# From Habitat to Land Taxes: A Landowner's Conservation Journey

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Published: 2025-06-02T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Joining us this month on the podcast is a local Nebraska landowner, Merlyn N ielsen , to talk about his experiences implementing conservation practices on his farmland. From creating habitat to hunt pheasants and improve sustainability to a tip for reduced land taxes, Merlyn shares the joys and benefits of his conservation projects as well as some of the barriers encountered along the way. Resources: Natural Resources Conservation Service | USDA Farm Service Agency | USDA Seward County (NE) Pheasants Forever Dr. Andrew Little [ academic profile , @awesmlabdoc] Nathan Pflueger [ website ] AWESM Lab [ website , @awesmlab ] Nebraska Pheasants Forever [ website , @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne ] Watch these podcasts on YouTube If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us! We are dedicated to bringing important information and new ideas to listeners just like you. Help us keep WildAg going by donating to the podcast : https://nufoundation.org/fund/01155570/ Music by Humans Win Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin

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