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Central Platte NRD Board Approves Longitude 103 Amendment for Water Management Software

05/28/2024
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) nitrogen management software program will be available online again for producers following the approval of an amendment with Longitude 103. At their monthly meeting on Thursday, the Board of Directors approved a $25,...Read more

Dams Protect Lives and Property During Intense Rainstorms

05/23/2024
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Amid a series of intense rainstorms, eastern Nebraska faced a deluge that brought up to 10 inches of rain within hours. Thanks to a network of floodwater-reduction dams, lives were saved, and property damage was significantly mitigated. These dams, built through the U.S...Read more

Lower Loup NRD Promotes ACE Camp

05/23/2024
LOUP LINES Lower Loup Natural Resources District Alan Bartels, Information & Education Coordinator Volume 45, No. 6 (June 2024) ACE Camp is back! The Adventure Camp about the Environment has educated hundreds of Nebraska middle schoolers while immersing them in the subtle beauty of Nebraska’s...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD Latest News from Board Meeting

05/23/2024
Modifications Made to the District’s Cover Crop Program Guidelines In February, the Lower Elkhorn NRD (LENRD) Board of Directors approved modifications to LENRD Cover Crop Guidelines. Some of the modifications include: increasing the maximum number of acres enrolled from 80 to 160; the minimum...Read more

Lower Platte North NRD Flooding Update for Butler and Saunders Counties

05/22/2024
WAHOO, Nebraska -- Saunders and Butler Counties were hit with significant rainfall on May 20 and 21 with reports of 4.5 to over 10 inches of rain throughout the Sand, Duck, Cottonwood, Wahoo, Skull and Bone Creek watersheds, with water levels never seen before by local landowners. Lower Platte...Read more

Lower Big Blue NRD Awards for 22nd Annual Youth Fishing & Casting Derby

05/21/2024
BEATRICE, Nebraska -- On Saturday, May 18, 2024, the Lower Big Blue NRD, and Swan 5 Advisory Council hosted the 22nd Annual Free Family Fishing Day and Youth Fishing & Casting Derby at the Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area near Tobias. The day consisted of a Youth Fishing Derby, Casting Contest...Read more

Lower Loup NRD Arboretum Trail is a Featured Destination in the 2024 Nebraska Trail Trek Program

05/21/2024
ORD, Nebraska -- Ord-area residents, and visitors to the Valley County community, routinely seek out the Lower Loup NRD Arboretum for its calming trail winding through abundant plantings of more than 60 species of trees and shrubs. Now, through a new adventure program in cooperation with the...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Approves (CAP) Application For Weeping Water Creek Bank Stabilization & Realignment Project

05/15/2024
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors held their monthly board meeting to discuss and consider a number of items including reports from various subcommittees. During the Urban Subcommittee report, the Board approved the Community...Read more

Little Blue NRD Board Issues Immediate Stay

05/15/2024
DAVENPORT, Nebraska - The Little Blue Natural Resources District (LBNRD) Board of Directors has imposed an immediate stay, beginning May 14, 2024, on the construction of all high-capacity irrigation wells and expansion of irrigated acres in Hydrogeologic Area 1. Such a stay shall remain in effect...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board to Address Nitrogen Management Violations

05/13/2024
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Tricia Dudley, the Water Quality Specialist for the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD), will update the board on recent letters sent to producers who have violated the district's Nitrogen Management Program. These certified letters are part of CPNRD's Ground...Read more

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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

NRD Legislative Conference Recognizes 50 Years of Natural Resources Policy

01/18/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts will host their annual Legislative Conference to highlight partnerships and recognize 50 years of natural resources policy at the Lincoln Embassy Suites Jan. 25-26, 2022. The two-day conference brings together Natural Resources Districts (...Read more

Natural Resources Districts Reflect on 50 Years

01/04/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Throughout 2022, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) will celebrate 50 years of protecting lives, property and the future. During the next 12 months, the NRDs will commemorate breakthroughs and achievements in conservation. “In the past 50 years, NRDs have adapted...Read more

Nebraska Extension Offers “Public Health and Water Quality” Webinar in January & February

12/20/2021
Have you ever wondered if the water you are drinking is safe? Who studies the impacts of contaminates on my health? These are questions commonly asked throughout the state especially when there are stories continually discussing contaminates in the water we drink. The “Public Health and Water...Read more

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