The University of Nebraska at Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources is a key partner in the project. The initial focus of research will be on pollinators and the design of the corridor for habitat diversity. There has been an alarming decline of pollinator species that has recently gained national attention, with action by the White House to expand Federal efforts to reverse losses and help restore populations to healthy levels. The Nebraska Wildlife Action Plan identifies loss of pollinators as a key stress specific to the Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion. Research is anticipated to examine how to increase pollinator species in the design and management of prairie reconstruction, and to monitor plant and/or pollinator species abundance and richness as indicators of habitat that is most supportive of a high pollinator diversity (including honey bees, native bees, and butterflies).