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Executive Travel Charts Course for Carbon-Free Travel, Plants 111K Trees

07/10/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – In a groundbreaking effort to promote sustainability within the travel industry, Lincoln-based Executive Travel has taken the initiative to offset its carbon emissions by planting trees throughout the state. In July 2021, Executive Travel announced its ETGreen initiative with a...Read more

Sentinel Fertigation's Sunset Seminars to Feature Central Platte NRD Producers

07/10/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- Producers are encouraged to attend a Sentinel Fertigation Sunset Seminar in August. Central Platte NRD producers Arnie Hinkson, Wood River, and Don Batie, Lexington, will feature their research sites on Aug. 3 and Aug. 10 as Sentinel Fertigation joins forces with...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board Approves 2024 Draft Budget

07/05/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved their 2024 Fiscal budget of expenditures to hold a public hearing at 1:45 p.m. on July 27, 2023, just prior to the Board of Directors July meeting. The total proposed budget is $34.9 million...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD Votes to Increase Irrigation Allocations

06/23/2023
NORFOLK, Nebraska – Last year, in a proactive measure and in response to the acute drought that took a commanding grip in Northeast Nebraska, the LENRD (Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District) implemented restrictions on wells pumping over 50 gallons per minute, until the drought decreases in...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Reviews First Draft of Budget

06/23/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The first draft of the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District’s (LPSNRD) Fiscal Year 2024 Budget emphasizes flood control, water quality, stream stability projects, and continuation of repairing aging infrastructure. The LPSNRD Board of Directors reviewed the first budget...Read more

Upper Niobrara White NRD 2023 Amateur Photo Contest Winners

06/22/2023
CHADRON, Nebraska -- The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) held the fourth annual Amateur Photo Contest, in search of natural resources related photos from residents of the District encompassing Box Butte, Dawes, Sheridan and Sioux counties. The UNWNRD received nearly 600...Read more

Central Platte NRD Groundwater Management Plan Changes

06/21/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) updated Groundwater Management Plan will become effective on July 1, 2023. Changes were implemented by the CPNRD Board of Directors to address continuing groundwater level declines and increased nitrate levels in some...Read more

Middle Republican NRD Puts Flood Resiliency to the Test

06/15/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – In the wake of flooding that struck southwest Nebraska in recent weeks, the region’s flood infrastructure has emerged as a symbol of resilience and strength. The flooding, triggered by unprecedented rainfall and the rapidly rising Republican River, swept across southwest...Read more

NRD Basin Tour Explores the Platte River

06/14/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Approximately 65 directors and staff from Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) along with conservation partners convened in Kearney for the annual NRD Basin Tour hosted by the Central Platte NRD June 12-13, 2023. The NRD Basin Tour explores a different water basin each...Read more

Central Platte NRD to Consider 2024 Draft Budget

06/09/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors will consider the 2024 draft budget at their monthly meeting to be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Prior to the meeting, the Budget Committee will review the proposed Fiscal 2024 budget...Read more

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