense, after after

To To parti ci pate pate in in these these programs, programs, the the state state mu st st assent assent t0 t0 the the provi sio n s s

· · is is funded funded by by an an 11 11 percent percent excise excise tax tax on on ar m a s nd nd ammunition. ammunition.

fishing fishing rods, rods, creels, creels, reels, reels, baits baits and and lures. lures. Th e e Wild life life Re st o rati on on Program Program

Sport Sport Fish Fish Re storatio n n Pr ogra m m is · · sup po rted rted by by a a p erce 1 0 0 nt nt e xcise xcise tax tax on on

These These programs programs are are administered administered by by the the U .S. .S. Fish Fish and and Wildlife Wildlife Service. Service. The The

financial financial assistance assistance to to the the states states and and terr,tories / for for restoration restoration a ctivities . .

in in Sp , ort ort Fish Fish Re storation storation A ct ct of of are are 1950 1950 co mp anion anion p ro g ra m s s wh ic h h provide provide

The The Federal Federal Aid Aid in in Wild life life Re storation storation A ct ct of of and and 1937 1937 the the Federal Federal Aid Aid

Federal Federal Aid Aid in in Sport Sport Fish Fish and and W i ld life life Re storation · ·

77 77 Indian Indian Cave Cave (1) (1) project project 1 95 , 000 . 00 00

FY FY

SPECIAL SPECIAL APPORTIONMENT APPORTIONMENT FROM FROM OLD OLD WE ST ST R EGI ONAL ONAL COMMISSION COMMISSION

Dr. Dr. and and Mr s. s. Har0ld Har0ld Gi ffo rd. rd.

*The *The State s s s ha re re of of this this p roject roject wa s s · p rovide d d by by a a donation donation of of land land from from

76 76 Gi fford fford Po i nt· k k (State) (State) ( l ) ) l ( projec 697,OO0.OID 697,OO0.OID t t

70 70 Bla ir ir p roject roject ( l ) ) l ( 131,000.00 131,000.00

70 70 Lincoln Lincoln p ro jec t t 150,000 . 00 00 (1) (1)

66 66 Omaha Omaha (2) (2) projects projects 210,212.64 210,212.64

FY FY

SPECIAL SPECIAL APPORTIONMENTS APPORTIONMENTS FROM FROM CONTINGENCY CONTINGENCY FUND FUND

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(me mb er ) , , Dep art m ent ent of of Road s s Citizens Citizens Ad visory visory Group Group - Tree Tree Sub-committee Sub-committee (adv isor). isor).

(advisor), (advisor), U SD A A Republican Republican Basin Basin Coopera tive tive Study Study - Plan Plan Formulation Formulation Committee Committee

N atural atural R esources esources Commission Commission (advisor), (advisor), W ater ater Conservaito n n Fund Fund Advisory Advisory Board Board

Econo m ics ics Co mm ittees ittees of of above above (m e mb er ) , , State State Wa ter ter Plan Plan Advi sor y y Team Team (membe r ), ),

N ebraska ebraska Resour ces ces Development Development Fund Fund Ad visory visory Bo ard ard (m e mb er ), ), Environmental Environmental and and

the the follo w i ng ng groups groups (capacity (capacity as as either either m e mb er er or or advisor advisor is is noted noted in in pa rent he sis): sis):

Per sonnel sonnel in in the the unit unit also also represented represented the the agency agency at at the the routine routine meet i ng s s of of

recr eation eation site site development, development, a m ong ong others. others.

w ater ater quality, quality, la nd nd treat mne t t on on 1 00 00 per per cent cent of of the the critical critical erosio n n areas areas and and

local local residentso · · It It is is expected expected t h at at M aple aple C reek reek project project wil l l focus focus on on improved improved

cooperative cooperative efforts efforts a mong mong SCS, SCS, EPA, EPA, state state agencies, agencies, sponsorin g g agency agency (NRD) (NRD) and and

I mp lementatio P n lan ning ning areas areas selected selected nationwide. nationwide. The The MIP MIP approach approach represents represents

(Colfax~ (Colfax~ Dodge , , Platte Platte and and Stanton Stanton co un ties ) ) designation designation as as one one of of seven seven Model Model

development development in in s mall mall water s h ed ed activities activities concerned concerned the the Maple Maple Creek Creek proposal proposal

Big Big Blue Blue NRD, NRD, local local s ponsor ponsor for for the the Swan Swan Creek Creek p roject. roject. Another Another significant significant

and and w ildlife, ildlife, natural natural area area designation designation and and other other features features were were adopted adopted by by Lower Lower

Watershed Watershed in in Saline Saline and and Je fferso n n counties. counties. Re co mmendation s s for for recreation, recreation, fish fish

for m ulati on on of of an an EQ (E nv iron ment al al Qua lity lity e mpha sis ) ) plan plan for for the the Swan Swan Creek Creek

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on on M iddle iddle B i g g Nemaha Nemaha Wa ters hed. hed. Hab itat itat evaluations evaluations of of i mpoundment mpoundment sites sites led led to to

mit i gation gation . evaluations evaluations were were co mpl ete d d on on the the grade grade sta b iliz ation ation structure structure sites sites

watershed watershed project s s administered administered by by Soil Soil Conservation Conservation Service. Service. Wildlife Wildlife habitat habitat

Inter-agency Inter-agency planning planning efforts efforts included included continuatio n n of of work work on on several several small small

water water projec t t p la nning. nning.

planning planning efforts efforts such such as as power power plant plant . siting siting studies, studies, power power s tation tation plans, plans, and and

and and Department Department of of Road s, s, Level Level of of Study Study and and Environmental Environmental Report s s and and · specific specific

Oppo rt unities unities for for this this input input are are available available through through the the routine routine A - 95 95 review review process process

consistent consistent with with the the goal s s and and objectives objectives of of the the Gam e e and and Park s s Commission . .

other other governmental governmental entities entities so so their their action action program s s will will remain remain or or become become

Ba sic sic responsibility responsibility of of the the uni t t is is interaction interaction in in the the planning planning efforts efforts of of

Re so ur ce ce Mon itoring itoring

resources resources of of the the Mi ss ouri ouri River. River. Nebra ska's ska's 1977 1977 apportionment apportionment was was $19 , 000.00 000.00

The The third third pertained pertained to to the the collection collection of of infor m atio n n on on the the commercial commercial fishery fishery

i mportance mportance of of major major tributaries tributaries to to the the Mi sso u ri ri Rive r r co mmercial mmercial fisheries. fisheries.

fis heries heries activities activities in in the the state. state. The The seco nd nd wa s s designed designed to to evaluate evaluate the the

concerned concerned the the collection collection of of statistica l l information information on on the the various various commercial commercial

During During 1977 . . three three projec ts ts were were active active under under this this program. program. One One project project

Commercial Commercial Fisheries Fisheries Comprehensive Planning

SCORP revisfon i s due in 1978, therefore, many of the 1977 SCORP planning activities involved specific update and revision efforts by the staff. Cooperation between planners and programmers has been productive, leading to modification of the periodic federal printouts in a more usable form, as well as a plan for in--hou se computer programming for grants and for urban ancl regional inven t0ry for SCORP. Current inventory changes continue to be made thrcrngh updates included in the programming mailouts. Planning staff participation has continued to increase in assessing needs and in prioritizing project applications for programming. Trails efforts have continued with strong emphasis on developing canoe campsites al0ng three pilot project rivers - the Platte, the Republican ancl the Dismal. A brochure was prepared on this program and distributed to the public describing the leasing of s~veral sites· on a trial basis~ The staff pa rticipated in publi~ relations trips in the communiti.es and in fieldwork and writeup of the Tri-County Canal canoe route. The program wa s apparently very successful, as all leases- have been renewed and four new rivers are under study fer 1978 openings. Other trail efforts have centered on the patential use 0f abandoned railroad right-of-way, the application for the F0rt Kearny Tra i1 demonstratfon project and the survey work' and writeup cm the new backpacking trai 1s fer the 1978 1i ftout. Much of the backpacking fieldwark was accomplished through the efforts of the Parks CETA assistant who has worked in Planning since July. Staff invalvement with continuing prCiljects includes: ( l ) Na tional historic trails studies sent to Congress {2) Ongoing Lincoln bike cmmmittee and long range city/county bikeway planning. (3) Snowmo bi 1e trail p0tenti a1 ( 4) Participation in cledication of Wilderness Park National Rec reation Trail

(5) SI MPC0, MAPA 11 Lincoln/Lancaster County river and resource related recreation planning, including supervision of Salt Valley Land Use and Zoning Study by a 1977 Summer student intern. (6) Continued coordination, review and meetings en NRQ-Habitat Plan related items and prieritization of potential wildlife management tracts . for purchase with Habitat Stamp funds •. (7) Continued Jarticipation in the A-95 and C-PAT review process, as needed. Sharing planning information and discussing recreation benefits wfth consultants on NRD one and six year planning. (8) Participation in Old We st Regional Commisison study of non-resident recreation demand, (9) Organization and participation in SCORP surveys of recreation participation rates and preferences by Nebraskans for the 1978 update. (10) Continuing update of SCORP tables and statistics as new figures are available. (11) Computer pregram on boat registration figures for SCORP shown in the seven recreation planning regions.

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Utah. Utah.

in in and and City City s s Kansa at at meetings meetings regional regional MACSORP MACSORP the the at at method method cations cations modifi

printout printout computer computer our our of of promotion promotion including including process, process, planning planning SCORP SCORP to to

relevant relevant meetings meetings special special and and routine routine in in participation participation and and Attendance Attendance 15) 15) ( (

update. update. SCORP SCORP the the of of part part as as planning planning recreation recreation

in in participation participation citizen citizen evaluate evaluate and and gather gather to to efforts efforts Continuing Continuing (14) (14)

level. level. federal federal the the at at funded funded and and implemented implemented be be to to Program Program

Heritage Heritage Historic Historic and and Natural Natural in in changes changes planned planned on on comment comment and and Review Review 13) 13) ( (

BOR. BOR. with with c0operation c0operation in in update update inventory inventory Island Island Platte Platte of of C0mpletion C0mpletion (12) (12)

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the the NRD NRD office office in in Grand Grand Island Island to to hou se se our our representative representative in in that that area. area.

The The 17 17 current current leases leases were were extended extended and and office office space space was was acquired acquired at at

Leases Leases

these these will will result result in in acquisitions acquisitions in in 1978. 1978.

Appraisals Appraisals were were accomplished accomplished on on 17 17 tracts tracts throughout throughout the the state, state, part part of of

Appraisals Appraisals

160 160 acres acres south south of of Genoa Genoa to to expand expand the the states states Habitat Habitat program program

700 700 acres acres in in Keya Keya Paha Paha County, County, southeast southeast of of Springview Springview

A A 120 120 acre acre tract tract was was purchased purchased on on Elm Elm Creek Creek in in Webster Webster County County

Cornhusker Cornhusker addition addition was was acquired acquired from from G.S,A, G.S,A,

lake. lake.

lease lease tract tract at at Walgren Walgren Lake Lake was was a a perimeter perimeter control control on on the the eastern eastern side side of of the the

Five Five tracts tracts were were added added during during the the year, year, one one by by long long term term lease. lease. The The

Land Land Acquisition Acquisition

tional tional information. information.

mitted mitted 12 12 had had to to be be returned, returned, at at least least one one time, time, for for corrections corrections and/or and/or addi

aid aid under under the the Land Land and and Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund, Fund, Of Of the the 17 17 appraisals appraisals sub

Appraisal . s s were were submitted submitted by by 17 17 political political divisions divisions seeking seeking federal federal

Appraisal Appraisal Review Review

praisal praisal review, review, legal legal liaison liaison and and miscellaneous miscellaneous assignments, assignments,

reconnaissance, reconnaissance, lease lease renewal, renewal, payment payment and and cancelation, cancelation, land land and and water water ap

The The Realty Realty Divisan Divisan was was involved involved in in land land acquisition, acquisition, appraisal, appraisal, land land

R R E E A L T V V T L A ------R E S O U R C E ------S E R V I C E S

The diverse role of Resource Services in i mp roving wildlffe habitat throughout the five districts of the state continued to expand in 1977. Besides the demanding charge of development and management of state wildlife lands, efforts were increased significantly in the area of habitat restoration on private lands, Habitat Improvement Programs Private Lands Habitat Program The Private Lands Habitat Program was initiated on July 1. This portion of Nebraska' s Wildlife Habitat Plan attempts to create new habitat and to en hance or protect existing habitat through contacts with landowners under a cost sharing arrangement between the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Natural Resource Districts. The field coordination and implementation of the private lands program is being conducted by Ben Schole in Lincoln, Kirk Ne lson in Grand Island, Clayton Stallings in Norfolk, Dan Rochford in North Platte and Gary Schlichtemeier in Al liance. Their major duties consisted of assisting participating NRD' s with implementation and/or revision of their programs to comply with the guidelines of the state model as well as the individual needs of the various districts, Assistance was also provided in the promotion of the programs and on-site review of applicati-0ns. Of the 24 Natural Resource Districts, 21 have signed agreements to establish local programs using the Commission 1 s 75% cost shares. As of December 31, 1977~ 15 NRD's reported 11,787 acres under contract. Wildlife Land Acqui sition In accordance with Nebraska 1 s Wildlife Habitat Plan, numerous reconnaissances were performed in seeking valuable wildlife lands for acquisition. Through these efforts! one new site in Antelope County was acquired in 1977, and priorities were established for the acquisition of several desirable tracts in the near future. Acres for Wildlife and Wildlife Material Program Efforts in servicing prior and interim agreements under the Habitat Materials Program resulted in the distribution of 113,750 tree seedlings and 14,650 pounds of sweet clover seed. NEBRASKAl and Acres for Wi ldlife has 940 cooperators preserving 9,468 acres of habitat enrolled for one year. District Manag ement Management activities in each of the five districts across the state clearly illustrated the diversity of the agency. Personnel in 1977 continued to develop and manage state wildlife lands for game production, hunting, fishing access and related outdoor recreation. Other activities included management of captive water fowl production flocks~ elk and buffalo herds, contr0lled hunting areas and tree and shrub nurseries. Cooperation and assistance was also provided to other govern ment agencies and interested groups and individuals. -71-

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and and technical technical assistance assistance to to landowners. landowners.

lease lease management , , fencing~ fencing~ wildlife wildlife surveys, surveys, cover cover m appingi appingi cholera cholera clean-up clean-up

Major Major activities activities included: included: food food and and cover cover plots, plots, shrub shrub plantings, plantings, conservation , ,

The The dist rict rict was was also also active active in in intensifying intensifying m anagement anagement on on public public lands. lands.

i ncreasing ncreasing hunter hunter visibility. visibility.

desirable desirable w illo w w and and herba ceous ceous growth, growth, thus thus reducing reducing cri ppling ppling losses losses and and

days. days. Extensive Extensive burning burning and and clearing clearing wa s s accomplished accomplished on on the the area area to to reduce reduce un

successful, successful, as as 855 855 hunters hunters bagged bagged a a record record 314 314 Canada Canada Geese Geese while while hunting hunting 2,087 2,087

The The 1977 1977 wate rfo wl wl season season at at Clear Clear Creek Creek W aterfowl aterfowl Management Management Area Area was was very very

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centers. centers.

programs~ programs~ roadside roadside wo rks hop s s and and manned manned Comm ission ission displays displays at at fairs fairs and and shopping shopping

Other Other activities activities included included land land reconnaissances, reconnaissances, several several hab itat itat enhance ment ment

and and the the Northeas t t Di strict strict and and Department Department of of Road s s tree tree removal removal plan plan was was reviewed. reviewed.

N egotiations egotiations

for for management management of of Loup Loup Power Power Distr i _ ct ct lands lands were were inititated 9 9

trees trees and and shrubs shrubs and and road road m aintenance aintenance was was acco mp lished lished on on Elkhorn Elkhorn SWA. SWA.

Field Field work work was was complemented complemented by by the the CETA CETA Program. Program. In In addition, addition, planting planting of of

food food planting s, s, conservation conservation leases, leases, wildlife wildlife surveys» surveys» and and noxious noxious weed weed contr o l, l,

Habitat Habitat management management activities activities focused focused on on nine nine SUA's, SUA's, included included tree, tree, cover, cover, and and

D istrict istrict II II I I

NRD' s s and and land land acquisition acquisition contacts. contacts.

In In addition, addition, the the imple m entation entation of of the the Habita t t Program Program resulted resulted i n n meet ings ings with with

again again consumed consumed the the time time and and efforts efforts of of m any. any.

Control Control of of fowl fowl cholera cholera in in the the south-central south-central basin basin areas areas in in the the s pring pring of of l.~77 l.~77

were were reduced reduced fro m m causes causes other other than than l-0ss l-0ss of of habitat. habitat. · ·

pheasant pheasant 909 909 chicks chicks were were hatched hatched for for restocking restocking into into areas areas where where natural natural populations populations

A A total total of of goslings goslings 496 496 were were released released into into the the Sand Sand H ills ills this this year year and and

Wilcox Wilcox Game Game M anage m ent ent Ar ea ea for for restoration restoration and and restocking. restocking.

life life lands, lands, and and propagation propagation of of Canada Canada geese geese and and pheasants pheasants on on the the $acremento~ $acremento~

District District II II personnel personnel w ere ere active active in in habitat habitat management · · on on distri _ ct ct w ild- -

District District II II

private private lands. lands.

Fort Fort Robinson Robinson and and Wi ldcat ldcat Hill s s and and provided provided assistance assistance in in habitat habitat m anage m ent ent on on

district district also also provided provided technical technical assistance assistance with with the the buffalo buffalo and and elk elk herds herds at at

to to the the Habi tat tat Program Program including including NRD NRD contacts contacts and and land land acquisition acquisition re po rts. rts. The The

Forest Forest Service Service Lands. Lands. The The district district assumed assumed additional additional responsibilities responsibilities related . .

pulation, pulation, including including controlled controlled burning, burning, 0n 0n State State Wi ldli,fe ldli,fe M anage m ent ent Areasand 

District District I I personnel personnel were were again again ~oncerned ~oncerned with with deve~opment deve~opment and and ~abitat ~abitat man i

District District I I District V The transfer of Sherman Re servoir to District V added 3,080 land areas to be managed for wildlife. A management plan was prepared and the Cornhusker crew spent considerable time developing conservation leases, developing firebreaks for future burns, establishing food plots~ controlling mu sk thistle and po sti ng boundaries. In addition, a cooperative project between Resource Services and Fisheries resulted in the aerial shoreline seeding of 160 acres of Japanese millet to provide habitat for waterfowl and fish spawning. Major activities on other District V lands included controlled burning of

600 grassland acres 9 seeding of 150 acres of native grass and legumes, food plot and conservation leases management, wildlife and hunter-use surveys, timber stand improvement, and maintenance of fences and facilities. Twenty six thousand trees were planted on four major areas. A cooperative agreement with the Soil Conservation Service resulted in 5,000 additional shrub plantings for experimental eval uation. The 1977 waterfowl season at the Plattsmouth Controlled Hunting Area improved considerably over the 1976 season~ One thousand one hundred eighty one hunters bagged 462 geese and 12 ducks whil e recording 1,754 hunter use dayso However~ unseasonably cold weather resulting in freeze up of the refuge lake with almost a month left in the season9 continued to be a factor in limiti ng harvesto Vistor use continued to be a popular activityo A thirty day dove hunting season initiated in 1977 was met with good success. Salt Valley In 1977, the number of tree plantings, legume interseedings and controlled burns increased for the third consecutive yearo Ma intenance and hab itat improve ment practices were successfully augmented by penal complex trustees o During 1977, 25 pairs of young of the year birds replaced four year old breeders at the Branched Oak breeding facility. An improvement in wood duck production over 1976, resulted in the stocking of 222 ducklings at Conestoga lake and 152 at Twin Lakeso The captive Canada goose flock produced 41 goslings; 19 goslings were released on Twin Lakes and 22 were released at Branched Oako Wi ld geese produced another 60 goslings on these areaso Dog Training and Trial Activities The Resource Services Divi sion again supperted the varieus sporting dog clubs by administering all sporting dog training and field trial activities wi thin the state, Organized dog clubs listed on the state roster increased to 27 in 1977. A total of 38 club trials and 23 licensed trials were conducted; over 40 percent of these trials were conducted on state administered landso

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this this prog ra m, m, the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission rei mbu rses rses partic ipati

ng ng counties counties

for for

Roadside Roadside Seeding Seeding Program . . This This program program was was initiated initiated during during M arch arch

of of 1 977, 977,

U nder nder

Personnel Personnel were were also also involved involved with with operation operation and and m angement angement of of the the Cooperative Cooperative

Jun e. e.

Ma sters sters Thesi sp sp "Dee r r and and An telope telope Depredation Depredation in in Corn Corn and and Al falfa," falfa,"

is is set set

for for

the the fieldo fieldo No No damage damage was was recorded recorded deeper deeper into into the the fields, fields, Completion Completion

of of

the the

1976. 1976. Re sults sults sho wed wed deer deer damage damage as as occurring occurring in in the the first first two two outside outside

rows rows

of of

Corn Corn data data were were gathered gathered in in late late Augu st st and and were were co mb ined ined with with data data taken taken i n n

damage damage as as nonsignificant. nonsignificant.

All All alfalfa alfalfa data data for for 1976 1976 and and 1977 1977 were were analyized analyized by by computer. computer.

A nalysis nalysis

showed showed

Fiel d s s used used were were the the same same as as 1976 1976 with with the the addition addition of of one one field field north north

of of

Ba ssetto ssetto

Data Data were were collected collected on on three three alfalfa alfalfa fields fields for for the the first first and and second second

cuttings. cuttings.

A A contract contract graduate graduate program program with with the the Un iversity iversity of of Neb raska raska w as as continued. continued.

identifying identifying blood, blood, ha ir, ir, and and meat meat for for law law enforcement. enforcement.

O ther ther work work ha s s incl uded uded consulting consulting for for other other divis io n s s within within the the agency agency and and

Special Special antiseru m m ha s s been been prepared prepared for for us us by by Montana Montana Fi s h h and and

Game. Game.

initiate d d on on the the development development of of a a technique technique to to identify identify dee r r blood blood

in in

the the

field. field.

ducks ducks of of North North Am erica erica by by muscle muscle esterase esterase differences. differences. R esearch esearch

s s also also

be en en

and and for for m uscle uscle esterases esterases in in tissue. tissue. We We are are presently presently attempting attempting

to to

d ifferentiate ifferentiate

and and tiss ue ue by by isoe lectric lectric focusing focusing and and staining staining for for gene ral ral protein protein

in in b

lo0d lo0d

research research ha s s included included differentiation differentiation of of white-tailed white-tailed deer deer and and mule mule dee r r

blood blood

A A number number of of work work areas areas involved involved research research personnel personnel during during the the yea r . . Current Current

RESEARCH RESEARCH

falc onry onry operations operations and and permits permits for for aerial aerial coyote coyote hunters. hunters.

resp onsible onsible for for monitoring monitoring private private game game farm farm operations, operations, controlled controlled

s hoot

i ng ng areasi areasi

native native s pecies pecies to to determine determine their their suitability suitability for for introduction. introduction.

The The div

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non-game non-game species, species, develop develop practices practices to to protect protect threatened threatened species, species,

and and

study study

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and and esti ma te te their their impact impact on on wildlife, wildlife, gather gather baseline baseline populat i

on on i nformation nformation

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collect collect harvest harvest infor mat ion, ion, conduct conduct banding banding studies, studies, document document habitat habitat

c hange

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Division Division personnel personnel gather gather pre-season pre-season and and post-season post-season sex sex and and age age ratio ratio data~ data~

reasonable. reasonable.

the the res ource ource while while providing providing the the maximum maximum hunting, hunting, trapping trapping and and recreational recreational

use use

Managem ent ent programs programs are are designed designed to to insure insure adequate adequate safeguards safeguards to to p rotect rotect

in in progress. progress.

operative operative studies studies with with the the University University of of Neb raska raska and and the the U.S. U.S.

Forest Forest

Service Service

are are

is is provided provided to to other other divisions divisions such such as as Resource Resource Services Services and and Law Law

Enforcement. Enforcement.

Co

infor ma tion tion to to assist assist in in the the development development of of management management programs. programs. Research Research

expertise expertise

Research Research personnel personnel are are involved involved in in a a variety variety of of studies studies aimed aimed at at gather i ng ng

and and endangered endangered wildlife wildlife in in the the best best interest interest of of wildlife wildlife and and the the people

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wildlife wildlife including including big big game~ game~ upland upland game, game, waterfowl, waterfowl, furbea rers, rers, non-game non-game

animals9 animals9

The The Wildlife Wildlife Division Division develops develops management management programs programs for for the the game game and and non =ga me me W I L D L I F E E F I L D L I W seed cost's incurred to plant adapted varieties 0f_ grasses and legumes on newly constructed ;and recanstructed roadsides. · In return, counties agree to institute a policy of limlted mowing, spot spray weeds rather than blanket spray the right- 0f-way, and exert their influence and/or authority to curta i 1 encroachment on the right-of-way by adjacent landowners. · · As part of the ·cooperative work under W-41-T, several management-related projects were undertaken (l)r continued during 1977. Work with the U.S. F0rest Service during the year focused on completion of a comprehensive wildlife man agement plan for all Forest Service lands in the state. Additionally, plans were made for utilization of habitat fund monies on Forest ·service lands. A number of projects were planned, for initiation in 1978 and included fencing critical habitat, building grazing exclosures on selected ·allotments, and construction of turkey waterers. During the year, the agency entered into a long-term, 7-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State Forester's office, University Qf Nebraska for the maintenance, develepment, and enhancement Of wi -ld- 1ife habitat on· Harlan County Reservoir praject lands. A master plan for the total project and an annual workplan for the remainder of the current fiscal year were prepared. · · Habitat manip·u1ati0n was directed at ··increasing plant diversity and the interspersion of covertypes on Corps-managed lands. · MANAGEMENT The ncmgame specialist serveel on the national wh0oping crane recovery team, organized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare and coordinate implementation of a plan ta restore the whoopfng ~rane. ' Reported sightings of the black~faoted ferret, whooping crane, and the swift fox were recorded, anCil attempts were made to verify 0bservations. Several proposed ahd final federal rulemakings 0n endangered, threatened, and nongame species were examined to determine their passible effect in Nebraska. Appropriate comments and rec0mmendations were prepared for response by Administration to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service~ Federal recovery plans on the black- fo0ted ferret and peregrine falcon were reviewed and comments drafted for Administration to send to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. · Field studies were conducted in western Nebraska to determine production and nesting requirement~ of the prairie falcon, golden ~agle and the 1east tern. Four golden eagles and 34 prairie falcons were banded with U.S. Fish and Wildlife alumirium bands. · Fourteen falconry J!)ermits (one new and thirteen renewals) were issued for the year, including pr0cessing 0f applications, administerin·g written examinations, checking facilities, and maintaining proper rec0rds and files'. · All bijds in the p0ssession 0f falconers were banded with federal identification markers.

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NA NA - Not Not Available Available

**Includes **Includes 45 45 deer deer taken taken by by 100 100 permittees permittees on on DeSoto DeSoto Refuge Refuge in in De ce mber . .

Exclusive Exclusive * * of of dates dates open open for for firearm firearm season. season.

_ _ _J _J

Oct Oct Dark Dark 8-De c c 18 18

NA NA NA NA

. . l l

Geese Geese Oct Oct Light Light 1-Dec 1-Dec 25 25

Hi Hi Oct Oct 14-Jan 14-Jan Plains Plains 4 4

Oct Oct 21-Dec 21-Dec 12 12 NA NA NA NA

and and

Oct Oct 15 15 - 16 16 ] ] Du c k k Pl Pl a a ins ins Lo Lo

Dove Dove Sep Sep 45,157 45,157 Statewide Statewide 1-0ct 1-0ct 15 15 867~024 867~024

Squirrel Squirrel Sep Sep Statewide Statewide 1 - Jan Jan 31 31 23,790 23,790 141,760 141,760

Cottontail Cottontail Sep Sep Statewide Statewide 4211940 4211940 1 -Fe b b 28 28 301,030 301,030

Grouse Grouse Sep Sep Western Western 17-0ct 17-0ct 16 16 13, 13, 190 190 51,440 51,440

31} 31}

Nov Nov 5-Dec 5-Dec Rest Rest of of State State

l l 05 05 ,330 ,330 618,790 618,790

Pheasant Pheasant N0v N0v Panhandle Panhandle 5 5 - 20 20

Oct Oct Fall Fall 29-Nov 29-Nov Shotgun Shotgun 11 11 1,799 1,799 988 988 55 55

Fall Fall Archery Archery Oct Oct 1 1 - 28 28 164 164 21 21 35 35

Spring Spring Shotgun Shotgun Apr Apr 16 - May May 8 8 l l ,852 ,852 26 26 482 482

Turkey Turkey Apr Apr Spring Spring 1-May 1-May Archery Archery 8 8 168 168 8 8 14 14

Rifle Rifle Sep Sep 24-0ct 24-0ct 2* 2* l, l, 735 735 76 76 1,325 1,325

Antelope Antelope Aug Aug Archery Archery 20-0ct 20-0ct 31 31 134 134 7 7 10 10

Nov Nov Firearm** Firearm** 12 12 - 20 20 24,683 24,683 43 43 10,733 10,733

Deer Deer Archery Archery Sep Sep 17-Dec 17-Dec 31* 31* 7,239 7,239 14 14 1 1 ,015 ,015

Species Species Season Season Dates Dates No. No. Hunters Hunters Harvest Harvest Success-

Percent Percent

Table Table 1. 1. 1977 1977 Hunting Hunting Summary Summary

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** An tl erless erless m ule ule deer deer prohibited. prohibited.

* * E i ther ther sex sex hunt i ng ng only only port ion ion of of unit unit in in

26.927 26.927 T 2411583 2411583 otals otals ~522 ~522 11 11 1411216 1411216 4,021 4,021 10,688 10,688 53 53 43 43

Wah00 Wah00 1,514 1,514 11)350 11)350 302 302 135 135 617 617 571 571 4 1 1 42 42

s s S andhill andhill 2,2 01 01 880 880 1,999 1,999 600 600 1,388 1,388 1,148 1,148 63 63 57 57

Repub li can can 1,243 1,243 124 124 1,134 1,134 113 113 538 538 502 502 43 43 44 44

P l atte atte 11\505 11\505 1,502 1,502 450 450 301 301 876 876 740 740 58 58 49 49

a a in s s Pl Pl 11\ 11\ 114 114 1,100 1,100 550 550 557 557 803 803 722 722 7f:J 7f:J 66 66

Pin e e 3,024 3,024 Ridge Ridge 2,002 2,002 3,024 3,024 0 0 533 533 1,627 1,627 54 54 27 27

M isso uri uri 21\037 21\037 407 407 0 0 1,999 1,999 834 834 592 592 30 30 4 1 1

lmup lmup W li300 li300 est est 11\30@ 11\30@ 130 130 390* 390* 671 671 464 464 52 52 36 36

l 0up 0up East East 111201 111201 907 907 0 0 350 317 317 350 35 35 29 29

(j) (j)

Keya Keya 211030 211030 Pa ha ha 11\800 11\800 2,030** 2,030** 360 360 677 677 l l , , 181 181 58 58 38 38

French 1~567 1~567 m an an 1 11530 11530 470 470 459 459 999 999 1,069 1,069 68 68 65 65

El kh ern ern 11675 11675 1,71 0 0 l l 513 513 0 0 809 809 552 552 47 47 33 33

De De Soto Soto 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 56 56 45 45 56 56 45 45

Cal amu s s West West 1,000 1,000 300 300 1,001 1,001 300 300 634 634 520 520 63 63 52 52

Cala mu s s Eas t t 803 803 800 800 401* 401* 240* 240* 447 447 337 337 56 56 42 42

Buffalo Buffalo 1,360 1,360 1,415 1,415 0 0 408* 408* 679 679 592 592 50 50 42 42

Blue Blue 2,2 1 9 9 2,070 2,070 435 435 665 665 984 984 906 906 44 44 44 44

Un it it 1976 1977 1977 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977 1976 1976 1977 1977 1976 1977 1977 1976

Permits Permits Permits Permits Harve s t t Success Success

T0tal T0tal Either Either Sex Sex Percent Percent

2. 2. Firearm Firearm Table Table deer deer permits, permits, harvest, harvest, and and success. success.

Ei g ht y -s even even of of 100 100 permi permi ttees ttees participated participated and and took took 45 45 white white ta ta s. s. i1 i1

A A five-day five-day muzzle -lo ader ader season season was was held held on on the the De De Soto Soto Refuge Refuge in in December . .

by by 1 1 percent, percent, and and antlerless antlerless deer deer of of both both species species by by 59 59 percent. percent.

Compared Compared to to 1976, 1976, the the harvest harvest of of mule mule deer deer bucks bucks declined declined by by 14 14 pe rc ent, ent, whiteta i l l bu cks cks

tails tails c omprised omprised 55 55 percent percent of of the the harvest, harvest, with with mule mule deer deer providing providing the the remainder . .

s uccessful uccessful than than in in 1976 1976 in in 11 11 of of 15 15 units units which which co uld uld be be directly directly compared . . Wh ite

took took 10,688 10,688 deer deer for for a a 43 43 percent percent success. success. Persons Persons with with bucks bucks only only permit s s we re re less less

permits permits were were sold, sold, but but at at a a slower slower rate rate than than in in preceding preceding years. years. The The 24,583 24,583 permitees permitees

l ower ower than than in in 1976 1976 and and either either sex sex permits permits were were reduced reduced by by 65 65 percent . . All All authorized authorized

Firearm Firearm regulations regulations were were the the m0st m0st restrictive restrictive since since 1968. 1968. Permits Permits were were 9 9 per ce nt nt

Wh 1tetails ~ constituted constituted 77 77 percent percent of of the the harvest. harvest.

90 90 of of the the 93 93 counties, counties, with with Sarpy Sarpy the the highest, highest, followed followed by by Custer, Custer, Cass, Cass, and and Dawson . .

been been to to less less avid avid and and presumably presumably less less skillful skillful archers. archers. Deer Deer were were reported reported taken taken i n n

was was sli ghtly ghtly better better than than the the previous previous year. year. The The main main drop drop in in permit permit sales sales would would have have

stamp stamp a a secondary secondary cantributing cantributing factor. factor. Harvest Harvest declined declined by by 14 14 percent , , and and success success

was was probably probably due due primarily primarily to to reduced reduced deer deer numbers, numbers, with with the the requirement requirement of of a a habitat habitat

since since the the first first open open season season that that permits permits did did not not increase. increase. The The reduction reduction in in perm its its

Archery Archery permit permit sales sales were were 18 18 percent percent bel0w bel0w 1976. 1976. This This was was only only the the third third time time Deer Deer Antel0pe Summer aerial surveys indicated antelope p0pulation leve,ls were closely com parable to 1976 (3 percent decline) and the past 5-year ~verage (4 percent decline). Increases occurred in the Banner and Garden units, the B0x Butte and Cheyenne showed s 1 i ght decreases, and the North Sioux had a moderate decrease.· The productivity index of 56 fawns: 100 d0es was nearly the same as the previous two years but bel0w the 21-year average of 64 fawns: 100 does. · Hunter success for the nine day rifle season was 76 perce~t~ with 1,325 antelope taken by 1,735 permittees. Success improved from 1976 but was still below average. The 64-day archery season resulted in a harvest of 10 antel0pe by 134 permittees,

Table 3. Antelope permits, harvest, and success.

Percent Permits Harvest Success Unit 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977

Banner 129 127 100 l (!)0 , 78 79 B0x Butte 510 406 318 286 62 70 Br0wn 55 51 30 46 55 90 Cherry 154 152 117 117 76 77 Cheyenne 50 40 38 24 76 60 Dismal 107 126 76 83 71 66

Duncly 10 10 8 5 80 50 Garden 205 204 159 148 78 73 North Sioux 606 604 494 504 82 83 Rock 25 15 12 12 48 80

T@ta1s l ,851 -1 ~ 735 1,352 1,325 73 76

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41 41 55 55 988 988 1,138 1,138 799 799 Totals Totals 1 , , 1 113 113 2, 2,

34 34 53 53 630 630 833 833 Top Top 197 197 , , 1 1 ound ound R ,503 ,503 l l

59 59 57 57 358 358 305 305 602 602 610 610 brara brara io N

on on s ea S l l Fa

26 26 23 23 482 482 447 447 852 852 , 1 985 985 , 1 tals tals o T

11 11 2 2 11 11 8 8 19 19 Wildcat Wildcat 75 75

3 3 5 41 41 79 79 52 52 150 150 128 128 e e r g i d Ver

57 57 17 17 13 13 24 24 42 42 75 75 west west h out S

1 1 2 18 18 220 220 213 213 p p To 041 041 l , , l nd nd Rou ,202 ,202 l l

26 26 32 32 157 157 161 161 600 600 Nfobrara Nfobrara 505 505

on on . as e S ing ing r S~

1977 1977 1976 1976 1977 1977 1976 1976 1977 1977 197b 197b nit nit U

s s s ce c Su Harvest Harvest Permits Permits

Percent Percent

success. success. and and . . harvest harvest 4 e Tabl permits, permits, Turkey Turkey

ty, ty, n u o C

Knox Knox in in area area Nest Nest Devils Devils the the and and Creek Creek Verdigre Verdigre and and County, County, Buffalo Buffalo in in Loup Loup h h Sout

the the on on - Lynch Lynch near near trapped trapped turkeys turkeys hybrid hybrid with with made made were were transplants transplants Three Three

percent. percent. 21 21 scored scored Archers Archers successful. successful. rs rs hunte

shotgun shotgun 1,797 1,797 of of percent percent 55 55 with with improved, improved, considerably considerably was was success success hunting hunting Fall Fall

toms. toms. 14 14 ook ook t

rs rs he c Ar units. units. Verdigre Verdigre and and Southwest, Southwest, Top, Top, Round Round the the in in 1976 1976 in in than than higher higher as as w

ss ss Succe permittees. permittees. 1,852 1,852 by by birds birds 482 482 of of harvest harvest a a in in resulted resulted years, years, ceding ceding pre

n n i than than longer longer week week one one was was which which season, season, shotgun shotgun gobbler gobbler spring spring 23-day 23-day The The

stamp. stamp. game game upland upland $1.00 $1.00 a a replacing replacing stamp stamp habitat habitat $7.50 $7.50 the the and and 00 00 . $15

to to $5.00 $5.00 from from increased increased permit permit the the with with cost, cost, undoubtedly undoubtedly was was factor factor nfluencing nfluencing i

Primary Primary season. season. fall fall the the for for percent percent 46 46 and and spring spring the the for for percent percent 49 49 by by declined declined

permits permits Archery Archery taken. taken. not not permits permits shotgun shotgun fall fall the the of of percent percent 14 14 and and spring spring the the f f o

t t en c per 12 12 with with normal, normal, than than slower slower considerably considerably was was permits permits turkey turkey for for Demand Demand Turkey Turkey Pheasant ,: ·.r· . ... The spring rural mail carrier survey indicated a 26 percent ~nctease from the corresponding 1976 survey. The results showed an increase in four areas and a de crease in the Panhandle and Sandhills areas. The status of summer population state wide was virtually unchanged with the RMC survey indicating a 6.5 percent decline and Commission staff indicjting a one p~rcnet increase. ~ighest population densities were in the southwe~t, central and portions of the ~outhe~st. ' . . ' The 1977 season was 55 days except in the panhandle where 16 days of hunting were permitted. Bag and possession limits were 2 and 6. Pheasant check stations operating at 15 locations on opening weekend, November

5 and 69 provided data on 3,088. hunters with 3',111 pheasants. Birds per hunter-day success ranged from .55 at Syracuse to 1'.33 at Hay Springs. · Statewide hunter success was .91 birds per huriter day compared with '.74 in ·l976. The statewide age -ratio was 4.9 compared to 5.7 in 1976~ · The 1977~1978 winter Wai ch~racteriied by above normal snowfall in all parts of the state, and ·the second coldest January and third coldest February in history. · · Quail Pre-season· surveys indicated substantial increases i'n the spring following one of the mildest winters in recent years. · Populations were ·n~ar, the previous 10-year average. Bob-~hite hunting opened a week later than phe~sants~ and ·extended one month longer. Bag and possession limits were 6 and 18. Data from opening weekend check ·station at Syracuse indicated hunting pressure somewhat 11~hter than 1976 and hunting success slightlj i~p~oved. ' Prairie Grouse Display ground data show the spring population of prairie chickens and sharp tail s up 13 percent ,bu~ Rural Mail C~r~iers indi cate a' 26 percent decline. Regardless of the difference~ the population remains at a low level~ · Summer 'RMC indicate a population of 20 percent better than 1976. Summer rains bro'ught some improvement to the poor range conditions of the past two years. ; , ' Hunting success was up slightly for the openini weekend~ and hunting pressure slightly below that for 1976. The 30-day seasori was the sa~e as last year. Bag and possession limits were 2 and 6. Cottontails Cottontail pbpulations improved after several ye~rs of decline~ Spring rural mail carrier data indicated a 20 percent increas~ ov~r -1977, and ·rabbits observed on quail surveys more than doubled.

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s ome ome difficulty difficulty in in obtaining obtaining adequate adequate food. food.

g e ese. ese. Heavy Heavy snows snows and . prolonged prolonged periods periods of of cold cold weather weather caused caused wintering wintering birds birds

Wintering Wintering waterfowl waterfowl in in Nebraska Nebraska included included 305,873 305,873 mallards mallards and and 29,766 29,766 Canada Canada

suc ce s s s survey. survey.

Ca nada nada goose goose success success was was excellent excellent as as indicated indicated by by preliminary preliminary results results of of the the

hunter hunter

1 977~ 977~ Snow Snow goose goose harvest harvest was was improved improved over over 1976 1976 but but still still reduced reduced from from a a normal normal

yea r . .

Special Special restrictions restrictions on on Canada Canada and and white-fronted white-fronted geese geese were were in in effect effect again again in in

banded banded in in the the sandhills sandhills and and in in the the North North Platte Platte area. area.

dica ted ted in in 1977. 1977. As As a a part part of of this this investigation, investigation, 76 76 Canada Canada geese geese were were captured captured

and and

ivit y y and and factors factors affecting affecting productivity productivity of of the the sandhill sandhill restoration restoration geese geese was was

in

are a a remained remained closed closed to to dark dark goose goose hunting hunting in in 1977. 1977. An An investigation investigation of of the the product

i n n 1 977. 977. This This brings brings the the eight-year eight-year total total to to 2,681. 2,681. The The northcentral northcentral sandhills sandhills

The The Canada Canada goose goose restoration restoration project project was was continued continued with with 497 497 goslings goslings released released

1 04 04 g ees e e being being banded banded and and 20 20 ducks ducks and and 11 11 geese geese were were also also color color marked. marked.

S p r ing ing banding banding in in conjunction conjunction with with cholera cholera investigations investigations resulted resulted in in 44 44 ducks ducks and and

were were trapped, trapped, 423 423 were were banded banded while while 72 72 were were recaptures recaptures of of previously previously banded banded

geese. geese.

Wintering Wintering Canada Canada geese geese were were banded banded at at Clear Clear Creek Creek Refuge. Refuge. Some Some 495 495 Canada Canada geese geese

Banding Banding efforts efforts resulted resulted in in 825 825 . wintering wintering mallards mallards banded . . at at three three locations. locations.

24.5%. 24.5%.

s howed howed 90 90 pairs pairs of of Canada Canada geese geese in in a a later later survey survey indicated indicated a a nesting nesting success success

rate rate of of

22.9%. 22.9%. A A surve surve of of goose goose pairs pairs was was conducted conducted and and intensified intensified over over 1976. 1976. The The

results results

July July brood brood index index reflected reflected the the improved improved water water conditions conditions as as total total broods broods were were

up up by by

basins - were were dry. dry. The The water water index index for for the the sandhills sandhills was was up up by by 39.9% 39.9% over over 1976. 1976.

The The

This This is is an an increase increase of of 0.8% 0.8% over over 1976. 1976. The The rainbasin rainbasin area area was was not not surveyed surveyed as as most most

Aerial Aerial surveys surveys of of breeding breeding waterfowl waterfowl indicated indicated 152,419 152,419 ducks ducks in in the the sandhills. sandhills.

and and geese geese in in the the two two areas. areas.

to to 10,000 10,000 birds. birds. Clean Clean up up crews crews picked picked up up and and burned burned a a total total of of 6,539 6,539 ducks ducks

Nebraska Nebraska during during February, February, March March and and April April and and resulted resulted in in an an estimated estimated loss loss

of of 7,500 7,500

bird bird loss. loss. The The second second outbreak outbreak occurred occurred in in the the rainwater rainwater basi~ basi~ area area of of southcentral southcentral

Sheep Sheep Creek Creek in in Scotts Scotts Bluff Bluff and and Sioux Sioux co~nties co~nties and and accounted accounted for for an an estimated estimated

2,000 2,000

to to 12,000 12,000 ducks ducks and and geese geese in in 1977. 1977. The The first first outbreak outbreak occurred occurred in in January January on on Dry Dry

Two Two separate separate outbreaks outbreaks of of avian avian cholera cholera caused caused the the loss loss of of an an . estimated estimated 9,500 9,500

Waterfowl Waterfowl

the the same same season season dates dates as as has has been been in in effect effect for for the the past past several several years. years.

a a good good crop crop and and good good hunting hunting success. success. Bag Bag and and possession possession limits limits were were 7 7 and and 21 21 with with

No No population population surveys surveys were were cond , ucted ucted for for squirrels, squirrels, but but field field reports reports indicated indicated

Squirrels Squirrels

limits limits were were 7 7 and and 21. 21.

which which extended extended from from September September 1, 1, 1977 1977 to to February February 28, 28, 1978. 1978. Bag Bag and and possession possession

Interest Interest in in cottontail cottontail hunting hunting also also increased increased for for the the 1977-78 1977-78 hunting hunting season season

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171 171 532 532 TOTAL TOTAL

85 85 314 314 V V District District

28 28 59 59 IV IV District District

25 25 84 84 I I II II

District District

16 16 42 42 II II District District

17 17 33 33 1 1 District District

PERMITS PERMITS COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL PERMITS PERMITS PET PET RICTS RICTS ST DI

PERMITS PERMITS PET PET AND AND COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL 1977 1977

68883. 68883.

NE NE River, River, Wood Wood 2, 2, Rt. Rt. Packer, Packer, M. M. William William 57325; 57325; SD SD Chamberlain, Chamberlain, 241, 241, Box Box

Forester, Forester,

D. D. John John 68883; 68883; NE NE River, River, Wood Wood 45, 45, Box Box 2 2 . . R.R , , Riesland Charles Charles 68883; 68883; NE NE Rivers Rivers

Wood Wood Packer, Packer, Rollin Rollin nd); nd); lla Ho and and Raymond Raymond - areas areas two two for for permits permits had had ( (

68372 68372 NE NE

Holland, Holland, 1, 1, Rt. Rt. Bausch, Bausch, Larry Larry Dr. Dr. 68003; 68003; NE NE Ashland, Ashland, 1, 1, Rt. Rt. Tiller, Tiller, Howard/Michele Howard/Michele

were: were: They They 1977. 1977. in in licensed licensed were were operators operators area area shooting shooting controlled controlled Six Six

Permits Permits Area Area Shooting Shooting ~ontrolled ~ontrolled

sheet). sheet). attached attached (see (see table. table.

companying companying

ac the the on on presented presented is is district district by by issued issued Permits Permits operators. operators. farm farm game game the the and and

district district the the between between contact contact closer closer a a enable enable to to and and permits permits the the of of issuance issuance

the the in in

time time around around turn turn shorter shorter a a accommodate accommodate to to were were change change this this for for reasons reasons primary primary The The

Districts. Districts. the the to to decentralized decentralized was was permits permits farm farm game game of of issuance issuance the the 1977 1977 In In

Permits Permits Farm Farm Game Game

field. field. the the in in trappers trappers 8,460 8,460 with with 47% 47% increased increased trappers trappers

Active Active

figures. figures. 76 76 - 1975 the the over over value value fur fur in in 98% 98% of of increase increase an an with with harvest harvest in in increase increase 27% 27% a a

$2,912,028 $2,912,028 estimated estimated an an worth worth pelts pelts 226,798 226,798 was was harvest harvest fur fur 77 77 - 1976 calculated calculated The The

Furbearers Furbearers

1976. 1976. from from up up were were harvest harvest and and success success indicate indicate

figures figures success success hunter hunter Preliminary Preliminary 15. 15. October October to to 1 1 September September was was season season hunting hunting

dove dove

mourning mourning The The locations. locations. eight eight at at banded banded doves doves 2,699 2,699 in in resulted resulted banding banding Summer Summer

Doves Doves Mourning Mourning

shot. shot. lead lead tained tained

con gizzards gizzards the the of of 3.4% 3.4% showed showed Results Results area. area. study study the the in in waterfowl waterfowl by by

ingested ingested

shot shot lead lead of of amount amount the the determine determine to to examined examined later later were were gizzards gizzards These These

counties. counties.

six six from from collected collected were were gizzards gizzards duck duck 1,102 1,102 season, season, waterfowl waterfowl 1977 1977 the the During During

geese. geese. large large for for adult adult per per young young 0.32 0.32 and and adult adult per per young young

0.52 0.52

were were geese geese small small for for ratios ratios Age Age areas. areas. three three from from Canadas Canadas Large Large 984 984 and and

Canadas Canadas

small small 266 266 were were Results Results season. season. hunting hunting the the during during collected collected were were fans fans tail tail goose goose

Canada Canada three three - ninty hundred hundred two two thousand, thousand, One One Nebraskao Nebraskao in in harvest harvest goose goose Canada Canada

the the of of composition composition and and distribution distribution the the on on information information gain gain to to attempt attempt an an In In

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B at at ra nched nched Oak~ Oak~ Yankee Yankee Hill, Hill, Wagon Wagon Train Train and and Os age age on on O ctober ctober 280 280

b ir d s s o o The The rel rel eases eases w ere ere

made made at at Sacramento Sacramento and and Co r nhu sker sker SUA ' s s on on O c tobe r r 13 13

and and

0 0

re c o ve ry ry infor mat ion ion indicated indicated harve st st and and reporting . . about about of of 20 20 to to 30 30 pe rce nt nt of of

these these

cr owding owding i n n pens~ pens~ the the 279 279 cocks cocks were were banded banded and and release d d on on state state six' six' SUA'so SUA'so Band Band

In In o r der der to to remove remove excess excess coc ks ks from from the the breeding breeding flock flock Sa at at cra men to to and and reduce reduce

ti m e e and and e xp nse. nse. e

T h e e cos t t per per bird bird was was 66¢ 66¢ with with an an overa ll ll cost cost of of $55,810.62 $55,810.62 excluding excluding perso nnel nnel

*Projecte d d from from survival survival rates rates (includes (includes birds birds we we hav:e hav:e no no retard retard on), on),

Total Total 547 547 84,900 84,900 50,824 50,824 46,142 46,142 59i l7 ll,985 ll,985 6 6 69 o 7 7

146 146 202037 202037 5 5 9,513 9,513 8,490 8,490 ' ' 611350 611350 13,926 13,926 69 o 5 5

4 4 50 50 5~370 5~370 3,540 3,540 3,359 3,359 3,450 3,450 64.9 64.9

3 3 201 201 35,224 35,224 22,560 22,560 20, , 291 291 3,860 3,860 69 o 7 7

24,251

. .

2 2 88 88 13,939 13,939 111475 111475 8,963 8,963 8,179 8,179 1011024 1011024 7 1. 9 9

60 60 l l 10,330 10,330 6,248 6,248 5,823 5,823 300 300 6,435 6,435 62.3 62.3

D ist. ist. Cooperators Cooperators Received Received Relea sed sed Banded Banded Rec0 Releases* Releases* rd rd Survival Survival

. . N0. N0. of of No No Total' Pe rc ' ' ent ent

NUMBER NUMBER CHICKS CHICKS QF QF

The The follo wing wing table table summarizes summarizes the the program program by by Comm ission ission D istrict. istrict.

t han han ~.0 ~.0 percent percent • . .

Band Band r ecoveries ecoveries were were reparted reparted from from about about 800 800 birds birds for for a a recavery recavery rate rate of of less less

Survival Survival to to release release was was 69.7 69.7 per cent cent or or 59,176 59,176 ~trd~. ~trd~.

The The 1977 1977 program program provided provided 84,900 84,900 clay-old clay-old pheasant pheasant chicks chicks to to 547 547 c~operators . .

Pheasant Pheasant Stocki~g Stocki~g