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North Platte National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 5,047 acres (20.42 km 2).Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge is broken into four separate sections that are superimposed on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation–managed lakes and reservoirs.
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1958, is located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Iowa and Nebraska. The 8,362-acre (3,384 ha) refuge (46% in Iowa, 54% in Nebraska) preserves an area that would have been otherwise lost to cultivation.
Largest lake entirely within the State of Nebraska. Lake Minatare: 2,158 Scotts Bluff NE of Scotts Bluff Ogallala 650 5 mph Keith near Ogallala Maskenthine 98 5 mph Stanton North of Stanton Medicine Creek 1,850 Frontier near Cambridge Merritt Reservoir: 2,900 Cherry: near Valentine Midway Canyon Reservoir: 607 Dawson: south of Cozad Mud Lake ...
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NE 1992 4,040 acres (16.3 km 2) [273] Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Garden County: NE 1931 45,818 acres (185.42 km 2) [274] Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge: Cherry County: NE 1912 19,131 acres (77.42 km 2) [275] John and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge: Rock County: NE 1999 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) [276] North Platte ...
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska. This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list. Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have ...
The sale had resulted in a new name for the lake, Capital Beach, which later became Capitol Beach. [3] Capitol Beach changed hands several times. [3] The city of Lincoln considered, but ultimately decided against, buying the property and incorporating it as a public park. [3] The Lincoln State Journal chastised the city for their decision:
Partnering in the effort to conserve the Sandhills are the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, West Central Research and Extension Station, the Nature Conservancy of Nebraska, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, the University of Nebraska, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.