The Nebraska Forest Service (NFS), as part of the University of Nebraska, currently manages or collaboratively operates five forested sites in the state. Most recently, the NFS was asked to assume management of Prairie Pines—home to the state’s first conservation easement. Partners from a variety of organizations are increasingly turning to the NFS for its expertise in multiple use forest management.
These properties serve a variety of purposes:multiple-use
- Undergraduate and graduate research
- Hybridized hazlenut trials
- Applied agroforestry trials
- Public engagement and workshops
- Protection of biologically unique landscapes (as identified in the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project)
Cedar Canyon
Chat Canyon Wildlife Management Area
Horning State Farm Demonstration Forest
Timmas Farm State Ecological Preserve