More public access for Snake River?
http://www.omaha.com/article/20101018/N ... nake-river
David Hendee WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:VALENTINE, Neb. — Nebraska's largest waterfall and a blue-ribbon trout stream — two of the state's least-known wild and scenic wonders — soon could tumble out of the shadows of the Sand Hills and the Niobrara River.
Stretches of the Snake River and its iconic waterfall in a pine-cloaked canyon downstream from Merritt Reservoir in north-central Nebraska would open to limited public fishing and viewing under a plan by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
The deal is far from hooked, much less landed.
But owners of the 3,100-acre Snake River ranch have offered to sell the property, and complicated negotiations involving Game and Parks, the Snake Falls Sportsmen's Club and the Conservation Fund are under way. The property is valued at about $9 million.