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11/07/2023
BUTTE, Nebraska -- The Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District (NRD), in partnership with the University of Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division (CSD) and the Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET), are releasing a public link to view real-time static water levels at 18 locations across the...Read more
11/02/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors will consider approval of the Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Nebraska Groundwater Management and Protection Act at their November 16th Board of Directors meeting. The Rules and...Read more
11/01/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Sections of the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District’s (LPSNRD) MoPac East Trail will be closed beginning November 1 for culvert replacement and bank stabilization projects. Closed portions include 250th Street to 262nd Street and Havelock Avenue to 310th Street. These...Read more
10/30/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South NRD’s (LPSNRD) Oak Creek Recreational Trail that spans between Valparaiso and Brainard will be closed Nov. 11-19, 2023, for firearm deer hunting season. Signage noting the closure will be posted at every trail access. LPSNRD’s MoPac East and Homestead...Read more
10/27/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – During the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Joe Krolikowski, NRCS District Conservationist, shared a recent announcement that Nebraska has been tentatively approved for an additional $30 million through the Inflation...Read more
10/26/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Students and instructors from 40 high schools met near Broken Bow to compete in State Land Judging Oct. 25. The Lower Loup Natural Resources District (NRD) partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to host the annual...Read more
10/19/2023
CURTIS, Nebraska -- The Middle Republican NRD hosted the Southwest Region Land Judging contest in Curtis, Nebraska, Wednesday, Oct. 4. There were 13 schools present with 225 students in attendance. The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) provided the field for the contest and BSB...Read more
10/18/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – November 17, 2023, is the deadline for producers in the Central Platte and Upper Big Blue Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) to apply for the current round of funding through the Nebraska Soil Carbon Project. This project provides financial incentives to producers who...Read more
10/13/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) pricing for the Prescribed Fire Program will be a topic of discussion for the CPNRD’s Programs Committee this month. The Committee will review proposed changes to the program and take their recommendation to the Board...Read more
10/13/2023
BEATRICE, Nebraska - High schools from around the Nebraska gathered at the Homestead National Historical Park Sept. 27, for the State Range Judging contest. There were 428 contestants representing 46 schools. Contestants competed both individually and in teams and were tested on grassland...Read more

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09/14/2022
Three individuals honored for conservation work LINCOLN, Nebraska – During Husker Harvest Days this afternoon, 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’...Read more
09/07/2022
Three individuals will be inducted into the NRD Hall of Fame LINCOLN, Nebraska – Questions about trees, erosion, drought or water quality? Stop in to visit with Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts during Husker Harvest Days Sept. 13-15, 2022. “This is a great opportunity for producers to meet...Read more
08/16/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – More than 51,000 trees of ETGreen’s 1 million goal take root advancing an ecosystem that provides shelter, safety, food, and more to a diverse range of species. In July 2021, Executive Travel, a Lincoln-based travel management company, announced its ETGreen initiative with a...Read more
08/10/2022
NRDs play an important role in outdoor learning LINCOLN, Nebraska – Since their inception, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have organized projects and programs to educate both youth and adults about conservation and natural resources. According to the Children and Nature Network, time...Read more
07/11/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – With the stroke of a pen and eager applause, Gov. Pete Ricketts proclaims July 11-15, 2022, as NRD Week in Nebraska to celebrate Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) 50th anniversary. “We are proud to celebrate five decades of protecting, conserving and improving...Read more
06/20/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Since their inception in 1972, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have been monitoring groundwater quality to protect lives, property and the future. Approximately 85 percent of Nebraskans rely on groundwater as their drinking water source and it is the primary...Read more
06/08/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Approximately 50 directors and staff from Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) convened in Scottsbluff for the annual NRD Basin Tour hosted by the South Platte, North Platte and Upper Niobrara White NRDs June 6-7, 2022. “We get far less rain than the rest of state,...Read more
05/24/2022
Press release from USDA Farm Service Agency Office. WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling...Read more
05/16/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Since their inception in 1972, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have been building and maintaining flood control structures to protect lives, property and the future. From Gering Valley in the Nebraska Panhandle to Papillion Creek in the Omaha metro, NRDs across the...Read more
04/29/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Along with Lt. Governor Mike Foley and local dignitaries from the Nebraska Forest Service and Arbor Day Foundation, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) celebrated their 50th anniversary with the planting of two Red Oaks on the Nebraska state capitol grounds for the...Read more

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