Lower Platte South NRD was a big part of removing Antelope Creek in Lincoln, Nebraska off the Impaired Waters List to better the creek's water quality. All 23 of our NRDs across the state also provide flood damage reduction for their areas if needed. Click the picture for more.
The NRD Conservation Tree Program sells tree seedlings to landowners and can help design and even plant trees on your land. Every NRD offers different options. Check out our trees and shrubs by clicking on the picture.
Please consider donating to the NARD Foundation. Click on this picture to watch a video on what educational youth natural resources programs the foundation helps support and why it's vital to Nebraska's future to continue. Call the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts at 402-471-7670 to donate.
Use our interactive map to find the NRD in your area.
Students from Esopus, New York, Named Champions LINCOLN, Nebraska – On July 28, students from Esopus, New York, took the top prize of $15,000 at the 2021 National Conservation Foundation (NCF)-Envirothon, an international environmental and natural resources education competition for high schoolers...Read more
NORFOLK, Nebraska – Nebraska’s farmers are growing more with less water and fewer chemicals than ever before. And yet, we still struggle with the quality of our water in some areas. Nitrate levels in Nebraska’s groundwater are on the rise, especially in portions of northeast Nebraska. The Lower...Read more
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors tentatively approved a Fiscal Year 2022 Budget at its regular monthly meeting on July 21. The $33.8 million balanced plan for revenue and expenditures will have a public hearing Wednesday, August 18,...Read more
