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Rangeland & Wildlife Programs
Fencing:
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To exclude livestock or big game
from areas that
should be protected
from grazing.
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To confine livestock or big
game on an area
to prevent
trespassing.
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To control
domestic
livestock while
permitting
wildlife
movement.
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To subdivide grazing land to permit use of
grazing.
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To regulate
access to areas
by people.
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To protect stock
water
impoundments
from livestock
use.
Water Pipelines:
Proper Grazing Use:
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To increase the
vigor and
reproduction of
key plants.
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To accumulate
litter and mulch
necessary to
reduce erosion
and
sedimentation
and improve water quality.
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To
improve and
maintain
condition of the
vegetation.
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Increase forage
production,
maintain natural
beauty, and
reduce the
hazards of
wildlife.
Spring Development:
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To improve the
distribution of
water or to
increase the
quantity of
livestock water
supplies.
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Development may
also be made for
irrigation,
domestic,
wildlife, or
fishponds if
water is
available in
suitable
quantity and
quality.
Noxious Weed Awareness:
Wildlife Habitat
Improvement:
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To
create,
maintain, or
enhance suitable
habitat areas,
including
wetlands, for
food and cover
to sustain
desired kinds of
upland wildlife.
Prescribed Burning:
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To
control
undesirable
vegetation;
prepare sites
for planting or
seeding, control
plant disease;
reduce fire
hazards; improve
wildlife
habitat, forage
production, and
forage quality.
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To facilitate
distribution of
grazing and
browsing
animals.
Windbreak/Shelterbelt
Establishment:
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To protect soil
resources,
control snow
deposition,
prevent wind
damage to
farmsteads,
provide shelter
for livestock,
beautify an
area, or improve
an area for
wildlife.
Pasture & Hayland
Management:
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To prolong life
of desirable
forage species.
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To maintain or
improve the
quality and
quantity of
forage, and to
protect the
soils, reduce
water loss, and
improve water
quality.
Planned Grazing Systems:
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To maintain
existing plant
cover or hasten
its improvement
while properly
using the forage
of grazing
units.
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To reduce
erosion and
improve water
quality;
increase
efficiency of
grazing by
uniformly using
pasture units.
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To help ensure a
supply of forage
throughout the
grazing season.
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To improve plant
vigor and
quality and
increase forage
production;
enhance wildlife
habitat; and
promote
flexibility in
the grazing
programs and
buffer the
adverse effects
of drought.
Range Seeding:
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To prevent
excessive soil
and water loss
and improve water quality.
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To produce
more forage for
grazing or
browsing animals
on rangeland or
land converted
to range from
other uses.
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To improve the
visual quality
of grazing land.
Wells:
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To
supply ground water from different types of
wells, including domestic, irrigation, and
livestock.
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Construction and operation of these wells must
follow specific rules and regulations by the
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
for the protection of water quality.
Pasture & Hayland
Planting:
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To establish
adapted
cool-season
grasses or
legumes to
extend length of
grazing season.
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To produce a
high quality
forage product
and provide an
emergency forage
source.
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To
reduce soil
erosion by wind
and/or water.
Corners for Wildlife:
Brush Management:
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To improve or
restore a
quality plant
cover to reduce
sediment and
improve water
quality.
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To increase
quality and
production of
desirable plants
for livestock
and wildlife.
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To maintain or
increase
wildlife habitat
values.
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To enhance
aesthetic and
recreation
qualities,
create open
areas, and
protect life and
property.
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