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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Coordinates: 40.834668°N 96.671812°W

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) is the

State of Nebraska's State agency charged with stewardship of the Nebraska Game and Parks
state's fish, wildlife, state park, and outdoor recreation resources. Commission
The agency is led by a governor-appointed member commission
consisting of 9 commissioners which directs agency management.
The commission is also charged with issuing of state hunting
licenses, fishing licenses, and boat registrations. The agency also
manages State Parks and recreation areas throughout the state. It
conducts public education programs for hunting and boating
safety. The agency is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Board of Commissioners Logo of the Nebraska Game and

Parks Commission
The agency is governed by a board of nine commissioners, with
Agency overview
one commissioner representing each of the eight commission
districts and one At-Large commissioner. Each commissioner is Formed Established in
appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature to a 1901, by the
6-year term. The commission meets six times per year.[2] The Nebraska
following is the current makeup of Commissioners: Legislature
Jurisdiction State of Nebraska
Dan Kreitman, District 1 - Wahoo
Dick Bell, District 2 - Omaha Headquarters 2200 N. 33rd St.,
Jim Ernst, District 3 - Columbus Lincoln, Nebraska
Norris Marshall, District 4 - Kearney 68503-0370
Robert Allen, District 5 - Eustis 40.834668°N
Pat Berggren, District 6 - Broken Bow 96.671812°W

Doug Zingula, District 7 - Sidney Agency Tim McCoy,

Rick Brandt, District 8 - Roca executives Director[1]
Scott Cassels, At Large - Omaha Jim Swenson,
Deputy Director
District Offices Website outdoornebraska
.gov (http://outdoor
The Game and Parks Commission operates four regional nebraska.gov/)
offices:[3] Map

Northwest District in Alliance

Southwest District in North Platte
Northeast District in Norfolk
Southeast District in Lincoln

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In addition, service centers that issue hunting & fishing licenses

and issue other permits are located in: Bassett, Kearney, Gretna,
and Omaha.

State Parks and Recreation areas

See main article: Nebraska State Parks
Nebraska Game and Parks
Among the park facilities controlled by the commission are the Jurisdiction within the State of
state's 85 state-owned parks facilities, divided into four Nebraska in the United States,
categories: highlighted in red.

State Parks – Areas of scientific, historic, or scenic value that are of sufficient size to be
developed for public use without infringing on the primary value of the area.
State Recreation Areas – Areas primarily of outdoor recreational value. All the state's water-
oriented parks fall into this category.
State Historical Parks – Areas primarily of significant historical value.
State Recreation Trails – Linear corridors of statewide or regional value designed for non-
motorized recreational use.

Wildlife Management
The agency manages over 250 state Wildlife Management Areas. The acquisition and maintenance of
these areas is funded entirely through hunting and fishing license fees. Primitive camping is generally
allowed in these areas.

Law Enforcement
The commission is charged with enforcement of fish, Nebraska Game and Parks
wildlife, boating, and other state and federal laws and Commission - Division of Law
regulations within the state. Conservation officers Enforcement (Conservation
patrol public lands including state parks, wildlife Officers)
management areas, rivers, lakes, and other areas for
law violations. Conservation officers are fully Abbreviation GPC
commissioned State law enforcement officers and can Jurisdictional structure
enforce all state laws and regulations throughout the Operations Nebraska, U.S.
state. These officers also conduct public outreach to
jurisdiction
educate the public on water safety, firearm safety, and
stewardship of public natural resources.[6] Size 77,421 square miles
(200,520 km2)
Population 1,774,571 (2007 est.)[4]
Law enforcement patrol districts
Governing Nebraska Game and Parks
Southeast District - Lincoln, covering the counties body Commission
of Butler, Cass, Douglas, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson,
Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, General nature Civilian police
Richardson, Saline, Seward, Saunders, Sarpy, Operational structure
Thayer, and York.
Headquarters Lincoln, Nebraska

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Northeast District - Norfolk, covering the counties Conservation 58 (as of 2007) [5]
of Antelope, Burt, Brown, Boone, Boyd, Cedar, Officers
Cuming, Colfax, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Garfield,
Greeley, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Loup, Madison, Agency Craig Stover, Law
Pierce, Platte, Rock, Stanton, Thurston, Valley, executive Enforcement Division
Washington, Wayne, and Wheeler. Administrator
Southwest District - North Platte, covering the
Patrol Districts 4 - Northwest (Scottsbluff),
counties of Adams, Arthur, Blaine, Buffalo, Clay,
Chase, Custer, Dawson, Dundy, Furnas, Franklin, Southeast (Lincoln),
Frontier, Gosper, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Northeast (Norfolk), and
Hitchcock, Howard, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, Southwest (North Platte)
McPherson, Merrick, Nuckolls, Perkins, Phelps,
Website
Red Willow, Sherman, Thomas, and Webster.
Northwest District - Scottsbluff, covering the http://outdoornebraska.gov/conservationofficers/
counties of Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Dawes,
Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hooker, Kimball, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux.

See also
List of Nebraska state parks
List of law enforcement agencies in Nebraska
Conservation officer
List of State Fish and Wildlife Management Agencies in the U.S.

References
1. "About Us" (http://outdoornebraska.gov/about/). 22 May 2015.
2. "The Commission" (http://outdoornebraska.gov/commissioners/). 22 May 2015.
3. "Office Locations" (http://outdoornebraska.gov/locations/). 14 October 2015.
4. 2007 Population Estimates (https://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html) Archived (ht
tp://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080918020433/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/popest/states/NS
T%2Dann%2Dest%2Ehtml) 2008-09-18 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
5. USDOJ Statistics (https://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/csllea04.pdf) Archived (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20081120062242/http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/csllea04.pdf) 2008-11-20 at the
Wayback Machine
6. "Conservation Officers" (http://outdoornebraska.gov/conservationofficers/). 2 November 2015.

External links
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov)
Game & Parks Foundation (http://www.nebraskagameandparksfoundation.org/)

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