Prairie Pines Preserve to be transferred to Wachiska Audubon Society
Prairie Pines Preserve, which is owned by the University of Nebraska Foundation, will be transferred to the Wachiska Audubon Society pending an early December closing. The 140 acres, located at 112th and Adams Streets in Lincoln, was donated to the foundation by Walt and Virginia Bagley in 1992.
The foundation has been leasing the property to the University of Nebraska, and the property has been managed by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) for agricultural and forestry-related research projects.
IANR notified the University of Nebraska Foundation of its plans to cease programming at Prairie Pines this summer. The foundation then began conversations with the Wachiska Audubon Society, named in the fund agreement by the Bagleys as a potential successor organization if the university ever ceased programming on the property.
The land is subject to a conservation easement, which will remain in place.
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The University of Nebraska Foundation grows relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives. During the most recent fiscal year, a record $388.8 million in new funds were committed to aid UNK, UNL, UNO, NCTA and UNMC and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine. In addition, 57,603 donors supported the University of Nebraska. Alumni engagement and fundraising are efficient, with the University of Nebraska receiving more than $7 in gifts for every $1 spent. Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future is its current campaign with a goal to raise $3 billion from 150,000 unique benefactors to support the University of Nebraska. More information is at OnlyinNebraska.org.