Environmental Trust Funding Categories ▪ Habitat: actions to preserve or restore native habitats and areas critical to at-risk, rare or endangered species; other preservation actions for at-risk, rare or endangered species endangered species; other preservation actions for at-risk, rare or endangered species including actions to understand ecosystem relationships which inform sound management; including actions to understand ecosystem relationships which inform sound management; community habitat enhancement emphasizing native and ecologically appropriate plantings community habitat enhancement emphasizing native and ecologically appropriate plantings which provide food and shelter for wildlife; actions to inform and educate which contribute which provide food and shelter for wildlife; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category. to the attainment of this category. ▪ Surface and Ground Water: actions to preserve or restore lakes, streams and ground water from degradation or depletion; actions to research, design or foster best management from degradation or depletion; actions to research, design or foster best management practices; actions to conserve water and/or efficiently and effectively manage water use; practices; actions to conserve water and/or efficiently and effectively manage water use; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category. actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category. ▪ Waste Management: actions promoting and implementing source reduction, waste management or toxicity reduction; actions promoting and implementing the development of management or toxicity reduction; actions promoting and implementing the development of recycling markets; actions promoting and implementing reuse and other disposal diversion recycling markets; actions promoting and implementing reuse and other disposal diversion actions; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category. actions; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category. ▪ Air Quality: actions promoting and implementing clean air strategies; actions to research, design or foster best management strategies; actions to inform and educate which contribute design or foster best management strategies; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category. to the attainment of this category. ▪ Soil Management: actions and strategies to preserve, conserve and restore soil health; actions to research, design or foster the implementation and management of these strategies; actions to research, design or foster the implementation and management of these strategies; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category. actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category.

Watershed Watershed Projects of Trust funded watershed improvement projects: Examples of Trust funded watershed improvement projects: Upper Elkhorn NRD – East Branch Verdigris Creek Loup Basin RC&D – Cedar River Corridor Nemaha NRD: Iron Horse Trail Lake, Kirkman’s Cover Watershed and Turkey Creek Watershed PrairieLand RC&D – Shell Creek Watershed Lower Platte North NRD – Sand & Duck Creek/Lake Wanahoo and Skull Creek Watershed Lower Big Blue NRD – Swan 5 Watershed City of Omaha – Lake Zorinsky Watershed

Water Quality Activities Funded by the Trust : Best Management Practices Land Use Changes Livestock Waste Management Wetland Restoration/Enhancement Bank Stabilization/Sediment Removal Buffer strips Abandoned Well Closure Irrigation Improvements Pesticide/Household Hazardous Waste Collections

Education Activities University of Nebraska – Urban Lead & Water Quality Protection Project University of Nebraska – Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans The Groundwater Foundation – Blue River Basin Community Protection Project

Partnerships The Trust encourages public/private partnerships Need community support for large-scale projects – involve them in planning, project design, and evaluation Research all available resources for funding (NRCS, DEQ, NRD’s) – figure out who can pay for each practice and apply for funding

General Trust Applications Due September 4, 2007 Recommendations released Feb Awards final April 2008 Applications can be found on website:

Public Information & Education MiniGrants (PIE) Purpose: environmental education activities Purpose: environmental education activities Including: workshops, conferences, guides, pamphlets Including: workshops, conferences, guides, pamphlets $2,500 maximum award – quarterly grants $2,500 maximum award – quarterly grants Next deadline – January 3, 2007 (awarded Feb. 8, 2007) Next deadline – January 3, 2007 (awarded Feb. 8, 2007)

Contact Information Lisa Beethe Grants Administrator Nebraska Environmental Trust 700 South 16 th Street Lincoln, NE (402)