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Central Platte NRD to Elect Board Secretary and Treasurer

12/08/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Nominating Committee will make recommendations for board secretary and treasurer at the Board of Director’s meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21. Board officers may serve two, two-year terms. Keith Ostermeier, Grand Island,...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD approves Salt Creek Flood Resiliency Joint Work Plan

11/17/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) board of directors met Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, and approved the Salt Creek Flood Resiliency Joint Work Plan with the City of Lincoln. The LPSNRD, in partnership with the City of Lincoln, is evaluating the impact of...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board Approves Rules and Regulations

11/17/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved the proposed and amended 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

Lee Named Outstanding Educator for Nebraska Children’s Groundwater Festival

11/14/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Nebraska Forest Service (NFS) is proud to announce that Marcia Lee, Central Platte NRD information and education specialist, from Grand Island, Nebraska, has been recognized with an Excellence in Conservation & Environmental Education Award as the 2023 Outstanding...Read more

NRDs and Corteva Agriscience Collaborate on Producer Connect

11/14/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) are pleased to announce a new collaboration with Corteva Agriscience on the development of a groundbreaking web and mobile application suite, Producer Connect. Producer Connect is designed to empower agricultural producers with the...Read more

Lower Niobrara NRD Releases Static Water Level Link

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

Central Platte NRD Board to Hold Public Hearing, Consider Approval of Groundwater Rules and Regulations

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

Portions of MoPac East Trail and Homestead Trail Closing

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

Oak Creek Trail to Close during Firearm Deer Season

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

$30 Million in New Funding Announced for Inflation Reduction Act to Benefit Nebraska Producers

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

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NRD Basin Tour Explores Nebraska’s Panhandle

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

USDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural Disasters

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

NRD Legacy Incudes Major Cost-Savings with Flood Infrastructure

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

As Arbor Day Celebrates 150, NRDs Reflect on 50

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

Omaha’s Concordia Lutheran Qualifies for International NCF-Envirothon

04/28/2022
Nebraska Students’ Natural Resources Knowledge Shines LINCOLN, Nebraska – High schoolers from across Nebraska met in Cozad for the 30th annual Nebraska State Envirothon April 27, 2022. Concordia Lutheran of Omaha took home the championship along with $1,500 and will represent Nebraska at the...Read more

Nebraska’s NRDs Plant 100 Millionth Tree

04/19/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Since their inception in 1972, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have been planting conservation trees and shrubs for windbreaks, erosion control, wildlife habitat and other conservation purposes. This spring, the NRD Conservation Tree Program plants their 100...Read more

Thank a Farmer for Food, Fiber, Fuel, and Our Future

03/21/2022
By John Berge, State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency; Robert Lawson, State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Collin Olsen, Regional Office Director for USDA’s Risk Management Agency LINCOLN, Nebraska – March 22 is National Ag Day, a time for us...Read more

NARD Elects 2022 Officers

03/09/2022
Photo Caption: The 2022 NARD Executive Committee from left, I&E Committee Chair Jim Johnson, Vice President Marty Graff, Secretary-Treasurer Joel Hansen, Past President Jim Eschliman, President Dr. Orval Gigstad and Legislative Chair Jim Meismer. LINCOLN, Nebraska – The voting members of the...Read more

Envirothon Competition Qualifies 14 Teams for State

03/04/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Between Feb. 17 and March 2, Nebraska high school students competed around the state during regional Envirothon competitions demonstrating natural resources knowledge by identifying trees and animal tracks, calculating the number of steers on rangeland, and determining soil...Read more

NRDs Celebrate 50 Years of Natural Resources Partnerships

02/07/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have worked hand-in-hand with conservation partners to support landowners for 50 years to accomplish the mission of protecting lives, property and the future. NRDs deliver several state and federal programs including many projects...Read more

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