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NRD Hall of Fame Inductees Announced at Husker Harvest Days

09/11/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska – During Husker Harvest Days this morning, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) recognized three individuals, who will be inducted into the NRD Hall of Fame later this month. “Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts involve many dedicated individuals working to protect our...Read more

Upper Niobrara White NRD Addresses Groundwater Quality

09/11/2025
CHADRON, Nebraska -- At the Upper Niobrara White NRD August 2025 board meeting, directors unanimously voted to place the entire District into a Phase I water quality management area. As such, the additional monitoring will be undertaken to determine if further management is needed to address...Read more

Central Platte NRD Sets 2025/2026 Levy with Reduced Tax Request

09/05/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Following a public hearing on Thursday, the Central Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) Board of Directors set the property tax request and levy during their regularly scheduled board meeting. Note: The August Board meeting was moved to Sept. 4, 2025, to allow time for...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD Hosts Open House Meetings for North Fork Elkhorn River Flood Risk Reduction Plan

09/04/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska – The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (NRD), in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will host a third round of two public meetings for the North Fork Elkhorn River Flood Risk Reduction Plan. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept...Read more

Water Quality: Nitrate Contamination

09/03/2025
This article was written by Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator Alan Bartels for the Loup Lines Column. LOUP LINES Lower Loup Natural Resources District Volume 46, No. 9 (September 2025) Hard Facts About Nitrate Pollution and Responsibility Nitrates can’t be seen, smelled, or...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD August 2025 Meeting Recap

08/29/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska -- The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (NRD) Directors accepted the Scope of Work and Flow Meter Maintenance Agreement from Derek and Austin Becker at the monthly board meeting Aug. 28, 2025. This agreement outlines the requirements for the completion of flow meter...Read more

Kerry Ferguson Appointed to South Platte NRD Board

08/28/2025
SIDNEY, Nebraska – The South Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) has appointed Kerry Ferguson to fill the Subdistrict 1 vacancy, which encompasses western portions of Kimball County. Ferguson officially took the Oath of Office and joined in the evening’s discussions at the most recent board...Read more

Central Platte NRD Public Hearing to Set Property Tax Request

08/25/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to set the property tax request and levy on Sept. 4, 2025, during the regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting. (Note: The August board meeting is moved to Sept. 4, to...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Approves FY2026 Budget, Trail Projects, and Flood Protection Measures

08/22/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (NRD) Board of Directors approved the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and took action on a wide range of conservation, recreation, and water resource projects during its Aug. 20, 2025, meeting. Decisions included funding for trail...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Partners with NRCS on Little Salt Creek Watershed Plan

08/14/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in partnership with Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (NRD), received official approval in July for the Little Salt Creek Watershed Improvement Plan in southeastern Nebraska. The...Read more

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Natural Resources Districts Reflect on 50 Years

01/04/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Throughout 2022, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) will celebrate 50 years of protecting lives, property and the future. During the next 12 months, the NRDs will commemorate breakthroughs and achievements in conservation. “In the past 50 years, NRDs have adapted...Read more

Nebraska Extension Offers “Public Health and Water Quality” Webinar in January & February

12/20/2021
Have you ever wondered if the water you are drinking is safe? Who studies the impacts of contaminates on my health? These are questions commonly asked throughout the state especially when there are stories continually discussing contaminates in the water we drink. The “Public Health and Water...Read more

Executive Travel Partners with Nebraska’s NRDs to Plant 1M Trees

12/17/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Executive Travel has announced a partnership with Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) to plant 1 million trees over the next five years through the ETGreen campaign, starting with 50,000 trees in 2022. ETGreen was launched in September 2021 and is designed to help...Read more

Five Students Take State in Conservation Poster Contest

11/29/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Leaves, branches and wildlife were artfully crafted by young Nebraskans throughout the year turning blank paper into award-winning posters. Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) recognize students from kindergarten to 12th grade, who competed in the annual “Healthy...Read more

Woody Florals: Bradshaw Business Sees Annual Growth

11/15/2021
BRADSHAW, Nebraska -- Gary Eberle has a different relationship with trees on his property than most Nebraska farmers. Far from seeing them as a nuisance on a fence line or useful only in a windbreak, Eberle and his wife, Nancy, have cultivated a modest agroforestry business using trees purchased in...Read more

Funding Available from USDA to Protect Groundwater

10/26/2021
Press Release from the Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service Oct. 25, 2021. LINCOLN, Nebraska – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has funding available to assist landowners in source water protection priority areas to install conservation practices. Interested landowners...Read more

Annual NRD Conference Focuses on Resource Sustainability, New Technology

09/20/2021
Hall of Fame and Conservation Award Winners Recognized for Success LINCOLN, Nebraska – Natural resources stakeholders and experts will be in Kearney for the annual Nebraska Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) Conference at the Younes Conference Center Sept. 26-28. The conference brings together NRD...Read more

NRD Hall of Fame Inductees Announced at Husker Harvest Days

09/16/2021
LINCOLN, Neb. – During Husker Harvest Days Sept. 15, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) recognized four individuals, who will be inducted into the NRD Hall of Fame later this month. “Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts’ projects involve many dedicated individuals working to make the...Read more

NARD Welcomes Intern

09/07/2021
Presley Wendelin, currently a junior at UNL studying agribusiness, will join NARD as a part-time intern beginning Sept. 8, 2021. Presley grew up in Gothenburg, Nebraska, where she was involved in many extra-circular school activities including serving as the Gothenburg FFA President. Some of her...Read more

Husker Harvest Days includes Free Trees and Water Testing

09/07/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Questions about trees, erosion, flood control or water quality? Stop in to visit with Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts during Husker Harvest Days Sept. 14-16. “This is a great opportunity for producers to meet with conservation agencies all in one place and learn more...Read more

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