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Lower Platte North NRD Area Producers Participate in Cover Crop Demonstrations

09/20/2022
WAHOO, Nebraska – Producers across the Eastern part of Nebraska are taking part in cover crop demonstrations to improve soil health that can lead to water quality and water quantity improvements. The Highboy Cover Crop Interseeding Project (HiCCIP), received funding and assistance from Nebraska...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Approves a Lower Tax Levy

09/19/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors met Wednesday and approved a resolution officially establishing its Fiscal Year 2023. The $36.7 million budget, which was approved during the August board meeting, requires a property tax levy of $0...Read more

Water Conservation Urgently Needed as Drought Intensifies in Lower Elkhorn NRD

09/19/2022
NORFOLK, Nebraska – The impacts of the drought are becoming even more serious for the citizens of northeast Nebraska as the dry conditions continue to escalate. The attached map shows the comparison across the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) over the last few weeks, with most of...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board to Consider Revisions to Urban Conservation Program

09/09/2022
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s Board of Directors will consider updating its Urban Conservation Program at their monthly meeting to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at the CPNRD office located at 215 Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island, NE...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board Sets Levy for 2023 Budget

09/02/2022
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District held a public hearing on Thursday to hear public comments on the proposed fiscal 2022/2023 levy, just prior to the Board of Directors monthly meeting. Lyndon Vogt, General Manager, said with the total requirements for the...Read more

Central Platte NRD Irrigation Transfer Requests Accepted Starting September 1st

09/01/2022
Grand Island, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) will start taking applications to transfer irrigated acres for the 2023 growing season on September 1, 2022. The application period will end on March 1, 2023. Luke Zakrzewski, GIS Image Analyst, said if you are planning...Read more

Central Platte NRD to Set Levy Sept.1

08/19/2022
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District will hold a public hearing at 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2022, to hear public comments on the proposed fiscal 2022/2023 levy. General ManagerLyndon Vogt said with the total requirements for the general fund and sinking fund at $28,...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Finalizes 2023 Budget

08/19/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors has approved a $36.7 million Fiscal Year 2023 Budget. District subcommittees began working on the budget in April and cut $3.5 million from the initial draft. The approval Wednesday followed public...Read more

Upper Niobrara White NRD Awards Noteworthy Conservationists

08/17/2022
CHADRON, Nebraska - Each year, the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) accepts nominations for individuals or groups who have shown exemplary work to protect our state’s natural resources in Northwest Nebraska. Nominations are accepted from agencies and natural resources...Read more

Middle Niobrara NRD Modifies Rules/Regulations and Approves Opening New Irrigated Acres

08/15/2022
VALENTINE, Nebraska - On Monday, June 13, 2022, the Middle Niobrara NRD (MNNRD) Board of Directors voted 6-0 to approve modifications to the Rules and Regulations of the MNNRD. Modifications covered the following topics: 1.) Updates to the glossary of terms. 2.) Changes to the current moratorium on...Read more

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Nebraska Tree Canopy in Decline, Planting More Important Than Ever

02/19/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Trees help soften the harsh climate of the Great Plains, but recent weather events are leaving Nebraska communities at-risk of being devoid of trees and their innumerable benefits. According to the Nebraska Forest Service, Nebraska communities lost an average of 18 percent of...Read more

Envirothon Competition Qualifies 14 Teams for State

02/08/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Between Feb. 3-5, Nebraska high school students competed around the state during a virtual regional Envirothon competition demonstrating natural resources knowledge by identifying trees, labeling fish anatomy and determining soil structure. The winning teams from each Envirothon...Read more

NCF-Envirothon Goes Virtual in 2021; Nebraska Still Hosting

02/05/2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Board of Trustees and the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) announced the decision to transition the 2021 NCF-Envirothon annual competition to a completely virtual format due to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus)...Read more

Nebraska Welcomes Jeff Vander Wilt as Acting State Conservationist

01/07/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is pleased to announce Jeff Vander Wilt as the Acting Nebraska State Conservationist. Vander Wilt comes to Nebraska from South Dakota where he serves as the Assistant State Conservationist for...Read more

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

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