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Central Platte NRD Invites the Public to Tag Monarch Butterflies at the Nebraska State Fair

08/13/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD), Central Community College, and the Grand Island Groundwater Guardian Team invite the public to participate in a Monarch Butterfly Tagging Event at the Nebraska State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Hosting Guided Prairie Walk Aug. 13, 2025

08/11/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (NRD) invites the public to a free guided hike on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Honvlez Prairie along the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch. While the site is open to the public year-round, this event offers...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board Approves 2026 Budget

08/01/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – At their July 31, 2025, meeting, the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved the fiscal year 2025/2026 budget following a public hearing. The approved budget totals $31,799,740.74, a decrease from last year’s budget of $34,714,184.14...Read more

Nebraska Is Fighting for the Water We Were Promised—And We Stand With That Fight

07/30/2025
The State of Nebraska—under the firm leadership of Governor Jim Pillen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers—has filed a case in the U.S. Supreme Court to protect what belongs to Nebraskans: our water, our economy, and our future. For a century, Nebraskans have relied on a promise embedded in the 1923...Read more

Protect Water During Drought with the Lower Loup NRD

07/29/2025
This article was originally written by Alan Bartels, Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator, for the Loup Lines Loup Lines Volume 46, No. 8 (August 2025) ORD, Nebraska -- Drought conditions have improved considerably across the Lower Loup NRD in recent months. According to the U.S...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD July 2025 Meeting Recap

07/25/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska -- At their July 24, 2025, board meeting, Lower Elkhorn NRD directors denied a request from the Northeast Nebraska Management Area (Northeast WMA) to provide a cash match of $18,000 over three years for their Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET) grant application to combat noxious...Read more

Lower Loup NRD Announces 2025 Photo Contest Winners

07/24/2025
ORD, Nebraska -- Winning photographs have been chosen in the Lower Loup NRD’s 2025 Photo Contest. In the competition that ran from December 2024 through May 15, 2025, twenty-four photographers from the Lower Loup NRD and across Nebraska submitted images depicting wildlife, landscapes, weather...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board to Hold Public Hearing on 2026 Budget

07/18/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing and consider approval of the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget at their upcoming board meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The Budget Committee will present the proposed budget...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Advances Grassland Restoration, Prairie Infrastructure, and Advocacy Agreements

07/17/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska – At the July 16, 2025 Lower Platte South NRD meeting, the board of directors approved a slate of actions supporting natural resources protection and habitat resilience across the District. The Board gave tentative approval to the FY2026 Budget, totaling $40.16 million. The draft...Read more

Lewis & Clark NRD Puts Flood Resiliency to the Test

07/16/2025
Northeast Nebraska Flood Infrastructure Saves more than $1.3 million in Damages LINCOLN, Nebraska – A turbulent week of weather in northeast Nebraska put flood control systems to the test—and in Dixon County, those systems passed with flying colors. Between July 9-11, 2025, northeast Nebraska...Read more

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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

Innovative Nitrogen Dashboard to Improve Fertilizer Efficiency, Water Quality

06/22/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Nebraska Corn Board, Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) and 17 of Nebraska's 23 Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) are pleased to announce the development of a nitrogen dashboard in partnership with Longitude 103, a leading provider of agricultural technology...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

Dawson County Envirothon Club Qualifies for International NCF-Envirothon

04/27/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Pelicans and turkeys welcomed high schoolers from across Nebraska to Lake McConaughy for the 31st annual Nebraska State Envirothon April 26, 2023. Dawson County Envirothon Club took home the championship along with $1,500 and will represent Nebraska at the National Conservation...Read more

Nebraska’s NRDs Advocate for Conservation Funding in Washington, D.C.

03/30/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) were represented by more than 55 directors and staff in Washington, D.C., March 20-22, 2023. Nebraska’s NRDs advocate for strengthening tools to preserve and fund natural resources projects, which includes influencing policymakers...Read more

NARD Elects 2023 Officers

03/09/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The voting members of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) Board of Directors elected new officers during their board meeting March 6, 2023. The NARD Board consists of representation from each of the Nebraska’s 23 Natural Resources Districts (NRDs). The board...Read more

Envirothon Competition Qualifies 14 Teams for State

03/09/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Between Feb. 1 and March 7, 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 Taking Orders for Spring Conservation Tree Plantings

02/02/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The deadline is approaching to order conservation tree seedlings from your local Natural Resources District (NRD). Since 1972, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have worked with communities and landowners to plant more than 100 million trees throughout the state. For...Read more

NRD Legislative Conference Brings Together Elected Leaders, Highlights Partnerships

01/20/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – In preparation for another legislative session, the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts host their annual Legislative Conference to highlight partnerships and discuss natural resources policy at the Lincoln Embassy Suites Jan. 24-25, 2023. The two-day conference brings...Read more

NDEE Accepting Applications for Private Well Reverse Osmosis Rebate Program

01/04/2023
Press Release from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy published on Jan. 4, 2023. LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is now accepting applications for the Private Well Reverse Osmosis Rebate Program. NDEE will administer $1.2 million in...Read more

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