Quail Forever and Pheasants Forever, along with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency, will host 56 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up informational meetings for landowners during the upcoming sign-up period. The
CRP general sign-up will be held Dec. 1, 2015 through Feb. 26, 2016.
CRP remains the gold standard program for creating upland habitat for quail,
pheasants and other wildlife in Nebraska. In addition to wildlife habitat, CRP provides landowners with many benefits. “CRP continues to evolve. With competitive rental rates, the ability to enroll partial fields and haying and grazing options for management, landowners will want to attend a local meeting and learn how voluntary conservation programs can work to increase farm and ranch income,” says Kelsi Wehrman,
Pheasants Forever and
Quail Forever’s state coordinator in Nebraska. Landowners are encouraged to RSVP for an event by contacting their local
USDA Service Center or their local Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Farm Bill wildlife biologist.
CRP general sign-up information meetings will focus on eligibility and the CRP sign-up process, as well as updates to CRP mid-contract management. Presentations will also cover various CRP practices, updated rental rates, and public access / additional incentive opportunities.
CRP Informational Meetings by County
| COUNTY |
Date |
Time |
Address |
| Antelope |
Jan. 14 |
7:00-9:00pm CST |
UNL Extension Service - Neligh |
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501 Main St. Suite 98 |
| Boone |
Jan. 5 |
7:00-9:00pm CST |
Cornerstone Bank - Albion |
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240 S 3rd. St. |
| Box Butte |
Jan. 7 |
11:00-2:00 MST |
Alliance Public Library - Alliance |
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1750 Sweetwater Ave. |
| Buffalo |
Jan. 19 |
12:00-2:00pm CST |
Community Building - Ravenna |
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301 Alba Ave. |
| Buffalo |
Jan. 21 |
12:00-2:00pm CST |
Community Building - Amherst |
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110 N Main St. |
| Burt |
Jan. 5 |
12:00-1:30pm CST |
1st National Bank - Tekamah |
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Northeast 448 South 13th St. |
| Burt |
Jan. 7 |
6:00-8:00pm CST |
City Auditorium (Rosen Rm.) - Oakland |
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401 N. Oakland Ave. |
| Butler |
Jan. 7 |
1:00-2:30pm CST |
Hruska Memorial Public Library - David City |
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399 5th St. |
| Cedar |
Jan. 7 |
12:00-2:00pm CST |
Auditorium - Hartington |
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101 N. Broadway |
| Chase |
Dec. 3 |
11:00-1:00 MST |
MPCC Ext Campus - Imperial |
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1324 Broadway St. |
| Cheyenne |
Jan. 13 |
11:00-2:00 MST |
South Platte NRD - Sidney |
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551 Parkland Dr. |
| Clay |
Jan. 13 |
7:00-9:00pm CST |
Extension Office - Clay Center |
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322 Grant Ave. |
| Colfax |
Jan. 13 |
1:00-2:30pm CST |
Schuyler Golf Club - Schuyler |
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295 Higgins Dr. |
| Cuming |
Jan. 14 |
1:00-2:30pm CST |
Pizza Ranch - West Point |
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245 S Main St. |
| Custer |
Jan. 20 |
12:00-2:00pm CST |
Mid-Plains Community College - Broken Bow |
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2520 South E St. |
| Dawes |
Jan. 8 |
11:00-2:00 MST |
Country Kitchen - Chadron |
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1250 10th St W |
| Dixon |
Jan. 7 |
6:00-8:00pm CST |
Ponca State Park - Ponca |
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88090 Spur 26E |
| Dodge |
Jan. 12 |
1:00-2:30pm CST |
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Hooper |
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108 N Main St. |
| Douglas/Sarpy |
Jan. 13 |
12:00-1:30pm CST |
Papio-Missouri River NRD - Omaha |
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901 S. 154 St. |
| Dundy |
Dec. 2 |
11:00-1:00 MST |
Farm Bureau Office - Benkelman |
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1303 A St. |
| Franklin |
Jan. 7 |
11:30-1:30 CST |
Franklin Country Club - Franklin |
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Hwy 136 |
| Frontier |
Jan. 11 |
9:30-11:00am CST |
Ag Valley Coop - Curtis |
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202 W. 2nd St. |
| Furnas |
Jan. 11 |
1:00-3:00pm CST |
Community Center - Cambridge |
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722 Patterson St. |
| Harlan |
Jan. 6 |
12:00-2:00pm CST |
Johnson Center - Alma |
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509 Main St. |
| Hayes |
Jan. 13 |
6:00-7:30pm CST |
American Legion Hall - Hayes Center |
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73297 Ave 369 |
| Hitchcock |
Jan. 14 |
3:00-4:30pm CST |
USDA Service Center - Trenton |
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36465 US HWY 34 |
| Holt |
Jan. 6 |
3:00-5:00pm CST |
UNL Extension Service - O'Neill |
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128 N. 6th St. Suite 100 |
| Howard |
Jan. 7 |
5:30-7:30pm CST |
The Gathering Place - St. Paul |
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612 Howard Ave. |
| Jefferson |
Jan. 6 |
7:00-9:00pm CST |
Union Bank - Fairbury |
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1313 K St. |
| Johnson |
Jan. 21 |
1:30-3:00pm CST |
Nemaha NRD - Tecumseh |
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62161 US-136 |
| Kearney |
Jan. 12 |
12:00-1:30pm CST |
USDA Service Center - Minden |
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1005 S Brown Ave. |
| Keith |
Jan. 5 |
5:30-8:00pm MST |
ESU 16 Building - Ogallala |
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3145 W 1st St. |
| Kimball |
Nov. 17 |
7:00-11:00am MST |
Eagles Club - Kimball |
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218 S Chestnut St. |
| Knox |
Jan. 13 |
10:00am-12:00 CST |
Community Center - Bloomfield |
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101 S. Broadway |
| Lancaster |
Jan. 28 |
5:30-7:00pm CST |
UNL Extension - Lincoln |
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444 Cherrycreek Rd |
| Lincoln |
Jan. 4 |
5:30-8:00pm CST |
Wallace VFD - Wallace |
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118 N Commercial Ave. |
| Lincoln |
Jan. 12 |
5:30-8:00pm CST |
UNL Extension: WCREC Auditorium - North Platte |
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348 E State Farm Rd. |
| Logan |
Jan. 7 |
5:30-8:00pm CST |
Community Center - Stapleton |
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236 Main St. |
| Madison |
Jan. 5 |
12:00-3:00pm CST |
Lifelong Learning Center - Norfolk |
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801 E. Benjamin Ave. |
| Merrick |
Jan. 20 |
3:00-5:00pm CST |
Merrick Foundation - Central City |
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1530 17th Ave. |
| Morrill |
Jan. 12 |
11:00am-2:00 MST |
USDA Service Center - Bridgeport |
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902 Main St. |
| Nuckolls |
Jan. 6 |
12:00-2:00pm CST |
Community Center - Nelson |
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333 S Main St. |
| Pawnee |
Jan. 20 |
1:30-3:00pm CST |
Pawnee City Library - Pawnee City |
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735 8th St. |
| Perkins |
Dec. 8 |
9:00-11:00am MST |
USDA Service Center - Grant |
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927 Central Ave. |
| Red Willow |
Jan. 12 |
6:00-7:30pm CST |
4H Building - McCook |
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1412 West 5th St. |
| Richardson |
Jan. 12 |
1:30-3:00pm CST |
TBD - Falls City |
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TBD |
| Saunders |
Jan. 12 |
7:00-8:30pm CST |
Lower Platte North NRD - Wahoo |
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511 Commercial Park Rd. |
| Scottsbluff |
Jan. 6 |
1:30-3:30pm MST |
North Platte NRD - Scottsbluff |
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100547 Airport Rd. |
| Seward |
Jan. 7 |
7:00-8:30pm CST |
Cattle National Bank & Trust - Seward |
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104 S 5th St. |
| Sheridan |
Jan. 5 |
11:00am-2:00 MST |
Legion Club - Rushville |
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206 Sprague St. |
| Thayer |
Jan. 11 |
7:00-9:00pm CST |
Statsney Community Center - Hebron |
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1350 Dove Rd. |
| Valley |
Jan. 21 |
5:30-7:00pm CST |
Lower Loup NRD - Ord |
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2620 Airport Dr. |
| Washington |
Jan. 11 |
12:00-1:30pm CST |
USDA Service Center - Blair |
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1060 Wilbur St. |
| Wayne |
Jan. 13 |
6:00-8:00pm CST |
The Max - Wayne |
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109 Main St. |
| Webster |
Jan. 13 |
11:00am-1:00 CST |
Community Senior Center - Blue Hill |
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555 W Gage St. |
| Wheeler |
Jan. 12 |
3:00-5:00pm CST |
Fairgrounds - Bartlett |
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The CRP informational meetings are made possible through funding from the
Nebraska Environmental Trust.
Conservation Reserve Program
The
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a land conservation program administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Contracts for land enrolled in CRP are 10-15 years in length. The long-term goal of the program is to re-establish valuable land cover to help improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat.
About Quail Forever
Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division,
Quail Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have more than 140,000 members and 700 local chapters across the United States and Canada. Chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their locally raised conservation funds are spent; the only national conservation organization that operates through this truly grassroots structure. Since creation in 1982, Pheasants Forever has spent $577 million on 489,000 habitat projects benefiting over 12 million acres nationwide.