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Conservation license plates

In January of 2021, Game and Parks created four new specialty license plates available at the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. These funds support conservation of Nebraska’s at-risk, threatened and endangered species, trail maintenance in Nebraska’s state parks and youth education programs relating to Nebraska wildlife conservation practices.

Wildlife conservation plates

Three new plate designs featuring a bighorn sheep, sandhill crane and ornate box turtle will benefit the Wildlife Conservation Fund. The fund supports conservation of at-risk, threatened and endangered species in Nebraska. Wildlife Conservation Fund dollars are matched with other grants, so a dollar donated becomes 4 dollars for helping wildlife.

Each plate will be $5 or $40 for a specialty plate. The entire $5 fee goes directly to the Wildlife Conservation Fund; of the $40 fee, $30 goes to the conservation fund and $10 goes to the DMV Cash Fund.

Nebraska license plate with a sandhill crane on it
Nebraska license plate with bighorn sheep on it.
Nebraska license plate with a turtle on it.

Bike/Walk Nebraska

A new trail-themed plate championed by Bike/Walk Nebraska will benefit state parks’ trails maintenance. Nebraska has hundreds of miles of trails, including hiking, biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and water trails. Learn more about the trails we manage.

Each plate will be $5 or $40 for a specialty plate. The entire $5 fee goes directly to the Game and Parks State Park Improvement and Maintenance Fund; of the $40 fee, $30 goes to the improvement and maintenance fund and $10 goes to the DMV Cash Fund.

Nebraska license plate with a graphic of green landscape and text "The Good Life is Outside"

Mountain lion conservation plates

Mountain lion conservation plates, introduced in 2016, benefit the Game and Parks education fund. The fund receives a portion of the plate’s fees to provide youth education programs relating to wildlife conservation practices. Learn more about education efforts. 

Each plate will be $5 or $40 for a specialty plate. The entire $5 fee goes directly to the Game and Parks Commission Education Fund; of the $40 fee, $30 goes to the education fund and $10 goes to the DMV Cash Fund.

Nebraska license plate with a mountain lion on it.

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