Landowner Habitat Tour Schedule
2012 Habitat Tour Flyer - pdf
To register for any of these habitat tours
call Pam @ 308-850-8395
or email pgrossart@pheasantsforever.org
May 19, 2012
Carter Canyon Ranch Tour
Wildcat Hills Nature Center
South of Gering on Highway 71
1:00 pm MST
Discuss new public use opportunities on 27,000 acres within this unique landscape as well as inspect innovative practices that benefit wildlife: guzzlers, pine thinning, food plots, buried water pipelines, etc. Will include opportunities to view bighorn sheep.
May 19, 2012
2012 Wildcat Hills Days
6:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wildcat Hills Nature Center
Wildcat Hills Days brochure - pdf
June 6, 2012
Focus on Pheasants & Grassland Management for Upland Gamebirds
Harlan Lake Reservoir
Methodist Cover Shelter
Alma, NE
9:00 am CST
Look at results and discuss the different management techniques on grasslands management.
June 21, 2012
Improving Wildlife Habitat on Your Property
Legion Hall
Eustis, NE
10:00 am CST
Learn about Federal, State and local cost share programs available for habitat management.
Classroom work in the morning followed by a tour of local projects.
See management techniques being used in the area.
June 21, 2012
Pollinator Habitat and Plant ID Tour with a Master Beekeeper
Duncan Building
Unadilla, NE
1:00 pm CST
Tour a local native prairie to identify native pollinator plants and learn how
to improve habitat. A Master Beekeeper will explain strategies
to help pollinators and the importance of native bees to ecosystems and agriculture.
June 22, 2012
Diversified Pheasant Management
North Park
Lodgepole, NE
9:30 am MST
Look at several landowners taking a diversified approach to pheasant habitat.
We will highlight the use of grass plantings, shrub thickets, pollinators, food plots,
shelterbelts and wetland protection methods for attracting large
numbers of pheasants to relatively small areas.
June 27, 2012
Prescribed Fire and Managing for Wildlife on Private Lands
RC&D Office
Bassett, NE
8:30 am CST
This tour will highlight successful grassland management using prescribed fire
and cedar tree removal, along with how to get involved in conservation programs.
The workshop will also include a Plant ID session.
June 28, 2012
Invasive Grass Control and Quail Management in the Loess Canyons
Ranchland Gas Station
Maxwell, NE
9:30 am CST
View herbicide control of invasive cool season grasses such as cheatgrass, smooth brome
and Kentucky bluegrass. Discuss techniques to create better habitat for quail and
prairie chickens on native rangelands in the Loess Canyons.
Additional topics: tree clearing, prescribed burning, grazing management and upland wildlife management.
July 11, 2012
Focus on Pheasants and Grassland Management for Upland Game Birds
Sherman Lake Reservoir Wildlife Management Headquarters
Loup City, NE
9:00 am CST
Look at results and discuss the different management techniques on grasslands management.
July 11, 2012
Pollinator Habitat and Plant ID Tour
Community Center
Red Cloud, NE
10:00 am CST
Pollinator discussion followed by a tour on private land looking at various pollinator
habitat from 1 to 6 year old plantings. Plant identification will occur during the tour.
July 11, 2012
Pheasant and Quail Management
One Box Gun Club
Broken Bow, NE
10:00 am CST
This tour will cover grazing management, conservation programs, pollinator habitat,
prescribed fire and funding sources available to help you improve your wildlife
diversity. Get a firsthand look at these management techniques on some local projects.
July 19, 2012
Cedar Tree Removal and Grassland Restoration
Myrtle Hall WMA
Sargent, NE
10:00 am CST
Methods for removing cedar trees and restoring your grassland back to a diverse habitat.
July 20, 2012
Available Wildlife Habitat Programs in Western Nebraska
Ole's Big Game Steakhouse
Paxton, NE
11:00 am MST
This tour will focus on USDA, State, and local habitat programs available to
landowners in Western Nebraska. The following programs will be highlighted:
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Conservation Reserve Program (CRP),
Wild Nebraska, and Corners For Wildlife.
August 4, 2012
Pheasant and Quail Habitat Improvement
Seward USDA Office
Seward, NE
9:30 am CST
Visit several properties that are actively managing for pheasants and quail to discuss habitat improvements.
August 16, 2012
Rangeland Management Workshop
Mid-Plains Community Collete
Broken Bow, NE
9:00 am CST
Learn about how appropriate grazing management systems can benefit widllife
and increase your profit margin. Sessions will include rangeland plant ID, prairie
grouse management and a demonstration of tree removal contractors and equipment.
August 16, 2012
Habitat Management on a Landscape Scale
Meet at City Park, "Wildwood Acres"
Verdigre, NE
9:00 am CST
MCM, brush management, fire and grazing will be displayed and
compared on public and private lands where a combination of conservation efforts
(public lands, CRP SAFE, EQIP, WRP and Legacy Initiative) are attempting to address
key issues on a multispecies, multi-land use level.