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Central Platte NRD Board Selects Fire Contractor

02/28/2020
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) board of directors selected Scholl Fire and Fuels Management to implement 10-17 burns within the District this spring. Landowners have applied for prescribed burns on up to 6,000 acres. Scholl had the low bid of $64,...Read more

NRD Board Votes to Allow Additional Wells in Sub-Area Three

01/31/2020
The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) Board of Directors voted to accept applications for 2020 to allow irrigation wells and additional irrigated acres in groundwater management sub-area 3, or southern Sheridan County, for the second year. In 2018, the UNWNRD Board began the...Read more

LENRD board learns about the Northeast Nebraska Growing Together Initiative

01/31/2020
In 2018, the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) board of directors approved a motion to fund a portion of the riverfront development project to revitalize downtown Norfolk, paving the way for a brighter future for Northeast Nebraska. At their January meeting, former state senator Mike...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD Conservation Awards Banquet

01/14/2020
NORFOLK, Nebraska -- The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) board honored outstanding conservationists at their annual awards banquet on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The event was held at the Stables Event Center in Norfolk. Outstanding Partnership Award LENRD Board Chairman, Gary Loftis...Read more

Awareness Key to Potential Platte River Ice Jam Flooding

01/13/2020
With the cold winter season, we will begin seeing ice formation in the Platte River channels. Colder temperatures in the near term are going to lead to ice formation in the next few weeks. Rivers are running above normal flows this year due to higher precipitation. If enough ice forms, it can jam...Read more

Election for Lower Big Blue NRD Directors

01/13/2020
The Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) has seven director positions up for election in 2020. Two director positions are up for election in Subdistrict One and one position from each of the other five subdistricts. The term of office will be four years beginning January 2021, except for...Read more

Central Platte NRD Hosts Water Programs Update Feb. 12

01/07/2020
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - The Central Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) is hosting its annual Water Programs Update on groundwater levels, nitrate levels and current research studies. Associate Nebraska State Climatologist Al Dutcher will discuss weather challenges that lie ahead in 2020...Read more

Twin Platte NRD Receives $1.6M Grant for Water Data Program

12/19/2019
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska – The Twin Platte Natural Resources District (TPNRD) was awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission for a new Water Data Program. Grant funds were available through the Water Sustainability Fund. The TPNRD’s Water Data Program is a result of...Read more

Upper Niobrara White NRD Partners with Chadron State College for Range Day

12/17/2019
CHADRON, Nebraska -- The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) will again partner with Chadron State College (CSC) and C.F. Coffee Family Foundation to hold the fifth annual Range Day at the Student Center on the CSC campus Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. “The planning committee has...Read more

Applications Being Accepted for CPNRD-Ron Bishop College Scholarship

12/03/2019
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - Applications are being accepted for the CPNRD-Ron Bishop College Scholarship Program from the Central Platte Natural Resources District. Applicants must be a college junior, college senior, or 5th+ year student seeking a natural resources degree. Five (5) scholarships will...Read more

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