Since 1984, tax deductible donations to the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund have helped the thousands of species that call Nebraska home. Wildlife Conservation Fund projects help those species considered non-game, or those that are not hunted or fished. Donated dollars have big impact, since Wildlife Conservation Fund dollars are matched with other grants, so that a dollar donated becomes 4 dollars for helping wildlife. The Wildlife Conservation Fund makes many types of projects possible, including:
- Improving habitat across Nebraska for our at-risk species while keeping common species common by funding projects such as prairie restorations and invasive species removal.
- Preventing future endangered species listings by funding reintroduction projects such as the now thriving peregrine falcon, by funding research to ensure efficient conservation such as a river otter population and genetic study and long-billed curlew habitat study.
- Education Projects such as Project BEAK (Bird Education Awareness for Kids) that targets grade school children about ecological principles such as habitat, Nebraska’s birds and adaptation.
- Connecting Wildlife and Nebraskans through projects like wildcams for the peregrine falcon, kestrel and least tern.
How to Donate
Buy a license plate
Show your conservation pride by buying one of three new license plate designs that benefit the Wildlife Conservation Fund. The new plates, available Jan. 1, 2021, feature a bighorn sheep, sandhill crane and ornate box turtle. Each plate is $5 or $40 for a specialty plate.
On your tax form
You may choose to donate all or a portion of your tax refund to the Wildlife Conservation Fund when you complete your taxes.
By check
Checks made payable to the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund may be sent to:
Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
PO Box 30370
2200 N. 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
Online
You can always make a donation to the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund through our secure website and selecting “Donate” at the bottom of the page.
Project updates
- Northern saw-whet owls
- Nebraska Master Naturalist Program
- Sandhills scenic byway
- Butterfly surveys
- Species conservation
- And much more!