Nebraska Range

Range History of NE

100

What is the Nebraska state grass

Little Bluestem 

200

This research area was donated to the Univeristy of Nebraska on June 13th 1992, The focus of the facility is in grazing/range management, ecology, and range livestock production in the eastern Nebraska sandhills

Barta Brothers Ranch 

300

What year was the Bessey National Forest Established

1902

400

What year was the Center for Grassland Studies established 

1994

500

Name the President who deeded the Sioux County range to UNL in 1918

Woodrow Wilson

The Sandhills

100

Name the plant found in the Sandhills that is considered endangered at both the state and federal level

Blowout Penstemon

200

The overall economic impact of this animal to the state of Nebraska in 2017 was $14.30 million dollars 

Sandhill Crane 

300

Which Sandhills river has been designated by congress at a National Senic River 

Niobrara River

400

Which Sandhills county has the highest cattle population in the United states  

Cheery county 

500

Name the Sandhills town that served as a cattle trading post for the Pacific Railroad; the town was known for its rowdy cowboys, earning the title the cowboy capital of Nebraska. 

Ogallala

Guess that Grad Student

100

Which Grad student currently has 5 pets 

Miranda

200

This Grad students Mother's side of the family is from Alabama 

Matthew 

300

Which Grad student has owned a Chinchilla 

Karley 

400

Which grad student was the only person on their high school boys golf team

Kaitlyn 

500

Which Grad student has been playing piano since they were two

Alyssa 

Famous people of Range and Wildlife

100

The father of wildife ecology and modern conservation 

Aldo Leopold 

200

This was the first person to suggest the government plant tree's in the sandhills. This person also wrote the nations first textbook on Botany 

Charles E. Bessey

300

This person was a world- reowned plant ecologist and most famous research revolves around the root system of prairie plant and published the first American ecology textbook 

John E Weaver

400

In this persons book, they suggest that " plant formations go through developmental stages in a process of succession until they reach the climax formation" 

Frederic Clements 

500

One of the first two Range technicians for the Forest service 

Authur W. Sampson 

Wildlife

100

Name this bird 

Western Meadolark 

200

What is Nebraska's state reptile 

Ornate box turtle 

300

This animal was extripated from Nebraska in the 1900's but thanks to recovery efforts and planning the animal was reintroduced to the state and was taken off the Nebraska Game and Parks threatened species list in 2020

River Otter 

400

Name the animal Bill Cody became famous for hunting 

Buffalo ( proper name: Bison) 

500

What is the common name of these animals: 

Odocoileus hemionus

Cervus canadensis 

Antilocapra americana 

 

Mule deer

elk 

Pronghorn