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Central Platte NRD Offers $5,000 in Scholarships for College Students in Natural Resources

06/05/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- College students pursuing careers in natural resources are encouraged to apply now for the CPNRD-Ron Bishop Memorial College Scholarship. Applications must be postmarked by June 30, 2025, for consideration for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Central Platte Natural...Read more

Recreation Opportunities Abound at Lower Loup NRD

06/05/2025
T he following article was written by Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator Alan Bartels as part of the Loup Lines series. Loup Lines, Volume 46, No. 6 (June 2025) ORD, Nebraska -- No matter what the calendar says, the 2025 summer recreation season is upon us. Nebraska’s Natural...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Groundwater Plan Public Meetings June 10-13, 2025

06/02/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District will hold four public open house meetings regarding the planned update of their Ground Water Management Plan (GWMP). These meetings will present the same information but are being held separately to make it easier for...Read more

Lower Big Blue NRD Corrects Wymore Rural Water Issue

05/29/2025
BEATRICE, Nebraska -- Lower Big Blue NRD is pleased to report that the Wymore Rural Water District customers can procede as normal with their drinking water. The District submitted water samplesand they tested negative for total coliform and E. coli bacteria. Lower Big Blue NRD apologizes for any...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD Board of Directors Discuss Numerous Water Resources Items at Latest Meeting

05/27/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska -- The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) Board of Directors met on Thursday, May 22, at the LENRD office for their monthly Board Meeting. The agenda included topics ranging from monthly reports, Committee recommendations for the Logan East Rural Water System &...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board to Address Nitrogen Management Violations

05/27/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Tricia Dudley, Water Quality Specialist for the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD), reported to the Board of Directors that several producers are currently in violation of the District’s Nitrogen Management Program. Violations occur when producers fail to...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Approves Spillway Replacement at Janssen Dam Road Structure to Safeguard Public Infrastructure

05/27/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska — At its May 21, 2025, board meeting, the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors approved a critical infrastructure project designed to protect rural roads, farmland, and downstream ecosystems. The action authorizes the replacement of a...Read more

Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society to Host Annual Meeting in Lincoln Area

05/27/2025
The Nebraska Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society will begin its 2025 annual meeting on East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 24, 2025. This year’s theme for the “Tech Talks/Tech Walks” meeting is Cultivating Soil Resilience: Bridging...Read more

Resilient Soil Health and Water Management Producer Panel Scheduled for June 18 in Bassett

05/27/2025
Local farmers, ranchers, and community members are invited to attend the Resilient Soil Health and Water Management Producer Panel on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the Rock County Community Center in Bassett, Nebraska. This free, public event will feature two round table discussions led by area...Read more

Boil Water Advisory issued for Wymore Rural Water Project in Southeast Nebraska

05/24/2025
BEATRICE, Nebraska -- Due to a water line break, which caused loss of pressure in the system, customers of the Wymore Rural Water Project, managed by the Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District are advised to boil water for drinking and cooking for ONE minute or use an alternative source of water...Read more

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NRD Hall of Fame Inductees Announced at Husker Harvest Days

09/14/2022
Three individuals honored for conservation work LINCOLN, Nebraska – During Husker Harvest Days this afternoon, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) recognized three individuals, who will be inducted into the NRD Hall of Fame later this month. “Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts’...Read more

Husker Harvest Days includes Free Trees and Water Testing

09/07/2022
Three individuals will be inducted into the NRD Hall of Fame LINCOLN, Nebraska – Questions about trees, erosion, drought or water quality? Stop in to visit with Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts during Husker Harvest Days Sept. 13-15, 2022. “This is a great opportunity for producers to meet...Read more

Goal of a Million Trees Takes Root

08/16/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – More than 51,000 trees of ETGreen’s 1 million goal take root advancing an ecosystem that provides shelter, safety, food, and more to a diverse range of species. In July 2021, Executive Travel, a Lincoln-based travel management company, announced its ETGreen initiative with a...Read more

Connecting Children to Nature

08/10/2022
NRDs play an important role in outdoor learning LINCOLN, Nebraska – Since their inception, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have organized projects and programs to educate both youth and adults about conservation and natural resources. According to the Children and Nature Network, time...Read more

Gov. Ricketts Proclaims July 11-15 as NRD Week

07/11/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – With the stroke of a pen and eager applause, Gov. Pete Ricketts proclaims July 11-15, 2022, as NRD Week in Nebraska to celebrate Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) 50th anniversary. “We are proud to celebrate five decades of protecting, conserving and improving...Read more

Protecting Groundwater Quality a Priority for NRDs

06/20/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Since their inception in 1972, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have been monitoring groundwater quality to protect lives, property and the future. Approximately 85 percent of Nebraskans rely on groundwater as their drinking water source and it is the primary...Read more

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

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