About Us
The Nebraska Grassland Alliance.
We are a community connected by a shared passion for Nebraska’s grasslands. We are the people, businesses, and organizations who live in, work for, study, and shape these landscapes.
In May 2024 and January 2025, nearly 100 individuals representing more than 50 unique entities—ranchers and landowners, tribal nations, wildlife advocates, conservationists, sportsmen’s groups, state and federal agencies, and rural communities—came together to craft a shared vision for Nebraska’s grasslands.
The Nebraska Grassland Alliance was formed to carry that vision forward. We welcome anyone who shares our commitment to sustaining Nebraska’s grasslands for generations to come.
Our Shared Vision
Our ideal Nebraska grasslands:
- Are ecologically sustainable
- Promote economic prosperity for communities and grassland agriculture
- Foster learning and nurture appreciation
- Inspire appropriate policy and leadership
- Support thriving and inclusive communities
Our ideal Nebraska grasslands are shaped by effective and adaptive grassland and ranch management. Through evidence-based, active, and responsible stewardship, we live in a healthy, resilient, and diverse grassland landscape.
While providing opportunities to access and experience nature, we foster learning that nurtures appreciation and motivates advocacy based on experiencing and understanding our grassland’s intrinsic values. Through this outreach, we enhance our efforts to actively shape policy that supports our vision.
Collaboration among all stakeholders ensures that all people are valued and included as we build community. Focusing on effective communication for inclusive and mutual understanding, we promote and support diverse leadership. We recognize indigenous knowledge while deepening partnerships with native communities.
We depend on successful generational, cultural, and knowledge transfer to promote economic prosperity for ranchers, grassland agriculture, non-profits, government and thriving communities.
What We Do
Guided by this vision, the Nebraska Grassland Alliance serves as a platform for connection, collaboration, and community-building.
Pillar Teams
Five teams, each focused on a pillar of our shared vision, connect people and ideas while leading collaborative work.
Alliance Gatherings
We host two in-person and two virtual gatherings each year (with more as needed) to share resources, celebrate successes, and shoulder the shared responsibility of keeping grasslands thriving.
Together, we strengthen and expand Nebraska’s grasslands for future generations.
Our Team Pillars
PILLAR 1: Ecologically Sustainable
Tracks the ecological health of grasslands and flags key threats like invasive species, land conversion, and missing monitoring tools. Builds shared maps, data, and definitions to guide the other pillars’ work.
PILLAR 2: Promote Economic Prosperity for Communities and Grassland Agriculture
Supports economic vitality for ranchers and grassland communities, especially young and beginning producers. Curates practical resources and gathers feedback to improve access to tools and programs.
PILLAR 3: Foster Learning that Nurtures Appreciation
Elevates learning and appreciation through education, storytelling, and curated outreach materials. Shares campaigns, interviews, and curricula that help people value grasslands.
PILLAR 4: Inspire Appropriate Policy and Effective Leadership
Connects leaders and information to shape effective, appropriate policy. Maintains a shared policy resource and coordinates updates, opportunities, and responses across the network.
PILLAR 5: Support Thriving and Inclusive Communities
Strengthens inclusive, resilient communities by building trust and social connections. Welcomes new participants and surfaces gaps and opportunities to deepen grassroots engagement.