NEBRASKA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST 2018 Application List

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1 App Id Sponsor Name Project Name Requested Amount Upper Loup Natural Resources District Learning Center $68, Nebraska State Irrigation Association Water Leaders Academy $217, Ericson Lake Corporation Jetty Rehabilitation and Extension $137, Keep Alliance Beautiful Recycling Center Operations and Education Program $79, Lied Lodge and Conference Center Native Pollination & Migration Project $60, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Improving Air Quality and Health in Omaha with Better Automotive Repair $15, Cleaners Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Integrated Water Management Action Initiative $9,900, Nebraska Trout Unlimited Chapter 710 Dry Spotted Tail Creek and Wetland Project $275, The Nebraska Land Trust Incorporated Lower Platte Preservation Partnership II $650, Lower Loup Natural Resources District Cover Crop Impact Study $284, CAFÉ LLC DoCAV (Documentation of Clean Air Verification) $495, Lincoln Children's Museum Energy Efficient HVAC computer system $38, Board of Regents, UN - Kearney Initiating the Nebraska Conservation Apprenticeship Program (NE CAP) $264, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Sustaining Water and Wildlife in the Niobrara River Valley $1,000, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Increasing Awareness of Soil Health Improvement Resulting from No-Till $177, Practices Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Pilot-scale production of protein fibers and apparels from waste garments $211, and poultry feathers Board of Regents, UN - Omaha Glacier Creek Preserve: North Tract Initiative $880, Conservation Blueprint LLC Pollinator and Wildlife Fire Education $14, Loup Basin RC&D Cedar River Corridor Project III $92, National Wild Turkey Federation Forest Stand Restoration on Pine Ridge Wildlife Management Areas $105, Nebraska Community Foundation Loup River Prescribed Fire Training Exchange $342, Nebraska Community Foundation Rainwater Basin Watershed Restoration Initiative $315, Nebraska Water Balance Alliance PRECIP (Panhandle Region Evaluation & Conservation Irrigation $300, Partnership) Nemaha Natural Resources District Nemaha Basin Critical Aquifer Assessment Project $169, NuStyle Development The Landing $373, Twin Valley Weed Management Area Eastern Republican and Little Blue Riparian Improvement Project $143, Sidney, City of Solid Waste System Conversion $1,085, Omaha Children's Museum Forever Forest Nebraska Tour in Summer 2018 $87, Platte River Whooping Crane Trust Restoration and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Eastern Red Cedar Control $88, Platte River Whooping Crane Trust Big Bend of the Platte River Partnership for Habitat Preservation $201, Southwest Weed Management Area Western Republican River Healthy Habitat Project $215, Nebraska Wildlife Federation Establish Demonstration Sites for Innovators in Wildlife, Water Quality, $250, Grazing and Soil Health Across Nebraska The Nature Conservancy North Central Fire Coordination $345, The Nature Conservancy Demonstrating Energy Efficiency at the Niobrara Valley Preserve $175, September 12, of 5

2 Tri-Basin Natural Resources District Hydrologic Monitoring and Assessment of Upper Little Blue River Basin $168, Countryside Community Church Bridging Faith and the Environment - church campus as a restored, $125, biodiverse plains ecosystem Urban Bird and Nature Alliance Replace Our City Trees (ROCT) & Community Urban Forestry Education $226, Initiative Pheasants Forever, Inc. Corners for Wildlife $585, Quail Forever Mobile Prescribed Burn Unit & Education Outreach $96, Mid-Nebraska Disposal Recyclables Baler, Conveyor and Recyclables Collection Truck $299, The Groundwater Foundation Recharging Groundwater Education: Tools for Community Action and $120, Engagement Lincoln Parks & Recreation Department Emerald Ash Borer Intervention Project $100, Northeast Nebraska RC&D Early Detection and Integrated Management of Invasive Plants $98, Omaha Bikes Omaha Metro Major Events and Destination Bike Parking $54, Nebraska Recycling Council Recycling Equipment Grants and Consultation $866, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency Little Steps Big Impact $55, Nano Ag Technologies, LLC Water Stewardship through Nano Technology $64, Angels on Wheels, Inc. Electronic Recycling $123, Grand Island Area Clean Community System Electronic Recycling including CRT TV's $11, C-Pap Easy Clean, LLC Water conservation in nursing homes $452, Nebraska Public Power District River Flow Augmentation Delivery Structures $170, Cook Grow Sew, LLC Fostering Soil Health through Waste Diversion, Composting, Research, and $199, Education York Area Solid Waste Agency Baler replacement $101, Nebraska Community Energy Alliance Nebraska Flyway Community Solar Project II $729, North Platte Natural Resources District NPNRD Geothermal Greenhouse $31, AirLift Environmental Developing Innovative Treatments for Contaminated Groundwater in NE $40, High Plains Weed Management Association North Platte River Invasive Species Control Project (Phase 4) $500, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Protecting the terns and plovers of Nebraska and mentoring the next $83, generation of conservationists Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition Lewis and Clark Lake Sediment Collector Study $113, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska A Low-cost Biological Odor Treatment Using an Adsorption/ Desorption $220, Concentrator Unit for Reducing Sulfur Emission in Nebraska Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Expanding Environmental Literacy and Habitat Stewardship through $26, Outreach and Education in the Nebraska Panhandle Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Improving Natural Resources Through Invasive Species Outreach & $129, Management Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District No-Till Drill $32, Lincoln, City of StarTran CNG Bus Fueling Station $1,100, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Planning an Interactive Educational Experience at the Nexus of Conservation and Food Production $163, September 12, of 5

3 Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Reduction of Landfill Gas Emission through an Interim Cover with Co- $311, Extruded EVOH Geomembrane in Nebraska Landfills Nebraska Game and Parks Commission The Nebraska Oak Woodland Alliance II $350, Nebraska Depart of Environmental Quality UNL and NARD Liaison $132, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Assessment of CO2 storage resources in the Nebraska Panhandle in order $217, to improve air quality Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Connecting low-impact wastewater treatment to soil fertility management - $179, rethinking application of biochar Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Trees for Nebraska Towns (TNT)-Increasing the resiliency of NE's $767, community forest Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Greener Nebraska Towns: More Resilient, Biodiverse and Waterwise $498, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Improving the Cedar Canyon Demonstration Forest: Water, Soil and Habitat $103, Craig, Village of Old Craig School Demolition $15, Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District Long Pine Creek Watershed - Phase II Implementation Project $602, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Improving Water quality & Fish Health in the Platte River and Tributaries $442, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Home as Habitat: Transforming Community Landscapes thru pollinatorfriendly $379, planting Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Biocidal Treatment Module for Reverse Osmosis Membrane $80, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Impact of cover crops and grazing on soil health and system economics $149, North Platte, City of North Platte Tree Shredder $615, Little Blue Natural Resources District Little Blue NRD Oxbow Reconnections for Groundwater Recharge $127, Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Lower Elkhorn Real-Time Monitoring Well Network Telemetry Project $65, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska UNL-Testing Ag Performance Solutions (UNL-TAPS) $373, Pheasants Forever, Inc. Habitat Share $137, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Winter canola-field peas for water conservation in dryland & irrigated $11, cropping systems Iain Nicolson Audubon- Rowe Sanctuary Discovery Centers for Rowe Sanctuary $300, Lower Republican NRD Lower Republican NRD Rural Water Project $27, Fontenelle Forest Woodland, Savanna and Prairie Habitat Restoration $427, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Loup River Public Wetland Restoration II $110, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Alkali Wetland and Wet Meadow Protection and Restoration $130, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Melbeta Habitat Complex Expansion and Restoration $220, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Restoring Protected Habitat on the Lower Platte River $39, United Methodist Ministries- Missouri River Giving Grove Demonstration Orchard $10, District Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Estimation of Municipal Solid Waste Settlement and Landfill Gas Emission $330, based on Cone Penetration Test (CPT) with Hydraulic Pressure Tool (HPT) and Membrane Interface Probe (MIP) Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Rainwater Basin Protected Land Restorations $68, Nebraska Community Energy Alliance Connecting Nebraska Communities Driving America's Fuel III $566, September 12, of 5

4 Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln ReStore Habitat Lincoln ReStore Donation Program $53, Nebraska Conservation Education Fund NCEF Common Ground Program $176, Dodge County Pheasants Forever Dodge County PF No-Till Drill $30, Green Recycling Enterprises, LLC Recycling on the Go! $287, Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc. Trees for Omaha / Trees for Nebraska: Planting Native Trees in Response to $150, Emerald Ash Borer Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Cost-effective detection, mapping, and remediation of soil compaction in $240, Nebraska Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Transforming Manure and Cedar Mulch from "Waste" to "Worth" $329, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Novel approaches for controlling nitrate leaching- protecting Nebraska $164, ground water Firstar Fiber Corporation / Green Fiber LLC Nebraskans Investing in Communities' Economies/Environmental Wellbeing $125, (NICE2) Carson+Co Global Hear Nebraska's Lincoln Calling Sustainability Initiative $57, Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway Center Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway Pollinator Garden Project $189, Upper Republican Natural Resources District URNRD Stream and Aquifer Protection Program $750, Omaha, City of Thomas Creek Improvements - Phase 1 $595, Nebraska Cattlemen Wildlife Habitat Improvement Through Prescribed Grazing: A Private/Public $200, Partnership Lincoln, City of Lincoln Bike Share Expansion $405, Recycling Center Inc. Update equipment $151, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Inc. Nebraska Environmental Public Information/Education Minigrants $57, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Schramm SRA Interactive Exploration Center $300, Platte River Basin Environments, Inc. North Platte River Valley Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Partnership $120, II Nebraska Game and Parks Commission WILD Nebraska Program $100, Nebraska Community Foundation Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Partnership Special Initiative $158, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Trout in the Classroom $34, Nebraska Weed Management Area Coalition NEWMAC Counties Work Together on Invasive Species Control $42, Habitat for Humanity of Omaha ReStore Deconstruction Program Phase 2 $180, Save Our Monarchs Foundation NPPD Cottonwood Ranch and Brownville Pollinator Habitat Restoration $9, Middle Republican Natural Resources District Middle Republican NRD Observation Well Network $64, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Nebraska Master Naturalist Program: Volunteers in Action $68, Lincoln Children's Zoo Lincoln Children's Zoo Expansion $235, Loess Canyon Rangeland Alliance, The Grassland Stewardship with Prescribed Fire $160, Sandhills Task Force Sandhills Wetland/Grassland Conservation Partnerships II $125, Grand Island Area Clean Community System Household Hazardous Waste Facility $163, Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition Soil Health and Water Conservation Through Grazing Cover Crops $99, Little Blue Natural Resources District Puddles under the Pivots $208, Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Strategic Conservation of Rainwater Basin Wetlands and Upland Buffers $300, September 12, of 5

5 Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Natural Legacy Exhibits and Virtual Field Trip Outreach-Morrill Hall, Trailside, $175, Ashfall Northern Prairies Land Trust Expanding the Tallgrass Prairie Partnership $191, Lincoln, City of Eastern Saline Wetlands Project $265, Lincoln, City of - Parks and Recreation Prairie Corridor Phase II $150, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Pollinator and Monarch Butterfly Habitat Restoration on the Cowboy Trail & $50, State Parks Nebraska Cattlemen Leopold Conservation Award Video Project $10, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission NE Natural Legacy Plan: Terrestrial -Aquatic Implementation for Biodiversity $260, Conservation Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Rainwater Basin Wetland Management $75, The Nature Conservancy Fire Training Exchange in Nebraska $42, The Nature Conservancy Making a Place for Monarchs $42, Boy Scouts of America - Longs Peak Council Chadron State Park Tree Plant $15, North Platte Natural Resources District DAMP Project $126, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Field to Market - Nebraska Field Sustainability Assessment $15, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Enhancing Soil Ecosystem Services with Cover Crops $84, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Know Your Well: A Program for Agricultural Education & FFA Students $137, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Integrating the vadose zone for improved management of NEs ground water $107, quality Pheasants Forever, Inc. Grassland Improvement Program $150, R-3 Friends of Heron Haven, Inc. Environmental Education at Heron Haven Wetland Sanctuary $2, Omaha, City of - Heartland Bike Share Heartland B-cycle Transit Oriented Expansion $36, Five Rivers (RC&D) Southeast Nebraska Household Hazardous Waste Collections $54, Five Rivers (RC&D) Native Grassland Protection Against Invasive Weeds III $56, Total Requested $42,320, September 12, of 5

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