The Nature Conservancy, Nebraska Chapter

Community Services Fund of Nebraska

Member Agency

 

The Nature Conservancy, Nebraska chapter

 

25-Word statement

  Protects Nebraska's natural heritage by promoting the health of prairies, rivers and wildlife, combining the best available science with an entrepreneurial spirit.

 

 

Campaign code numbers:

State of Nebraska: 708P

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 6100

Lincoln Area Campaign: 6100

(Including City of Lincoln, LES, LPS, Lancaster County, SCC and private companies)

 

How we use your contributions:

• $25 helps a mentor travel to a beginning rancher's house to talk about sustainable grassland management.
• $50 helps to protect a bison and its habitat at the Niobrara Valley Preserve.
• $75 helps clear a riverbank of invasive plants.
• $100 provides an acre of native seed for a restored prairie.
• $125 houses a researcher for a week. 

A Story from our agency:

  Prairies. While they don't enjoy the same level of attention as say, rain forests, they are just as precious. There are hundreds of plant species and thousands of insect species in every prairie. Because no two prairies are alike, it's important to keep a lof of them around. Like rain forests, prairies are in serious peril. Of all the grassland  types in North America, the tallgrass prairie has suffered the most. At least 95% of it is simply gone. But there is hope. The Nature Conservancy is working to connect and restore the prairies that remain around the state, by purchasing land and conservation easements and working with landowners and policymakers to consider the needs of Nebraska's wildlife. Together we can ensure a healthier natural legacy for our state.