Forest ownership · Nebraska 2026

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in Nebraska % of burned forest % of Nebraska's forestland
Public 7,496 21.1% 11.3%
Federal 4,500 12.7% 5.3%
State 2,995 8.4% 4.9%
Local (county, city) 0 0.0% 1.1%
Tribal 20 0.1% 2.4%
Tribal 20 0.1% 2.4%
Private 9,655 27.2% 86.2%
Family 9,563 27.0% 77.0%
Corporate 92 0.3% 7.5%
TIMO/REIT 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other private 0 0.0% 1.7%
Ownership not modeled 18,284 51.6% —
Burned forest in Nebraska 35,455 — —
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in Nebraska Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Cottonwood Fire 21,110 0 0 0 0 6,586 14,523
South Fork Fire 6,769 885 1,892 0 0 2,386 1,607
Road 203 Fire 4,845 3,401 0 0 0 21 1,424
Anderson Bridge Fire 1,616 60 926 0 0 173 457
Log Road Fire 421 0 0 0 0 372 48
Morriel Fire 275 0 117 0 0 17 140
Ash Pole Fire 197 155 0 0 0 42 1
Bertrand Fire 69 0 14 0 0 7 48
Curry Timber Fire 56 0 46 0 0 0 10
Cedar Draw Fire 33 0 0 0 19 0 14
Corkscrew Fire 23 0 0 0 0 20 3
Grizzly Bear Fire 22 0 0 0 0 22 0
Clay Creek Fire 8 0 0 0 0 5 3
Ashby Fire 6 0 0 0 0 1 4
Highland Fire 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
Pre Cinco Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Minor Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ridge Creek Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Main Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crown Butte Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 159,422 35,455
Land cover Forest cells 159,422 35,455
Equal 159,422

USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for NE. Ownership tabulated through 2026-09-14. 30 m cells.