Partners
The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department serves as the lead agency for the Prairie Corridor Partnership, bringing together more than 30 partnering organizations and individuals. In 2019, the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department was awarded its third $900,000 grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the project. In addition, the partnership has contributed significant cash and in-kind matching funds to the project, which brings the current total of committed funding to $7 million. Primary partners include:
Other Prairie Corridor Partners:
Many other agencies, organizations, and individuals have supported the Prairie Corridor with matching funds and in-kind services. These include:
- Acklie Foundation
- Acksarben Foundation
- Anonymous Donors
- Aspegren Foundation
- Assurity
- Claire M. Hubbard Foundation
- Cooper Foundation
- Dolezal Fund
- Doug and Alice Dittman
- Flatwater Group
- James Stuart Jr. & Susan Stuart Foundation
- Jane Raybould & Jose Herrero
- John C. and Catherine S. Angle Charitable Trust
- Lincoln Cares
- Lincoln Community Foundation
- Lincoln Track Club
- Michael Forsberg Conservation Photography
- Nebraska Home Sales – Rich Rodenburg
- Nebraska Land Trust
- Nebraska Master Naturalists
- Nebraska Tourism Commission
- Olsson Family Foundation
- Olsson Foundation
- Pioneers Park Nature Center
- Platte Basin Timelapse
- Prairie Plains Resource Institute
- Recreational Trails Program
- Save Our Monarchs
- The Nature Conservatory
- Tim and Judy Stiefel
- Union Bank and Trust
- Village of Denton
- Wachiska Audubon
Prairie Corridor Cabinet
The Parks Foundation has convened a group of nineteen community leaders who share the vision for the Haines Branch Prairie Corridor project. This Prairie Corridor Cabinet includes businesspeople, community volunteers, philanthropists, and others. The Cabinet will assist in fundraising, community engagement, and other aspects of the project as it moves forward.
Cabinet Members
- Chris Beutler, Co-Chair
- Mike Forsberg, Co-Chair
- Dick Campbell
- Brad Crain
- Michael Farrell
- Doug Ganz
- Eric Gerrard
- Tom Henning
- Glenn Johnson
- Mari Lane Gewecke
- Michelle Paulk
- Sarah Peetz
- Jane Raybould
- Cathy Rustermier
- Ray Stevens
- Art Thompson
- Sändra Washington
- Marie Woodhead, representing Congressman Fortenberry
- John Woollam
Michael Forsberg, Co-Chair
Michael Forsberg is a Nebraska native whose 20-year career as a photographer and conservationist has been dedicated to wildlife and conservation stories in North America’s Great Plains, once one of the greatest grassland ecosystems on Earth. His images have been featured in publications including Audubon, National Geographic, Nature Conservancy, and Outdoor Photographer magazines. His fine art prints are in public and private collections, and his solo exhibitions have traveled nationwide.
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
- Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, Sierra Club – 2017
- Nebraska Statehood Forever Stamp, US Postal Service – 2017
- One of the selected 150 Notable Nebraskans – 2017
- Environmental Impact Award, North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA) – 2017
- Nebraska Master Naturalist – 2016
- Legislative Resolution 627, the Legislature applauds and commends Michael Forsberg – 2016
- Mission Award, North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA) – 2009
- Conservation Education Award, The Wildlife Society – 2004
- Highly Commended in the BBC’s International Wildlife Photographer of the Year – 2003
- Award of Excellence in the Science/Natural History category of the 58th Annual Pictures of the Year (POY) – 2001
SELECTED SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
- ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
A journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability
http://www.ecologyand society.org/
Title: Capturing change: the duality of time-lapse imagery to acquire data and depict ecological dynamics
Authors: Emma Brinley Buckley, Craig Allen, Michael Forsberg, Michael Farrell, Andrew Caven