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Upper Niobrara White NRD Announces 2025 Amateur Photo Contest Winners

07/16/2025
CHADRON, Nebraska -- The sixth annual amateur photo contest, hosted by the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (NRD), was open from Jan. 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025. The NRD received over 200 natural resources related photos that were sorted into five different categories. The 2025...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD June 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Recap

07/15/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska -- On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Lower Elkhorn NRD directors met for the monthly board meeting. The agenda included numerous items ranging from projects and programs, water resources, and administrative. This article includes a recap of topics including: a request from the...Read more

A Legacy of Dedication: Wayne Earl Heathers

07/11/2025
Wayne Earl Heathers, born on October 19, 1934, in a Harlan County, Nebraska farmhouse, lived a life marked by dedication, integrity, and a deep commitment to his family, community, and the natural resources of his beloved Nebraska. He passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025, at the Wauneta Care...Read more

Lower Loup NRD Reminds Constituents of the Importance of Nebraska's Water Resources

07/03/2025
Loup Lines Volume 46, No. 7 (July 2025) Originally written by Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Specialist for the Loup Lines series. Irrigation season is upon us here in Nebraska. We all know that water is important and that we need it to live. But how much do we really know about water?...Read more

Regenerative Ag Field Day to Demonstrate Cover Crops, Regenerative Strips

06/30/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska -- The Bazile Groundwater Management Area Project and Bow Creek Watershed Project are teaming up with Junior Pfanstiel to host a Regenerative Ag Field Day on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The project involves planting green four rows of corn 10-feet wide and leaving 10-feet of cover...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board Approves Draft 2026 Budget

06/27/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved the 2026 Fiscal budget of expenditures for the purpose of holding a public hearing at their meeting on Thursday. The proposed budget of $31,798,760.61 is down from last year’s $34,714,184.14...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Advances Trail Improvements, Flood Mitigation, and Infrastructure Partnerships at June Meeting

06/20/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska – At the June 18, 2025, meeting, the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors advanced a series of actions focused on community resilience, infrastructure longevity, and the protection of Nebraska’s natural landscapes. The central focus of the...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board to Consider Draft 2026 Budget

06/13/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors will review and consider approval of the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget of Expenditures at their upcoming board meeting on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The Budget Committee will review the proposed budget...Read more

Central Platte NRD Offers $5,000 in Scholarships for College Students in Natural Resources

06/05/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- College students pursuing careers in natural resources are encouraged to apply now for the CPNRD-Ron Bishop Memorial College Scholarship. Applications must be postmarked by June 30, 2025, for consideration for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Central Platte Natural...Read more

Recreation Opportunities Abound at Lower Loup NRD

06/05/2025
T he following article was written by Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator Alan Bartels as part of the Loup Lines series. Loup Lines, Volume 46, No. 6 (June 2025) ORD, Nebraska -- No matter what the calendar says, the 2025 summer recreation season is upon us. Nebraska’s Natural...Read more

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Five Students Take State in Conservation Poster Contest

12/09/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Bees, bats and hummingbirds 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 “Where would we...Read more

Funding Approved for New Watershed Projects Across Nebraska

07/20/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provided more than $4.5 million in funding to five of Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) for Watershed Flood Prevention and Operations. The funding will be directed toward developing watershed plans in the Central...Read more

Nebraska to Host 2021 NCF-Envirothon

06/11/2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Conservation Foundation (NCF) and the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) announced that Nebraska will be the host of the 2021 NCF-Envirothon slated for July 25-31, 2021. Nebraska was set to host the 2020 NCF-Envirothon competition, but due to...Read more

NARD Physical Office Closed Due to Fire

06/01/2020
In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 31, the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts' (NARD) offices, located on the second floor of the Universal-Inland Insurance building, were burned during the Black Lives Matter protests. NARD leadership is searching for temporary office space and...Read more

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

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