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Local Working Group Meetings Planned in Lower Elkhorn NRD

02/12/2025
Local meetings open to individuals interested in setting natural resources goals for Nebraska. STANTON, Nebraska - A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs will meet Feb. 27, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. at the Lower Elkhorn...Read more

Local Working Group Meetings Planned at Lower Platte South NRD

02/12/2025
Local meetings open to individuals interested in setting natural resources goals for Nebraska. LINCOLN, Nebraska - A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs will meet at 9:00am on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Lower...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD January 2025 Update

02/10/2025
Logan East Rural Water System adopts Memorandums of Understanding to receive, supply clean and safe water NORFOLK, Nebraska - The Logan East Rural Water System (LERWS), established in 1991, is the largest Rural Water System in the state. LERWS works to provide a clean, safe, and reliable source of...Read more

Home of Champion Tree, Lower Loup NRD Encourages Tree Planting

02/04/2025
Loup Lines Volume 46, No. 2 (February 2025) Written by Alan Bartels, Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator I received some very good news from the Nebraska Forest Service recently. Several months ago, an eastern cottonwood tree growing in the northern portion of the District was...Read more

Eastern Cottonwood at Lower Loup NRD Recreation Area Declared Nebraska Champion Tree

02/04/2025
Century-old Giant Towering Over Pibel Lake is also the new National Champion ORD, Nebraska -- It is official: the Cornhusker State has a new national champion. In the summer of 2024, a surveyor working at Pibel Lake in Wheeler County noticed a very large eastern cottonwood tree. He measured the...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Welcomes New Directors Jan. 15, 2025

01/17/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska — At the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors meeting Jan. 15, 2025, three new directors were introduced: Chuck Hassebrook, Stephanie Matejka, and Suzanna Mealer. Additionally, new officers were voted on, with the results as follows: Chair, Bob...Read more

Upper Niobrara White NRD Recognizes Outstanding Conservationists at Range Day Event

01/17/2025
CHADRON, Nebraska -- The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) hosts a Range Day Education Event at Chadron State College annually to provide learning and networking opportunities for landowners, producers, students and agency personnel who are interested in rangeland management...Read more

First Annual Northeast Nebraska Ag Conference Huge Success

01/14/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska -- Nearly 300 people gathered for the Northeast Nebraska Ag Conference held at the Lifelong Learning Center at Northeast Community College on Dec. 17, 2024. Attendees from Nebraska and surrounding states gathered to hear from a great lineup of speakers. Rick Clark, of Williamsport...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Backyard Prairie Pollinator Program Opens

01/10/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska — The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) is excited to announce that the Backyard Prairie Pollinator Program will begin accepting applications for the 2025 season on Jan. 13 at 8 AM. This program, available to all landowners within the district, is designed to...Read more

Central Platte NRD Will Hear About New Nutrient Guidelines in UNL’s Latest NebGuide

01/10/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Dr. Richard Ferguson, Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), will present the newly released NebGuide: In-Season Nitrogen Management for Irrigated Corn at the Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) upcoming Board of...Read more

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Nebraska’s Youth Plant Hope in the Face of COVID-19

05/13/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – This Arbor Day weekend, Nebraska’s youth participated in a Tree-A-Thon and collectively planted more than 12,700 trees in more than 60 communities across the state. From Alliance to Omaha, youth worked with their local Natural Resources Districts (NRD), afterschool providers,...Read more

2020 NCF-Envirothon Competition Cancelled

04/03/2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Conservation Foundation (NCF) and the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) announced the cancellation of the 2020 NCF-Envirothon to protect the health and safety of the general public and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The annual event was...Read more

Nebraska State Envirothon Cancelled

03/30/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Due to continued restrictions from COVID-19, the Nebraska State Envirothon scheduled for April 29 is cancelled. Governor Pete Ricketts issued a Direct Health Measure that imposes an enforceable limit on public gatherings. In addition, high school teams that qualified for state...Read more

Coalition Plans Statewide Youth Tree-A-Thon for 2020

03/16/2020
On Monday, March 16, Beyond School Bells, Nebraska’s statewide afterschool and summer learning network announced its statewide challenge for youth and their communities across the state to collectively plant over 20,000 trees in 2020, starting on Arbor Day weekend, April 24-26. Beyond School Bells...Read more

NARD Elects 2020 Officers

03/16/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The voting members of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) Board of Directors elected new officers during their board meeting March 9, 2020. The NARD Board consists of representation from each of the Nebraska’s 23 Natural Resources Districts (NRDs). The board...Read more

Envirothon Competitions Qualify 14 Teams for State

03/13/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Between Feb. 5 and March 10, Nebraska high school students competed around the state at regional Envirothon competitions demonstrating natural resources knowledge by measuring trees, identifying animal pelts and plotting maps. The winning teams from each regional Envirothon...Read more

Nebraska Ag Youth Institute Accepting Applications

02/13/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – It’s application time for one of the biggest youth agriculture outreach events in the state—the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI). NAYI brings together high school juniors and seniors to learn more about Nebraska agriculture, network with agriculture leaders and...Read more

NRDs Sign Agreement with NRCS to Continue Conservation Efforts

01/30/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) collectively signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Jan. 28. This agreement is a renewal of a long-standing commitment between the NRDs and NRCS that...Read more

NARD Legislative Conference Brings Together Elected Leaders, Highlights Partnerships

01/23/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – In preparation for another legislative session, the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts host their annual Legislative Conference to highlight partnerships and discuss natural resources policy at the Lincoln Embassy Suites Jan. 28-29. The two-day conference brings...Read more

Five Nebraska Students Take State in Conservation Poster Contest

12/09/2019
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Earthworms, tree roots and rabbit burrows were artfully crafted by young Nebraskans throughout the year turning blank paper into award-winning posters. Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts recognize students from Kindergarten to 12th grade, who competed in the annual “Life in...Read more

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