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02/02/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Encouraging results of new sensor-based fertigation will be presented at Central Platte NRD’s annual Water Programs Update to be held Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at the Merrick County Fairgrounds in Central City. During the 2022 growing season, sensor-based fertigation (SBF)...Read more
01/31/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Recently, the Lower Platte North Natural Resources District (NRD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) approved the Upper Wahoo Creek Watershed Plan to protect the lives, property, and the future of Nebraskans. “NRCS is happy to...Read more
01/27/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Jim Bendfeldt, Director on the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board, stepped down for personal reasons at their monthly meeting on Thursday. Bendfeldt was a very active member for the 17 years he served on the Board. In September 2022, he was inducted...Read more
01/20/2023
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) board of directors elected David Landis its Board chair for 2023, when it met, Wednesday. Board members elect their executive committee each January. Landis, of Lincoln, had been a member of the board from 1972-1978 and...Read more
01/13/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors will elect their board chairman and vice-chairman at their monthly meeting to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2023. In December, the Nominating Committee recommended current Chairman Mick...Read more
01/13/2023
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- Registration is open for Central Platte NRD’s annual Water Programs Update. NRD staff will give updates on both water quality and water quantity developments and progresses. Guest speakers will offer insights in the anticipated weather pattern for the 2023 growing season,...Read more
01/04/2023
CHADRON, Nebraska -- The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) will again partner with Chadron State College (CSC) & C.F. Coffee Family Foundation to hold the annual Range Day at the Student Center on the CSC campus on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. “Anyone interested in improving...Read more
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
12/27/2022
Nitrate testing and treatment resources vary widely by Natural Resources District. Flatwater Free Press emailed questions about testing, treatment, and who to contact to every NRD in the state. Find your district by clicking on the map, then look for its answers below. Note: Not all NRDs responded...Read more
12/21/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) will be holding a public hearing on proposed revisions to the District’s Groundwater Rules and Regulations. The hearing will be Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at 3 p.m. at the LPSNRD office, 3125 Portia Street in Lincoln...Read more

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NARD News
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
03/30/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Due to continued restrictions from COVID-19, the Nebraska State Envirothon scheduled for April 29 is cancelled. Governor Pete Ricketts issued a Direct Health Measure that imposes an enforceable limit on public gatherings. In addition, high school teams that qualified for state...Read more

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