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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission , , PURPOSE Husbandry of state's wildlife, park and outdoor recreation resources in the best long-term interest of the people. GOAL 1: To plan for and implement all policies and programs in an efficient and objective manner. GOAL 2: To maintain a rich and diverse environment in the lands and waters of Nebraska. GOAL 3: To provide outdoor recreation opportunities. GOAL 4: To manage wildlife resources for maximum benefit of the people. GOAL 5: To cultivate man's appreciation of this role in the world of nature.
Eugene T. Mahoney was appointed to a six-year term as director of the Game and Parks Commission, effective July 22, 1976. He was appointed to his second term which began April 22, 1982.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Administration 1 Budget & Fi seal ...... 3 Engineering ...... 12 Fisheries ...... 17 Information & Education ...... 22 Law Enforcement ...... 24 Operations and Construction ...... 34 Outdoor Edu ca ti on ...... ···-· ...... • 38 Parks ...... 40 Planning & Programming ...... 52 Real ty ...... 55 Resource Services ...... 59 Wildlife ...... 62
Johnson Johnson Ken Ken ...... Wildlife Wildlife
Edwards Edwards K. K. Harold Harold ...... •...... •...... •...... •...... •...... •...... Services Services Resource Resource
Whiteley Whiteley M. M. Delvin Delvin ...... •...... •. Programming Programming and and Planning Planning
Duncan Duncan Chuck Chuck ...... Parks Parks State State
Carney Carney Jim Jim ...... Areas Areas Recreation Recreation
Stutheit Stutheit Ted Ted ...... •...... •...... Parks Parks Historical Historical
Parks Parks
Horton Horton Paul Paul ...... •...... •...... Education Education Outdoor Outdoor
Johnson Johnson Earl Earl ...... Construction Construction and and Operations Operations
er er l l Schaep Schaep Don Don . . • • ...... Enforcement Enforcement Law Law
MacAllister MacAllister James James ...... •...... •...... Education Education and and Information Information
Sheets Sheets Wes Wes .....•...... •...... December December - August August
Thomas Thomas Robert Robert ...... _ _ ...... • .....•...... ~ ~ July July - January January
Fisheries Fisheries
Sheffield Sheffield James James ...... •...... •.•...... •...... •.•... Engineering Engineering
Hanna Hanna (Jack) (Jack) D. D. Lyle Lyle ...•...... • ...•...... • Fiscal Fiscal and and Budget Budget
Morris Morris Larry Larry ...... on on strati strati ni ni Admi Admi
CHIEFS CHIEFS DIVISION DIVISION
Bree Bree R. R. Dale Dale
Jr. Jr. Bailey, Bailey, J. J. William William
Amack Amack Rex Rex W. W.
DIRECTORS DIRECTORS ASSISTANT ASSISTANT
Mahoney Mahoney T. T. Eugene Eugene
DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
Kimball Kimball Juelfs, Juelfs, Stan Stan ...... VII VII District District
Brewster Brewster Keller, Keller, Neal Neal . . . • • ...... • ...... • ...... • • ...... • • . . . VI VI District District
McCook McCook Schneider, Schneider, Lavern Lavern ...... V V District District
Wilcox Wilcox Ziebarth, Ziebarth, Wayne Wayne ...... •...... •...... IV IV District District
Norfolk Norfolk Biga, Biga, Tim Tim Dr. Dr...... District District III III
Omaha Omaha Coyne, Coyne, Richard Richard ...... District District ...... II II
Lincoln Lincoln Wright, Wright, Bruce Bruce ...... 1 1 District District
COMMISSION COMMISSION PARKS PARKS AND AND GAME GAME NEBRASKA NEBRASKA
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of of individual individual staff staff members members who who enroll enroll in in a a variety variety of of courses, courses, short short seminars seminars
purpose, purpose, training training efforts efforts are are directed directed primarily primarily to to meeting meeting specialized specialized needs needs
preparing preparing employees employees for for positions positions of of high high responsibility. responsibility. To To achieve achieve this this
In-Service In-Service training training is is devoted devoted to to bettering bettering present present performance performance and and to to
In-Service In-Service Training Training
Smallest Smallest payroll: payroll: 69 69
Largest Largest payroll: payroll: 638 638
Average Average number number employees employees per per payroll: payroll: 300 300
. Temporary Temporary - Total Total gross gross wages wages paid: paid: $2,071,628.81 $2,071,628.81
Average Average number number of of employees employees per per month: month: 401 401
PAYROLLS: PAYROLLS: Permanent Permanent - Total Total gross gross wages wages paid: paid: $8,294,145.19 $8,294,145.19
accidents. accidents.
Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission employees employees were were involved involved in in 20 20 motor motor vehicle vehicle
ended ended June June 30, 30, 1986 1986 totalled totalled $17,119.56. $17,119.56.
compensation compensation cases. cases. Worker's Worker's Compensation Compensation claims claims paid paid for for the the fiscal fiscal year year
Personnel Personnel conferred conferred with with the the Office Office of of Risk Risk Management Management on on several several worker's worker's
salaries, salaries, benefits, benefits, personnel personnel turnover, turnover, and and affirmative affirmative action action statistics. statistics.
throughout throughout the the year. year. Replies Replies were were given given to to personnel personnel surveys surveys regarding regarding
received received and and answered. answered. Personnel Personnel also also interviewed interviewed and and tested tested many many applicants applicants
Numerous Numerous letters letters on on employment employment possibilities possibilities and and career career information information were were
position position reclassifications. reclassifications.
Classification Classification reviews reviews by by the the State State Department Department of of Personnel Personnel resulted resulted in in four four
13 13 non-professional non-professional employees). employees).
positions. positions. Total Total turnover turnover for for 1986 1986 was was 5.7 % % (ten (ten professional professional employees employees and and
were were former former temporary temporary employees) employees) and and seven seven employees employees were were promoted promoted to to higher higher
The The agency agency hired hired 5 5 new new permanent permanent employees employees in in 1986 1986 (all (all of of these these individuals individuals
the the agency's agency's operational operational budget. budget.
evaluations, evaluations, personnel personnel records records and and preparation preparation of of personal personal services services portion portion of of
compensation, compensation, retirement, retirement, insurance, insurance, accident accident reports, reports, performance performance
Functions Functions of of Personnel Personnel include include administration administration of of payroll, payroll, worker's worker's
Personnel Personnel
Assistance Assistance is is also also provided provided to to the the Director's Director's office. office.
assistants assistants and and secretarial secretarial and and clerical clerical personnel personnel in in the the district district offices. offices.
telephone telephone switchboard switchboard of of the the central central office office buildings, buildings, and and (8) (8) staff staff
Training, Training, (5)Aircraft (5)Aircraft Operations, Operations, (6) (6) Word Word Processing, Processing, (7) (7) Maintenance Maintenance and and the the
Personnel, Personnel, (2) (2) Purchasing Purchasing and and Inventory, Inventory, (3) (3) Internal Internal Audit, Audit, (4) (4) In-service In-service
within within the the Commission Commission through through the the following following offices offices and and functions: functions: (1) (1)
Administration Administration provides provides support support services services for for the the various various organizational organizational units units ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION
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trative trative Services Services Central Central Stores. Stores.
8. 8. Increased Increased utilization utilization of of office office supplies supplies from from Department Department of of Adminis
the the Transportation Transportation Services Services Bureau. Bureau.
7. 7. Worked Worked toward toward better better utilizatior utilizatior of of vehicles vehicles permanently permanently leased leased from from
6. 6. Increased Increased emphasis emphasis on on disposal disposal of of surplus surplus property. property.
those those items items under under contract. contract.
trative trative Services Services resulting resulting in in a a monetary monetary savings savings
for for purchase purchase of of
5. 5. Increase Increase in in use use of of contracts contracts developed developed by by the the Department Department of of Adminis
which which is is cheaper, cheaper, rather rather than tank tank than wagon wagon price. price.
purchase purchase of of gasoline gasoline for for the the Lincoln Lincoln bulk bulk tank tank at at trailer trailer
price, price,
4. 4. Purchase Purchase of of gasoline gasoline and and diesel diesel fuel fuel in in the the Lincoln Lincoln area. area. Instituted Instituted
$300 $300 to to expedite expedite field field needs needs and and r~duce r~duce paper paper work. work.
3. 3. Streamlining Streamlining of of purchases purchases of of materials materials and and supplies supplies of of value value under under
savings. savings.
2. 2. Control Control and and records records of of service service contracts contracts with with emphasis emphasis on on monetary monetary
of of all all purchases purchases of of equipment equipment prior prior to to July, July, 1976. 1976.
date date records records on on current current purchases purchases and and undertaking undertaking of of computerization computerization
1. 1. An An aggressive aggressive program program in in inventory inventory record record keeping keeping including including up-to
Purchasing Purchasing and and Inventory Inventory
complaints, complaints, and and fish fish and and game game law law enforcement. enforcement.
The The airplane airplane was was used used for for various various surveys, surveys, counts, counts, antelope antelope depredation depredation
insurance insurance or or hangar hangar costs. costs. Depreciation Depreciation on on the the aircraft aircraft is is unknown. unknown.
The The cost cost of of operation operation this this year year was was $23.50 $23.50 per per hour. hour. This This does does not not include include
There There were were 41 41 flights flights scheduled scheduled of of which which 4 4 were were cancelled. cancelled.
hours hours consisted consisted of of 122.01 122.01 hours hours daytime daytime flying. flying.
The The Piper Piper Super Super Cub Cub was was flown flown a a total total of of 122.01 122.01 hours hours during during 1986. 1986. These These
Aircraft Aircraft Operations Operations
and and a a clerical clerical seminar. seminar.
biostatistics, biostatistics, horticulture, horticulture, experimental experimental design, design, entomology, entomology, computer computer
science science
Examples Examples of of training training include include safety, safety, animal animal ecology, ecology, economics, economics, parasitology, parasitology,
specialized specialized college-level college-level course course work work through through the the tuition tuition assistance • • program. program.
During During the the year, year, employees employees were were enrolled enrolled in in workshops, workshops, short short courses courses and and
for for groups groups of of employees. employees.
and and workshops. workshops. Broad-based Broad-based training training needs needs are are met met through through in - house house workshops workshops
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Commissioners, Commissioners, Director Director and/or and/or Assistant Assistant Directors. Directors.
and and
(11) (11) performing performing other other administrative administrative functions functions as as assigned assigned
by by the the Board Board of of
including including development development of of forms forms and and defining defining their their purpose, purpose,
use use and and retention, retention,
subdivisions; subdivisions; (10) (10) administering administering an an internal internal program program
of of forms forms
control, control,
budgets; budgets; (9) (9) performing performing audits audits of of federal federal programs programs relating relating
to to participating participating
budgets; budgets; (8) (8) preparing preparing and and maintaining maintaining the the Commission's Commission's fiscal fiscal
and and operating operating
funds funds received received by by the the Commission; Commission; (7) (7) preparing preparing
the the
Commission's Commission's
annual annual
(6) (6)
receiving, receiving, depositing, depositing, and and maintaining maintaining accounts accounts receivable receivable
records records on on all all
Certificates; Certificates; (5) (5) issuing issuing all all hunting hunting and and fishing fishing permits permits
to to vendor vendor
accounts; accounts;
programs; programs; (4) (4) administering administering the the fiscal fiscal control control of of
issuing issuing State State
Boating Boating
Commission; Commission; (3) (3) administering administering fiscal fiscal operation operation and and
control control
of of federal federal
area area
cost cost accounting accounting on on income income and and expenditures expenditures for for internal internal
control control
of of the the
all all fiscal fiscal records records in in accordance accordance with with state state and and federal federal
laws; laws;
(2) (2) maintaining maintaining
Major Major functions functions of of the the Budget Budget and and Fiscal Fiscal Division Division include: include: (1) (1) maintaining maintaining
Division Division Chief Chief and and his his administrative administrative staff. staff.
Administration Administration
of of all all functions functions and and duties duties of of the the division division is is performed performed by by the the
investment investment of of funds. funds.
daily daily maintenance maintenance of of the the agency's agency's budget budget and and financial financial
·resources, ·resources,
including including
Center Center
Expenditure Expenditure Accounting; Accounting; (4) (4) Budget Budget Section Section includes includes
preparation preparation
and and
encompasses encompasses
audits audits of of all all political political subdivisions subdivisions and and maintenance maintenance
of of Area Area
Cost Cost
expenditures expenditures for for the the agency; agency; (3) (3) Audits Audits and and Cost Cost Center Center
Accounting, Accounting,
which which
various various
files files and and reports reports connected connected with with the the fiscal fiscal
accounting accounting
of of
all all
Accounting, Accounting, which which prepares prepares all all voucher voucher payments payments for for the the agency agency
and and
maintains maintains
Accounts Accounts Receivable, Receivable, and and Permits Permits Accounting Accounting Departments; Departments;
(2) (2) Fiscal Fiscal
operating operating of of the the Customer Customer Service Service Center Center in in the the Lincoln Lincoln
Headquarters Headquarters
Building, Building,
encompasses encompasses the the fiscal fiscal administration administration of of issuing issuing boating boating
certificates, certificates,
The The Budget Budget and and Fiscal Fiscal Division Division includes includes four four sections sections (1) (1) Permits, Permits, which which
BUDGET BUDGET AND AND FISCAL FISCAL DIVISION DIVISION
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Total Total Cash Cash and and General General Fund Fund Appropriations Appropriations 24,154,511.34 24,154,511.34 Received Received During During 1986 1986
Less Less Special Special Session Session Reduction Reduction 175,000.00 175,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00
Capital Capital Construction Construction Funds Funds 225,000.00 225,000.00
General General Funds Funds 6,181,921.00 6,181,921.00
Historical Historical Grants Grants 1,386,395.55 1,386,395.55
Reclamation Reclamation (8972), (8972), Boating, Boating,
Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund, Fund, Bureau Bureau of of
Federal Federal Fund Fund 4332; 4332; includes includes Lands Lands and and
NORDA NORDA Cash Cash 1,729,830.64 1,729,830.64
Nebraska Nebraska Snowmobile Snowmobile Cash Cash 8,061.42 8,061.42
Niobrara Niobrara State State Park Park Special Special Cash Cash 5G,523.78 5G,523.78
Nongame Nongame and and Endangered Endangered Species Species 99,491.36 99,491.36 Cash Cash
Nebraska Nebraska Habitat Habitat Cash Cash 1,423,691.41 1,423,691.41
Park Park Cash Cash 4,042,387.73 4,042,387.73
Game Game Cash Cash 9,177,208.45 9,177,208.45
Cash Cash Revenue Revenue and and Appropriations Appropriations Received Received During During 1986 1986
Total Total Cash Cash and and General General Fund Fund Appropriations Appropriations on on hand hand December December 15,086,182.69 15,086,182.69 31, 31, 1985 1985
Capital Capital Construction Construction (Fund (Fund 3000) 3000) 755,756.69 755,756.69
Less Less amount amount lapsed lapsed 21,432.04 21,432.04 3,365,140.65 3,365,140.65
General General Fund Fund (Fund (Fund 1000) 1000) 3,386,572.69 3,386,572.69
Historical Historical Grants Grants 120,021.47 120,021.47
Reclamation Reclamation (8972), (8972), Boating Boating and and
Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund, Fund, Bureau Bureau of of
Federal Federal Fund Fund 4332; 4332; includes includes Lands Lands and and
NORDA NORDA Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2338) 2338) 1,231,916.43 1,231,916.43
Nebraska Nebraska Snowmobile Snowmobile Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 38,673.76 38,673.76 2337) 2337)
Niobrara Niobrara State State Park Park Special Special Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 994,672.85 994,672.85 2336) 2336)
Nongame Nongame and and Endangered Endangered Species Species Cash Cash 110,670.90 110,670.90 (Fund (Fund 2335) 2335)
Nebraska Nebraska Habitat Habitat Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2334) 2334) 1,104,335.61 1,104,335.61
State State Park Park Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2333) 2333) 1,969,223.86 1,969,223.86
Game Game Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2332) 2332) 5,395,770.47 5,395,770.47
December December 31, 31, 1985, 1985, Cash Cash and and General General Fund Fund Appropriation Appropriation on on hand: hand:
FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT STATEMENT
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Total Total Cash Cash and and General General Fund Fund Appropriations Appropriations on on hand hand December December 31, 31, 1986 1986 16,878,911.69 16,878,911.69
Capital Capital Construction Construction (Fund (Fund 3000) 3000) 474,536.43 474,536.43
General General funds funds (1000) (1000) 3,451,127.12 3,451,127.12
Historical Historical Grants Grants 61,734.45 61,734.45
Reclamation Reclamation (8972), (8972), Boating, Boating, and and
Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund, Fund, Bureau Bureau of of
Federal Federal Fund Fund 4332, 4332, includes includes Land Land and and
N0RDA N0RDA Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2338) 2338) 2,154,986.51 2,154,986.51
Nebraska Nebraska Snowmobile Snowmobile Cash Cash Fund Fund (Fund (Fund 2337) 2337) 34,038 . 83 83
Niobrara Niobrara State State Park Park Special Special Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2336) 2336) 588,903 . 75 75
Nongame Nongame and and Endangered Endangered Species Species Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2335) 2335) 189,142 . 34 34
Nebraska Nebraska Habitat Habitat Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2334) 2334) 1,307,627 . 75 75
Park Park Cash Cash (fund (fund 2333) 2333) 1,883,188.91 1,883,188.91
Game Game Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2332) 2332) 6,733,625.60 6,733,625.60
December December 31, 31, 1986 1986 Cash Cash and and General General Fund Fund Appropriation Appropriation on on hand: hand:
Total Total Expenditure Expenditure During During 1986 1986 22,361,782.34 22,361,782.34
Capital Capital Construction Construction Funds Funds 331,220.26 331,220.26
General General Fund s s 6,095,934 . 53 53
Historical Historical Grants Grants 1,444,682.57 1,444,682.57
Reclama t ion ion (8972), (8972), Boating, Boating,
Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund, Fund, Bureau Bureau of of
Federal Federal Fund Fund 4332, 4332, includes includes Lands Lands and and
N0RDA N0RDA Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2338) 2338) 806,760.56 806,760.56
Nebraska Nebraska Snowmobile Snowmobile Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2337) 2337) 12,696.35 12,696.35
Niobrara Niobrara State State Park Park Special Special Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2336) 2336) 461,292.88 461,292.88
Nongame Nongame and and Endangered Endangered Species Species Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2335) 2335) 21,019.92 21,019.92
Nebraska Nebraska Habitat Habitat Cash Cash (fund (fund 2334) 2334) 1,220,399.27 1,220,399.27
State State Park Park Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2333) 2333) 4,128,422.68 4,128,422.68
Game Game Cash Cash (Fund (Fund 2332) 2332) 7,839,353.32 7,839,353.32
Total Total Expended Expended by by Fund Fund Type: Type:
6 6
Total Total Park Park Cash Cash Fund Fund Income Income 4,042,387.73 4,042,387.73
Fund Fund Transfers Transfers - Workman Workman & & Comp. Comp. Claims Claims (22,512.28) (22,512.28) Misc . .
Federal Federal Reimbursements Reimbursements 4,142.01 4,142.01
Sale Sale of of Surplus Surplus Property Property 4,812.51 4,812.51
Cash Cash Gifts Gifts 59.34 59.34
Cafe Cafe - Platte Platte River River 167,011.46 167,011.46
Cookouts Cookouts - Chadron Chadron 3,392.30 3,392.30
Cafe Cafe - Fort Fort Robinson Robinson 145,740.65 145,740.65
Concession Concession Sales, Sales, Leases Leases and and Agency Agency facilities facilities 106,460.46 106,460.46
Rent Rent of of Recreation Recreation Equipment Equipment - Horses, Horses, 173,446.45 173,446.45 Boats, Boats, etc. etc.
Entrance Entrance Admission Admission - Arbor Arbor Lodge Lodge 24,392.06 24,392.06
Swimming Swimming Pool Pool Admission Admission 44,608.68 44,608.68
Concession Concession Leases Leases and and Sales Sales by by Lessee Lessee 64,469.09 64,469.09
Rent Rent of of Cabins Cabins 534,068.45 534,068.45
Camping Camping Fees, Fees, Cabin Cabin Lots, Lots, etc. etc. 554,648.27 554,648.27
Interest Interest Earned Earned - Investment Investment 131,780.18 131,780.18
Property Property Damage Damage 905 905 .10 .10
Ice Ice Fishing Fishing Shelters Shelters 40.00 40.00
Park Park Entry Entry Permits Permits 2,104,923.00 2,104,923.00
STATE STATE PARK PARK CASH CASH FUND FUND INCOME INCOME
Total Total Game Game Cash Cash Fund Fund Income Income 9,177,208.45 9,177,208.45
Fund Fund Transfers Transfers & & - Workman Workman Claims Claims Comp. Comp. Misc. Misc. (122,094.50) (122,094.50)
Cash Cash Gifts Gifts 2,927.20 2,927.20
Interest Interest Earned Earned - Investment Investment 381,433.82 381,433.82
Liquidated Liquidated and and Property Property Damage Damage 26,450.75 26,450.75
Incidentals Incidentals 25,686.30 25,686.30
Boating Boating Permits Permits 303,465.97 303,465.97
Land Land Lease Lease and and Crop Crop Income Income 123,818.96 123,818.96
Sale Sale of of Surplus Surplus Property Property 92,597.11 92,597.11
Calendars, Calendars, books, books, slides, slides, etc. etc. 100,252.98 100,252.98
Advertising Advertising 601,103.71 601,103.71 22,536.51 22,536.51
Subscriptions Subscriptions 578,567.20 578,567.20
NEBRASKAland NEBRASKAland Magazine Magazine
Federal Federal Reimbursement Reimbursement 1,626,349.94 1,626,349.94
Fishing Fishing Activities Activities 2,662,546.14 2,662,546.14
Hunting Hunting Activities Activities 3,352,670.07 3,352,670.07
STATE STATE GAME GAME FUND FUND INCOME INCOME
7 7
Total Total State State Park Park Cash Cash Fund Fund Income Income 4,042,387.73 4,042,387.73
Fund Fund Transfers Transfers to to Workman Workman Comp, Comp, Etc. Etc. 114,358.48 114,358.48 2,223,482~83 2,223,482~83
Other Other Non-Area Non-Area Income, Income, Interest, Interest,
Donations Donations 59.34 59.34
Park Park Entry Entry Permits Permits 2,104,923.00 2,104,923.00
Federal Federal Reimbursements Reimbursements 4,142.01 4,142.01
Subtotal Subtotal by by Areas Areas 818 818 , , 904 904 . . 90 90 1 , , 1
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Areas Areas 88.00 88.00
Windmill Windmill 21,186.90 21,186.90
Willow Willow Creek Creek 3,260.68 3,260.68
Victoria Victoria Springs Springs 12,717.50 12,717.50
Two Two Rivers Rivers 95,829.60 95,829.60
Swanson Swanson 8,033.63 8,033.63
Sherman Sherman Reservoir Reservoir 7,284.96 7,284.96
Schramm Schramm 125.00 125.00
Rock Rock Creek Creek Station Station 4,934.56 4,934.56
Red Red Willow Willow 5,177.06 5,177.06
Ponca Ponca 85,170.88 85,170.88
Platte Platte River River 402,017.57 402,017.57
Pawnee Pawnee 23,454.63 23,454.63
Niobrara Niobrara 40,384.66 40,384.66
Morman Morman Island Island 25,981.61 25,981.61
Merritt Merritt Reservoir Reservoir 6,094.83 6,094.83
Memphis Memphis 314.14 314.14
Medicine Medicine Creek Creek 9,188.78 9,188.78
Maloney Maloney 507.19 507.19
Louisville Louisville 55,579.54 55,579.54
Lewis Lewis and and Clark Clark 3,538.07 3,538.07
Lake Lake Minatare Minatare 2,062.56 2,062.56
Lake Lake Mcconaughy Mcconaughy 94,307.05 94,307.05
Keller Keller 1,479.21 1,479.21
Johnson Johnson Lake Lake 49,110.39 49,110.39 · ·
Indian Indian Cave Cave 39,058.71 39,058.71
Fremont Fremont 38,909.52 38,909.52
Fort Fort Robinson Robinson 522,527.04 522,527.04
Fort Fort Kearney Kearney Recreation Recreation Area Area 30,426.72 30,426.72
Fort Fort Kearny Kearny SHP SHP 6,130.32 6,130.32
Fort Fort Hartsuff Hartsuff 2,099.12 2,099.12
Fort Fort Atkinson Atkinson 2,765.85 2,765.85
Enders Enders 1,163.25 1,163.25
Dead Dead Timber Timber · 5, 5, 337 337 .13 .13
Champion Champion Mill Mill 541. 541. 45 45
Chadron Chadron 101,878.07 101,878.07
Buffalo Buffalo Bill Bill Ranch Ranch 11,700.51 11,700.51
Brownville Brownville 200.00 200.00
Branched Branched Oak Oak 66,593.43 66,593.43
Box Box Butte Butte 1,230.00 1,230.00
Blue Blue Stem Stem 45.00 45.00
Ash Ash Hollow Hollow 2,252.84 2,252.84
Arbor Arbor Lodge Lodge 26,487.88 26,487.88
Alexandria Alexandria 1,729.06 1,729.06
STATE STATE PARK PARK CASH CASH FUND FUND INCOME- by by Areas Areas
8 8
Habitat Habitat Cash Cash 1,141,292.85 1,141,292.85 1,141,292.85 1,141,292.85
Program: Program: 330, 330, Habitat Habitat Development Development
PURPOSE PURPOSE OF OF EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE - OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL COSTS COSTS
1986 1986 EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES
Total Total Cash Cash and and Federal Federal Income Income Received Received During During 1986 1986 17,922,590.34 17,922,590.34
Reclamation, Reclamation, Historical Historical Grants, Grants, and and Boating Boating 1,386,395.55 1,386,395.55
Land Land and and Water Water Conservation Conservation Fund, Fund, Bureau Bureau of of
FEDERAL FEDERAL FUNDS FUNDS
Incidentals Incidentals 3,180.13 3,180.13 1,729,830.64 1,729,830.64
Federal Federal Reimbursement Reimbursement 54,679.21 54,679.21
Interest Interest Earned Earned - Investments Investments 104,579.42 104,579.42
One One Cent Cent Tax Tax on on Cigarettes Cigarettes 1,567,391.88 1,567,391.88
NORDA NORDA CASH CASH FUND FUND
8,061.42 8,061.42
Interest Interest Earned Earned - Investments Investments 2,385.36 2,385.36
75% 75% of of fee, fee, less less issuing issuing fee fee 5,676.06 5,676.06
NEBRASKA NEBRASKA SNOWMOBILE SNOWMOBILE CASH CASH FUND FUND
Interest Interest Earned Earned - Investments Investments 55,523 78 78 .
NIOBRARA NIOBRARA STATE STATE PARK PARK SPECIAL SPECIAL CASH CASH FUND FUND
Nongame Nongame donations donations 86,032.07 86,032.07 99,491.36 99,491.36
Interest Interest 10,369.09 10,369.09
Federal Federal Reimbursements Reimbursements 1,912.70 1,912.70
Cash Cash Gifts Gifts 1,177.50 1,177.50
NONGAME NONGAME AND AND ENDANGERED ENDANGERED SPECIES SPECIES CASH CASH
Fund Fund Transfers Transfers - Workman's Workman's Comp Comp & & Claim Claim Misc. Misc. (90.00) (90.00) 1,423,691.41 1,423,691.41
Sale Sale of of Surplus Surplus Property Property 7,821.05 7,821.05
Crop/Pasture Crop/Pasture 5,102.09 5,102.09
Cash Cash Gifts Gifts 1,636.92 1,636.92
Incidentals Incidentals 564.44 564.44
Federal Federal Reimbursements Reimbursements 267,834.23 267,834.23
Interest Interest Earned Earned - Investments Investments 70,115.18 70,115.18
Habitat Habitat Stamps Stamps 1,070,707 . 50 50
NEBRASKA NEBRASKA HABITAT HABITAT CASH CASH FUND FUND
SPECIAL SPECIAL CASH CASH FUNDS FUNDS
9 9
Habitat Habitat Cash Cash 60,452.98 60,452.98 1,776,867.78 1,776,867.78
Park Park Cash Cash 319,745.17 319,745.17
Game Game Cash Cash 887,291.04 887,291.04
General General Fund Fund 509,378.59 509,378.59
PROGRAM: PROGRAM: 337, 337, AGENCY AGENCY ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION
Federal Federal 41,148.64 41,148.64 8,050,515.28 8,050,515.28
Nongame Nongame Cash Cash 21,019.92 21,019.92
Park Park Cash Cash 451,032.16 451,032.16
Game Game Cash Cash 6,752,978.74 6,752,978.74
General General Fund Fund 784,335.82 784,335.82
PROGRAM: PROGRAM: 336, 336, SUMMARY SUMMARY
Game Game Cash Cash 248,997.76 248,997.76 248,997.76 248,997.76
SuBprogram SuBprogram 10, 10, Outdoor Outdoor Recreation Recreation
Game Game Cash Cash 1,150,755.69 1,150,755.69 1,150,755.69 1,150,755.69
Subprogram Subprogram 06, 06, Resource Resource Services Services
Federal Federal 41,148.64 41,148.64 1,897,567.23 1,897,567.23
Game Game Cash Cash 1,679,677.47 1,679,677.47
General General Fund Fund 176,741.12 176,741.12
Subprogram Subprogram 05, 05, Fish Fish
Nongame Nongame Cash Cash 21,019.92 21,019.92 1,046,862.89 1,046,862.89
Game Game Cash Cash 854,113.14 854,113.14
General General Fund Fund 171,729.83 171,729.83
Subprogram Subprogram 04, 04, Game Game
Park Park Cash Cash 276,827.25 276,827.25 1,551,075.16 1,551,075.16
Game Game Cash Cash 1,196,793.82 1,196,793.82
General General Fund Fund 77,454.09 77,454.09
Subprogram Subprogram 02, 02, Information Information and and Education Education
Park Park Cash Cash 174,204.91 174,204.91 2,155,256.55 2,155,256.55
Game Game Cash Cash 1,622,640.86 1,622,640.86
General General Fund Fund 358,410.78 358,410.78
Subprogram Subprogram 01, 01, Enforcement Enforcement
Enforcement, Enforcement, Promotion Promotion and and Development Development
Program: Program: 336, 336, Wildlife Wildlife Conservation, Conservation,
PURPOSE PURPOSE OF OF EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL COSTS COSTS
1986 1986 EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES 1986 EXPENDITURES PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE - OPERATIONAL COSTS PROGRAM: 549, PARK ADMINISTRATION General Fund 2,777,110.36 Park Cash 2,590,091.48 NORDA Cash 471,780.72 5,838,982.56 PROGRAM: 550, FEDERAL AID AND PLANNING General Fund 233,107.27 Game Cash Fund 78,918.14 312,025.41 PROGRAM: 617, ENGINEERING, AREA MAINTENANCE AND SNOWMOBILE General Fund 1,792,002.49 Game Cash 26,245.00 Park Cash 715,267-.10 NORDA Cash 198,729.85 Snowmobile Cash 12,696.35 2,744,940.79 PROGRAM: 628, Credit Card Discount Game Cash 592.51 Park Cash 3,144.84 Habitat 1.88 3,739.23
TOTAL EXPENDITURES, OPERATIONAL COSTS 19,868,363.90
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TOTAL TOTAL
331,220.26 331,220.26 93,327.89 93,327.89
49,141 18,651.56 18,651.56 .93 .93 461,292.88 461,292.88 136, 249.99 249.99 1,403,533.93 1,403,533.93 2,493,418.44 2,493,418.44
Pol. Pol.
Subdivision Subdivision
65,705.91 65,705.91 444,931.21 444,931.21 510,637.12 510,637.12
Subtotal-Agency Subtotal-Agency
Proj. Proj. 265,514.35 265,514.35 93,327.89 93,327.89 49,141.93 49,141.93 18,651.56 18,651.56 461,292.88 461,292.88 136,249.99 136,249.99
958,602.72 958,602.72
1,982,781.32 1,982,781.32
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Lake Lake Winters Winters Creek Creek
17,460.29 17,460.29 17,460.29 17,460.29
Rock Rock Creek Creek
Hatchery Hatchery 6,245.23 6,245.23 6,245.23 6,245.23
North North Platte Platte Hatchery Hatchery
1,699,82 1,699,82 1,699,82 1,699,82
District District I I
II II 3,526.92 3,526.92 3,526.92 3,526.92
Central Central Office Office
24,228,16 24,228,16 1,650.00 1,650.00 22,313,60 22,313,60 48,191.76 48,191.76
Atkinson Atkinson Dam Dam
12,434 .58 .58 440.92 440.92 12,875.50 12,875.50
Weiseman Weiseman
450.00 450.00 450,00 450,00
Medicine Medicine Creek Creek
6,441.35 6,441.35 6,441.35 6,441.35
Oake Oake Valley Valley
1,082.91 1,082.91 1,082.91 1,082.91
Two Two Rivers Rivers
7,149.19 7,149.19 7,149.19 7,149.19
Pawnee Pawnee
412.93 412.93 412.93 412.93
l_ake l_ake Minatare Minatare
2,227.90 2,227.90 522.72 522.72 2,750.62 2,750.62
Ke ller ller
89.90 89.90 84,029.43 84,029.43 84,119.33 84,119.33
Fort Fort Kearney Kearney
Rec. Rec.
5,643.53 5,643.53 5,643.54 5,643.54 11,287.07 11,287.07
Enders Enders
22,670.15 22,670.15 22,670.15 22,670.15
Calamus Calamus
191,955.74 191,955.74 875,04 875,04 504,810,82 504,810,82 697,641.60 697,641.60
Branched Branched Oak Oak
3,315.80 3,315.80 3,315.80 3,315.80
Brownville Brownville
512.98 512.98 512:98 512:98
Box Box Butte Butte
3,363.04 3,363.04 3,363.04 3,363.04
Bowring Bowring
3,401.70 3,401.70 42,185.99 42,185.99 45,587.69 45,587.69
Areas Areas Rec, Rec, Gen. Gen.
19,056.73 19,056.73 50,716.11 50,716.11 69,772.84 69,772.84
Rock Rock Creek Creek
Station Station
4,523.24 4,523.24 400.00 400.00 3,686.92 3,686.92 8,610.16 8,610.16
Fort Fort
Hartsuff Hartsuff
1,099.90 1,099.90 1,099.90 1,099.90
Fort Fort
Atkinson Atkinson
14,915.50 14,915.50 1,834.42 1,834.42 2,902.72 2,902.72 19,652.64 19,652.64
Indian Indian Cave Cave
5,935.71 5,935.71 5,935,71 5,935,71
Niobrara Niobrara
21,980.37 21,980.37
461,292.88 461,292.88 84,074.45 84,074.45 567,347.70 567,347.70
Eugene Eugene
T. T. Mahoney Mahoney
8,742.04 8,742.04 211, 211, 101,52 101,52 219,843.56 219,843.56
Fort Fort Robinson Robinson
4,180.00 4,180.00 4,180.00 4,180.00
Peterson Peterson
6,679.10 6,679.10 6,679.10 6,679.10
North North Lake Lake
1,743.40 1,743.40 1,743.40 1,743.40
Spikerush Spikerush
1,743.41 1,743.41 1,743.41 1,743.41
Sandpiper Sandpiper
456.50 456.50 456.50 456.50
Greenvale Greenvale
335.82 335.82 335.82 335.82
Bohemia Bohemia
335.82 335.82 335.82 335.82
Bluewing Bluewing
387.75 387.75 387.75 387.75
3luehill 3luehill
204.49 204.49 2 04.49 04.49
Sinn Sinn
3,388,13 3,388,13 3,388.13 3,388.13
Schil Schil 1 i i 1 ng ng
6,667.18 6,667.18 6,667,18 6,667,18
Sacramento Sacramento 5,950.52 5,950.52
5,950,52 5,950,52
Osage Osage
3,508.60 3,508.60 3,508.60 3,508.60
Elwood Elwood
14,314.15 14,314.15 42,942.44 42,942.44 57,256.59 57,256.59
Buff Buff a 1 o o 1 a Creek Creek
2,820.00 2,820.00 2,820.00 2,820.00
Big Big Alkali Alkali
7,905.00 7,905.00 7,9 05.00 05.00
Arcadia Arcadia
806.00 806.00 806.00 806.00
Wildl, Wildl, Mgmt. Mgmt. A. A. (Gen) (Gen)
2,601.05 2,601.05 2,601.05 2,601.05
lmerovements lmerovements and and Renovation Renovation
Acq. Acq. Habitat Habitat Land Land
6,765.27 6,765.27 6,765.27 6,765.27
of of
Area Area Exeenditure Exeenditure
Cash Cash Fund Fund Game Game Cash Cash Park Park Cash Cash Hab . . Cash Cash Niobrara Niobrara Norda Norda Cash Cash Funds Funds TOTAL TOTAL
3000 3000 Capital Capital 2332 2333 2333 2332 2334 2334 Special Special 2338 2338 Federal Federal
2336 2336 4000 4000
1986 1986 CAPITAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
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awarded awarded and and construction construction will will be be completed completed in in 1987. 1987.
replacem~nt replacem~nt of of the the boat boat ramp, ramp, docks docks and and erosion erosion control. control. A A contract contract was was
BROWNVILLE BROWNVILLE STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plans Plans and and specifications specifications were were completed completed for for
loads loads was was completed completed and and a a report report submitted. submitted.
BRANCHED BRANCHED OAK OAK STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Re - evaluation evaluation of of campground campground electrical electrical
control control dam dam was was completed. completed.
BRANCHED BRANCHED OAK OAK STATE STATE WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Reconstruction Reconstruction AREA: AREA: of of an an erosion erosion
boat boat ramp. ramp.
arrangements arrangements made made for for installation installation of of two two security security lights lights for for an an area area
BOX BOX BUTTE BUTTE STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: The The local local power power company company was was contacted contacted and and
the the spring spring of of 1987. 1987.
contract contract was was awarded awarded and and installation installation of of the the fence fence will will be be completed completed in in
completed completed for for the the installation installation of of 800 800 rods rods of of fence fence on on the the area. area. A A
BOWRING BOWRING RANCHING RANCHING STATE STATE HISTORICAL HISTORICAL PARK: PARK: A A plan plan - and and specifications specifications were were
building building renewal renewal categories, categories, includes: includes:
involved, involved, listed listed by by area, area, and and divided divided into into in-house, in-house, consultant consultant and and LB LB 309 309
A A brief brief summary summary of of 1986 1986 projects projects in in which which the the Engineering Engineering Division Division was was
and and state state codes codes and and statutory statutory regulations regulations for for funding funding authority. authority.
Division Division are are reviewed reviewed by by the the Engineering Engineering Division Division for for compliance compliance with with local local
Service Service through through the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission Planning Planning and and Programming Programming
municipalities, municipalities, projects projects funded funded by by the the Heritage Heritage Conservation Conservation Recreation Recreation
professional professional expertise, expertise, as as required required by by the the Commission. Commission. As As a a service service to to local local
representative representative when when contracting contracting the the services services of of outside outside consultants consultants for · ·
The The Engineering Engineering Division Division also also acts acts as as the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission's Commission's
buildings buildings and and miscellaneous miscellaneous drafting drafting services. services.
field field inspections, inspections, preparation preparation of of formal formal presentation presentation drawings, drawings, model model
construction. construction. Related Related activities activities include include legal legal land land and and topographic topographic surveys, surveys,
and and specifications, specifications, and and contract contract administration administration of of all all projects projects under under
feasibility feasibility studies, studies, preliminary preliminary designs, designs, cost cost estimates, estimates, construction construction plans plans
Typical Typical activities activities include, include, but but are are not not limited limited to: to: preparation preparation of of
customarily customarily associated associated with with those those professions. professions.
Surveyors, Surveyors, Inspectors Inspectors and and support support staff staff that that provide provide all all services services usually usually and and
consulting consulting firm. firm. The The staff staff consists consists of of professional professional Architects, Architects, Engineers, Engineers,
The The Division Division functions functions similar similar to to an an independent, independent, private, private, professional professional
improvement improvement projects projects on on Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission areas areas throughout throughout the the State. State.
Divisions, Divisions, at at their their request request for for any any and and all all proposed proposed Capital Capital Construction Construction and and
service service that that provides provides professional, professional, technical technical services services to to Agency Agency Client Client
The The Engineering Engineering Division Division is is an an "in-house" "in-house" Architectural Architectural and and Engineering Engineering
ENG ENG NEER NEER ING ING I I
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and and hand hand pumps pumps were were completed. completed.
INDIAN INDIAN CAVE CAVE STATE STATE PARK: PARK: Improvements Improvements to to the the electrical electrical service, service, and and two two wells wells
Division. Division.
bathroom . . repairs repairs were were completed completed by by the the Operations Operations and and Construction Construction
FREMONT FREMONT STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plans Plans and and specifications specifications were were developed developed and and
completed. completed.
FORT FORT ROBINSON ROBINSON STATE STATE PARK: PARK: Repairs Repairs to to the the swimming swimming pool pool electrical electrical system system were were
completed. completed.
of of a a storage storage structure. structure. A A contract contract was was awarded awarded and and construction construction
for for revision revision of of electrical electrical service service to to a a picnic picnic shelter shelter and and construction construction
FORT FORT KEARNY KEARNY STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plans Plans and and specifications specifications were were developed developed
Visitor Visitor Center. Center.
from from 1820 1820 to to 1827 1827 was was constructed constructed for for display display at at the the
Fort Fort
Atkinson Atkinson
FORT FORT ATKINSON ATKINSON STATE STATE HISTORICAL HISTORICAL PARK: PARK: A A scale scale model model of of the the Fort Fort as as it it stood stood
section section to to be be constructed constructed at at the the state state fairgrounds fairgrounds display. display.
FAIRGROUNDS FAIRGROUNDS AQUARIUM: AQUARIUM: A A report report and and cost cost estimate estimate were were completed completed for for a a stream stream
1986 1986 construction construction season season and and will will be be completed completed during during 1987. 1987.
systems. systems. Construction Construction of of several several of of these these projects projects commenced commenced during during
the the
residence, residence, park park office office building, building, electrical electrical and and water water distribution distribution
shower shower latrine latrine buildings, buildings, maintenance maintenance building, building, superintendent's superintendent's
Mahoney Mahoney State State Park Park commenced commenced in in 1986 1986 with with the the following following
projects: projects:
two two
EUGENE EUGENE T MAHONEY MAHONEY . . STATE STATE PARK: PARK: Planning Planning and and development development of of the the new new Eugene Eugene T. T.
completed. completed.
were were received, received, the the contract contract awarded awarded and and construction construction of of the the project project
construction construction of of a a fish fish cleaning cleaning station station and and light light were were developed. developed.
Bids Bids
improvements improvements to to the the existing existing boat boat ramp ramp for for the the center center dam dam
area area
and and for for
ENDERS ENDERS RESERVOIR RESERVOIR STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plan Plan and and specifications specifications for for proposed proposed
completed. completed.
of of the the boat boat ramp, ramp, access access road road and and installation installation of of the the
light light
were were
ramp ramp access access road road and and light light for for the the area area were were developed, developed, and and
construction construction
ELWOOD ELWOOD RESERVOIR RESERVOIR STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plan Plan and and specifications specifications for for a a boat boat
office office building building mailroom mailroom and and submitted submitted to to the the Client Client Division. Division.
CENTRAL CENTRAL OFFICE OFFICE BUILDING: BUILDING: A design design A was was developed developed for for renovation renovation of of the the central central
other other projects projects will will be be completed completed in in the the 1987 1987 construction construction season. season.
station. station. Construction Construction of of a a sanitary sanitary dump dump station station has has been been completed, completed,
all all
distribution distribution system, system, a a maintenance maintenance building, building, and and a a sanitary sanitary trailer trailer
dump dump
secondary secondary electrical electrical project, project, a a shower/latrine shower/latrine building, building, a a water water
contracts contracts awarded awarded for for construction construction of of 12 12 handicap handicap vault vault toilets, toilets,
a a
area area was was completed. completed. Plans Plans and and specifications specifications
were were
completed completed
and and
CALAMUS CALAMUS RESERVOIR RESERVOIR STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: A . survey survey of of the the county county line line for for the the
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of of three three picnic picnic shelters, shelters, contract contract awarded awarded and and work work completed. completed.
ROCK ROCK CREEK CREEK STATION STATION STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Bids Bids were were received received for for construction construction
submitted. submitted.
ROCK ROCK CREEK CREEK HATCHERY: HATCHERY: Area Area bridges bridges were were evaluated evaluated for for loads loads and and a a report report
1987. 1987.
reroofing reroofing of of the the residence residence and and shop shop were were bid bid with with work work to to be be completed completed in in
PONDEROSA PONDEROSA WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AREA: AREA: Emergency Emergency well well repairs repairs were were made made and and
completed. completed.
PONCA PONCA STATE STATE PARK: PARK: Swimming Swimming pool pool repairs repairs and and a a survey survey of of the the boat boat launch launch were were
awarded awarded for for thinning thinning of of trees trees in in the the area. area. Work Work to to be be completed completed in in 1987. 1987.
PINE PINE RIDGE RIDGE WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AREA: AREA: Bids Bids were were received received and and a a contract contract
was was completed completed and and a a report report submitted. submitted.
PAWNEE PAWNEE STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Re-evaluation Re-evaluation of of campground campground electrical electrical loads loads
to to be be completed completed by by Operations Operations Division. Division.
OMAHA OMAHA OFFICE: OFFICE: A A design design was was completed completed for for remodeling remodeling o o the the Omaha Omaha Office. Office. Work Work
NORTH NORTH LOUP LOUP WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AREA: AREA: An An existing existing well well was was replaced. replaced.
continue continue into into the the 1987 1987 construction construction season. season.
station. station. Work Work began began on on several several of of these these projects projects in in 1986 1986 and and will will
building, building, vault vault toilets, toilets, electrical electrical and and water water systems, systems, and and a a trailer trailer dump dump
projects: projects: construction construction of of shelters, shelters, cabins, cabins, campground, campground, shower/latrine shower/latrine
NIOBRARA NIOBRARA STATE STATE PARK: PARK: Development Development of of the the new new park park began began with with the the following following
of of a a well well and and handpump handpump completed. completed.
MERRITT MERRITT RESERVOIR RESERVOIR STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Bids Bids were were received received and and installation installation
received received for for replacement replacement of of fencing, fencing, and and project project completed. completed.
MEDICINE MEDICINE CREEK CREEK WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AREA: AREA: Plans Plans were were developed developed and and bids bids
the the lake. lake.
screen, screen, bids bids received received and and construction construction completed completed at at the the inlet inlet canal canal of of
LAKE LAKE WINTERS WINTERS CREEK: CREEK: Plans Plans and and specifications specifications were were developed developed for for a a rotary rotary fish fish
season. season.
parking parking lot. lot. Construction Construction to to be be completed completed in in the the 1987 1987 construction construction
for for fish fish cleaning cleaning stations, stations, campground campground electrical electrical improvements improvements and and
LAKE LAKE MINATARE MINATARE STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plans Plans and and Specifications Specifications were were prepared prepared
picnic picnic shelter. shelter.
power power outlets, outlets, vault vault toilets, toilets, sanitary sanitary trailer trailer dumping dumping station station and and a a
including including pressure pressure water water system, system, electrical electrical distribution distribution with with camper camper
KELLER KELLER PARK PARK STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: A A new new camping camping area area was was completed, completed,
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consultant. consultant. Work Work will will be be completed completed in in 1987. 1987.
ROCK ROCK CREEK CREEK HATCHERY: HATCHERY: Revisions Revisions to to the the aeration aeration pumps pumps were were designed designed and and bid bid by by
feasibility feasibility report report on on reconstruction reconstruction of of the the earth earth dam dam at at the the park. park.
an an electrical electrical source source for for the the park, park, and and to to investigate investigate and and
submit submit a a
EUGENE EUGENE T. T. MAHONEY MAHONEY STATE STATE PARK: PARK: Consultants Consultants were were hired hired to to research research and and develop develop
1986. 1986.
received received and and the the project project awarded awarded in in 1985. 1985. The The project project was was completed completed
in in
a a consultant consultant for for
roof roof
replacement replacement
on on Buildings Buildings A and and
B
bids bids
were were
, ,
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CENTRAL CENTRAL OFFICE OFFICE BUILDING BUILDING - LINCOLN: LINCOLN: Plans Plans and and Specifications Specifications were were developed developed by by
funding funding is is available. available.
Atkinson Atkinson Lake. Lake. Construction Construction phase phase of of the the project project has has been been delayed delayed until until
preliminary preliminary plans plans and and specifications specifications for for reconstruction reconstruction of of the the
dam dam at at
ATKINSON ATKINSON LAKE LAKE STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: A A consultant consultant was was hired hired to to develop develop
Following Following is is a a list list of of projects projects for for which which consultants consultants were were employed. employed.
parking parking lot. lot. Actual Actual construction construction was was delayed delayed until until 1987. 1987.
bids bids received received and and contract contract awarded awarded for for construction construction
of of
a a
boat boat
ramp ramp and and
WALGREN WALGREN LAKE LAKE STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plans Plans and and Specifications Specifications were were developed, developed,
for for a a campground campground was was performed performed and and a a report report submitted. submitted.
VICTORIA VICTORIA SPRINGS SPRINGS STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: An An inspection inspection of of electrical electrical hookups hookups
completed. completed.
SWANSON SWANSON STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Installation Installation of of new new residence residence sidi _ ng ng was was
for for a a proposed proposed boat boat ramp, ramp, parking parking lot lot and and fish fish cleaning cleaning
station. station.
SUMMIT SUMMIT LAKE LAKE STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Plans Plans and and a a cost cost estimate estimate were were completed completed
construction construction has has been been delayed delayed until until 1987, 1987, because because of of wet wet weather. weather.
and and bids bids received received for for construction construction of of four four ne~ting ne~ting
islands, islands,
actual actual
JACK JACK SINN SINN WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AREA: AREA: Plans Plans and and specifications specifications "'were "'were developed developed
the the floor floor for for the the same same residence residence completed completed and and report report submitted. submitted.
superintendent's superintendent's residence residence were were completed, completed,
and and inspection inspection
and and
report report on on
SCHRAMM SCHRAMM PARK PARK STATE STATE RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Emergency Emergency sewer sewer repairs repairs for for the the assistant assistant
for for wetland wetland improvements improvements to to be be completed completed in in 1987. 1987.
natural natural gas gas pipeline pipeline installed. installed. Plans Plans and and specifications specifications were were
developed developed
windows windows installed installed at at the the shop, shop, a a replacement replacement wildlife wildlife
watering watering well well and and a a
SACRAMENTO-WILCOX SACRAMENTO-WILCOX WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AREA: AREA: Residences Residences were were painted, painted, storm storm The following is a list of projects funded by LB3O9: FORT KEARNY STATE HISTORICAL PARK: Reroofing of the Visitor Center was completed. FORT ROBINSON STATE PARK: Repair of five adobe duplexes continues. The activity building foundation moisture repairs and grading around barns was completed. Plans and specifications were developed for reroofing two barns (construction to be completed in 1987). LAKE McCONAUGHY STATE RECREATION AREA: Repairs were made at the Martin Bay Latrines, Phase II. Materials were furnished by LB3O9 and labor performed by Operations and Construction Division. LEWIS & CLARK STATE RECREATION AREA: The shower/latrine building and latrine building were renovated.
11 11 LINCOLN OFFICE BUILDING 8 : Reroofi ng was completed. The project was partially funded by LB3O9. PONCA STATE PARK: Plumbing repairs were completed for Superintendent 1 s Residence. WAR AXE STATE RECREATION AREA: Septic system repairs completed.
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Verdigre Verdigre Creek; Creek; Knox Knox County County -- Steele Steele Creek. Creek.
City City
Lake; Lake;
Dodge Dodge County County - - Fremont Fremont Lakes; Lakes; Antelope Antelope
County County
East East
Branch Branch
County County
- - Pibel Pibel Lake; Lake; Stanton Stanton County County - - Pilger Pilger Dam; Dam;
Butler Butler
County County
--
Columbus Columbus
Creek, Creek,
Steele Steele
Creek; Creek; Cedar Cedar County County - - Cottcnwood Cottcnwood
Lake, Lake,
Antelope Antelope
Creek; Creek;
Wheeler Wheeler
Club Club
Lake; Lake;
Madison Madison County County - - Skyview Skyview Lake; Lake;
Holt Holt County County
--
Goose Goose
Lake, Lake,
Louse Louse
Pierce Pierce County County
- - Willow Willow Creek Creek Reservoir, Reservoir, Pierce Pierce City City Lake, Lake, Plainview Plainview
Country Country
District District III III
Park Park Ponds, Ponds, Snake Snake River River Flows, Flows, Melham Melham Lake. Lake.
projects projects
-- Merritt Merritt Reservoir, Reservoir, Long Long Pine Pine Creek, Creek,
Victoria Victoria
Springs Springs
Lake, Lake,
Keller Keller
Creek Creek
Reservoir; Reservoir;
Brown Brown County County - - Calamus Calamus
River, River,
Long Long Pine Pine
creek; creek;
Special Special
Lake, Lake,
Victoria Victoria
Springs Springs Lake, Lake, Victoria Victoria Springs Springs
Creek; Creek; Keya Keya
Paha Paha County County
--
Cub Cub
Reservoir, Reservoir,
Cottonwood Cottonwood Lake; Lake; Boyd Boyd County County -- H~ll H~ll
Lake; Lake;
Custer Custer County County
-- Melham Melham
Loup Loup
County County
Calamus Calamus River, River, Calamus Calamus
Reservoir; Reservoir;
Cherry Cherry County County -- Merritt Merritt
District District II II
Drain, Drain,
Wildhorse Wildhorse Creek, Creek, Spottedtail Spottedtail Creek, Creek, Winters Winters
Creek, Creek, Red Red
Willow Willow Creek. Creek.
data data recorded; recorded;
Sampling Sampling done done at at Stuckenhole Stuckenhole
Creek , ,
Tub Tub
Springs, Springs,
Mitchell Mitchell
stocked stocked
with with
yellow yellow perch perch and and northern northern pike pike in in 1984, 1984,
fish fish
sampled sampled
in in 1986 1986
and and
Morrill Morrill
County County
-- Red Red Willow Willow Creek; Creek; Spe ~ ial ial Project Project
four four
Sandhill Sandhill
lakes lakes
Chappel Chappel
Interstate Interstate Lake; Lake; Keith Keith County County
--
Otter Otter
Creek, Creek,
Lonergan Lonergan
Creek; Creek;
Buffalo Buffalo
Creek Creek
Pond; Pond; Garden Garden County County - - Oshkosh Oshkosh Sportsman Sportsman
Club Club
Pond; Pond;
Deuel Deuel
County County
Reservoir, Reservoir,
North North
and and South South Chadron Chadron Reservoirs, Reservoirs,
Chadron Chadron
Creek; Creek; Banner Banner
County County
-
Oliver Oliver
Reservoir; Reservoir;
Dawes Dawes County County Chadron Chadron
State State
Park Park
Pond, Pond, Box Box
Butte Butte
University University
Lake, Lake,
Carter Carter P. P. Johnson Johnson Lake, Lake, Monroe Monroe
Creek; Creek;
Kimball Kimball County County
-
Lake, Lake,
Lake Lake Minatare, Minatare, Lake Lake Winters Winters Creek, Creek, Nine Nine
Mile Mile
Creek; Creek; Sioux Sioux
County County
Sheridan Sheridan
County County Smith Smith Lake, Lake, Walgren Walgren Lake; Lake; Scotts Scotts Bluff Bluff County County - - Cochran Cochran
District District I I
development development needs needs and and harvest harvest levels. levels.
decisions decisions
about about regulation regulation effects, effects, stocking stocking
programs, programs,
habitat habitat
suitability, suitability,
across across
the the
state state during during 1986. 1986. The The surveys surveys
provide provide a a factual factual
basis basis
for for
Fish Fish
population population
surveys surveys on on lakes lakes and and streams streams were were conducted conducted on on many many waters waters
Fish Fish Population Population Surveys Surveys
2; 2; private private fish fish culturist culturist -- 26. 26.
bait bait
vendors vendors
-
- 327; 327; non-resident non-resident fish fish dealers dealers --
6; 6; commercial commercial
& &
put put
take take
- -
permits permits issued issued
during during 1986 1986 include : : Missouri Missouri River River
commercial commercial
fishing fishing
149; 149;
programs, programs,
policies policies and and operational operational procedures procedures
of of the the Division. Division.
Special Special
The The administration administration
section section plans, plans, organizes, organizes, directs, directs, and and controls controls approved approved
administration, administration,
management, management, production, production, research, research,
and and
the the
aquarium aquarium center. center.
on on
use use
of of
renewable renewable fisheries fisheries resources resources
through through
its its
five five
sec t ions
: :
Fisheries Fisheries
Division Division
is is responsible responsible for for maintenance, maintenance, development development and and regul a tions tions FISHERIES FISHERIES
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solving solving fishery fishery management management problems. problems. Toward Toward this this end, end, several several projects projects were were
A A primary primary goal goal of of Fisheries Fisheries Research Research is is to to produce produce information information applicable applicable to to
RESEARCH RESEARCH STUDIES STUDIES
during during 1985. 1985.
fishermen. fishermen. There There were were a a total total of of 32,184 32,184 fishing fishing tags tags sold sold at at Two Two Rivers Rivers
rainbow rainbow trout trout stocked stocked during during the the year year and and were were recorded recorded harvested harvested by by
provided provided a a total total of of 79,395 79,395 hours hours of of fishing fishing for for visitors. visitors. There There were were 127,443 127,443
The The put-and-take put-and-take fee fee fishing fishing facility facility was was open open a a total total of of 153 153 days days and and
Two Two Rivers Rivers Trout Trout lake lake near near Venice Venice was was once once again again in in operation operation throughout throughout 1986. 1986.
Two Two Rivers Rivers
SRA SRA Pond Pond #5; #5; Melham Melham Lake; Lake; Skyview Skyview Lake; Lake; Pibel Pibel Lake; Lake; and and Arnold Arnold State State Lake. Lake.
state state during during 1986. 1986. Among Among those those waters waters were were Chadron Chadron State State Park Park pond; pond; Keller Keller
forts forts were were E E made made to to control control aquatic aquatic vegetation vegetation in in several several waters waters across across the the
A~uatic A~uatic Vegetation Vegetation Control Control · ·
District District V: V: 4,635,843 4,635,843 and and 8,100 8,100 pounds pounds of of carp. carp.
District District III: III: 406,595; 406,595; District District IV: IV: 2,962,931 2,962,931 and and 32,200 32,200 pounds pounds of of car; car;
state state waters waters during during 1986. 1986. District District I: I: 743,017; 743,017; District District
II: II: 5,275,488; 5,275,488;
A A 1 1 total total of of ,023,874 ,023,874 fish fish and and another another 40,300 40,300 pounds pounds of of carp carp were were stocked stocked in in
Fish Fish Stockin~s Stockin~s
0 0
Ogallala Ogallala and and Grove Grove Lake. Lake.
Springs, Springs, the the Rock Rock Creek Creek Hatchery, Hatchery, Verdigre Verdigre Creek; Creek; and and tagging tagging trout trout at at Lake Lake
walleye walleye at at Lake Lake Minatare; Minatare; finclipping finclipping trout trout at at East East Wild Wild Horse Horse Creek, Creek, Tub Tub
population population estimates estimates and and growth growth rates. rates. This This year year the the program program involved involved tagging tagging
Fish Fish tagging tagging programs programs were were continued continued across across the the state state to to help help determine determine
Fish Fish Tagging Tagging
cedar cedar trees, trees, discarded discarded vehicle vehicle tires tires and and aeration aeration systems systems in in various various lakes. lakes.
included included working working with with interested interested groups groups to to place place discarded discarded Christmas Christmas trees, trees,
Habitat Habitat improvement improvement was was done done at at 15 15 lakes lakes and and streams streams across across the the state. state. This This
Habitat Habitat Improvement Improvement
waters waters and and several several farm farm ponds ponds across across the the state. state.
During During 1986 1986 the the Fisheries Fisheries Division Division completed completed renovation renovation of of 3 3 public public owned owned
Renovations Renovations
-- Papio Papio Lake Lake D4, D4, Carter Carter Lake. Lake.
Saline Saline County County -- Walnut Walnut Creek Creek 3A; 3A; Webster Webster County County -- Elm Elm Creek; Creek; Douglas Douglas County County
County-~ County-~ Clatonia Clatonia 3A, 3A, 3 3 farm farm ponds, ponds, Hall Hall County County -- Alda Alda Lake; · Morman Morman Island; Island;
Horse Horse Trail; Trail; Lancaster Lancaster County County Cottontail Cottontail Wagon Wagon Train Train Lake; Lake; Lake, Lake, Gage Gage
Pawnee Pawnee County County -- Burchard Burchard Lake, Lake, Pawnee Pawnee Prairie Prairie Ponds Ponds 3, 3, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10; 10; Iron Iron
District District V V
Reservoir. Reservoir.
Reservoir; Reservoir; Sherman Sherman County County Sherman Sherman Reservoir; Reservoir; Harlan Harlan County County -- Harlan Harlan
Interchange Interchange Lake; Lake; Hayes Hayes County County -- Hayes Hayes Center Center Lake; Lake; Chase Chase County County Enders Enders
Keith Keith County County Lake Lake Ogallala, Ogallala, Otter Otter Creek; Creek; Lincoln Lincoln County County -- I-80 I-80 Maxwell Maxwell
District District IV IV
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of of approximately approximately 125,000 125,000 people people visited visited the the facility facility during during the the year. year.
During During 1985 1985 the the aquarium aquarium was was open open to to the the public public a a total total of of 332 332 days. days. A A total total
which which an an all all time time high high number number of of archery archery and and rifle rifle deer deer were were checked. checked.
maintained maintained from from September September 15 15 to to December December 31, 31, 8:00 8:00 a.m. a.m. to to 8:00 8:00 p.m. p.m. During During
A A check check station station for for rifle rifle and and archery archery deer deer and and also also archery archery turkey turkey was was
surrounding surrounding area area to to assist assist the the District District V V program. program.
out out as as needed. needed. Private Private lake lake technical technical assistance assistance
was was
provided provided in in the the
Fish Fish collections collections for for the the purpose purpose of of maintaining maintaining display display specimen specimen were were carried carried
during during the the evening evening hours, hours, with with an an average average attendance attendance of of 110 110 people. people.
In In cooperation cooperation with with the the Outdoor Outdoor Education Education Division, Division, 13 13 workshops workshops were were held held
children children during during the the fall, fall, winter, winter, and and spring. spring.
During During 1986, 1986, tour tour reservations reservations were were made made by by 348 348 groups groups including including many many school school
aquarium aquarium unit unit in in the the lobby lobby along along with with a a species species terrarium terrarium unit. unit.
Numerous Numerous small small fishes fishes including including threatened threatened species species are are displayed displayed in in a a small small
salamanders salamanders and and clams. clams.
tanks tanks which which house house approximately approximately 52 52 species species of of fish, fish, plus plus turtles, turtles, crayfish, crayfish,
Christmas, Christmas, and and New New Years. Years. Public Public viewing viewing is is provided provided through through the the
display display
aquarium aquarium has has been been open open to to the the public public all all days days except except Tuesdays, Tuesdays, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving,
The The Aquarium Aquarium Center Center opened opened to to the the public public June June 16, 16, 1979. 1979. Since Since that that date date the the
AK-SAR-BEN AK-SAR-BEN AQUARIUM AQUARIUM CENTER CENTER
reservoir reservoir fishery fishery monitoring monitoring and and assessment. assessment.
lower lower channelized channelized Missouri Missouri River River commercial commercial fish; fish; and and Neb~aska Neb~aska commercial commercial
Nebraska; Nebraska; Nebraska Nebraska commercial commercial fishery fishery investigations; investigations; population population estimates estimates
of of
. . dynamics dynamics of of Salt Salt Valley Valley Reservoirs; Reservoirs; instream instream flows flows implementations implementations
in in
index index for for gizzard gizzard shad; shad; further further investigations investigations into into largemouth largemouth bass bass population population
aquatic aquatic invertebrates invertebrates in in the the Lower Lower Platte Platte River; River; development development of of a a population population
flow flow requirements requirements of of channel channel catfish, catfish, selected selected forage forage species species and and selected selected
fisherman fisherman impact impact on on Branched Branched Oak Oak crappie-populations; crappie-populations; evaluation evaluation of of instream instream
threadfin threadfin shad shad investigations; investigations; Lake Lake Mcconaughy Mcconaughy · · predator-prey · · dynamics; dynamics;
listing listing of of the the studies studies includes includes a a Maskenthine Maskenthine Reservoir Reservoir fishery fishery investigation; investigation;
continued continued in in 1986 1986 and and a a number number of of new new projects projects were were initiated. initiated. A A brief brief FISH PRODUCTION SECTION The fish production section is prima~ily responsible for producing and/or procuring fish to stock Nebraska's waters under current management. The program goal is to provide the species, numbers and sizes of fish requested for stocking by the management and research sections. During 1986, five production facilities were operated with 23 permanent employees assisted by seasonal temporary people. All installations function as public use facilities and receive considerable visitation. School groups are very noticeable during the spring. Techniques for improved intensive warmwater culture of smelt, walleye, tiger musky, and largemouth bass were studied again in 1986.
FISH REARED AND STOCKED BY NEBRASKA HATCHERIES Species Eggs/Fry Fingerling Intermediate Adult Rainbow trout 108,282 286,013 226,793 Brown trout 76,692 50,832 Northern pike 1,088,000 292,414 Muskellunge 75 Tiger musky 36,500 Channel catfish 583,228 47,365 White bassXstriped bass 10,085 Largemouth bass 262,499 29,950 107 Rock bass 7,575 81 Bluegill 2,541,393 25 Yellow perch 358,000 Wa 11 eye 1,725,000 466,494 166,334 Grass carp 125 Fathead minnows 968,901 Rainbow smelt 50,000 Bullfrog tadpoles 146,197
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Tiger Tiger musky musky 100,000 100,000
Iowa Iowa
Northern Northern pike pike 487,500 487,500
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Rainbow Rainbow smelt smelt
10,000 10,000 South South Dakota Dakota
Grass Grass carp carp 150,000 150,000
Arkansas Arkansas
Wa Wa
11 11 eye eye
2,860,000 2,860,000 298,178 298,178
Gavins Gavins
Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
Saugeye Saugeye
hybrids hybrids 30,000 30,000
Gavins Gavins Pt. Pt.
NFH NFH
Yellow Yellow
perch perch 373,250 373,250 70,000 70,000
Gavins Gavins Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
Bluegill Bluegill
186,500 186,500
Gavi Gavi ns ns
Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
Smallmouth Smallmouth
bass bass 5,600 5,600
Gavins Gavins Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
Largemouth Largemouth
bass bass 45,000 45,000
Gavi Gavi
ns ns Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
Striped Striped bass bass hybrids hybrids 60,000 60,000 Missouri Missouri
100,000 100,000 Virgini a a
10,860 10,860 Illinois Illinois
491,000 491,000
Oklahoma Oklahoma
Channel Channel
catfish catfish
28,400 28,400 0 0 Gavi Gavi ns ns NFH NFH Pt. Pt.
550 550
Iowa Iowa
Muskellunge Muskellunge 3,000 3,000
Iowa Iowa
Cutthroat Cutthroat
trout trout 3,488 3,488 193 193 Valentine Valentine FAO FAO
122',400 122',400
Ennis Ennis
NFH NFH
Rainbow Rainbow
trout trout
618,870 618,870
ng ng vlyomi vlyomi
Paddlefish Paddlefish
840 840 Gavins Gavins Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
Species Species Egg/Fry Egg/Fry Fingerling Fingerling Intermediate Intermediate Adult Adult Source Source
FISH FISH RECEIVED RECEIVED FROM FROM OTHER OTHER STATES STATES OR OR FEDERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES AGENCIES FOR FOR REARING REARING OR OR STOCKING STOCKING
Wa Wa 11 11
eye eye
17,160,000 17,160,000 Gavins Gavins Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
8,875 8,875
Kansas Kansas
Grass Grass carp carp 818 818
Colorado Colorado
Walleye Walleye 5,550,000 5,550,000
Oklahoma Oklahoma
Bluegill Bluegill
205 205 Gavins Gavins Pt. Pt. NFH NFH
624,000 624,000
Virginia Virginia
Northern Northern
pike pike
12,480,000 12,480,000
Gavins Gavins Pt. Pt.
NFH NFH
Brown Brown trout trout 435,152 435,152
Ohio Ohio
Rainbow Rainbow trout trout 8,428 8,428 Kansas Kansas
Species Species Eggs/Fry Eggs/Fry Intermediate Intermediate Adult Adult Destination Destination
FISH FISH TRANSFERRED TRANSFERRED TO TO OTHER OTHER AGENCIES AGENCIES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION Information and Education has three basic purposes: (1) to communicate with both internal and external publics, (2) to develop reciprocal understanding and goodwill with all publics regarding appreciation and utilization of the state 1 s natural resources, and (3) to provide informational, educational, and ·support services for Commission activities to carry out these goals, the division had field representatives stationed at three district offices and maintained a metro office in Omaha in addition to the central office staff. Lincoln Office Carrying on a vital news program is 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 Section provided illustrations for a wide range of purposes, with about 50 percent of its time devoted to artwork and layout for NEBRASKAland Magazine. This included about three major pieces of art per month, plus several small illustrations, as well as supervising the complete format of the magazine through all stages of production. The section was also responsible for design of other Commission brochures and pamphlets, and illustrations for slide shows and television productions. The staff painted showcards, designed booths and signs for use at the State Fair and other events requiring display materials. During the year, Publications wrote, edited and supervised production of a variety of pamphlets and brochures for other divisions and I & E use, as well as handling dissemination of news. Some of these publications are done annually, such as the hunting, boating, and fishing guides. Others are revised, updated, and reprinted as needed, and still others are one-time publications. NEBRASKAland Magazine published 10 issues in 1986. The combined 11 11 January-February issue was a 116-page special Fort Robinson Il lustrated , a compilation of photographs and information about historic Fort Robinson. NEBRASKAland subscriptions continued to increase, with about 67,000 copies printed per month. In addition, advertising revenue totaled about $20,500. In 1986 the Commission produced the NEBRASKAland Calendar of Color in house and had it printed by Jacob North Printing Co. of Lincoln. The Printing Section handled the printing of all Commission materials that were not done commercially. During 1986 this section ran close to 1,050 jobs, requiring over one million sheets of paper. Much of the section 1 s work involved making negatives for photograph printing to illustrate news releases, brochures, NEBRASKAland Magazine and other publications. The Mail Section handled 263,873 pieces of mail during 1986, and postage amounted to $68,964.26 plus $17,559.63 for 137,820 pieces of bulk mail. In
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Commission-related Commission-related subjects subjects for for a a variety variety of of groups groups and and organizations. organizations.
fairs fairs across across the the state, state, various various sports sports shows, shows, and and presented presented programs programs on on
Omaha Omaha World World Herald Herald and and displays displays at at the the Nebraska Nebraska State State Fair, Fair, selected selected county county
Other Other
major major efforts efforts included included
the the Know Know Nebraska Nebraska Tours co-sponsored co-sponsored by by the the
11 11 11
Nebraska TV TV Show Show on on the the ETV ETV network. network.
11 11
over over their their local local
stations. stations.
The The division division also also presented presented a a weekly weekly 0utdoor 0utdoor
11
to to the the Omaha Omaha and and North North Platte Platte offices offices for for personnel personnel there there who who did did broadcasts broadcasts
aired aired on on stations stations across across the the state. state. Various Various types types of of film film were were also also furnished furnished
The The television television and and film film unit unit produced produced spot spot TV TV and and radio radio announcements announcements which which
important important conservation conservation management management principles. principles.
emphasized emphasized the the need need for for public public awareness awareness of of the the changing changing environment environment and and
program program featured featured interviews interviews with with Commission Commission staff staff and and other other specialists specialists which which
an an average average of of 41 41 radio radio stations stations in in Nebraska, Nebraska, Iowa Iowa and and Kansas. Kansas. The The 15-minute 15-minute
In In the the 21st 21st year, year, the the Outdoor Outdoor Nebraska Nebraska weekly weekly radio radio program program was was broadcast broadcast on on
x x 20 20 were were made. made.
rolls rolls of of film film were were processed processed and and 1,360 1,360 prints prints ranging ranging from from contact contact size size to to 16 16
numerous numerous firms firms in in the the public public relations relations and and publishing publishing fields. fields. Some Some 1,800 1,800
slides slides series series and and requests · · for for illustrative illustrative materials materials were were received received from from
Magazine, Magazine, they they were were used used to to illustrate illustrate various various Commission Commission publications publications and and
exposures exposures and and about about 39,000 39,000 color color exposures. exposures. In In addition addition to to NEBRASKAland NEBRASKAland
In In 1986 1986 the the Photography Photography Section Section made made some some 2,000 2,000 black black and and ·white ·white photo photo
UPS UPS charges charges were were $21,792.36 $21,792.36 for for 14,379 14,379 pieces. pieces.
the the interest interest of of speed speed and and economy, economy, the the section section used used the the United United Postal Postal Service. Service.
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number number of of arrests arrests actually actually brought brought to to trial trial is is 99.31 99.31 percent. percent.
citations citations issued issued is is 95.74 95.74 percent percent and and the the conviction conviction percentage percentage for for the the total total
courts. courts. The The conviction conviction percentage percentage of of the the total total number number of of arrests arrests and and
in in · · 1985. 1985. Of Of the the total total number number of of arrests arrests 4,064 4,064 were were found found guilty guilty by by the the
A A total total of of 4,245 4,245 arrests arrests were were made made during during 1986 1986 compared compared to to 4,167 4,167 arrests arrests made made
and and 477 477 public public appearances. appearances.
contacts, contacts, most most of of which which 3,405 3,405 were were park park complaints complaints oriented, oriented, were were investigated investigated
fishermen, fishermen, 1,312 1,312 trappers, trappers, 23,416 23,416 boats boats inspected, inspected, 74,635 74,635 miscellaneous miscellaneous
During During 1986 1986 Conservation Conservation Officers Officers contacted contacted and and checked checked 28,985 28,985 hunters, hunters, 75,521 75,521
purposes purposes were were driven driven 435 435 miles miles at at an an average average cost cost of of $2.41 $2.41 per per mile. mile.
safety safety at at an an average average cost cost of of $7.13 $7.13 per per hour. hour. Snowmobiles Snowmobiles used used for for enforcement enforcement
gasoline. gasoline. Patrol Patrol boats boats were were used used 1,781.3 1,781.3 hours hours for for the the promotion promotion of of boating boating
per per gallon gallon of of gasoline gasoline for for total total miles miles driven driven was was 13.45 13.45 per per gallon gallon of of
operating operating expense expense such such as as gas, gas, oil, oil, tires tires and and repairs. repairs. The The average average mileage mileage
areas, areas, at at an an average average cost cost of of 11.43 11.43 cents cents per per mile. mile. This This figure figure includes includes all all
Conservation Conservation Officers Officers drove drove 1,532,527 1,532,527 miles miles while while patrolling patrolling rural rural and and urban urban
Operator. Operator.
50 50 field field Conservation Conservation Officers, Officers, 1 1 Administrative Administrative Secretary Secretary and and 1 1 Radio Radio
positions, positions, consisting consisting of of 1 1 Division Division Chief, Chief, 1 1 Assistant Assistant Chief, Chief, 6 6 Supervisors, Supervisors,
For For the the year year 1986 1986 the the Law Law Enforcement Enforcement Division Division had had a a maximum maximum compliment compliment of of 60 60
and and enforcing enforcing the the law law for for the the benefit benefit of of all all Nebraska Nebraska residents. residents.
to to both both rural rural and and urban urban citizens. citizens. Thereby Thereby in in a a general general way way helping, helping, educating educating
their their assigned assigned areas areas where where they they strive strive to to maintain maintain a a high high degree degree of of visibility visibility
General General natural natural resource resource law law enforcement enforcement is is conducted conducted by by field field officers officers in in
officers officers can can be be detailed detailed into into a a problem problem area area whenever whenever the the need need may may arise. arise.
equipped equipped trucks, trucks, boats, boats, snowmobiles snowmobiles and and in in some some cases cases aircraft. aircraft. Numerous Numerous
people people are are mobile, mobile, well well equipped, equipped, and and are are trained trained in in the the operation operation of of radio radio
natural natural resources resources is is taking taking place place in in a a particular particular area. area. Our Our enforcement enforcement
Selective Selective law law enforcement enforcement is is used whenever whenever used it it becomes becomes apparent apparent that that abuse abuse of of
are are attempts attempts to to contact contact and and enlighten enlighten the the public. public.
existing existing laws laws and and regulations. regulations. This This is is accomplished accomplished by by various various means means which which
important. important. Education Education is is used used to to show show the the intent, intent, purpose purpose and and need need for for
can can probably probably best best be be divided divided into into three three categories, categories, all all of of which which are are equally equally
expert expert technicians technicians are are not not effective. effective. Fish, Fish, game game and and par.ks par.ks law law enforcement enforcement
game, game, parks parks and and boating boating laws laws and and regulations, regulations, the the best best laid laid out out plans plans of of
important important part part of of wildlife wildlife and and park park management. management. Without Without enforcement enforcement of of our our
Modern Modern natu~l natu~l resource resource law law enforcement enforcement is is considered considered by by most most experts experts to to be be an an
specified specified in in Chapters Chapters 37 37 and and 81 81 of of Nebraska Nebraska Revised Revised Statutes. Statutes.
fishing, fishing, hunting, hunting, boating boating and and the the Nebraska Nebraska State State Parks Parks system. system. These These laws laws are are
Parks Parks Commission Commission is is to to enforce enforce the the laws laws of of the the State State of · · Nebraska Nebraska pertaining pertaining to to
The The primary primary function function of of the the Law Law Enforcement Enforcement Division Division of of the the Nebraska Nebraska Game Game and and
LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT
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efforts. efforts.
areas areas of of poaching poaching activity activity which which has has resulted resulted in in more more
effective effective
enforcement enforcement
generated generated
a a great great deal deal of of general general information information about about game game
law law violators violators
and and
relations relations
tool. tool. In In addition addition to to the the actual actual
cases cases made, made,
the the
program program
has has
Operation Operation Game Game Thief Thief has has proven proven to to be be a a worthwhile worthwhile enforcement enforcement and and public public
pending. pending.
case, case, 1 1 eagle eagle case, case, 1 1 swan swan case case and and 1 1 hawk hawk case. case. There There
is is
still still
one one reward reward
big big game game cases, cases, 3 3 small small game game cases, cases, 6 6 fish fish cases, cases,
1 1
furbearer furbearer
case, case, 1 1
bobcat bobcat
66 66
rewards rewards totalling totalling $6,025.00 $6,025.00 have have been been paid paid on on information information resulting resulting in in 66 66
46 46 quail, quail,
2 2 bobcats, bobcats, 1 1 eagle, eagle, 1 1
swan swan and and 1 1 red-tailed red-tailed hawk. hawk.
0 0
8 8 opossum, opossum, 5 5 grouse, grouse, 141 141 fish, fish, 6 6 ducks, ducks, 16 16 geese, geese, 4 4 turkeys, turkeys,
83 83 deer, deer, 73 73 pheasants, pheasants, 81 81 raccoons, raccoons, 8 8 muskrats, muskrats, 5 5 mink, mink,
Animals Animals involved involved in in violations violations where where arrests arrests were were made: made:
Average Average number number of of arrests arrests per per successful successful investigation= investigation= 1.42 1.42
39.9% 39.9% of of investigations investigations initiated initiated resulted resulted in in arrests arrests
93.2% 93.2% conviction conviction rate rate on on arrests arrests made made
$25,140.00 $25,140.00 in in liquidated liquidated damages damages returned returned to to the the Game Game Fund Fund
$15,703.42 $15,703.42 in in fines fines and and costs costs assessed assessed
with with 8 8 cases cases dismissed, dismissed, 1 1 not not filed filed and and 2 2 found found not not guilty. guilty.
1 1 bobcat bobcat case, case, 1 1 eagle eagle case, case, 1 1 hawk hawk case case and and 1 1 swan swan case case
10 10 furbearer furbearer cases, cases, 8 8 waterfowl waterfowl cases, cases, 12 12 fish fish cases, cases,
99 99 deer deer cases, cases, 4 4 turkey turkey cases, cases, 13 13 upland upland game game
cases, cases,
161 161 total total arrests arrests consisting consisting of: of:
113 113 investigations investigations resulting resulting in in arrests arrests
283 283 investigations investigations initiated initiated
totals totals since since its its inception inception in in September September of of 1982 1982 to: to:
were were assessed assessed by by the the courts courts in in these these cases. cases. These These additions additions
brought brought
O.G.T. O.G.T.
A A total total of of $2,775.00 $2,775.00 in in fines fines and and costs costs and and $4,140.00 $4,140.00
in in liquidated liquidated
damages damages
resulted resulted in in 26 26 arrests, arrests, (there (there are are still still eleven eleven
(11) (11)
investigations investigations
pending). pending).
During During 1986 1986 an an additional additional 57 57 O.G.T. O.G.T. investigations investigations were were - initiated initiated and and have have
OPERATION OPERATION GAME GAME THIEF THIEF REPORT REPORT
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7 7 CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTAL TOTAL
1 1 Failure Failure to to tag tag game game
1 1 Insufficient Insufficient or or no no hunter hunter orange orange
1 1 Illegal Illegal possession possession of of game game animals animals
Hunting Hunting without without permission / trespassing trespassing . 2 2
1 1 Hunting Hunting without without a a habitat habitat stamp stamp
Hunting Hunting without without 1 1 a a permit permit
ANTELOPE ANTELOPE
265 265 CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTAL TOTAL
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 1 1
Entering Entering unauthorized unauthorized 1 1 area area
Wanton Wanton waste waste 2 2
Hunting Hunting in in 2 2 an an illegal illegal or or closed closed area area
Nonresident Nonresident 2 2 hunting hunting on on resident resident permit permit
Taking Taking protected protected 2 2 species species
Using Using lead lead shot shot in in 31 31 steel steel shot shot zone zone
Overbag Overbag limit limit 26 26 of of game game
Hunting Hunting waterfowl waterfowl without without 24 24 a a migratory migratory waterfowl waterfowl stamp stamp
Hunting Hunting waterfowl waterfowl with with unplugged unplugged 49 49 shotgun shotgun
~ ~ Hunting Hunting without without permission/trespassing permission/trespassing 11 11
Hunting Hunting or or shooting shooting 20 20 from from a a public public road road
No No sex sex or or 2 2 species species identification identification
Hunting Hunting without without habitat habitat 22 22 stamp stamp
Hunting Hunting in in 43 43 closed closed season season
Hunting Hunting without without 14 14 a a permit permit
Loaded Loaded shotgun shotgun in in or or 13 13 on on a a vehicle vehicle
MIGRATORY MIGRATORY BIRDS BIRDS
369 369 CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTAL TOTAL
Hunting Hunting within within 200 200 4 4 yards yards of of dwelling dwelling
Failure Failure 3 3 to to appear appear
No No pet/game pet/game 7 7 farm / taxidermy taxidermy permit permit
Nonresident Nonresident in in possession possession 4 4 of of resident resident hunting hunting permit permit
Accessory Accessory 2 2 to to game game law law violation violation
Overbag Overbag limit limit 6 6 of of game game
Hunting Hunting without without permission/trespassing permission/trespassing 23 23
Hunting Hunting or or shooting shooting from from a a public public 22 22 road road
No No sex sex or or species species identification identification 26 26
Hunting Hunting withou 36 36 ~ ~ a a habitat habitat stamp stamp
Hunting Hunting in in closed closed season season 10 10
Hunting Hunting without without a a permit permit 49 49
Loaded Loaded shotgun shotgun in in vehicle vehicle 170 170
Hunting Hunting with with aid aid of of artificial artificial 9 9 light light from from or or attached attached to to vehicle vehicle
SMALL SMALL GAME GAME
1986 1986 OFFENSES OFFENSES BY BY CATEGORY CATEGORY
27 27
CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTALS TOTALS 93 93
Apply Apply for for and and obtain obtain more more than than two two archery/rifle archery/rifle permit permit 2 2
Failure Failure to to check check game game 1 1
Checking Checking game game in in wrong wrong unit unit 4 4
Failure Failure to to tag tag game game 6 6
Borrowing Borrowing or or loaning loaning a a permit permit 1 1
Illegal Illegal possession possession of of game game animals animals 1 1
Hunting Hunting from from a a vehicle vehicle 2 2
Shooting Shooting game game birds birds with with a a rifle rifle 1 1
Accessory Accessory to to game game law law violation violation 6 6
Overbag Overbag limit limit of of game game 1 1
Hunting Hunting without without permission/trespassing permission/trespassing 15 15
Hunting Hunting or or shooting shooting from from a a public public road road 8 8
No No sex sex or or species species Identification Identification 2 2
Hunting Hunting without without a a habitat habitat stamp stamp 3 3
Hunting Hunting in in closed closed season season 22 22
Hunting Hunting without without a a permit permit 11 11
Loaded Loaded shotgun shotgun in in or or on on a a vehicle vehicle 7 7
TURKEY TURKEY
CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTALS TOTALS 269 269
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 1 1
Hunting Hunting within within 200 200 yards yards of of dwelling dwelling 1 1
Criminal Criminal or or malicious malicious mischief mischief l l
Selling Selling game game 1 1
Failure Failure to to cancel cancel permit permit 5 5
· · Hunting Hunting with with high high power power rifle rifle during during deer deer season season w/o w/o deer deer permit permit 7 7
Wanton Wanton waste waste l l
Failure Failure to to check check game game 33 33
Checking Checking game game in in wrong wrong unit unit 4 4
Failure Failure to to tag tag 56 56
Insufficient Insufficient or or no no hunter hunter orange orange 22 22
Borrowing Borrowing or or loaning loaning a a permit permit 9 9
Illegal Illegal possession possession of of game game animal animal 6 6
Hunting Hunting in in an an illegal illegal or or closed closed area area 7 7
Nonresident Nonresident in in possession possession of of resident resident hunting hunting permit permit 5 5
Accessory Accessory to to game game law law violation violation 7 7
Overbag Overbag imi imi t t of of game game 1 1 6 6
Hunting Hunting without without permission/trespassing permission/trespassing 29 29
Hunting Hunting from from a a public public road road 6 6
Hunting Hunting without without a a habitat habitat stamp stamp 9 9
Hunting Hunting in in closed closed season season 28 28
Hunting Hunting 0ithout 0ithout a a permit permit 22 22
Loaded Loaded shotgun shotgun in in or or on on a a vehicle vehicle 1 1
Hunting Hunting with with aid aid of of artificial artificial light light from from or or attached attached to to a a vehicle vehicle 2 2 DEER DEER
28 28
CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTALS TOTALS 847 847
No No trout trout stamp stamp 3 3
Contempt Contempt of of court court 1 1
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 2 2
False False information information to to an an officer officer 2 2
Failure Failure to to appear appear 16 16
No No bait bait vendors vendors permit permit 2 2
Seining Seining in in closed closed area area 6 6
Failure Failure to to stop stop snagging snagging after after limit limit reached reached 1 1
Snagging Snagging fish fish 9 9
Illegal Illegal number number or or types types of of hook hook 39 39 and/or and/or lines lines
Possession Possession of of illegal illegal size size game game fish fish 40 40
Use Use of of illegal illegal weapon/devices weapon/devices 24 24
Borrowing Borrowing or or loaning loaning a a permit permit 1 1
Fishing Fishing in in an an illegal illegal or or closed closed area area 5 5
- Nonresident Nonresident fishing fishing on on resident resident permit permit 7 7
Accessory Accessory to to fish fish law law violation violation 1 1
Overbag Overbag limit limit of of fish fish 14 14
Fishing Fishing without without permission/trespassing permission/trespassing 8 8
Fishing Fishing in in closed closed season season 5 5
Fishing Fishing without without a a permit permit 661 661
FISHING FISHING AND AND BULLFROGS BULLFROGS
CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTALS TOTALS 327 327
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
v v
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Fleeing Fleeing to to avoid avoid arrest arrest 1 1
Use Use of of illegal illegal weapon/devices weapon/devices 3 3
Holding Holding bobcat bobcat after after legal legal possession possession time time 1 1
Failure Failure to to check check game game 1 1
Incomplete Incomplete or or no no fur fur or or game game or or taxidermy taxidermy 2 2 records records
Illegal Illegal bait bait sets sets 1 1
Failure Failure to to display display permit permit 1 1
Illegal Illegal possession possession of of game game animals animals 4 4
No No pet/game pet/game farm/fur farm/fur buyer buyer permit/taxidermy permit/taxidermy permit permit 2 2
Accessory Accessory to to game game law law violation violation 2 2
Hunting Hunting without without permission/trespassing permission/trespassing 2 2
No No sex sex or or species species identification identification 2 2
Hunting Hunting without without a a habitat habitat stamp stamp 8 8
Hunting Hunting in in closed closed season season 19 19
Hunting Hunting without without a a permit permit 34 34
Loaded Loaded shotgun shotgun in in or or on on a a vehicle vehicle 4 4
Hunting Hunting with with aid aid of of artificial artificial light light attached attached 237 237 to to or or from from a a vehicle vehicle TRAPPING TRAPPING
29 29
CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTAL TOTAL 1716 1716
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
6 6
Failure Failure to to
stop stop at at a a stop sign sign stop
1 1
Theft Theft
3 3
Disturbing Disturbing
the the peace peace
1 1
Procuring Procuring
alcoholic alcoholic beverage beverage for for a a minor minor
1 1
Driving Driving while while
intoxicated intoxicated
1 1
Fleeing Fleeing
to to avoid avoid arrest arrest
1 1
Criminal Criminal or or
malicious malicious mischief mischief
2 2
No No drivers drivers
license license
8 8
Destruction Destruction
of of state state property property
1 1
Failure Failure
to to appear appear
26 26
Possession Possession
of of a a controlled controlled substance substance
13 13
Pets Pets on on beach beach
or or at at large large in in a a state state park park
12 12
No No registration/no registration/no
or or expired expired license license plates plates
42 42
Speeding, Speeding,
careless careless or or reckless reckless driving driving of of a a vehicle vehicle
8 8
· · Minor Minor in in
possession possession of of alcoholic alcoholic beverages beverages
19 19
Drinking Drinking
alcoholic alcoholic beverage beverage on on state state property property
36 36
Littering Littering
29 29
Entering, Entering, driving driving
or or swimming swimming in in unauthorized unauthorized
area area
135 135
No No park park
entry entry permit permit 1371 1371
PARKS PARKS
CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTALS TOTALS 27 27
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
1 1
Failure Failure to to
stop stop at at stop sign sign stop
2 2
Drivi~g Drivi~g left left
of of center center
2 2
No No drivers drivers
license license
3 3
No No registration/no registration/no
or or expired expired license license plates plates
12 12
Speeding, Speeding,
careless careless or or reckless reckless driving driving of of a a vehicle vehicle 7 7
TRAFFIC TRAFFIC
CATEGORY CATEGORY TOTALS TOTALS 539 539
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
2 2
Failure Failure to to
appear appear
7 7
Allowing Allowing
person person under under 14 14 to to operate operate a a motor motor boat boat
2 2
Reckless Reckless boat boat
operation operation
1 1
Failure Failure to to
stow stow ski ski rope rope
1 1
Boating Boating in in a a restricted restricted
area area
8 8
Skiing Skiing without without
a a life life jacket jacket
2 2
No No lights lights
on on boat boat after after sundown sundown
7 7
No No life life jacket jacket
on on child child under under 12 12
4 4
Towing Towing skier skier
without without mirror mirror or or observer observer
17 17
Failure Failure
to to wear wear life life jacket jacket below below Gavins Gavins Point Point
Dam Dam
10 10
No No boat boat
or or snowmobile snowmobile reg./symbols/improper reg./symbols/improper reg./etc. reg./etc.
156 156
Speeding Speeding
or or causing causing excessive excessive wake wake or or skiing skiing in in
restricted restricted
area area 14 14
Improperly Improperly
equipped equipped vessel vessel 308 308 BOATING BOATING SNOWMOBILES
No snowmobile registration/symbols/improper registration 4 Carry uncased firearm on a snowmobile 2
CATEGORY TOTAL 6 MISCELLANEOUS
Shooting from a public road 1 Trespassing 3 Incomplete game or taxidermy records 3 Use of illegal weapon/device 1 Littering 17 Minor in possession of alcoholic beverages 6 Possession of a controlled substance 9 Failure to appear 1 Criminal or malicious mischief 3 Fleeing to avoid arrest 1 Theft 2 Miscellaneous 2
CATEGORY TOTAL 49 MISCELLANEOUS BIG GAME
Hunting in closed season 2
CATEGORY TOTAL 2 NONGAME BIRDS AND ANIMALS
Hunting in closed season 1 Possession of protected nongame animals 8
CATEGORY TOTAL 9
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31 31
1986 1986 4245 4245 4064 4064 95.74 95.74
1985 1985 4167 4167 3950 3950 99.06 99.06
1984 1984 4516 4516 4286 4286 94.91 94.91
1983 1983 4829 4829 4675 4675 96.81 96.81
1982 1982 5343 5343 5169 5169 96. 96. 74 74
1981 1981 5324 5324 5153 5153 96. 96. 79 79
1980 1980 5405 5405 5267 5267 97.45 97.45
1979 1979 3230 3230 3101 3101 96.00 96.00
1978 1978 2954 2954 2862 2862 96.81 96.81
1977 1977 3379 3379 3275 3275 96. 96. 92 92
1976 1976 3314 3314 3233 3233 97.56 97.56
1975 1975 3220 3220 3152 3152 97.89 97.89
1974 1974 3130 3130 3048 3048 97.38 97.38
1973 1973 2491 2491 2418 2418 97.07 97.07
1972 1972 2735 2735 2702 2702 98.79 98.79
1971 1971 2642 2642 2580 2580 97.65 97.65
1970 1970 2520 2520 2492 2492 98.89 98.89
1969 1969 1909 1909 1859 1859 97.38 97.38
1968 1968 1767 1767 1743 1743 98.64 98.64
1967 1967 1799 1799 1768 1768 98.27 98.27
1966 1966 1971 1971 1930 1930 97.91 97.91
1965 1965 1921 1921 1897 1897 98.82 98.82
1964 1964 1943 1943 1904 1904 97.99 97.99
1963 1963 2000 2000 1943 1943 97.15 97.15
YEAR YEAR rssorn rssorn SOMMONS SOMMONS CONVICTIONS CONVICTIONS
TOT;ii;L TOT;ii;L
Ji;RRESTS Ji;RRESTS
TOTAL TOTAL ARRESTS ARRESTS & & TOTAL TOTAL PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE OF OF
32 32
7 7 unknown unknown birds birds
pkg pkg 6 6 antelope antelope
1 1 raptor raptor foot foot
3 3 deer deer
duck duck 11 11
grouse grouse 6 6
30 30 pheasants pheasants
TOTALS TOTALS 12 12 2480 2480 882 882 9 9 28 28 84 84 bass bass 42 42
pkg pkg 6 6 antelope antelope
1 1 raptor raptor foot foot
pheasants pheasants 30 30
3 3 deer deer
2 2 birds birds unknown unknown
5B 5B 4 4 1274 1274 356 356 6 8 8 6 ducks ducks 11 11 35 35
5A 5A NONE NONE HELD HELD
4 4 NONE NONE HELD HELD
9 9 bass bass
3 3 3 3 731 731 301 301 47 47 1 1 grouse grouse 2 2
5 5 unknown unknown birds birds
2 2 2 2 466 466 175 175 12 12 grouse grouse 5 5 , 5 5
3 3 1 1 9 9 50 50 19 19 20 20
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Dist. Dist. Checks Checks Checked Checked Checked Checked Checked Checked Checked Checked Confiscations Confiscations Arrests Arrests
No. No. Road Road Vehicles Vehicles Hunters Hunters Fishermen Fishermen Misc. Misc.
MANDATORY MANDATORY ROAD ROAD CHECKS CHECKS 1986 1986
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radios, radios,
scanners scanners and and emergency emergency equipment equipment ......
$ $ 9,897.79 9,897.79
removal removal and and installation installation of of mobile mobile
and and
portable portable
Total Total division division expense expense for for repair repair and and maintenance, maintenance,
siren-PA's, siren-PA's,
red red lights lights ......
$ $ 5,172.44 5,172.44
Installations Installations and and removal removal of of mobile mobile radios, radios, scanners, scanners,
(siren-PA, (siren-PA,
scanners, scanners, portables, portables, red red lights) lights) ......
$ $
277.84 277.84
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous repair repair and and maintenance maintenance
Mobile Mobile radio radio
repair repair and and maintenance maintenance 4,447.51 4,447.51 $ $
division division budget budget is is not not included. included.
spent spent for for
purchase purchase
of of new new or or replacement replacement
equipment equipment
as as authorized authorized
in in
the the
portable portable
radios radios
scanners scanners and and vehicle vehicle emergency emergency
equipment equipment
for for
1986. 1986.
The The
amount amount
Below Below
are are the the
costs costs for for operation operation of of Law Law Enforcement Enforcement Division Division mobile mobile and and
Portable Portable Radios Radios Scanners Scanners and and Vehicle Vehicle Emergency Emergency
Equipment Equipment
1986 1986 Costs Costs for for Operation Operation of of Law Law Enforcement Enforcement Division Division Mobile Mobile and and
equipment equipment age. age.
failures, failures,
particularly particularly
of of antennas · · and and coaxial coaxial
cable, cable,
are are very very
likely likely
due due to to
of of our our Ainsworth Ainsworth
tower tower and and other other pending pending repairs
. .
In In
addition, addition,
other other
fiscal fiscal
year year
and and next next fisc~l fisc~l year year will will be be substantially substantially
higher higher
due due to to
the the
loss loss
and and
maintenance. maintenance.
However, However, the the expenses expenses for for
the the
remainder remainder
of of
the the 1986-87 1986-87
1985 1985
primarily primarily
due due to to a a reduction reduction in in expenditures expenditures
for for
tower tower and and
antenna antenna
repair repair
The The
total total operating operating
expense expense for for 1986 1986 was was $1,484.16 $1,484.16 less less than than the the expense expense for for
Total Total
cost cost for for operation operation of of agency agency radio radio system system ...... $18,142.69 $18,142.69
and and
tower tower site site leases leases ......
$11,274.00 $11,274.00
Tower Tower rental rental (for (for coax, coax, antenna antenna and and equipment equipment space) space)
Telephone Telephone
line line rent rent and and electricity electricity to to tower tower sites sites ...... $ $ 2,035.97 2,035.97
Tower Tower and and antenna antenna repair repair and and maintenance maintenance ...... $1,775.94 $1,775.94
& & Base Base
repeater repeater repair repair and and maintenance maintenance $ $ 3,056.78 3,056.78
equipment: equipment:
incurred incurred
by by
individual individual divisions divisions for for operation operation
or or replacement replacement
of of mobile mobile
radio radio
operation operation
of of the the radio radio system system for for 1986 1986
they they
do do
not not include include
the the costs costs
mobiles mobiles
to to
offices offices
and and from from mobile mobile to to mobile. mobile. Following Following
are are
the the
costs costs
for for the the
repeaters repeaters
which which
allow allow radio radio communications communications between between
district district offices, offices,
from from
The The statewide statewide
agency agency radio radio system system consists consists of of a a network network of of bases bases and and mobile mobile
1986 1986 Operation Operation Costs Costs for for the the Agency Agency Radio Radio Communications Communications System . .
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project. project.
and and Fort Fort Atkinson Atkinson Historical Historical the the Fort Fort Parks, Parks, Robinson Robinson and and at at adobe adobe repair repair
Sherman Sherman County County Recreation Recreation Area . . Temporary Temporary crews crews were were located located at at Fort Fort Hartsuff Hartsuff
personnel personnel were were headquartered headquartered at at North North Platte, Platte, McCook, McCook, Fort Fort Robinson, Robinson, and and
3019 3019 Apple Apple Street, . . and and in in 3001 3001 Lincoln, Lincoln, Y Street, Street, Nebraska. Nebraska. Outstate Outstate
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The The division division staff staff operated operated from from offices offices and and shops shops located located at at 2200 2200 North North 33rd, 33rd,
eliminate , , this this program. program.
quite quite substantial substantial for for the the work work received received and and will will probably probably reduce, reduce, if if not not
provide provide all all transportation transportation charges charges to to and and from from the the job job site. site. These These costs costs were were
required required to to pay pay wages wages of of the the Department Department of of Corrections Corrections supervisor supervisor and and to to
Louisville Louisville Recreation Recreation Areas. Areas. For For use use of of this this inmate inmate crew, crew, agency agency funds funds were were
were were assigned assigned work work at at Mahoney Mahoney State State Park Park and and Two Two Rivers, Rivers, Schramm, Schramm, and and
Inmate Inmate workers workers from from the the penitentiary penitentiary were were reduced reduced to to one one nine-man nine-man crew crew and and
duration duration of of one one project project to to reduce reduce travel travel and and lodging lodging costs . .
employees. employees. Many Many seasonal seasonal employees employees were were hired hired at at the the job job site site for for the the
filling filling vacant vacant positions, positions, to to 30 30 full - time time employees employees and and 48 48 temporary temporary
emergency emergency sessions sessions of of the the Legislature. Legislature. Division Division staff staff was was reduced, reduced, by by not not
and and equipment equipment because because of of continuing continuing cuts cuts in in General General Fund Fund appropriations appropriations by by
During During 1986 1986 the the Operations Operations and and Construction Construction Division Division continued continued to to reduce reduce staff staff
and and manning manning an an equipment equipment and and material material supply supply shop shop for for the the Parks Parks Division. Division.
enforcement, enforcement, and and public public contact contact relating relating to to unmanned unmanned areas, areas, and and providing providing
maintaining maintaining a a tree tree transplanting transplanting program, program, assisting assisting with with regulation regulation
this this section section also also include include the the establishment establishment of of tree tree nurseries nurseries and and
operation, operation, and and maintenance maintenance of of unmanned unmanned areas . . Responsibilities Responsibilities assigned assigned
Maintenance: Maintenance: To To provide provide personnel personnel and and equipment equipment for for the the daily daily supervision, supervision,
facilities. facilities.
crafts crafts assisted assisted with with construction, construction, renovation, renovation, and and repair repair of of agency agency
and and maintain maintain utility utility services . . Personnel Personnel trained trained in in building building trades trades and and
construction construction skills skills to to supervise supervise and and operate operate heavy heavy equipment equipment and and install install
Construction: Construction: To To provide provide personnel personnel trained trained in in engineering engineering and and various various
purchased purchased by by the the division division during during 1986. 1986.
planned planned design design and and developed developed specifications specifications for for materials materials and and equipment equipment
provided provided daily daily inspection inspection of of force force account account construction construction for for compliance compliance to to
solutions solutions to to appropriate appropriate d i vision vision administration. · · This This section section also also
areas areas reporting reporting needed needed improvements, improvements, repairs, repairs, and and providing providing corrective corrective
Engineering: Engineering: Administration Administration of of a a regular regular inspection inspection of of agency agency facilities facilities and and
described described as as follows : :
Division Division organization organization is is divided divided into into three three sections sections with with responsibility responsibility
with with engineering, engineering, construction, construction, maintenance, maintenance, and and transportation transportation services . .
providing providing necessary necessary personnel personnel and and equipment equipment to to assist assist other other agency agency di v isions isions
The The Operations Operations and and Construction Construction Division Division is is assigned assigned the the responsibility responsibility of of
OPERATIONS OPERATIONS AND AND CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION DIVISION DIVISION
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non-hard non-hard surfaced surfaced roads roads and and parking parking areas. areas.
Robinson, Robinson, and and Sherman Sherman County County provided provided maintenance maintenance
on on 315 315
miles miles
of of agency agency
Personnel Personnel and and equipment equipment headquartered headquartered at at Lincoln, Lincoln, McCook, McCook, North North Platte, Platte, Fort Fort
ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE
agreement agreement for for a a 120G 120G Caterpillar Caterpillar motor motor grader. grader.
pickups, pickups, one one 1/2 1/2 ton ton pickup, pickup, and and we we entered entered into into a a 5-year 5-year
lease/purchase lease/purchase
Game Game
and and Parks' Parks' vehicles. vehicles. Equipment Equipment purchased purchased during during
1986: 1986:
three three 3/4 3/4
ton ton
51,769 51,769
gallons gallons of of gasoline gasoline and and 20,000 20,000 gallons gallons of of diesel diesel
fuel fuel were were
dispensed dispensed to to
provided provided
for for agency agency
vehicles vehicles from from pumps pumps
at at 3001 3001 Y Street. Street.
During 1986, 1986, During
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transported transported
to to major major areas areas of of the the park park system. system. Gasoline Gasoline and and diesel diesel
fuel fuel
were were
were were
obtained obtained and and delivered delivered to to the the Lincoln Lincoln Maintenance Maintenance
Shop, Shop, inventoried, inventoried,
and and
complete complete numerous numerous needed needed projects. projects. Bulk Bulk purchases purchases of of
maintenance maintenance
supplies supplies
tractors, tractors,
trucks, trucks, and and loaders, loaders, to to area area superintendents superintendents for for temporary temporary
use use
· · to to
such such as as air air compressors, compressors, water water pumps, pumps, tree tree spades, spades,
stump stump
cutters, cutters,
tar tar
kettles, kettles,
The The Operations Operations and and Construction Construction Division Division provided provided a a wide wide variety variety of of equipment equipment
TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION AND AND EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT
Lincoln Lincoln Sport Sport Shows Shows and and the the State State Fair. Fair.
use use
times times of of major major holidays holidays and and to to set set up up and and man man exhibits exhibits at at
the the Omaha Omaha
and and
assist assist
Conservation Conservation Officers Officers with with enforcement enforcement of of park park
regulations regulations
during during
peak peak
In In
addition addition to to their their regular regular duties duties maintenance maintenance personnel personnel were were
assigned assigned
to to
attention attention from from division division personnel personnel because because of of the the popularity popularity
with with
area area campers. campers.
and and regulation regulation of of pay pay campgrounds campgrounds at at Branched Branched Oak Oak and and Pawnee Pawnee
received received
special special
repair repair of of wells wells and and water water systems, systems, and and care care of of trees trees
and and shrubs. shrubs.
Supervision Supervision
and and repair repair of of latrines, latrines, installation installation and and repair repair of of boat boat
docks docks
and and ramps, ramps,
were were mowing mowing and and trimming, trimming, pickup pickup and and hauling hauling of of garbage, garbage,
cleaning, cleaning,
painting, painting,
Wildlife Wildlife Management Management Areas. Areas. Daily Daily maintenance maintenance provided provided to to
all all recreation recreation
areas areas
Wildwood, Wildwood,
Twin Twin Lakes, Lakes, Yankee Yankee Hill, Hill, Killdeer, Killdeer, Hedgefield, Hedgefield,
and and Branched Branched
Oak Oak
recreation recreation
areas, areas, refuse refuse pickup, pickup, latrine latrine cleaning, cleaning, and and mowing mowing
was was provided provided
for for
Alexandria, Alexandria, Rockford, Rockford, Memphis, Memphis, Blue Blue River, River, Pioneer . .
In In addition addition
to to
these these
Bluestem, Bluestem, Olive Olive Creek, Creek, Stagecoach, Stagecoach, Wagon Wagon Train; Train; and and five five
District District V V Areas: Areas:
supervision supervision to to seven seven Salt Salt Valley Valley Areas: Areas: Branched Branched Oak, Oak, Pawnee, Pawnee,
Conestoga, Conestoga,
Personnel Personnel of of the the Lincoln Lincoln Maintenance Maintenance Section Section provided provided daily daily maintenance maintenance and and
LINCOLN LINCOLN MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE
Minatare Minatare Recreation Recreation Area. Area.
camping camping
pads pads for for a a new new campground campground facility facility on on Lighthouse·
· ·
Point Point
at at
Lake Lake
road road
to to the the Bowring Bowring Ranch Ranch Historical Historical Park Park and and the the development development
of of roads roads
and and
skills. skills. Other Other major major projects projects were were the the completion completion of of 1.7 1.7 miles miles
of of
entrance entrance
All All
of of these these projects projects received received many many hours hours of of division division
employee's employee's
time time
and and
Historical Historical Park, Park, and and Keller Keller Park Park Recreation Recreation Area Area near near Ainsworth, Ainsworth,
Nebraska. Nebraska.
Recreation Recreation Area, Area, the the South South barracks barracks wall wall and and Visitor Visitor Center Center
at at Fort Fort
Atkinson Atkinson
additions additions to to the the park park system: system: The The Union Union Pacific Pacific
Caboose Caboose Park Park
at at Two Two Rivers Rivers
Construction Construction projects projects during during 1986 1986 were were focused focused on on the the opening opening of of three three major major
CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION SECTION SECTION Force account projects and services provided to various areas during 1986 include: ARBOR LODGE STATE HISTORICAL PARK: Construct concrete and brick base and install historical marker at East entrance _to Arbor Lodge Mansion. AK-SAR-BEN AQUARIUM: Regrade, repair and surface with crushed rock all interior roads and parking lots. Construct collection box for entry fees and · evaluate aquarium tank leak. BRANCHED OAK RECREATION AREA: Correct drainage problem in the parking lot above the bait concession building with installation of an asphalt curb to divert water around building. BOWRING RANCH HISTORICAL PARK: Construct and surface with gravel 1.7 miles of entrance road from Highway 61 to main ranch area. Construct and install three cattle gates, and re-model ranch chicken house into a park office. BIG ALKALI WILDLIFE AREA: Install two double toilets with metal and concrete containment pits. CENTRAL OFFICE: Repair and paint offices in Personnel, Game, Information and Education, Parks, Operations, and Planning and Programming. Build shelving in basement for Outdoor Education; construct credenza and cabinet for District V office/ construct computer table and cabinets for Fisheries/ repair doors of Commission conference room/ remove snow from parking lots and sidewalks during winter. CONESTOGA WILDLIFE AREA: Remove, level, and landscape washed out soil erosion dam. DISMAL RIVER: Move canoe campsite to new location. EAST SUTHERLAND & BIRDWOOD WILDLIFE AREAS: Rebuild and repair dikes and shoreline. FORT ATKINSON HISTORICAL PARK: Construct and install display cabinets for new Visitor Center, and complete the re-construction of the south barracks wall using logs donated by the Burington Northern Foundation. FORT ROBINSON STATE PARK: Adobe renovation using agency funds for labor and L.B. 309 funds for major material purchases; construction of sidewalks from parking areas to adobe cabins south of Park Lodge; and hauling of hay from Bowring Ranch and Sherman reservoir to the fort. HORTICULTURE: Load and haul trees for planting to Fort Robinson, Fort Atkinson, Mahoney Park, Schramm, Lake Mcconaughy, Minatare, Branched Oak, Red Willow, and North Platte. INDIAN CAVE STATE PARK: Repair filter unit and replace sand media at water treatment plant; repair piping, as needed.
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construction construction of of new new maintenance maintenance shop . .
parking parking
areas; areas; and and landscape landscape with with trees, trees, shrubs, shrubs, and and
signs. signs.
Complete Complete
the the
overnight overnight cabins cabins along along with with electrical, electrical, water, water,
and and
~ewer ~ewer utilities; utilities;
surface surface
TWO TWO
RIVERS RIVERS RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Complete Complete the the remodeling remodeling of of ten ten cabooses cabooses for for
and and area area roads. : :
SUTHERLAND SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR : : Regrade Regrade and and surface surface with with gravel gravel three three miles miles of of access access
construct construct waterways waterways and and drainage drainage ditches ditches serving serving area. area.
SCHILLING SCHILLING
WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AREA: AREA: Rebuild Rebuild and and repair repair roads roads throughout throughout the the area area and and
by by severe severe windstorm. windstorm.
ROCK ROCK
CREEK CREEK HATCHERY: HATCHERY: Removal Removal of of trees trees and and stumps stumps along along Rock Rock Creek Creek blown blown down down
auto auto parking parking for for campground campground area; area; construct construct two two picnic picnic
shelters. shelters.
ROCK ROCK
CREEK CREEK STATION STATION HISTORICAL HISTORICAL PARK: PARK: Install Install handicapped handicapped access access sidewalks sidewalks and and
entire entire area. area.
blade blade
roads; roads; trim trim and and plant plant trees; trees; pump pump water water from from lake lake
and and
general general cleanup cleanup of of
as as
a a temporary temporary office; office; relocate relocate water water and and electric electric
service; service;
construct construct
and and
EUGENE EUGENE T. T. MAHONEY MAHONEY STATE STATE PARK: PARK: Install Install trailer trailer residence residence from from Cornhusker Cornhusker Farms Farms
Campground. Campground.
LAKE LAKE MALONEY: MALONEY: Repair Repair asphalt asphalt recreation recreation access access road road to to Kansas Kansas Point Point
from from site site the the concrete concrete block block building building of of the the former former clubhouse clubhouse
•. •.
Environmental Environmental Control, Control, and and construct construct access access to to new new
site. site. Demolish Demolish
and and remove remove
buildings buildings
at at Martin Martin Bay Bay area; area; close close old old garbage garbage
dump dump site, site,
as as per per orders orders of of
LAKE LAKE McCONAUGHY: McCONAUGHY: Completely Completely renovate renovate interiors interiors of of two two shower shower latrine latrine
erosion erosion control control along along Bone Bone Creek. Creek.
seeding; seeding; construction construction of of stage stage for for dedication dedication services; services;
and and
develop develop
minimal minimal
camping camping area. area. Surface Surface with with gravel gravel and and accomplish accomplish landscaping landscaping
and and
roadside roadside
KELLER KELLER PARK PARK RECREATION RECREATION AREA: AREA: Construction Construction of of 3/4 3/4 mile mile of of interior interior roads roads and and OUTDOOR EDUCATION DIVISION The Outdoor Education Division has three major purposes: 1) to develop understanding with all publics regarding appreciation and utilization of the state's natural resources; 2) to provide educational services for Commission activities; and 3) to provide specific educational services for the public. To accomplish these purposes the division conducts a broad education program for the general public, including: adult skill development and resource appreciation workshops, the state's mandatory Hunter Education Program, the Boating Safety Program and coordination of federal funds, wildlife education programs in schools, primarily through Project WILD, and the new Aquatic Education program. Some 21 outdoor education workshops were held across the state during 1986. Attendance approached 1,700 participants. High interest continued in the fishing workshops, particularly those dealing with specific species. In addition, good attendance and interest was maintained in workshops dealing with canoeing and canoe camping, and family camping. Hunter Education The volunteer corps of 465 instructors conducted a total of 291 student courses in 1986. These courses produced 5410 graduates. The certification rate for 1986 was 97% . Instructors received two newsletters and those who rema ined on the active list were given subscriptions to NEBRASKAland Magazfhe. other instructor activities included inservice training workshops, at Platte River Park, Ogallala, Norfolk and Kearney. Instructor certification workshops throughout the state numbered 16. From these, 71 new instructors were trained. Hunting accidents increased from the previous reporting period. Nebraska had two fatalities related to fire~rms hunting, both self inflicted. Non-fatal accidents totalled 15. The program coordinator spoke to 29 civic groups and groups of school children. Boating Safety In 1986 there were over 52,000 boats registered in Nebraska, a slight increase over the 49,756 registered in 1985. There were 22 boating accidents that involved 26 boats. The number of injuries increased to 12 in 1986, compared to seven in 1985. However, fatalities decreased 33 percent, from nine in 1985 to six in 1986. Carelessness and inattention continue to be major contributing factors, and collision with another vessel or with an obstruction, swamping or flooding and fire were all major types of accidents in 1986.
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stations stations across across Nebraska Nebraska and·in and·in bordering bordering states. states.
The The "Outdoor "Outdoor Nebraska" Nebraska" radio radio program program is is produced produced and and has has 39 39 subscriber subscriber
Federation Federation was was handled handled in in the the spring spring of of 1986. 1986.
The The distribution distribution of of 6,000 6,000 Wildlife Wildlife Week Week kits kits provided provided by by the the National National Wildlife Wildlife
civic civic organizations, organizations, sportsmen's sportsmen's clubs clubs and and youth youth groups. groups.
presentations presentations were were made made during during the the year year by by Outdoor Outdoor Education Education Division Division staff staff to to
In In addition addition to to the the schedule schedule of of outdoor outdoor education education workshops, workshops, 133 133 speaking speaking
Other Other Activities Activities
skills. skills.
all all Nebraskans Nebraskans on on our our water water resources , , on on fisheries fisheries management management and and on on fishing fishing
The The goal goal of of Nebraska's Nebraska's Aquatic Aquatic Education Education Program Program is is to to extend extend the the knowledge knowledge of of
materials materials and and learning learning to to all all groups, groups, from from school school science science classes classes to to adults. adults.
Through Through this this program program the the agency agency will will take take a a variety variety of of approaches approaches to to provide provide
July July 1, 1, 1986. 1986.
and and Parks Parks Commission's Commission's proposal proposal for for the the program program was was app~oved app~oved and and work work beg~n beg~n
application application of of excise excise taxes taxes to to previously previously untaxed untaxed fishing fishing equipment. equipment. The The Game Game
Federal Federal funding funding for for Aquatic Aquatic Education Education became became available available in in 1986 1986 with with
Aquatic Aquatic Education Education
kindergarten kindergarten through through high high school school teachers. teachers.
available available wildlife wildlife conservation conservation and and environmental environmental education education program program for for
particularly particularly rewarding. rewarding. Project Project WILD WILD is is now now the the most most widely widely used, used, nationally nationally
. . Feedback Feedback from from teachers teachers using using Project Project WILD WILD activities activities in in class class has has been been
since since 1985, 1985, Project Project WILD WILD has has reached reached 1,594 1,594 teachers teachers and and resource resource people people . .
responsibility responsibility of of the the Outdoor Outdoor Education Education Division. Division. Through Through some some 64 64 workshops workshops
The The agency agency began began sponsoring sponsoring Project Project WILD WILD in in 1985, 1985, with with program program management management the the
Project Project WILD WILD
organizations organizations and and private private businesses. businesses.
programs programs were were given given in in 1986, 1986, to to various various groups groups including including 4-H, 4-H, scouts, scouts, civic civic
Approximately Approximately 25 25 canoe canoe safety safety classes, classes, boating boating and and water water safety safety and and associated associated
agents agents continue continue to to furnish furnish the the course course to to their their clients. clients.
costs costs for for those those · who who successfully successfully complete complete the the course, course, and ·· ·· some some insurance insurance
Several Several insurance insurance companies companies now now give give a a 10 10 to to 15 15 percent percent credit credit on on insurance insurance
new new boat boat owners. owners.
package. package. Some Some dealers dealers also also have have home home study study kits kits on on hand hand and and present present them · · to to
convenience convenience of of school school teachers teachers interested interested in in utilizing utilizing the the school school program program
supply supply of of manuals manuals and and other other materials materials on on hand hand in in local local communities communities for for the the
is is available available to to all all interested interested individuals. individuals. Selected Selected boat boat dealers dealers keep keep a a
The The boating boating program program continues continues to to place place emphasis emphasis on on the the Home Home Study Study Course Course that that
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the the in in spent spent was was time time Considerable Considerable Park. Park. State State Niobrara Niobrara new new the the for for prepared prepared
were were plans plans campground campground Several Several Park. Park. State State Mahoney Mahoney T. T. Eugene Eugene for for performed performed
was was work work planning planning continued continued In In 1986, 1986, developments. developments. park park various various for for estimates estimates
cost cost preliminary preliminary and and narratives, narratives, descriptive descriptive designs, designs, graphic graphic of of preparation preparation
the the through through problems problems design design park park particular particular solve solve to to effort effort an an is is Planning Planning
Planning Planning Park Park
Areas. Areas. Management Management
Wildlife Wildlife on on 17 17 facilities facilities recreation recreation the the maintain maintain also also personnel personnel Park Park
147,948.04 147,948.04 66,117.88 66,117.88 84 84 81,830.16 81,830.16 Totals Totals
2,060.34 2,060.34 2,060.34 2,060.34 0 0 10 10 Parks Parks Historical Historical State State
116,242.63 116,242.63 34,497.47 34,497.47 81,745.16 81,745.16 67 67 State State Areas Areas Recreation Recreation
29,645.07 29,645.07 29,560.07 29,560.07 85 85 7 7 Parks Parks State State
Acreage Acreage Acres Acres Quantity Quantity .· .· Acres Acres Marsh Marsh Areas Areas
Total Total Land Land or or Water Water
Nebraska. Nebraska. of of State State the the to to significance significance
historical historical notable notable of of are are which which sites sites are are PARKS PARKS HISTORICAL HISTORICAL STATE STATE
classification. classification. this this of of are are areas areas oriented oriented water water major major state's state's
the the All All camping. camping. and and activities activities use use day day pursuits, pursuits, recreation recreation outdoor outdoor active active
the the with with associated associated primarily primarily values values resource resource possess possess - AREAS AREAS RECREATION RECREATION STATE STATE
values. values. primary primary the the upon upon infringing infringing without without development development adequate adequate
allow allow to to size size sufficient sufficient of of being being and and values values historical historical and/or and/or scientific scientific
scenic, scenic, significant significant statewide statewide areas containing containing areas use use public public are are - PARKS PARKS STATE STATE
classification. classification. by by data data acreage acreage the the is is listed listed Also Also classifications. classifications.
three three following following the the into into fall fall System System Park Park State State the the compr1s1ng compr1s1ng areas areas The The 84 84
River. River.
Missouri Missouri the the along along backpacking backpacking and and country country Ridge Ridge Pine Pine the the in in camping camping primitive primitive
include include opportunities opportunities other other Still Still place. place. or or site site historic historic a a of of interpretation interpretation
cultural cultural the the enjoy enjoy may may visitors visitors others others at at while while trailrides, trailrides, offer offer and and
pool pool swimming swimming cabins, cabins, and and campgrounds campgrounds modern modern contain contain parks parks Some Some area. area. to to area area
from from vary vary Opportunities Opportunities citizens. citizens. its its all all to to opportunities opportunities recreation recreation outdoor outdoor
of of variety variety a a offer offer and and Nebraska Nebraska throughout throughout scattered scattered are are areas areas park park · · State
users. users. park park of of generations generations future future
for for experiences experiences recreation recreation outdoor outdoor quality quality assure assure to to measures measures enhancement enhancement
and and protection protection resource resource necessary necessary the the providing providing and and improvements, improvements, programming programming
and and planning planning chores, chores, housekeeping housekeeping park park day-to-day day-to-day functions, functions, contact contact visitor visitor
to to relate relate responsibilities responsibilities These These areas. areas. park park state state of of system system Nebraska's Nebraska's
of of operation operation and and administration administration for for responsible responsible is is Parks Parks State State of of Division Division The The PARKS PARKS
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and and the the current current rates rates have have been been established established at at a a maximum maximum of of $2 $2
per per acre acre or or
Private Private lands lands are are leased leased for for the the period period beginning beginning December December 1 1 though though April April 30 30
funded funded or or rejected. rejected.
its its recommendations recommendations to to the the Commission Commission for for those those applications applications which which
should should be be
forwarded forwarded to to be be reviewed reviewed by by the the · snowmobile snowmobile Advisory Advisory Board. Board. The The Board Board
presents presents
proposed proposed land land sites. sites. Application Application for for snowmobile snowmobile lease lease sites sites are are
then then
Association. Association. N.S.S.A. N.S.S.A. affiliated affiliated clubs clubs initiate initiate contact contact with with
landowners landowners
for for
Program . . is is administered administered in in cooperation cooperation with with the the Nebraska Nebraska State State
Snowmobile Snowmobile
established established and and maintained maintained on on state state recreation recreation areas. areas. The The Land Land Leasing Leasing
additional additional lands lands for for public public snowmobiling snowmobiling in in addition addition to to those those
trails trails
Leasing Leasing Program Program utilizing utilizing the the Nebraska Nebraska Snowmobile Snowmobile Trail Trail Cash Cash
Fund Fund
to to
provide provide
In In 1981 1981 the the Nebraska Nebraska Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission established established a a Snowmobile Snowmobile Land Land
Snowmobile Snowmobile Trail Trail Cash Cash Fund Fund
Project. Project.
Routed Routed signs signs are are currently currently being being constructed constructed for for the the new new Calamus Calamus Reservoir Reservoir
Fish Fish and and Wildlife Wildlife Conference, Conference, which which was was held held in in Omaha. Omaha.
A A directional directional lobby lobby marking marking system system was was constructed constructed for for the the 48th 48th Annual Annual Midwest Midwest
Routed Routed signs signs were were constructed constructed for for the the new new Bowring Bowring Ranch Ranch SHP. SHP.
Robinson, Robinson, which which we we are are currently currently refinishing, refinishing, for for the the 1987 1987 season. season.
and and Parks Parks Commission's Commission's parade parade entry entry featured featured the the stagecoach stagecoach
from from
Fort Fort
Signs Signs and and banners banners were were constructed constructed for for Omaha's Omaha's River River City City Roundup. Roundup. The The Game Game
"Miss "Miss TEEN" TEEN" was was featured, featured, as as well well as as apple apple cider cider pressing pressing
and and outdoor outdoor
cooking. cooking.
Signs Signs were were constructed constructed for for the the Nebraska Nebraska State State Fair. Fair. This This year year £renda £renda Singley, Singley,
traveled traveled from from St. St. ~ouis ~ouis to to the the west west coast. coast.
Fort Fort Atkinson Atkinson for for their their dedication. dedication. The The map map depicts depicts the the trail trail
& &
Lewis Lewis
Clark Clark
A A brick brick topographical topographical map map was was constructed constructed for for the the Andersen Andersen Visitor Visitor Center Center at at
Pacific Pacific Caboose Caboose Park Park and and the the dedication dedication of of Keller Keller Park Park SRA. SRA.
Signs Signs were were constructed constructed for for the the dedication dedication at at Two Two Rivers Rivers SRA SRA for for the the new new Union Union
entrances entrances were were completed. completed. Two Two at at Schramm Schramm Park Park SRA SRA and and one one at at two two Rivers Rivers
SRA. SRA.
An An on on site site repainting repainting of of three three Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission pole pole logo logo type type
SRA. SRA.
Two Two new new area area maps, maps, one one for for Fremont Fremont SRA SRA and and the the other other for for Merritt Merritt Reservoir Reservoir
completed completed were: were:
1986 1986 was was an an exciting exciting and and varied varied year year for for the the Sign Sign Shop. Shop. Among Among the the projects projects
Sign Sign Shop Shop
Niobrara Niobrara State State Park Park and and Calamus Calamus Reservoir. Reservoir.
coordination coordination of of consultants consultants and and construction construction of of Eugene Eugene T. T. Mahoney Mahoney State State Park, Park, $100 per corridor mile trail 100 feet in width. For the 1986-87 season, 8.5 miles of trail and 6,964 acres of private land were leased for a total of $8,518. Park Horticulture and Landscape Program This past growing season was an excellent year for new and established plants in the state park system. Cool weather throughout most of the summer coupled with the above normal rainfall produced good growing conditions. The nurseries at Branched Oak SRA and Ash Hollow SHP _produced over 10,000 plants for our park personnel who requested them. Nurseries at Niobrara and Eugene T. Mahoney State Parks area ready to provide landscaping material for these new parks as they need them. Three thousand containerized plants at Fort Kearny SHP provided plants for many areas. The arbor aerial pruning truck continues to be in demand. The Southwest Reservoirs and Fort Robinson SP used the truck for extended periods. The truck was kept in the eastern part of the state during the winter to accommod~te eastern parks needs. Efforts to upgrade greenhouse production facilities continue to be an item that needs attention. For the time being, we rent what space we can. Capital Improvements The source of funding capital improvements underwent a major change July 1, 1978. Improvement dollars are now derived from park entry permit sales and NORDA (Park Cash Funds) instead of State General Fund dollars. National Park Service Grants (Land &Water Conservation Fund) have had considerable impact on park system development . Federal expenditures by calendar years on previously authori zed projects are $119,255 for 1981, $73,040 for 1982 , $351,731 for 1983 and $436,611 for 1984 and $299,659 for 1985. For 1986 we received $378,559 . New capital construction monies authorized by program for FY 86/87 are as follows: Program Area Appropriated 900 Park Areas - General $ 62,500 967 State Parks 50,000 968 State Historical Parks 60,000 969 State Recreation Areas 75,000 Total $247,500
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Total Total Disbursements Disbursements $6,048,486 $6,048,486 $2,537,263 $2,537,263
Encumbrances Encumbrances 285,506 285,506 124,498 124,498
Capital Capital Outley Outley 377,490 377,490 50,599 50,599
Travel Travel 22,262 22,262
41,929 41,929
Operating Operating & & Expenses Expenses Supplies Supplies 1,910,573 1,910,573 716,725 716,725
Personal Personal Services Services (Benefits) (Benefits) 496,114 496,114 245,251 245,251
Personal Personal Services Services (Temporary) (Temporary) 1,194,472 1,194,472 527,154 527,154
Personal Personal Services Services (Permanent) (Permanent) $1,762,069 $1,762,069 $ $ 831,107 831,107
1985~86 1985~86 Expenditures Expenditures
Total Total Appropriation Appropriation $6,010,848 $6,010,848 $2,941,398 $2,941,398
Cash Cash Fund Fund Appropriation Appropriation 3,339,336 3,339,336 1,500,000 1,500,000
General General Fund Fund Appropriation Appropriation $2,671,512 $2,671,512 $1,441,398 $1,441,398
1985-86 1985-86 Budget Budget Authority Authority
Total Total Appropriation Appropriation $6,139,617 $6,139,617 · · $2,673,680 $2,673,680
Cash Cash Fund Fund Appropriation Appropriation 3,260,700 3,260,700 1,258,126 1,258,126
General General Fund Fund Appropriation Appropriation $2,878,917 $2,878,917 $1,415,554 $1,415,554
Program Program 549 549 Program Program 617 617
1986-87 1986-87 Budget Budget Authority Authority
projects projects exceed exceed the the capabilities capabilities of of park park crews. crews.
- plays plays a a supporting supporting role role to to all all park park crews crews when when maintenance maintenance and and construction construction
system's system's lessor lessor developed, developed, unmanned unmanned areas areas and and the the Operations Operations Division Division which which
resident resident maintenance maintenance crews. crews. Program Program 617 617 funds funds park park crews crews to to maintain maintain the the
Parks, Parks, Historical Historical Parks Parks and and Recreation Recreation Areas Areas offering offering improved improved facilities facilities and and
Program Program 549 549 provides provides funding funding for for administration, administration, operation operation and and maintenance maintenance of of
Park Park and and Recreation Recreation Areas Areas are are administered . . under under two two separate separate programs. programs.
Operations Operations and and Maintenance Maintenance
Total Total $91,229.56 $91,229.56
Ponca Ponca 486.40 486.40
Fort Fort Kearny Kearny 15,930.00 15,930.00
War War Axe Axe 7,442.50 7,442.50 · · · ·
Fort Fort Robinson Robinson 46,195.28 46,195.28
Lake Lake Mcconaughy Mcconaughy 10,380.94 10,380.94
& & Lewis Lewis Clark Clark $13,338.34 $13,338.34
Renewal Renewal Funds Funds (309 (309 Projects) Projects) are are as as follows: follows:
accomplished accomplished through through the the Building Building Renewal Renewal Program. Program. Areas Areas receiving receiving Building Building
In In addition addition to to capital capital projects, projects, many many park park structure structure renovations renovations were were
309 309 Projects Projects
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Total Total ~ ~ 40 40 -rI5 -rI5 586 586
Sign Sign Shop Shop 2 2 3 3
Horticulture Horticulture 3 3 5 5
Central Central Office Office 9 9 3 3
Recre. Recre. Areas Areas 67 67 24 24 61 61 185 185 43 43
Hist. Hist. Parks Parks 10 10 9 9 1 1 16 16 88 88
State State Parks Parks 7 7 7 7 24 24 302 302
Item Item Areas Areas Park Park Areas Areas Park Park Positions Positions Positions Positions Areas Areas
No. No. of of Manned Manned Unmanned Unmanned Permanent Permanent Temporary Temporary
people. people. Distribution Distribution of of these these positions positions is is shown shown in in the the following following listing: listing:
The The 84 84 park park areas areas are are maintained maintained and and operated operated by by a a permanent permanent park park staff staff of of 115 115
Personnel Personnel
Recreation Recreation Area. Area.
10. 10. A A 52 52 pad, pad, semi - modern modern campground campground was was started started at at Lake Lake Minatare Minatare State State
demonstration . . The The laundress laundress quarters quarters is is nearing nearing completion. completion.
9. 9. The The bakery bakery at at Fort Fort Hartsuff Hartsuff was was completed completed and and open open for for living living history history
Historical Historical Park Park has has been been completed. completed.
8. 8. The The main main access access road road for for the the headquarters headquarters at at Bowring Bowring Ranch Ranch State State
hardsurfaced. hardsurfaced.
7. 7. Interior Interior roads roads and and parking parking areas areas at at Fort Fort Robinson Robinson State State Park Park have have been been
facilities facilities at at the park. park. the
been been completed. completed. Work Work is is in in progress progress on on the the utilities utilities and and other other
6. 6. Cabins Cabins and and interior interior roads roads in in the the new new portion portion of of Niobrara Niobrara State State Park Park have have
T. T. Mahoney Mahoney State State Park. Park. The The office office building building has has been been started. started.
5. 5. Two Two shower/latrine shower/latrine buildings buildings and and the the residence residence were were completed completed at at Eugene Eugene
asphalted asphalted and and construction construction began began on on support support facilities . .
4. 4. The The perimeter perimeter road road at at Calamus Calamus Reservoir Reservoir State State Recreation Recreation Area Area was was
public public on on June June 8, 8, 1986. 1986.
3. 3. The The Keller Keller Park Park State State Recreation Recreation Area Area was was dedicated, dedicated, and and open open to to the the
and and open open to to the the public public on on May May 18, 18, 1986. 1986.
2. 2. The The visitor visitor center center at at Fort Fort Atkinson Atkinson State State Historical Historical Park Park was was dedicated dedicated
1986 . .
1. 1. Caboose Caboose Park Park at at Two Two Rivers Rivers State State Recreation Recreation Area Area was was dedicated dedicated April April 2 7, 7, Events Events
45 45
conservative conservative lump lump sum sum visitor visitor estimates. estimates.
of of
the the total total
visitor visitor count. count. The The rema1n1ng rema1n1ng
34 34 areas areas
are are
credited credited
with with
unmanned. unmanned. There There
are are 47 47 reporting reporting stations stations
in in the the system system
that that
contribute contribute
most most
multiple multiple
accesses accesses
and and almost almost 2/3 2/3 of of the the public-use public-use
areas areas
within within
the the
system system are are
Accurate Accurate
counts counts
of of park park visitors visitors are are difficult difficult achievements. achievements. Most Most areas areas have have
Visitations Visitations
military. military.
number number of of
areas areas
also also utilized utilized the the volunteer volunteer
services services
of of
local local
groups groups
and and
the the
crews crews
were were
a a great great
help help to to this this Division Division on on several several
areas areas
around around
the the
State. State.
A A
the the
Federal Federal
budget, budget, various various programs programs were were reduced reduced
or or not not funded. funded.
Inmate Inmate
labor labor
employment employment
programs programs
that that were were available available to to
this this agency. agency.
Because Because
of of cuts cuts in in
recreation recreation
season. season. Additional Additional summer summer help help
was was
obtained obtained
from from
several several
Federal Federal
Some Some
586 586 temporary temporary
seasonal seasonal workers workers assisted assisted the the parks' parks' staff staff during during the the
unmanned unmanned areas' areas' housekeeping housekeeping tasks. tasks.
assigned assigned
other other
recreation recreation
areas areas and and 7 7 park park maintenance maintenance
crews crews
to to attend attend
31 31
75 75
of of the the
permanent permanent field field positions. positions.
The The
remaining remaining
26 26
field field
positions positions
are are
Only Only
40 40 park park areas areas are are staffed staffed with with on-site on-site personnel personnel and and these these areas areas utilize utilize
46 46
Total Total 7,850,466 7,850,466 8,575,190 8,575,190 8,412,954 8,412,954
34 34 Unmanned Unmanned Areas Areas 375,000 375,000 375,000 375,000 350,000 350,000
Windmill Windmill SRA SRA 42,525 42,525 43,000 43,000 39,750 39,750
Willow Willow Creek Creek SRA SRA 17, 17, 725 725 91,524 91,524 98,036 98,036
Wildcat Wildcat Hills Hills SRA SRA 7,000 7,000 4,890 4,890 · · 3,500 3,500
Wagon Wagon Train Train SRA SRA 50,000 50,000 54,000 54,000 66,000 66,000
Victoria Victoria Springs Springs SRA SRA 41,450 41,450 30,875 30,875 31,665 31,665
Two Two Rivers Rivers SRA SRA 228,332 228,332 288,789 288,789 190,105 190,105
Swanson Swanson Reservoir Reservoir SRA SRA 47,628 47,628 48,221 48,221 30,122 30,122
Stagecoach Stagecoach SRA SRA 22,000 22,000 25,000 25,000 26,000 26,000
Sherman Sherman Reservoir Reservoir SRA SRA 257,189 257,189 249,262 249,262 253,750 253,750
Schramm Schramm Park Park SRA SRA 96,200 96,200 92,940 92,940 94,250 94,250
Rock Rock Creek Creek Station Station SHP SHP 41,660 41,660 39,055 39,055 39,200 39,200
Red Red Willow Willow SRA SRA 165,695 165,695 80,734 80,734 114,628 114,628
Ponca Ponca SP SP 171,432 171,432 190,269 190,269 148,810 148,810
Platte Platte River River SP SP 191,431 191,431 271,527 271,527 230,027 230,027
Pawnee Pawnee SRA SRA 725,000 725,000 750,000 750,000 765,000 765,000
Oliver Oliver Reservoir Reservoir SRA SRA 10,000 10,000 42,175 42,175 43,030 43,030
Oliver Oliver Creek Creek SRA SRA 32,000 32,000 37,000 37,000 · · 35,000 35,000
Niobrara Niobrara SP SP 147,733 147,733 233,157 233,157 239,097 239,097
Mormon Mormon Island Island SRA SRA 258,550 ' ' 260,000 260,000 253,500 253,500
Merritt Merritt Reservoir Reservoir SRA SRA . . 120,851 120,851 114,282 114,282 123,175 123,175
Medicine Medicine Creek Creek SRA SRA 131,862 131,862 141,154 141,154 117,496 117,496
Louisville Louisville SRA SRA 53,350 53,350 254,816 254,816 268,858 268,858
& & Lewis Lewis Clark Clark SRA SRA 461,894 461,894 204,264 204,264 193,726 193,726
Lake Lake Minatare Minatare SRA SRA 240,200 240,200 243,627 243,627 232,920 232,920
Lake Lake Mcconaughy Mcconaughy SRA SRA 448,776 448,776 523,703 523,703 635,155 635,155
Lake Lake Maloney Maloney SRA SRA 0 0 94,348 94,348 106,200 106,200
Johnson Johnson Lake Lake SRA SRA 331,600 331,600 343,861 343,861 337,540 337,540
Indian Indian Cave Cave SP SP 116,916 116,916 156,765 156,765 149,411 149,411
Fremont Fremont SRA SRA 646,075 646,075 713,525 713,525 720,175 720,175
Fort Fort Robinson Robinson SP SP 342,858 342,858 332,250 332,250 313,766 313,766
Fort Fort Kearny Kearny SRA SRA 136,075 136,075 125,292 125,292 120,880 120,880
Fort Fort Kearny Kearny SHP SHP 65,239 65,239 60,630 60,630 60,275 60,275
Fort Fort Hartsuff Hartsuff SHP SHP 26,595 26,595 30,800 30,800 29,625 29,625
Fort Fort Atkinson Atkinson SHP SHP 41,295 41,295 42,190 42,190 58,700 58,700
Enders Enders Reservoir Reservoir SRA SRA 67,120 67,120 68,119 68,119 45,280 45,280
Dead Dead Timber Timber SRA SRA 88,800 88,800 95,965 95,965 104,395 104,395
Conestoga Conestoga SRA SRA 165,000 165,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000
Champion Champion Mill Mill SHP SHP 2,050 2,050 4,895 4,895 9,272 9,272
Chadron Chadron SP SP 193,782 193,782 190,825 190,825 186,970 186,970
Calamus Calamus SRA SRA 0 0 0 0 4,080 4,080
Buffalo Buffalo Bill Bill Ranch Ranch SHP SHP 44,519 44,519 51,380 51,380 36,645 36,645
Bridgeport Bridgeport SRA SRA 13,000 13,000 36 , 410 410 51,450 51,450
Branched Branched Oak Oak SRA SRA 785,000 785,000 810,000 810,000 820,000 820,000
Box Box Butte Butte SRA SRA 75,520 75,520 75,100 75,100 75,000 75,000
Bluestem Bluestem SRA SRA 185,000 185,000 190,000 190,000 197,000 197,000
Ash Ash Hollow Hollow SHP SHP 67,800 67,800 55,000 55,000 38,100 38,100
Arbor Arbor Lodge Lodge SHP SHP 155,700 155,700 157,000 157,000 152,000 152,000
Area Area 84 84 85 85 86 86
ESTIMATED ESTIMATED PARK PARK VISITOR VISITOR COUNTS COUNTS
47 47
TOTALS TOTALS 79,343 79,343 246,517 246,517 624,252 624,252 3.11 3.11 2.53 2.53
Windmill Windmill SRA SRA 3,076 3,076 7,963 7,963 18,410 18,410 2.59 2.59 2.31 2.31
Wi Wi 11 11 ow ow Creek Creek SRA SRA 667 667 2,213 2,213 5,040 5,040 3.32 3.32 2.28 2.28
Victoria Victoria Springs Springs SRA SRA 991 991 3,034 3,034 7,392 7,392 3.06 3.06 2.44 2.44
Two Two Rivers Rivers SRA SRA 5,888 5,888 16,509 16,509 43,332 43,332 2.80 2.80 2.62 2.62
Swanson Swanson SRA SRA
576 576 1,790 1,790 4,532 4,532 3.11 3.11 2.53 2.53
Rock Rock s s Creek Creek Station Station 250 250 623 623 1,492 1,492 2.49 2.39 2.39 2.49
Red Red Wi Wi 11 11 ow ow SRA SRA 446 446 946 946 2,394 2,394 2.12 2.12 2.53 2.53
Ponca Ponca SP SP 2,705 2,705 9,333 9,333 23,115 23,115 3.45 3.45 2.48 2.48
. Pawnee Pawnee SRA SRA 3,450 3,450 10,826 10,826 25,857 25,857 3.14 3.14 2.39 2.39
Niobrara Niobrara SP SP 879 879 2,341 2,341 5,845 5,845 2.66 2.66 2.50 2.50
Morman Morman Island Island SRA SRA 3,814 3,814 10,724 10,724 23,613 23,613 2.81 2.81 2.20 2.20
Medicine Medicine Creek Creek SRA SRA 975 975 3,081 3,081 7,803 7,803 3.16 3.16 2.53 2.53
Louisville Louisville SRA SRA 7,611 7,611 26,609 26,609 70,314 70,314 3.50 3.50 2.64 2.64
Lake Lake Mcconaughy Mcconaughy SRA SRA 10,668 10,668 31,893 31,893 72,621 72,621 2.99 2.99 2.28 2.28
Lake Lake Maloney Maloney SRA SRA 242 242 648 648 1,489 1,489 2.68 2.68 2.30 2.30
Ke Ke 11 11 er er 297 297 767 767 1,727 1,727 2.58 2.58 2.25 2.25
Johnson Johnson Lake Lake SRA SRA 6,270 6,270 21,163 21,163 73,878 73,878 3.38 3.38 3.49 3.49
Indian Indian
Cave Cave SP SP 4,253 4,253
12,251 12,251 30,798 30,798 2.88 2.88
2.51 2.51
0 0
Fremont Fremont SRA SRA 6,998 6,998 22,750 22,750 53,444 53,444 3.25 3.25
2.35 2.35
Fort Fort Robinson Robinson SP SP 4,543 4,543 14,256 14,256 35,970 35,970 3.14 3.14 2.52 2.52
Fort Fort Kearny Kearny SRA SRA 3,955 3,955 12,704 12,704 30,063 30,063 3.21 3.21 2.37 2.37
Dead Dead Timber Timber SRA SRA 1,110 1,110 3,574 3,574 9,011 9,011 3.22 3.22 2.52 2.52
Chadron Chadron SP SP 2,893 2,893 8,765 8,765 19,997 19,997 3.03 3.03 2.28 2.28
Branched Branched Oak Oak SRA SRA 6,330 6,330 20,665 20,665 53,739 53,739 3.26 3.26 2.60 2.60
Ash Ash Holloow Holloow SHP SHP 456 456 1,090 1,090 2,376 2,376 2.39 2.39 2.18 2.18
trations trations pants pants Days Days Part/Reg Part/Reg Days/Part Days/Part
Regis- Partici- Camping Camping Average Average
Average Average
FEE FEE CAMPGROUNDS CAMPGROUNDS
TOTALS TOTALS 7,852 7,852 37,852 37,852 114,382 114,382 4.82 4.82 3.02 3.02
Victoria Victoria Springs Springs 58 58 265 265 1,011 1,011 4.57 4.57 3.82 3.82
Two Two Rivers Rivers 662 662 2,929 2,929 10,672 10,672 4.42 4.42 3.64 3.64
Ponca Ponca 469 469 2,029 2,029 7,235 7,235 4.33 4.33 3.57 3.57
Platte Platte River River 4,129 4,129 22,179 22,179 63,312 63,312 5.37 5.37 2.85 2.85
Niobrara Niobrara 414 414 1,366 1,366 4,098 4,098 ·3.30 ·3.30 3.00 3.00
Fort Fort Rob Rob Lodge Lodge 844 844 2,398 2,398 5,750 5,750 2.84 2.84
2.40 2.40
Fort Fort Cab Cab Rob Rob 615 615 4,047 4,047 12,675 12,675 6.58 6.58 3.13 3.13
Chadron Chadron 661 661 2,639 2,639 9,629 9,629 3.99 3.99 3.65 3.65
trations trations pants pants Days Days Part/Reg Part/Reg Days/Part Days/Part
Regis- Partici Partici Cabin Cabin Average Average Average Average
CABINS CABINS
CABIN/CAMPING CABIN/CAMPING - VISITOR VISITOR COUNT COUNT
48 48
county county lodging lodging tax . . All All figures figures shown shown are are net net income income with with taxes taxes deducted . .
subject subject to to sales sales tax tax and and state state lodging lodging tax. tax. Some Some areas areas are are also also subject subject to to
total total and and by by the the various various activities. activities. Certain Certain services services and and facilities facilities are are
following following listing listing shows shows the the income income producing producing areas areas and and dollars dollars generated generated in in
returned returned to to the the park park cash cash fund fund to to help help support support park park maintenance maintenance programs. programs. The The
practices practices and and concession concession sites. sites. Monies Monies generated generated from from these these sources sources are are
from from restaurant restaurant and and concession concession sales, sales, and and leases leases for for cabin cabin sites, sites, conservation conservation
typical typical activities activities for for which which fees fees are are charged. charged. Other Other park park income income is is derived derived
activities activities and and services. services. Camping, Camping, lodging, lodging, swimming swimming and and trail trail rides rides are are
While While most most park park activities activities are are fee fee free, free, certain certain areas areas do do charge charge for for various various Income Income
49 49
TOTALS TOTALS 81830 66117 66117 . 16 16 . 88 88
Lake Lake Minatare Minatare Windmill Windmill 2158 2158 812 812 SRA SRA SRA SRA 13 . 5 5 153 . 74 74
Lake Lake Mcconaughy Mcconaughy Willow Willow 35700 35700 5492 5492 Creek Creek 700 700 SRA SRA 900 900 SRA SRA
Wildcat Wildcat Lake Lake 1000 1000 Maloney Maloney 132 132 Hills Hills 652.08 652.08 SRA SRA SRA SRA
Ke Ke 11 11 er er 10 10 186 186 War War Park Park Axe Axe SRA SRA SRA SRA 16 16 9.07 9.07
Johnson Johnson Lake Lake 2060 2060 80 Walgren Walgren SRA SRA . 88 88 50 50 SRA SRA 80 80
Indian Indian 2830.95 2830.95 3 3 Wagon Wagon Cave Cave 747 747 SP SP Train Train 315 315 SRA SRA
Hord Hord 20 20 Lake Lake 64 64 Victoria Victoria . . SRA SRA Springs Springs SRA SRA 55 55 5 5
Verdon Verdon Ga Ga 11 11 400 400 agher agher 23.86 23.86 Lake Lake SRA SRA SRA SRA 45 45 29 . 66 66
Union Union Fremont Fremont 269 400.76 400.76 Pacific Pacific . 5 5 SRA SRA SRA SRA 12.25 12.25 25.7 25.7
Fort Fort 22604.72 22604.72 68 68 Robinson Robinson Two Two Rivers Rivers SP SP 320 320 SRA SRA 301. 301. 92 92
Fort Fort Kearny Kearny Swanson Swanson SHP SHP 39.21 39.21 SRA SRA 4974 4974 1157 1157
Fort Fort 163.18 163.18 Kearny Kearny Sutherland Sutherland SRA SRA 23 23 SRA SRA 3017 3017 36. 36. 71 71
Fort Fort Hartsuff Hartsuff 18 Summit Summit . 4 4 SRA SRA SHP SHP 190 190 345 345
Fort Fort 154.36 154.36 Atkinson Atkinson Stagecoach Stagecoach SHP SHP SRA SRA 412 412 195 195
Sherman Sherman Ferry Ferry 26 26 Landing Landing SRA SRA 1541. 1541. SRA SRA 3 3 2845 2845
Eugene Eugene Schramm Schramm . T. T. Mahoney Mahoney 420.6 420.6 Park Park 14 325.91 325.91 SP SP SRA SRA . 13. 13.
Rockford Rockford Enders Enders 1707 1707 1111 1111 SRA SRA Lake Lake 286.25 286.25 SRA SRA 150 150
Rock Rock Creek Creek 6.85 6.85 OLD OLD Station Station SRA SRA SHP SHP 353· 353·
Rock Rock Dead Dead 50 50 Creek Creek 150.25 150.25 Timber Timber Station Station SRA SRA 40 40 SRA SRA
Rock Rock Crystal Crystal Creek Creek 33.01 33.01 Lake Lake Lake Lake 30 30 SRA SRA SRA SRA 50 50 54 54
Riverview Riverview Cottonwood Cottonwood 60 60 Marina Marina SRA SRA 180 180 .25 .25 SRA SRA 36.79 36.79
Red Red Conestoga Conestoga 230 230 Willow Willow 486 486 1628 1628 1358 1358 SRA SRA SRA SRA
Ravenna Ravenna Cheyenne Cheyenne 15 15 17.61 17.61 SRA SRA SRA SRA 30 30 53.25 53.25
Ponca Ponca Champion Champion SP SP 3.79 3.79 Mill Mill 859 . SHP SHP 28 28
Platte Platte Champion Champion 10 2.48 2.48 River River . . 78 78 Lake Lake 412.73 412.73 5 5 SP SP SRA SRA
Pioneer Pioneer Chadron Chadron 799.26 799.26 2 2 SRA SRA SP SP 8 8 .1 .1
Pibel Pibel Lake Lake Calamus Calamus 5124 5124 SRA SRA 1188 1188 SRA SRA 24 24 47.6 47.6
Pelican Pelican Buffalo Buffalo Point Point 36.41 36.41 65 SRA SRA . Bill Bill 02 02 SHP SHP
1 1 21. 21. Pawnee Pawnee 61 61 740 740 1804 1804 SRA SRA Brownville Brownville SRA SRA
Oliver Oliver 78 78 118. 118. SRA SRA 99 99 917 917 Bridgeport Bridgeport 270 270 SRA SRA
Olive Olive 1800 1800 1180. 1180. Creek Creek Branched Branched 42 42 437 437 SRA SRA 175 175 Oak Oak SRA SRA
North North Loup Loup Box Box 1600 1600 SRA SRA Butte Butte 612.4 612.4 SRA SRA 7 7 12 . 56 56
Niobrara Niobrara Bowring Bowring 325 325 Ranch Ranch SP SP 1632.53 1632.53 SHP SHP 7 7
Mormon Mormon Bowman Bowman 20 20 23.06 23.06 Island Island Lake Lake SRA SRA SRA SRA 60 91. 91. . 62 62 58 58
Bluewater Bluewater Merritt Merritt 35.53 35.53 Overlook Overlook SRA SRA 6146.8 6146.8 HS HS 2906 2906
Bluestem Bluestem 325 325 Memphis Memphis SRA SRA 417 417 SRA SRA 160.36 160.36 48 48
Medicine Medicine Blue Blue 14 14 Creek Creek River River SRA 1200 1200 SRA SRA · · 1768 1768
Louisville Louisville 39.55 39.55 Atkinson Atkinson 14 14 142.37 142.37 SRA SRA Lake Lake 50 50 SRA SRA
Long Long 1001. 1001. Pine Pine Ash Ash 30 30 SRA SRA 153 153 Hollow Hollow 1 1 SHP SHP
18 18 Long Long Arnold Arnold Lake Lake SRA SRA SRA SRA 50 50 22 22 30 30
& & Lewis Lewis Arbor Arbor 65 65 Lodge Lodge Clark Clark 1315.4 1315.4 SHP SHP SRA SRA 7982.13 7982.13
46 46 55 55 Lake Lake Alexandria Alexandria Ogallala Ogallala 320 320 339 339 SRA SRA SRA SRA
ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES AREA AREA AREA AREA ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES
WATER WATER LAND LAND LAND LAND WATER WATER
STATE STATE PARK PARK AREAS AREAS LAND LAND AND AND WATER WATER ACREAGE ACREAGE
50 50
104,957.19 104,957.19 316,144.41 316,144.41 543,792.52 543,792.52 532,125.33 532,125.33 10,855.75 10,855.75 44,608.68 44,608.68 64,469,09 64,469,09
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo General General 88.00 88.00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Windmill Windmill SRA SRA 20,816,90 20,816,90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 0.00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Willow Willow Creek Creek SRA SRA 3,247.53 3,247.53 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 13. 13. 15 15
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o . o.oo o.oo oo oo o.oo o.oo Wildcat Wildcat Hil Hil 1 s s 1 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o . oo oo Victoria Victoria Springs Springs SRA SRA 6,337.86 6,337.86 0,00 0,00 3,913.95 3,913.95 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Two Two Rivers Rivers SRA SRA 41,772.46 41,772.46 0.00 0.00 47,577, 47,577, 0 , 00 00 1,221.21 1,221.21 79 79
o.oo o.oo Swanson Swanson SRA SRA 0.00 0.00 4,894,06 4,894,06 0,00 0,00 2,623.57 2,623.57 516,00 516,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Southwest Southwest General General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Sherman Sherman SRA SRA 4,552.50 4,552.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 2,732.46 2,732.46
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Schramm Schramm 0.00 0.00 Park Park SRA SRA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Rock Rock Creek Creek Station Station 1,445,90 1,445,90 1,870.30 1,870.30 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Red Red Willow Willow SRA SRA 0,00 0,00 2,413.24 2,413.24 1,621.30 1,621.30 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 640,00 640,00 0,00 0,00
Ponca Ponca 0.00 0.00 SP SP 0.00 0.00 21,974.76 21,974.76 0.00 0.00 38,426.70 38,426.70 9,371.75 9,371.75 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo 21,179.72 21,179.72 Platte Platte SP SP River River 167,011.46 167,011.46 0.00 0.00 6,421,62 6,421,62 148,568.56 148,568.56 17,111.12 17,111.12
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o . oo oo Pawnee Pawnee SRA SRA 0,00 0,00 23,454,63 23,454,63 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Oliver Oliver 0.00 0.00 Res. Res. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo Niobrara Niobrara SP SP 0.00 0.00 3,879.20 3,879.20 0.00 0.00 27,824.56 27,824.56 1,444,80 1,444,80 2,732,37 2,732,37
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Morman Morman Island Island SRA SRA 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00 25,750,50 25,750,50 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Merritt Merritt SRA SRA a.co a.co 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 6,094,83 6,094,83 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Memphis Memphis SRA SRA o.oo o.oo 0,00 0,00 314, 314, 14 14
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Medicine Medicine Creek Creek SRA SRA 0,00 0,00 804.00 804.00 6,777,54 6,777,54 1,603.24 1,603.24 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Louisville Louisville SRA SRA 0,00 0,00 54,023.70 54,023.70 1,555.84 1,555.84 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo .oo .oo & & Lewis Lewis Clark Clark SRA SRA 0,00 0,00 187 187 3,351.07 3,351.07 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Lake Lake McConaughy McConaughy 68,299.76 68,299.76 0,00 0,00 25,782,29 25,782,29 50,00 50,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Lake Lake Minatare Minatare SRA SRA o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 1,420.00 1,420.00 642.56 642.56
o.oo o.oo Lake Lake Maloney Maloney 0,00 0,00 442,96 442,96 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Keller Keller Park Park o . oo oo 0,00 0,00 1,479.21 1,479.21 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Johnson Johnson 0.00 0.00 Lake Lake SRA SRA 49,110 0,00 0,00 . 39 39 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Indian Indian Cave Cave SP SP 81,45 81,45 28,715.31 28,715.31 977.00 977.00 0 , 00 00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Grand Grand 0.00 0.00 Island Island Maint. Maint.
o . oo oo Fremont Fremont 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38,003,32 38,003,32 770, 770, 18 18
52,111.52 52,111.52 Fort Fort Robinson Robinson 145,740.65 145,740.65 SP SP 31,778,16 31,778,16 206,933,10 206,933,10 1,346,04 1,346,04 0,00 0,00 7, 7 09,29 09,29
o.oo o.oo Fort Fort Kearny Kearny 0.00 0.00 Rec Rec 30,426.72 30,426.72 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo 6,130.32 6,130.32 Fort Fort Kearny Kearny 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SHP SHP 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o . oo oo Fort Fort 2,097.62 2,097.62 Hartsuff Hartsuff 0.00 0.00 SHP SHP 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo Fort Fort 2,765.85 2,765.85 Atkinson Atkinson 0.00 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SHP SHP 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 Enders Enders SRA SRA 0.00 0.00 1,163,25 1,163,25 0,00 0,00
0.00 0.00 Dead Dead 5,337.13 5,337.13 Timber Timber 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 538.45 538.45 Champion Champion Mill Mill SHP SHP 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 Chadron Chadron Maint, Maint, 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00
3,834.36 3,834.36 3,392.30 3,392.30 58,880.67 58,880.67 0.00 0.00 Chadron Chadron 10,459.23 10,459.23 SP SP 72.42 72.42 7,684.15 7,684.15
o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 10,494,63 10,494,63 Buffalo Buffalo 0,00 0,00 Bill Bill 0,00 0,00 20,24 20,24 SHP SHP 0.00 0.00
o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Brownville Brownville 0,00 0,00 SRA SRA 200,00 200,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Branched Branched 54,105.68 54,105.68 Oak Oak SRA SRA 12,007,75 12,007,75 480,00 480,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 o.oo o.oo Box Box 0,00 0,00 Butte Butte SRA SRA 1,230,00 1,230,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Bluestem Bluestem 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Bassett Bassett Maint. Maint. 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 2,181.55 2,181.55 Ash Ash Hollow Hollow SHP SHP 71,29 71,29 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 2,095.82 2,095.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Arbor Arbor Lodge Lodge SHP SHP
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o . oo oo 0.00 0.00 75.00 75.00 0.00 0.00 Ale x 1,654.06 1,654.06 andria andria SRA SRA
Service Service Income Income Leases Leases Income Income Leases Leases Income Income Income Income
Resale Resale Camping Camping Food Food Concession Concession Cabin Cabin Misc Misc Swinvning Swinvning
INCOME INCOME SUMMARY SUMMARY
51 51
ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TOTAL TOTAL 95,176.39 95,176.39 78,270.06 78,270.06 28,505.48 28,505.48 634,120.00 634,120.00 2,453,024.90 2,453,024.90 173,285.62 173,285.62 4,530.00 4,530.00 2,630.840.52 2,630.840.52
General General o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.00 88.00 o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 88,00 88,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Wi Wi ndmi ndmi
11 11 370.00 370.00 10,499.00 10,499.00 31,685.90 31,685.90 1,486.50 1,486.50
172.50 172.50 33,344.90 33,344.90
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo
Willow Willow Creek Creek 0.00 0.00 661.00 661.00 3,921.68 3,921.68 80.00 80.00 15.00 15.00 4,016.68 4,016.68
o.oo o.oo Wildcat Wildcat
Hi Hi 11 11 o.oo o.oo
s s 0.00 0.00 679.00 679.00 679.00 679.00 170.00 170.00 37.50 37.50 886.50 886.50
Victoria Victoria Springs Springs o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 2,465.69 2,465.69 4,344.00 4,344.00 17,061.50 17,061.50 1,652.30 1,652.30 270.00 270.00 18,983.80 18,983.80
o.oo o.oo Two Two Rivers Rivers
5,254.10 5,254.10 4.04 4.04 89,962.00 89,962.00 185,791.60 185,791.60 112,828.00 112,828.00 937.50 937.50
299,557.10 299,557.10
o.oo o.oo Swanson Swanson
o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 988.00 988.00 9,021.63 9,021.63 168.00 168.00 22.50 22.50 9,212.13 9,212.13
Southwest Southwest
Gen. Gen.
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,489,00 1,489,00 1,489.00 1,489.00
282.00 282.00
37.50 37.50 1,808.50 1,808.50
Sherman Sherman o.oo o.oo
o.oo o.oo
o.oo o.oo 979.00 979.00 8,263.96 8,263.96 87.00 87.00
30.00 30.00 8,380.96 8,380.96
Schramm Schramm o.oo o.oo Park Park
0.00 0.00 125.00 125.00 0.00 0.00 125.00 125.00 o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00
125.00 125.00
Rock Rock o.oo o.oo Creek Creek Sta. Sta.
o.oo o.oo 1,618.36 1,618.36 6,051.00 6,051.00 10,985.56 10,985.56 911.00 911.00 52.50 52.50 11,949.06 11,949.06
Red Red Wi Wi 11 11
ow ow
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 502.52 502.52 3,116.00 3,116.00 8,293.06 8,293.06 236.00 236.00 15.00 15.00 8,544.06 8,544.06
Ponca Ponca
14,326.57 14,326.57 0.00 0.00 1 , , 1 071 071 • 1 0 0 1 • 22,983.00 22,983.00 108,153.88 108,153.88 1,067.50 1,067.50 105.00 105.00
109,326.38 109,326.38
Platte Platte River River
o. o.
21,471.25 20,253.12 20,253.12 21,471.25 72 72 53,365.00 53,365.00 455,382.57 455,382.57 1,264.70 1,264.70
120.00 120.00 456,767.27 456,767.27
Pawnee Pawnee o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo
o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 o.oo o.oo 23,454.63 23,454.63 o.oo o.oo
23,454.63 23,454.63
Oliver Oliver o.oo o.oo
Res. Res.
o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 2,185.00 2,185.00 2,185.00 2,185.00 1,577,00 1,577,00
15.00 15.00 3,777.00 3,777.00
Niobrara Niobrara
o.oo o.oo 4,258.93 4,258.93 244.80 244.80 7,662.00 7,662.00 48,046.66 48,046.66 4,649.25 4,649.25 937.50 937.50 53,633.41 53,633.41
o.oo o.oo Morman Morman Island Island
0.00 0.00 231 231 26,982.00 26,982.00 • • 11 11 52,963.61 52,963.61 633.00 633.00 22.50 22.50 53,619.11 53,619.11
Merritt Merritt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 6,094'.83 6,094'.83
6,094:83 6,094:83
o.oo o.oo Memphis Memphis
o.oo o.oo
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 o.oo o.oo 314.14 314.14
0.00 0.00 314.14 314.14
Medicine Medicine o.oo o.oo Creek Creek
4.00 4.00 0,00 0,00 1,392.00 1,392.00 10,580.78 10,580.78 o.oo o.oo 123.50 123.50
10,704.28 10,704.28
Louisville Louisville o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo
64,749.00 64,749.00 0,00 0,00 120,328.54 120,328.54 7,428.50 7,428.50
202.50 202.50 127,959.54 127,959.54
o.oo o.oo & & Lewis Lewis
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Clark Clark
0 0 539,00 539,00 4,077.07 4,077.07 o.oo o.oo
0,00 0,00 4,077.07 4,077.07
Lake Lake
o.oo o.oo Minatare Minatare o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo
9,698.00 9,698.00 11,760.56 11,760.56 793.50 793.50
7.50 7.50 12,561.56 12,561.56
Lake Lake o.oo o.oo McConaughy McConaughy o.oo o.oo
175.00 175.00 58,292.00 58,292.00 152,599.05 152,599.05 18,427.50 18,427.50
352.50 352.50 171,379.05 171,379.05
o.oo o.oo
L.;ike L.;ike Maloney Maloney o.oo o.oo
64.23 64.23 212.00 212.00 o.oo o.oo 719. 719. 19 19 o.oo o.oo
719. 719. 19 19
o.oo o.oo Keller Keller o.oo o.oo Park Park
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 1,479.21 1,479.21 0.00 0.00
1,479.21 1,479.21
o.oo o.oo Johnson Johnson o.oo o.oo Lake Lake
0.00 0.00 17,849.00 17,849.00 66.050.39 66.050.39 945.50 945.50 .so .so 172 172 68,077.39 68,077.39
Indian Indian Cave Cave 9,101.45 9,101.45
0.00 0.00 183.50 183.50 28,123.00 28,123.00 o.oo o.oo 67,181.71 67,181.71
o.oo o.oo
67, 67, 181 181 • • 71 71
G. G.
o.oo o.oo Island Island o.oo o.oo Maint. Maint.
0.00 0.00 216.00 216.00 216.00 216.00 13.50 13.50 15.00 15.00 244.50 244.50
o.oo o.oo Fremont Fremont
0.00 0.00 136.02 136.02 52,292.00 52,292.00 o.oo o.oo 91,201.52 91,201.52 o.oo o.oo 91,201.52 91,201.52
Fort Fort Robinson Robinson
36,460,70 39,795.65 39,795.65 36,460,70 651.93 651.93 34,079.00 34,079.00 556,606.04 556,606.04 8,191.00 8,191.00
517.50 517.50 565,314.54 565,314.54
o.oo o.oo Fort Fort Kearny Kearny
Rec Rec o.oo o.oo
0.00 0.00 26,916.00 26,916.00 57,342.72 57,342.72 423.00 423.00
52.50 52.50
57,818.22 57,818.22
Fort Fort
Kearny Kearny o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 o.oo o.oo 6,130.32 6,130.32 o.oo o.oo 667.25 667.25 6,797.57 6,797.57
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Fort Fort Hartsuff Hartsuff
1.50 1.50 5,230.00 5,230.00 7,329.12 7,329.12 369.60 369.60
22.50 22.50 7,721.22 7,721.22
o.oo o.oo Fort Fort Atkinson Atkinson
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo
8,853.00 8,853.00 11,618.85 11,618.85
930.25 930.25 60.00 60.00 12,609.10 12,609.10
Enders Enders
o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 979.00 979.00 2,142.25 2,142.25 266.50 266.50
30.00 30.00
2,438.75 2,438.75
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Dead Dead Timber Timber o.oo o.oo
1,352.00 1,352.00 .oo .oo 6,689.13 6,689.13 61 61
15.00 15.00 6,765.13 6,765.13
o.oo o.oo Champion Champion o.oo o.oo Mill Mill
3.00 3.00 991.00 991.00 1,532.45 1,532.45 244.00 244.00
30.00 30.00 1,806.45 1,806.45
o.oo o.oo
Chadron Chadron Maint. Maint. o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00
413.00 413.00 413.00 413.00 -58.00 -58.00 o.oo o.oo 471.00 471.00
Chadron Chadron
9,557.49 9,557.49 7 ,574.89 ,574.89
422.56 422.56 20,664.00 20,664.00 122,542.07 122,542.07 1,813.90 1,813.90 75.00 75.00 124,430.97 124,430.97
tluff tluff al al o o Bil Bil 1 1
0.00 0.00 1,063.45 1,063.45 122. 122. 16,996.00 16,996.00 19 19 28,696.51 28,696.51 111 111 • • 00 00
15.00 15.00
28,822.51 28,822.51
o.oo o.oo Brownville Brownville o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o o .•. .•. oo oo 200.00 200.00 o.oo o.oo
200.00 200.00
o.oo o.oo Branched Branched o.oo o.oo Oak Oak
o.oo o.oo 29,370.00 29,370.00 95,963.43 95,963.43 so so 3,714.00 3,714.00
11 11 2. 2.
99,789.93 99,789.93
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Box Box Butte Butte o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 1,230.00 1,230.00 o.oo o.oo
1,230,00 1,230,00
o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo Bluestem Bluestem o.oo o.oo 45.00 45.00 o.oo o.oo 45.00 45.00 o.oo o.oo
45.00 45.00
o.oo o.oo
Bassett Bassett o.oo o.oo Maint. Maint. o . oo oo
78.00 78.00 78.00 78.00 o.oo o.oo 36.00 36.00
114. 114. 00 00
o.oo o.oo Ash Ash
Holl Holl ow ow
o.oo o.oo
0.00 0.00 4,535.00 4,535.00 6,787.84 6,787.84 529.34 529.34
7.50 7.50 7,324.68 7,324.68
Arbor Arbor Lodge Lodge o.oo o.oo
0.00 0.00 24,392 . 06 06 18,357.00 18,357.00 44,844.88 44,844.88
1,046.53 1,046.53
52.50 52.50
45,943.91 45,943.91
o.oo o.oo Alexandria Alexandria o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo
o.oo o.oo 1,729.06 1,729.06 o.oo o.oo 1,729.06 1,729.06
Rides Rides Rec. Rec. Other Other Income Income Permits Permits Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Income Income
& & Trail Trail Boats Boats Misc. Misc. Park Park Park Park Game Game Habitat Habitat Total Total
INCOME INCOME SUMMARY SUMMARY CONT. CONT. PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING
Major responsibilities include administration of several federal grant programs; comprehensive planning; special studies; local planning review; water resource project monitoring; and environmental review of all federally assisted developments in the state. Land and Water Conservation Fund The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 provides 50% federal grants-in-aid to the various states and their political subdivisions for comprehensive planning, acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation areas. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is supported by a portion of the user fee on federal areas, tax on motor boat fuels, the sale of surplus property and revenues from off-shore petroleum leases. About 85 percent of the LWCF is derived from these off-shore leases. Although no federal funds were received in Fiscal Year 1982, reduced funding was resumed in Fiscal Year 1983 and continued through Fiscal Year 1986. Of the approximately $531,000 allocated in Fiscal Year 1986, sixty percent or $318,600 was reallocated for local community projects and forty percent or $212,400 retained for agency-sponsored projects. All project grants are on the basis of 50% federal and 50% local funds (or state funds in the case of agency-sponsored projects). Over the past twenty-two years, the federal government, state and local communities have invested more than $73.7 million in new and improved outdoor recreation facilities under this program in Nebraska. The Land and Water Conservation0 Fund is administered at the federal level by the National Park Service from the Midwest Regional Office in Omaha. Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration act of 1937 and the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act of 1950 are companion programs which provide financial assistance to the states and territories for restoration activities. These programs are administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Sport Fish Restoration Program is funded by a 10 percent excise tax on fishing rods, creels, reels, baits and lures. The Wildlife Restoration program is funded by an 11 percent excise tax on arms and ammunition, and a 10 percent excise tax on handguns and archery equipment. To participate in these programs, the State must assent to the prov1s1ons of the acts. Work previously approved is performed at State expense, after which .75 percent of the State's costs are reimbursed from the appropriate federal aid funds. During 1986, these programs made about $3.2 million available to Nebraska for fish and wildlife surveys and inventories, research, land acquisition, development and maintenance, technical assistance, hunter safety training and aquatic resource education.
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· Environmental · · Impact Impact Statement Statement (E.I.S.) (E.I.S.) process. process. Deer Deer
Creek Creek
Reservoir Reservoir
Two Two
Section Section 404 404 permit permit evaluations evaluations now now underway underway will will be be subject subject to to the the full full
participate participate in in meetings meetings of of the the Public Public Values Values Group. Group.
related related to to the the Fish Fish and and Wildlife Wildlife Coordination Coordination Act, Act, project project
staff staff
members members
major major water water resources resources planning planning effort effort in in Nebraska. Nebraska.
In In
addition addition
to to
activities activities
The The
Prairie Prairie Bend Bend Unit Unit study study directed directed by by Bureau Bureau of of Reclamation Reclamation is is presently presently the the
Commission, Commission, and and Nebraska Nebraska Department Department of of Roads Roads were were reviewed reviewed . during during
the the
year. year.
Soil Soil Conservation Conservation Service, Service, Bureau Bureau of of Reclamation, Reclamation, Nebraska Nebraska
Natural Natural
Resources Resources
potential potential benefits. benefits. Project Project proposals proposals of of the the U.S. U.S. Army Army Corps Corps
of of Engineers, Engineers,
assistance assistance from from Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission staff staff members members in in
order order to to evaluate evaluate
construction construction agencies agencies responsible responsible for for these these projects projects
usually usually
request request
multipurpose multipurpose resource resource management management projects. projects.
The The various various federal federal
and and state state
Opportunities Opportunities
for for recreation, recreation, fish fish and and wildlife wildlife features features are are present present in in most most
Resource Resource Monitoring Monitoring
competition competition were were among among the the year's year's short-term short-term activities. activities.
categories categories
for for the the Nebraska Nebraska Community Community Improvement Improvement
(NCIP) (NCIP)
scrap scrap
book book
Symposium Symposium as as well well as as helping helping judge judge entries entries in in the the Recreation Recreation
and and
Humanities Humanities
the the National National SCORP SCORP Planners Planners annual annual meeting meeting and and the the
8th 8th
National National
Trails Trails
with with
other other NGPC NGPC divisions divisions and and the the NPS NPS regional regional office office staff. staff.
Participation Participation in in
programming programming reviews, meetings, meetings, reviews, trail trail studies studies and and
cooperation cooperation
in in SCORP SCORP
planning planning
Other Other
on-going on-going regular regular activities activities included included technical technical assistance, assistance, LWCF LWCF
assess assess the the economic economic value value of of outdoor outdoor recreation recreation in in the the State. State.
documenting documenting
trends trends in in recreation recreation participation participation by by Nebraskans Nebraskans
are are
used used to to
fishing, fishing,
boating, boating, camping camping and and swimming swimming for for comparison comparison
with with NASIS NASIS
1979 1979 in in
student student time time and and labor. labor. The The fall fall NASIS NASIS involved involved
tag-on tag-on
questions questions
about about
The The
Bureau Bureau felt felt that that changing changing to to a a fall fall survey survey would would make make for for
better better use use of of
Sociological Sociological Research, Research, and and it it included included the the "Nebraskans "Nebraskans Outdoors" Outdoors"
questions. questions.
schedule schedule
during during the the spring spring of of 1986, 1986, in in cooperation cooperation
with with
the the
UNL UNL Bureau Bureau of of
The The NASIS NASIS (Nebraska (Nebraska Annual Annual Social Social Indicators Indicators Survey) Survey) was was done done on on the the regular regular
matching matching grant grant program program started started in in 1965 1965 and and up up for for renewal renewal
by by Congress Congress
in in
1989. 1989.
D~cember D~cember
1986. 1986. It It considers considers the the need need for for continuation continuation of of
the the federal federal
LWCF LWCF
Outdoors", Outdoors",
the the President's President's Commission Commission study study report report which which
was was
completed completed in in
included included addressing addressing the the "Nebraskans "Nebraskans Outdoors" Outdoors" topics topics under under
study study
in in "Americans "Americans
Policy Policy
Plan Plan for for review review by by the the Technical Technical Advisory Advisory Committee Committee
(TAC) (TAC)
and and NPS NPS
The The
continuing continuing planning planning responsibilities responsibilities for for updating updating the the new·SCORP new·SCORP Action Action and and
Comprehensive Comprehensive Planning Planning
Nebraska Nebraska annually annually receives receives $19,000 $19,000 from from this this program. program.
the the States States for for activities activities designed designed to to monitor monitor or or develop develop
commercial commercial
fishing. fishing.
by by
the the National National Marine Marine Fisheries Fisheries Service Service and and provides provides
financial financial assistance assistance
to to
The The Commercial Commercial Fisheries Fisheries Research Research and and Development Development Act Act of of 1964 1964 is is administered administered
Federal Federal Aid Aid for for Commercial Commercial Fisheries Fisheries
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participation. participation. Commission Commission Parks Parks
and and
Game Game requiring requiring activities activities ongoing ongoing the the among among are are projects projects bridge bridge and and highway highway
state/county state/county numerous numerous and and studies, studies, corridor corridor line line power power state, state, the the throughout throughout
communities communities of of number number a a in in proposals, proposals, District District Resources Resources Natural Natural
projects, projects,
566) 566) - 83 Law Law (Public (Public watershed watershed small small Service Service Conservation Conservation Soil Soil Several Several
. . Park) State State Ponca Ponca to to
(Yankton (Yankton
River River Recreation Recreation National National Missouri Missouri the the to to pertaining pertaining meetings meetings agency agency -
inter
attended attended representatives representatives Commission Commission Parks Parks and and Game Game . . s Loui St. St.
to to
City City
Sioux Sioux - Missouri Missouri channelized channelized the the to to pertaining pertaining concerns concerns environmental environmental
address address
to to Iowa) Iowa) and and Kansas Kansas Missouri, Missouri, of of states states the the from from representatives representatives with with (along (along
Committee Committee Coordination Coordination River River Missouri Missouri the the in in participate participate to to continues continues Nebraska Nebraska
Nebraska. Nebraska. in in ecosystem ecosystem River River Platte Platte
the the to to
impacts impacts significant significant cause cause would would (Colorado) (Colorado) Reservoir Reservoir Forks Forks two two and and (Wyoming) (Wyoming)
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the the in in lieu lieu of of tax tax paid paid to to each each county county in in 1986. 1986.
the the Game Game
and and Parks Parks
Commission Commission since since 1977 1977 when when the the
habitat habitat
program program
began began
and and
The The following following
is is a a listing listing of of all all wildlife wildlife management management areas areas purchased purchased by by
agement agement Area. Area.
for for
a a bank bank stabilization stabilization
project project in in Webster Webster County County
at at Elm Elm
Creek Creek Wildlife Wildlife
Man
Wildlife Wildlife
Management Management
Area, Area, and and Niobrara Niobrara State State Park. Park.
An An easement easement
was was
granted granted
and and
approved approved
by by the the Commissioners Commissioners at at Bluestem Bluestem State State
Recreation Recreation
Area, Area,
Pressey Pressey
Requests Requests
for for powerline powerline easements easements were were made made to to the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission
named named Chalkrock Chalkrock Wildlife Wildlife Management Management Area. Area.
and and
80 80 acres acres
of of
water water to to the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission. Commission.
The The
area area has has
been been
An An
agreement agreement
with Antelope Antelope with Natural Natural Resources Resources District District leases leases 50 50 acres acres of of land land
acres. acres.
to to
Niobrara Niobrara
State State Park, Park, bringing bringing total total acreage acreage
at at
that that State State
Park Park to to 1,231.21 1,231.21
175.9 175.9
acres acres
were were purchased purchased at at a a Sheriff's Sheriff's sale sale in in Knox Knox County County as as an an addition addition
Area Area in in Howard Howard County. County.
Parks Parks Foundation Foundation
and and is is an an addition addition to to Harold Harold
W. W. Andersen Andersen
Wildlife Wildlife
Management Management
Another Another
donation donation
of of 17 17 acres acres was was maae maae to to the the Game Game Commission Commission from from the the Game Game and and
and and named named Eugene Eugene T. T. Mahoney Mahoney State State Park. Park.
to to the the
Game Game
and and Parks Parks Commission. Commission. The The
area area
has has been been
designated designated
a a State State Park Park
The The
Nebraska Nebraska
Game Game and and Parks Parks Foundation Foundation donated donated a a 420 420 acre acre tract tract in in Cass Cass County County
25-2504, 25-2504, and and 25-2505, 25-2505, Revised Revised Statutes Statutes of of Nebraska, Nebraska,
1943. 1943.
Public Public
hearings hearings
were were held held on on all all acquisitions acquisitions in in compliance compliance with with 25-2502, 25-2502,
Bi Bi 11. 11.
Redbird Redbird
Wildlife Wildlife
Management Management Area Area in in Holt Holt County County
with with
funds funds
from from
the the
Habitat Habitat
In In
1986 1986
the the Game Game
and and Parks Parks Commission Commission acquired acquired title title for for an an addition addition to to
Acquisitions Acquisitions
tracts tracts
has has been been purchased; purchased; the the others others are are in in various various
stages stages
of of negotiations. negotiations.
Twelve Twelve
tracts tracts
were were appraised appraised during during the the 1986 1986 calendar calendar year. year. One One of of those those
Appraisals Appraisals
accomplished accomplished for for two two communities. communities.
Review Review
of of
land land
appraisals appraisals for for political political subdivisions subdivisions seeking seeking federal federal aid aid was was
Appraisal Appraisal Review Review
hearings hearings during during the the past past year. year.
newals, newals,
payment payment
and and cancellations; cancellations; appraisal appraisal
reviews; reviews;
negotiations; negotiations;
and and public public
The The Realty Realty
Division Division
was was involved involved in in land land acquisition; acquisition; appraisals; appraisals; lease lease re
REALTY REALTY DIVISION DIVISION . IN LIEU OF TAXES PAID IN 1986 COUNTY AREA TAX ACRES ANTELOPE GROVE LAKE 258.52 160.00 RED WING 195.90 160.00 RED WING 269.02 160.00 ------ANTELOPE $ 723. 44 480.00 BANNER BUFFALO CREEK $ 633.00 1,236.48 CEDAR WISEMAN 521. 08 134.60 ___ t"'" ______------.. CEDAR $ 521.08 214.60 CHERRY ANDERSON BRIDGE $ 78.18 137.00 CLAY BLUEWING 49.28 80.00 BLUEWING 362.13 80.00 BULRUSH 41.40 80.00 GREEN WING 354.37 80.00 ------CLAY $ 807 .18 320.00 DAKOTA BASSWOOD RIDGE $ 0.00 40.00 DODGE POWDER HORN $ 1,547.42 290.00 FILLMORE BLUEBILL 368.92 80.00 SANDPIPER 923.46 160.00 ------FILLMORE $ 1,292.38 240.00 0 GAGE ARROWHEAD $ 0.00 320.00 HALL MARTIN Is REACH $ 91. 06 · 89.00 HAMILTON GADWALL 438.02 90.00 PINTAIL 450.68 203.80 PINTAIL 65.92 80.00 ------HAMILTON $ 954.62 373.80 HOLT REDBIRD $ 350. 77 400.00
HOWARD HAROLD WANDERSEN $ 1,004.92 255.00 JEFFERSON ALEXANDRIA $ 5.87 3.25 JOHNSON HICKORY RIDGE 771. 34 250.00 OSAGE 231. 00 50.86 OSAGE 481. 04 137.00 TWIN OAKS 584.22 118. 63 TWIN OAKS 365.90 105.00
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SCOTTSBLUFF SCOTTSBLUFF BUFFALO BUFFALO CREEK CREEK $ $ 871.04 871.04 1,083.52 1,083.52
SAUNDERS SAUNDERS JACK JACK SINN SINN MEMORIAL MEMORIAL $ $ 666.57 666.57 73.32 73.32
SALINE SALINE SWAN SWAN CREEK CREEK $ $ 0.00 0.00 160.00 160.00
RICHARDSON RICHARDSON KI KI NTERS NTERS FORD FORD $ $ 438. 438. 77 77 80.00 80.00
PLATTE PLATTE LONG LONG BOW BOW $ $ 741.80 741.80 467.80 467.80
PHELPS PHELPS WEST WEST SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO $ $ 21.08 21.08 71.00 71.00
PAWNEE PAWNEE
$ $ 1,494.22 1,494.22
440.00 440.00
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PRAIRIE PRAIRIE KNOLL KNOLL 529.88 529.88 120.00 120.00
PAWNEE PAWNEE BOWWOOD BOWWOOD 964.34 964.34 320.00 320.00
OTOE OTOE TRIPLE TRIPLE CREEK CREEK $ $ 80.00 80.00 476.24 476.24 · ·
NANCE NANCE PRAIRIE PRAIRIE WOLF WOLF $ $ 171. 171. 46 46 155.00 155.00
MADISON MADISON
$ $ 2,556.79 2,556.79 800.00 800.00
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YELLOWBANKS YELLOWBANKS 752.86 752.86 320.00 320.00
MADISON MADISON OAK · VALLEY VALLEY 1,803.93 1,803.93 480.00 480.00
LINCOLN LINCOLN
$ $ 995.62 995.62 991. 991. 94 94
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PLATTE PLATTE 624.46 624.46 241. 241. 60 60
NORTH NORTH RIVER RIVER 348.75 348.75 681.13 681.13
LINCOLN LINCOLN CHESTER CHESTER ISLAND ISLAND 22.41 22.41 69.21 69.21
LANCASTER LANCASTER
$ $ 2,680.22 2,680.22 482.45 482.45
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JACK JACK SINN SINN MEMORIAL MEMORIAL 423.75 423.75 93.19 93.19
JACK JACK SINN SINN MEMORIAL MEMORIAL 347.48 347.48 60.00 60.00
JACK JACK SINN SINN MEMORIAL MEMORIAL 288. 288. 72 72 30.59 30.59
JACK JACK SINN SINN MEMORIAL MEMORIAL 675.17 675.17 129.67 129.67
LANCASTER LANCASTER JACK JACK SINN SINN MEMORIAL MEMORIAL 945.10 945.10 169.00 169.00
KNOX KNOX
$ $ 2,118.04 2,118.04 oo· oo·
880. 880.
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GREENVALE GREENVALE 73.37 73.37 40.00 40.00
GREENVALE GREENVALE 254.67 254.67 160.00 160.00
BOHEMIA BOHEMIA PRAIRIE PRAIRIE 814.98 814.98 320.00 320.00
KNOX KNOX BOHEMIA BOHEMIA PRAIRIE PRAIRIE 975.02 975.02 360.00 360.00
KEYA KEYA PAHA PAHA THOMAS THOMAS CREEK CREEK $ $ 292.94 292.94 692.00 692.00
JOHNSON JOHNSON
$ $ 5,496.24 5,496.24 1,221.49 1,221.49
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TWIN TWIN OAKS OAKS 602.98 602.98 120.00 120.00
TWIN TWIN OAKS OAKS 2,459.76 2,459.76 440.00 440.00 SEWARD BURR OAK 661.47 138.50 NORTH LAKE BASIN 848.95 178.00 NORTH LAKE BASIN 1,142.63 160.00 OAK GLEN 2,257.03 458.00 ------SEWARD $ 4,910.08 934.50 SHER I DAN METCALF 256.72 640.00 METCALF 340.66 231. 80 ------SHERIDAN $ 597.38 871.80
STANTON RED FOX 266.68 200. OG· WOOD DUCK 1,251.20 240.00 WOOD DUCK 211. 60 40.00 ------STANTON $ 1,729.48 480.00 WEBSTER ELM CREEK $ 167.19 120.00 YORK KIRKPATRICK BASIN $ 536.76 230.24 SPIKERUSH 629.04 194.50 ------YORK $1,165.80 424.74 ------$35,600.88 14,908.69 Arrowhead in Gage County, Swan Creek in Saline County, and Dakota were ac quired from tax exempt entities, therefore, we make no in lieu of tax payment on those two areas. Leases The Game and Parks Commission currently leases 78 areas _through the Realty Di vision at a cost of $223,036.56. A breakdown of the types of leases and their costs during calendar year 1986 is: $ 3,001.00 14 Canoe Campsites $ 22,414.56 Habitat Areas, Fisheries , Grazing $134,344. 00 Office Space in Lincoln, Omaha, and Kearney $19,447.00 16 Storage Areas $ 11·~538.00 18 Tower Leases $ 31,250.00 Work Areas $ 660 . 00 Hangar Space $ 382 . 00 Post Office Boxes
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Parks Parks Commission Commission again again coordinated coordinated efforts efforts for for various various habitat habitat
projects projects on on
At At Harlan Harlan County County Reservoir, Reservoir, the the U.S. U.S. Corps Corps of of Army Army Engineers Engineers and and the the Game Game and and
agricultural agricultural crops. crops.
seedings, seedings, oats-sweet oats-sweet clover clover plantings, plantings, and and food food plot plot plantings plantings of of various various
included included tree tree and and shrub shrub plantings plantings (11,000 (11,000 during during 1986), 1986), grass grass and and
legume legume
$173,267.00 $173,267.00 has has been been expended expended on on the the above above areas. areas. Habitat Habitat development development
McKelvie, McKelvie, Bessey, Bessey, and and Pine Pine Ridge Ridge Forest Forest Service Service Lands. Lands. As As of of this this
date, date,
Wildlife Wildlife habitat habitat has has been been improved improved by by development development and and protective protective measures measures on on
U.S. U.S. Forest Forest Service Service for for various various habitat habitat developments developments and and protective protective
projects. projects.
In In 1986, 1986, the the Resource Resource Services Services Division Division again again coordinated coordinated efforts efforts with with the the
Program. Program.
above above road road departments departments for for their their respective respective efforts efforts in in the the Living Living Snowfence Snowfence
expended expended for for this this program. program. To To date, date, $140,000.00 $140,000.00 has has been been paid paid directly directly to to the the
program program has has now now been been discontinued discontinued with with D.O.R. D.O.R. During During 1985~ 1985~ $8,000.00 $8,000.00
was was
County County Highway Highway Departments, Departments, and and the the State State Department Department of of Roads, Roads, although although
the the
Agencies Agencies cooperating cooperating in in this this program program included included the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission, Commission,
establishment establishment of of living living snowfences snowfences along along selected selected state state and and county county roadsides. roadsides.
The The Living Living Snowfence Snowfence Program Program was was established established in in 1983 1983 to to encourage encourage the the
roadside roadside nesting nesting cover cover for for wildlife. wildlife.
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the the purchase purchase of of grass grass and and legume legume seed seed to to be be used used to to establish establish valuable valuable
cooperative cooperative Roadside Roadside Seeding Seeding Program. Program. These These counties counties received received
$22,000.00 $22,000.00
for for
During During 1986, 1986, a a total total of of 40 40 counties counties in in Nebraska Nebraska participated participated in in the the
Public Public Land Land Habitat Habitat }mprovements: }mprovements:
wildlife wildlife food food plots. plots.
bags bags (5 (5 lbs. lbs. · · each) each) of of seed seed mixtures mixtures for for individuals individuals or or groups groups to to plant plant
as as
by by mail mail during during the the month month of of April. April. In In addition, addition, the the division division distributed distributed
875 875
farmers farmers and and ranchers ranchers for for wildlife wildlife habitat habitat plantings. plantings. These These were were
distributed distributed
As As an an extension extension of of the the habitat habitat program, program, the the division division allocated allocated 43,800 43,800 trees trees to to
ranchers, ranchers, sportsmen sportsmen groups, groups, and and individuals. individuals.
governmental governmental agencies agencies and and groups; groups; and and technical technical assistance assistance to to farmers, farmers,
sporting sporting dog dog training training and and field field trials; trials; coordination coordination and and assistance assistance wi t h h
other other
technical technical land land reconnaissance reconnaissance and and acquisition; acquisition; the the provision provision of of facilities facilities
for for
and and the the Randall Randall Schilling Schilling Area; Area; fowl fowl cholera cholera control, control, nest nest box box management, management,
controlled controlled hunting hunting areas areas such such as as the the Sac-Wilcox Sac-Wilcox Area, Area, the the Clear Clear Creek Creek
Area, Area,
pheasant pheasant production production flocks, flocks, and and Elk, Elk, Buffalo, Buffalo, and and Bighorn Bighorn
Sheep Sheep
herds; herds;
The The division division is is also also responsible responsible for. for. management management of of captive· captive· waterfowl waterfowl and and
other other Governmental Governmental Agencies. Agencies.
Habitat Habitat Plan, Plan, which which also also involves involves private private lands, lands, and and lands lands under under control control of of
Management Management Areas; Areas; as as well well as as the the administration administration of of the the Nebraska Nebraska Wildlife Wildlife
development development and and maintenance maintenance of of lands lands and and facilities facilities on on State State Wildlife Wildlife
improvement, improvement, and and continued continued maintenance maintenance of of Wildlife Wildlife Habitat. Habitat. This This
involves involves
The The primary primary responsibility responsibility of of the the Resource Resource Services Services Division Division is is development, development,
RESOURCE RESOURCE SERVICES SERVICES
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wildlife wildlife production production public public hunting hunting and and and and fishing. fishing.
State State Wildlife Wildlife Management Management Areas, Areas, and and are are being being developed developed and and managed managed for for
cost cost of of $6,644,847.00. $6,644,847.00. All All of of these these lands lands have have been been added added to to the the list list of of
Since Since 1977, 1977, the the acquisition acquisition program program has has purchased purchased 15,584 15,584 acres acres of of land land at at a a
lands lands can can be be purchased purchased during during 1987 1987 when when more more funds funds become become available. available.
Wildlife Wildlife Management Management Area Area in in Holt Holt County. County. It It is is anticipated anticipated that that additional additional
purchased purchased during during 1986. 1986. This This acquisition acquisition was was an an addition addition to to the the Redbird Redbird
Due Due to to a a fund fund shortage, shortage, a a total total of of only only thirty-three thirty-three acres acres of of land land was was
ratings ratings for for acquisition. acquisition.
are are presented presented to to a a habitat habitat screening screening committee, committee, and and are are assigned assigned priority priority
reconnaissances reconnaissances are are performed performed by by Resource Resource Services Services personnel. personnel. These These recons recons
toward toward the the acquisition acquisition of of wildlife wildlife lands. lands. Each Each year; year; numerous numerous technical technical land land
A A very very important important phase phase of of the the Nebraska Nebraska Wildlife Wildlife Habitat Habitat Plan Plan is is directed directed
Wildlife Wildlife Land Land Acquisition: Acquisition:
programs. programs.
new new cooperators cooperators in in the the program, program, and and assist assist t~e t~e NRD's NRD's with with local local habitat habitat
cost cost share. share. It It is is anticipated anticipated that that the the Commission Commission will will soon soon be be able able to to enroll enroll
with with the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission to to establish establish local local programs programs using using the the 75 % %
There There are are twenty-three twenty-three Natural Natural Resources Resources Districts Districts that that have have signed signed agreements agreements
private private lands lands program. program.
enrolled enrolled a a total total of of 41,997 41,997 plus plus acres acres of of land land in in various various practices practices of of the the
shortage, shortage, the the program program has has 2,209 2,209 cooperators cooperators enrolled. enrolled. These These cooperators cooperators have have
Although Although there there is is currently currently a a moratorium moratorium on on new new contracts contracts because because of of a a fund fund
program program funds, funds, and and the the NRD's NRD's provide provide the the remaining remaining 25%. 25%.
Resources Resources Districts Districts across across the the state. state. The The Commission Commission provides provides 75% 75% of of the the
arrangement arrangement between between the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission and and participating participating Natural Natural
been been accomplished accomplished through through contracts contracts with with landowners landowners under under a a cost cost share share
on on farms farms and and ranches, ranches, and and to to enhance enhance or or protect protect existing existing habitat . . This This has has
The The Private Private Lands Lands Habitat Habitat Program Program was was developed developed to to create create new new wildlife wildlife habitat habitat
The The Private Private Lands Lands Habitat Habitat Program: Program:
and and food food plot plot plantings plantings of of corn, corn, milo, milo, soybeans, soybeans, sunflower, sunflower, etc. etc.
areas, areas, along along with with numerous numerous grass-legume grass-legume seedings, seedings, oat-sweet oat-sweet ~lover ~lover plantings, plantings,
during during 1986. 1986. Approximately Approximately 72,000 72,000 trees trees and and shrubs shrubs were were planted planted on on these these
on on approximately approximately 18,000 18,000 acres acres of of land land on on State State Wildlife Wildlife Management Management Areas Areas
Resource Resource Services Services Personnel Personnel completed completed numerous numerous developments developments and and improvements improvements
improvements improvements on on the the Harlan Harlan County County Area. Area.
the the Commission Commission has has expended expended approximately approximately $808,094.00 $808,094.00 for for wildlife wildlife habitat habitat
several several fencing fencing projects projects have have been been completed completed at at various various locations. locations. To To date, date,
seedings, seedings, and and food food plot plot plantings plantings have have been been made made on on this this area. area. In In addition, addition,
reservoir reservoir lands. lands. Numerous Numerous tree tree and and shrub shrub plantings, plantings, grass grass and and legume legume
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one one each. each.
site site of of seven seven trials; trials; Mead Mead had had five; five; and and Alexandria Alexandria and and Ft. Ft. Robinson Robinson
areas areas
had had
conducted conducted on on that that site. site. Yankee Yankee Hill Hill State State Wildlife Wildlife Management Management Area Area
was was
the the
trial trial area. area. During During 1986, 1986, 16 16 licensed licensed trials trials and and two two national national trials trials
were were
The The Branched Branched Oak Oak Lake Lake Dog Dog Trial Trial Area Area continues continues to to be be a a very very popular popular field field
General General Comments: Comments:
operated operated lands. lands.
a a point point of of interest, interest, 54% 54% of of these these trials trials were were conducted conducted on on
state-owned state-owned
or or
the the total total number number of of field field trials trials conducted conducted in in Nebraska Nebraska during during 1986 1986 was was 63. 63.
As As
conducted conducted National National Trials Trials on on the the Branched Branched Oak Oak Lake Lake Dog Dog Trial Trial Area. Area. Therefore, Therefore,
Shorthaired Shorthaired Pointer Pointer Club Club of of Nebraska Nebraska and and the the Nebraska Nebraska Brittany Brittany
Club Club
both both
there there was was only only one one Fun Fun Trial Trial or or Club Club trial trial conducted conducted during during 1986. 1986.
The The
German German
Club, Club, United United Kennel Kennel Club, Club, or or American American Field Field Club Club rules. rules. For For some some
reason, reason,
During During 1986, 1986, there there were were 60 60 licensed licensed trials trials conducted conducted under under American American Kennel Kennel
training training areas areas and and one one trial trial area area on on state state owned owned property. property.
leased leased lands. lands. And And the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission still still maintains maintains
three three
roster. roster. Three Three of of these these clubs clubs still still maintain maintain training training areas areas
on on private private
or or
During During 1986, 1986, a a total total of of thirty thirty organized organized dog dog clubs clubs were were listed listed on on the the state state
individuals individuals concerning concerning trial trial and and training training activities. activities.
and and individual individual dog dog owners; owners; and and (6) (6) personal personal assistance· assistance·
to to clubs clubs
and and
issuance issuance of of Recall Recall Pen Pen Permits; Permits; (5) (5) handling handling all all correspondence correspondence from from
dog dog clubs clubs
trial trial and and training training facilities facilities on on state-owned state-owned or or state-operated state-operated lands; lands;
(4) (4)
trial trial applications; applications; (3) (3) establishment, establishment, development, development, and and maintenance maintenance
of of
field field
roster roster of of all all dog dog clubs clubs in in the the state; state; (2) (2) review review and and approval approval of of all all field field
state. state. Administration Administration of of these these activities activities involves: involves: (1) (1) maintenance maintenance
of of a a
administer administer all all sporting sporting dog dog training training and and field field trial trial activities activities
within within
the the
The The Resource Resource Services Services Division Division of of the the Game Game and and Parks Parks Commission Commission continues continues to to
Dog Dog Trial Trial and and Training Training Activities Activities WILDLIFE The Wildlife Division develops management programs for game and nongame wildlife including big game, upland game, waterfowl, furbearers, nongame animals and birds, and endangered wildlife in the best interest of Nebraskans. Research projects involved in a variety of studies aimed at gathering information to assist in development of management programs. Research expertise is provided to other divi sion s such as Resource Services and Law Enforcement . Management programs are designed to insure adequate safeguards to protect the resource while providing maximum hunting, trapping and recreational use. Division personnel gather pre -season and post-season population data, determine productivity, collect harvest information, conduct banding studies, document habitat changes and estimate their impact on wildlife, gather baseline population information on nongame species, develop practices to protect threatened species and study non-native species to determine their suitability for introduction. The division is responsible for monitoring private game farm operations, controlled shooting areas, falconry operations and pheasant stocking programs through game farm operation at Wilcox and the day old chick cooperator program . Research Programs Work continued on a research study on pheasant production in ecofallow. This study is being conducted in northeast Lincoln County and 1986 was the second year of the three year study. Soil samples were collected and examined for shot, and livers were collected from birds that died in the spring and analyzed for lead. Work was initiated on evaluation of quail habitat today compared tcr 1970 data. Work was also initiated on the Missouri River to study effects of peaking and its relationship to aquatic insect populations. Other activities included routine hair, blood and tissue identification for Law Enforcement and serving as a consultant on chemistry and wildlife disease related problems for all divisions. Management Programs Nongame and Endangered Species A statewide census of Nebraska's wintering bald eagle populations was made in early January. A total of 462 bald eagles were found in the state. Field studies were conducted in western Nebraska to determine production and nesting requirements of the prairie falcon and ferruginous hawk . Banding of nestlings was conducted to determine mortality ahd movements.
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basic basic concepts concepts about about wildlife. wildlife.
teaches teaches young young people people from from elementary elementary school school through through high high
school school
(4) (4) Funding Funding was was provided provided to to Project Project Wild, Wild, an an educational educational program program that that
this this species species to to Nebraska. Nebraska.
released released on on the the South South Loup Loup River River in in the the ongoing ongoing effort effort to to restore restore
. . (3) (3) Eight Eight river river otters, otters, obtained obtained from from Idaho Idaho and and Ontario, Ontario, Canada, Canada, were were
State State . .
(2) (2) Bird Bird feeders feeders and and feed feed were were provided provided to to 100 100 rest rest homes homes throughout throughout the the
cranes. cranes.
River River for for the the benefit benefit of of least least terns, terns, piping piping plovers, plovers, and and whooping whooping
(1) (1) Funding Funding was was provided provided for for habitat habitat maintenance maintenance work work on on the the Platte Platte
were were implemented implemented using using Checkoff Checkoff funds. funds. Some Some of of them them included: included:
Department Department of of Revenue Revenue received received $10,000 $10,000 as as a a collection collection fee. fee. Several Several
projects projects
$97,260 $97,260 was was collected collected netting netting $87,260 $87,260 for for the the Nongame Nongame Program Program after after
the the
second second year year for for Nebraska's Nebraska's Nongame Nongame Wildlife Wildlife Income Income Tax Tax Checkoff. Checkoff.
A A total total of of
Funds Funds were were collected collected from from 1985 1985 Individual Individual Income Income Tax Tax returns returns to to mark mark the the
threatened threatened species. species.
diversion diversion project project to to insure insure that that the the project project will will not not jeopardize jeopardize endangered endangered
or or
A A biological biological opinion opinion was was completed completed for for the the proposed proposed Landmark Landmark Platte Platte River River
threatened threatened flying flying squirrel. squirrel.
monitored monitored in in an an to to attempt attempt determine determine ·the ·the status status and and distribution distribution of of the the
several several locations locations along along the the Missouri Missouri River River in in southeast southeast Nebraska Nebraska
were were
Artificial Artificial shelter/nest shelter/nest boxes boxes that that were were previously previously attached attached to to trees trees in in
determine determine size size of of breeding breeding population population and and to to check check production. production.
ground ground surveys surveys were were also also conducted conducted on on portions portions of _ _ the the Niobrara Niobrara River River to to
recommendations recommendations that that would would insure insure protection protection of of nesting nesting sites. sites.
Aerial Aerial
and and
Platte, Platte, Niobrara, Niobrara, and and Missouri Missouri Rivers. Rivers. Data Data was was used used to to develop develop
management management
Intensive Intensive research research was was conducted conducted on on least least tern tern nesting nesting colonies colonies located located on on the the
1986. 1986.
The The division division issued issued thirteen thirteen falconry falconry and and 22 22 coyote coyote aerial aerial shooting shooting permits permits in in
season. season.
There There were were 89 89 bobcats bobcats harvested harvested during during the the 1985-86 1985-86 · trapping trapping and and hunting hunting
animals animals were were analyzed analyzed for for age age and and reproductive reproductive performance. performance.
Bobcat Bobcat carcasses carcasses collected collected through through mandatory mandatory tagging tagging of of legally legally harvested harvested
reports reports documenting documenting sites sites used used by by whooping whooping cranes cranes were were prepared. prepared.
recorded recorded and and attempts attempts were were made made to to verify verify observations. observations. Several Several comprehensive comprehensive
Reported Reported sightings sightings of of river river otters, otters, whooping whooping cranes cranes and and swift swift fox fox were were
and and release release of of captive captive reared reared birds birds was was continued. continued.
Barn Barn owl owl restoration restoration through through artificial artificial nest nest box box construction construction and and placement, placement, (5) Materials were provided for construction of nest boxes for barn owls and kestrels. ( 6) Informational brochures were developed on whooping crane identification and the Game and Parks Commission's nongame and endangered species program. Big Game Table 1 shows the season dates and success for the 1Q86 big game seasons. Deer populations remained generally high as indicated by good hunting success and a record high harvest. Antelope permits were decreased due to lower populations. Turkey harvest was a record high during the spring season and slightly below the record in the fall.
Table 1. 1986 Big Game Harvest Summary Number of seecies Season Dates Permits Harvest Success Deer Archery Sept. 15 - Dec. 31* 12,022 2,605 22% Firearm Nov. 8 - Nov. 16 51,479 34,454 67% Antelope Archery Aug. 20 - Dec. 31** 149 11 7% Firearm Sept. 27 - Oct. 5 826 645 78% Turkey Spring Archery Apr. 1 - May 11 1,173 163 14% Spring Shotgun Apr. 19 - May 11 *** 6,258 2,365 38% Fall Archery Oct. 1 - Nov. 7 604 118 ° 20% Fa 11 Shotgun Oct. 18 - Nov. 7*** 5,319 2,839 53% * Archery season closed during firearm season ** Archery season closed during firearm seasons for deer and antelope *** Niobrara and Verdigre Units split into Early and Late seasons
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Archery Archery permits permits number number 12,022 12,022 and and success success remained remained high high at at 22 22 percent. percent.
starting starting September September 4. 4.
harvest harvest of of 34,454 34,454 and and 67 67 percent percent success. success. Second Second firearm firearm permits permits were were allowed allowed
to to be be the the Frenchman Frenchman in in the the southwest. southwest. This This was was a a record record kill kill with with statewide statewide
mTe mTe permits permits and and success success are are shown shown in in Table Table 2. 2. The The best best deer deer unit unit continued continued
Deer Deer Deer Deer numbers numbers continued continued at at a a high high level level in in most most areas areas of of the the state. state.
*Muzzleloaders *Muzzleloaders only only
Platte Platte R. R. Late Late 709 709 809 809 100 100 100 100 384 384 447 447 54 54 55 55
N . P . . River River Late Late 151 151 151 151 100 100 100 100 104 104 66 66 69 69 44 44
Keya Keya Paha Paha Late Late 1019 1019 100 100 674 674 66 66
West West Rep. Rep. Late Late 716 708 708 716 100 100 100 100 5.12 5.12 459 459 72 72 65 65
East East Rep. Rep. Late Late 414 414 409 409 100 100 100 100 277 277 249 249 67 67 61 61
DeSoto DeSoto Late* Late* 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 39 34 34 39 39 39 34 34
DeSoto DeSoto Early* Early* 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 57 57 33 33 57 57 33 33
Late Late Seasons Seasons
Wahoo Wahoo 3386 3386 3798 3798 70 70 70 70 2189 2189 2464 2464 65 65 65 65
Upper Upper Platte Platte 1282 1294 1294 1282 50 50 70 70 888 888 863 863 69 69 70 70
Sandhills Sandhills 2974 2974 2643 2643 60 60 60 60 1894 1894 1722 1722 64 64 65 65
Republican Republican 2667 2667 2582 2582 70 70 70 70 1923 1923 2011 2011 74 74 75 75
Platte Platte 2316 2316 2328 2328 50 50 70 70 1584 1673 1673 1584 68 68 72 72
Plains Plains 1350 1350 1545 1545 70 70 70 70 1002 1010 1010 1002 74 74 65 65
Pine Pine Ridge Ridge 3598 3598 3846 3846 70 70 100 100 2261 2261 2456 2456 63 63 64 64
Missouri Missouri 3204 3204 3462 3462 60 60 70 70 2027 2027 6J 6J 2241 2241 65 65
Loup Loup West West 2441 2441 2280 2280 60 60 60 60 1590 1590 1687 1687 70 70 69 69
Loup Loup East East 2591 2591 2854 2854 60 60 60 60 1532 1532 1703 1703 57 57 60 60
Keya Keya Paha Paha 2121 2626 2626 2121 100 100 100 100 1557 1557 1881 1881 73 73 72 72
Frenchman Frenchman 2652 2652 2881 2881 80 80 100 100 2228 2446 2446 2228 84 84 85 85
Elkhorn Elkhorn 3366 3366 3648 3648 60 60 70 70 1905 1905 2350 2350 · · · · 57 57 64 64
Calamus Calamus West West 2033 2033 2050 2050 60 60 70 70 1290 1332 1332 1290 64 64 65 65
Calamus Calamus East East 1960 1960 1952 1952 60 60 60 60 1134 1134 1180 1180 58 58 60 60
Buffalo Buffalo 2883 2883 2940 2940 70 70 70 70 2016 2016 2197 2197 70 75 75 70
Blue Blue 5644 5644 6227 6227 60 60 60 60 3539 3539 3950 3950 63 63 63 63
Unit Unit 1985 1985 1986 1986 1985 1985 1986 1986 1985 1985 1986 1986 1985 1985 1986 1986
Management Management Permits Permits Either Either % % Sex Sex Harvest Harvest · success success % %
Table Table 2. 2. Firearm Firearm Deer Deer Permits, Permits, & & Harvest Harvest Success, Success, 1985 1985 and and 1986. 1986.
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Harvest Harvest was was 163 163 gobblers gobblers in in the the spring spring and and 118 118 birds birds in in the the fall. fall.
Archery Archery permit permit sales sales were were 1173 1173 for for the the spring spring season season and and 604 604 for for the the fall . .
units. units. Spring Spring harvest harvest was was 2365 2365 birds birds while while the the fall fall harvest harvest was was 2839. 2839.
Turkey Turkey populations populations remain remain high, high, particularly particularly in in the the Verdigre Verdigre and and Niobrara Niobrara
Turkey Turkey
TOTALS TOTALS 1208 1208 826 826 902 902 75 75 645 645 78 78
North North Sioux Sioux 510 510 281 281 407 407 80 80 249 249 89 89
Garden Garden 80 80 37 37 49 49 61 61 30 30 81 81
Dismal Dismal 51 51 52 52 22 22 19 19 43 43 37 37
Cheyenne Cheyenne 41 41 40 40 26 26 28 28 68 68 65 65
Cherry Cherry 52 52 155 155 89 89 30 30 57 57 58 58
Brown Brown 25 25 15 15 60 60
Box Box Butte Butte 72 72 54 54 50 50 69 69 31 31 57 57
Banner Banner 299 299 285 285 257 257 86 86 245 245 86 86
1985 1985 1986 1986 1985 1985 Unit Unit 1986 1986 1985 1985 1986 1986
Management Management Permits Permits Harvest Harvest Success Success
Table Table 3. 3. Antelope Antelope Permits, Permits, Harvest Harvest and and Success Success for for 1985 1985 and and 1986 . .
taken taken by by 149 149 permittees. permittees.
The The 1986 1986 archery archery antelope antelope hunting hunting success success was was 7 7 percent, percent, with with 11 11 antelope antelope
compared compared to to 75 75 percent percent in in 1985. 1985.
Permits Permits were were down down 32 32 percent percent from from 1985, 1985, and and success success was was 78 78 percent percent in in 1986 1986
Table Table 3 3 lists lists the the units units open open and and success success for for the the 1986 1986 antelope antelope season. season. Antelope Antelope
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TOTALS TOTALS 5393 5393 5319 5319 2908 2908 2839 2839 54 54 53 53
Wildcat Wildcat 61 61 81 81 31 31 27 27 51 51 33 33
Verdigre Verdigre Late Late 804 804 806 806 436 455 455 436 54 54 56 56
Ve::rdigre Ve::rdigre 810 810 Early Early 815 815 521 521 510 510 64 64 63 63
Southwest Southwest 205 205 228 228 99 99 110 110 48 48 48 48
Round Round Top Top 1682 1682 1424 1424 811 811 578 578 48 48 41 41
Niobrara Niobrara Late Late 801 801 853 853 417 417 486 486 52 52 57 57
Niobrara Niobrara Early Early 932 932 1012 1012 536 536 616 616 58 58 61 61
Central Central 98 98 100 100 57 57 57 57 58 58 57 57
Unit Unit 1985 1986 1986 1985 1985 1986 1986 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986
Management Management Permits Permits Harvest Harvest Success Success
Table Table 5. 5. Turkey, Turkey, Fall Fall Harvest Harvest and and Success Success for for 1985 1985 and and 1986. 1986.
TOTALS TOTALS 6230 6230 6258 6258 2287 2287 2365 2365 37 37 38 38
Wildcat Wildcat 106 106 106 106 39 39 41 41 37 37 39 39
Verdigre Verdigre Late Late 801 801 804 804 301 301 418 418 38 38 52 52
Verdigre Verdigre 808 808 Early Early 815 815 427 427 413 413 53 53 51 51
Southwest Southwest 315 312 312 315 82 82 118 118 26 26 38 38
Southeast Southeast 121 121 239 239 55 55 112 112 45 45 47 47
Round Round Top Top 1927 1927 1801 1801 513 513 411 411 27 27 23 23
Ponca Ponca 154 154 153 153 49 49 46 46 32 32 30 30
Niobrara Niobrara Late Late 891 891 908 908 307 307 305 305 34 34 34 34
Niobrara Niobrara Early Early 1007 1007 1019 1019 467 467 46 46 43 43 · · 434 434
Central Central 100 100 101 101 47 47 67 67 47 47 66 66
Unit Unit 1985 1985 1986 1986 1985 1985 1986 1986 1985 1986 1986 1985
Management Management Permits Permits Harvest Harvest Success Success
Table Table 4. 4. Spring Spring Turkey, Turkey, Harvest Harvest and and Success Success for for 1985 1985 and and 1986. 1986.
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Squirrel Squirrel - Squirrel Squirrel numbers numbers remain remain fairly fairly stable. stable. Harvest Harvest was was 86,000 86,000 in in 1986. 1986.
1985. 1985. Harvest Harvest data data shows shows 143,000 143,000 rabbits rabbits taken taken in in 1986. 1986.
Cottontail Cottontail Rabbit Rabbit - Summer Summer surveys surveys indicated indicated no no change change in in rabbit rabbit numbers numbers from from
77,000. 77,000.
increase increase while while sharptails sharptails were were down down 21 21 percent. percent. The The 1986 1986 harvest harvest was was about about
the the grouse grouse breeding breeding population population from from 1985. 1985. Prairie Prairie chickens chickens showed showed a 6 6 a percent percent
Grouse Grouse - Spring Spring breeding breeding ground ground survey survey results results showed showed a 4 4 a percent percent decrease decrease in in
5,300 5,300 birds, birds, which which was was more more than than double double the the 1985 1985 harvest. harvest.
bird bird at at the the present present time. time. Harvest Harvest figures figures show show a a very very light light harvest harvest of of about about
Hungarian Hungarian Partridge Partridge - There There appears appears to to be be little little change change in in the the range range of of this this
harvest harvest of of 252,000 252,000 quail. quail.
4 4 to to 6 6 daily daily (possession (possession from from 12 12 to 18). 18). to Preliminary Preliminary figures figures indicate indicate a a 1986 1986
population. population. The The season season was was increased increased by by 4 4 days days and and the the bag bag limit limit changed changed from from
Quail Quail - Summer Summer surveys surveys indicated indicated a a 53 53 percent percent increase increase in in the the quail quail
pheasants pheasants were were harvested harvested in in 1986. 1986.
days days from from 1985, 1985, closing closing January January 18. 18. Preliminary Preliminary figures figures indicate indicate about about 461,000 461,000
increase increase in in the the statewide statewide pheasant pheasant population. population. The The season season was was increased increased 4 4
Pheasant Pheasant - The The summer summer rural rural mail mail carrier carrier survey survey indicated indicated a a 11 11 percent percent
Hungarian Hungarian partridge partridge Nov. Nov. 1 1 Jan. Jan. 18 18 3 3 9 9
Quail Quail Nov. Nov. 1 1 Jan . . 18 18 6 6 18 18
Pheasant Pheasant Nov. Nov. 1 1 3 3 Jan. Jan. 18 18 9 9
Grouse Grouse Nov. Nov. 30 30 Sept. Sept. 21 21 3 3 9 9
Squirrel Squirrel Aug. Aug. 1 1 Jan Jan 31 31 7 7 21 21
Cottontail Cottontail Rabbit Rabbit Sept. Sept. 1 1 Feb . . 28 28 7 7 21 21
seecies seecies Oeened Oeened Closed Closed Daily Daily Bag Bag Possession Possession
Table Table 6. 6. 1986 1986 Upland Upland Game Game Seasons. Seasons.
Table Table 6 6 shows shows the the upland upland game game seasons seasons for for 1986. 1986.
Ueland Ueland Game Game
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harvested harvested having having a a calculated calculated value value of of over over 3 3 million million dollars. dollars.
expected expected to to reach reach that that of of the the 1984 - 85 85 season season when when over over 250,000 250,000 furbearers furbearers were were
to to anticipated anticipated favorable favorable market market conditions. conditions. Harvest Harvest totals totals and and value value are are
expected expected to to receive receive a a significant significant amount amount of of attention attention from from furharvesters furharvesters due due
populations populations and and improved improved market market values. values. Raccoon, Raccoon, beaver beaver and and coyote coyote are are
Early Early indications indications point point to to an an increased increased harvest harvest in in part part due due to to good good furbearer furbearer
& & Raccoon Raccoon Opossum Opossum 5 5 Nov. Nov. Jan. Jan. 31 31 None None
Bobcat Bobcat 15 15 Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. 15 15 None None
Beaver Beaver 25 25 Nov. Nov. Mar . . 15 15 None None
Muskrat Muskrat 5 5 Nov. Nov. 15 15 Mar. Mar. None None
Mink Mink 5 5 Nov. Nov. Jan. Jan. 31 31 None None
Species Species Opens Opens Closes Closes Limits Limits
Table Table 7. 7. Furbearer Furbearer Seasons Seasons for for 1986 - 87. 87.
Table Table 7 7 shows shows the the season season dates dates for for taking taking furbearers furbearers and and bobcats. bobcats. Furbearers Furbearers Migratort Birds Table 8 shows t he seasons for migratory birds for the 1986 -87 seasons. Tabl e 8. Migratory Bird Sea sons , 1986- 87 . Daily Bag Possession Seeci es Inclu sive Dates Limits Limits Oeen Area .. Duck Oct. 18 - Oct . 26 100 pt. 2 bags Low Plains Nov . 1 - Dec. 12 Zon es 1 & 2
Oct . 11 - Nov . 30 100 pt. 2 bags Low Plains Zones 3 & 4
Oct. 11 - Nov . 30 100 pt . 2 bag s Hi gh Plains Dec . 20 - Jan . 4 Light Goose Oct. 4 - Dec . 14 5 10 Statewide Feb. 2 - Feb. 15 Dark Goo se Oct. 4 - Dec. 21 See Attached North Unit Oct. 4 - Dec. 14 Information East Unit Oct. 25 - Jan . 4 Central Unit Nov. 10 - Jan. 4 Panhandle Sandh i lls Special Canada Season Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 1 Canada by special See map permit Coot Same as duck 15 30 Statewide Dove Sept. 1 Oct . 30 15 30 Statewide Snipe Sept . 1 - Dec . 15 8 16 Statewide Rail Sept . 1 - Nov . 9 10 20 Statewide Woodcock Sept . 15 - Nov. 18 5 10 Statewide
Waterfowl Avian cholera again caused losses in the spring migration of duck s and geese in south-central Nebraska. This was one of the lowest ye ars with only 1,338 carcasses of geese and ducks picked up from the Rainwater Basin . During the fall of 1986, 1,303 waterfowl were picked up, most having died from cholera . A spring breeding pair count was conducted in the sandhills to determine the status of Canada geese . The count was made April 15 -16, 1986 . Results indicate 301 pairs of geese and eight pairs of swans.
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issued issued for for turkeys. turkeys.
were were
killed killed by by vehicles vehicles in in 1986 1986 compared compared to to 1,078 1,078 in in 1985. 1985. Two Two
permits permits
were were
There There
were were 1,184 1,184 salvage salvage permits permits issued issued for for deer deer and and one one for for antelope antelope that that
Salvage Salvage Permits Permits
in in 1985. 1985.
There There
were were 17 17 controlled controlled shooting shooting preserves preserves licensed licensed in in 1986 1986 compared compared to to nine nine
Shooting Shooting Preserves Preserves
Commercial Commercial game game farm farm permits permits increased increased from from 235 235 in in 1985 1985
to to
254 254 in in 1986. 1986.
The The
number number of of pet pet permits permits increased increased from from 604 604 in in 1985 1985 to to 671 671 in in 1986. 1986.
Permits Permits
birds birds were were raised raised to to eight eight weeks weeks of of age age and and released. released.
Nebraska. Nebraska. Cooperators Cooperators (310) (310) received received 35,000 35,000 day day old old pheasant pheasant
chicks. chicks.
These These
these, these, 4,315 4,315 were were released released at at eight eight weeks weeks of of age age on on state state
areas areas
in in eastern eastern
The The
game game farm farm at at Sacramento-Wilcox Sacramento-Wilcox WMA WMA produced produced 4,575 4,575 pheasant pheasant chicks. chicks. Of Of
Pheasants Pheasants
Game Game Farm Farm
in in 1986. 1986.
daily daily and and 30 30 in in possession. possession. The The harvest harvest survey survey indicated indicated
a a harvest harvest
of of 546,000 546,000
breeding breeding
population. population. The The hunting hunting season season was was 60 60 days days
with with
bag bag limits limits
of of
12 12
The The
coo coo count count survey survey indicated indicated an an 11 11 percent percent decline decline from from the the 1985 1985 dove dove
Mourning Mourning Dove Dove
County. County.
resulted resulted in in release release of of 582 582 goslings goslings in in the the North North
Platte
· Valley Valley
in in
Garden Garden
Production Production of of Canada Canada geese geese at at Sac, Sac, and and 100 100 goslings goslings acquired acquired from from Colorado Colorado
wild wild waterfowl waterfowl was was scheduled scheduled in in 1986. 1986.
production production
in in the the east east off-set off-set poor poor conditions conditions in in
the the west. west.
No No
banding banding
of of
Duck Duck
production production in in the the sandhills sandhills was was down down slightly slightly from from 1985 1985 and and good good
harvest harvest of of about about 63,000 in in 63,000 1986. 1986.
Preliminary Preliminary figures figures indicate indicate a a duck duck harvest harvest of of about about 220,000 220,000 and and a a goose goose