Commissioners to consider funding for community outdoor projects

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider awarding funds for community outdoor projects when it meets Jan. 23 in Lincoln.

Commissioners will consider staff recommendations to approve grants for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside Assistance Program and outdoor trail projects for federal funding through the Recreational Trails Program.

The meeting will start at 8 a.m. at Commission headquarters, 2200 N. 33rd St.

Also on the agenda are staff recommendations that the Commission:

• approve and adopt the 2026-2028 Focus on the Future Strategic Plan;
• approve an increase to the Cash Change Funds to assist with park operations, activities and events;
• approve a permanent easement request from Dawson Public Power District for installation of an overhead power line at Cozad Wildlife Management Area in Dawson County; and
• approve a right-of-way easement request from Omaha Public Power District for construction that falls outside the easement established in March 2025 for overhead power lines at Louisville State Recreation Area in Cass County.

Wildlife staff will give reports on depredation from 2025 and chronic wasting disease results from the November Firearm deer season.

There also will be a presentation on employee recognition awards, a preview of agency priority messages for 2026 and a look back at five years of Reptile Month in Nebraska.

A presentation will be given about the Nebraska conservation officers’ 125^th anniversary in 2026 and the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association conference they will host to celebrate it.

Commissioners also will elect officers for the year.

To view a complete agenda, visit OutdoorNebraska.gov and search for “public notices.” To view proposed changes to Commission regulations and orders, search for “regulations.”