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Nebraska Children's Groundwater Festival Will Welcome 900 Students from 18 Counties

04/15/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) will host the annual Nebraska Children’s Groundwater Festival on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Central Community College and College Park in Grand Island. Now in its 37th year, the festival will...Read more

Lower Big Blue NRD Cancels Annual Fishing Derby Due to Low Water Levels

04/14/2025
BEATRICE, Nebraska -- Due to low water levels, the Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) will postpone the annual 2025 Youth Fishing & Casting Derby. In the event's 23-year history, the only other cancellation has been for the COVID-19 pandemic. The continuing drought and critically...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board to Meet April 24

04/11/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors will hold their monthly meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the CPNRD office, 215 Kaufman Avenue, Grand Island, Nebraska. AGENDA/ACTION ITEMS Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget Requests The...Read more

Lower Loup NRD's Davis Creek Sees Visitors and Improvements

04/07/2025
This article was originally written for LOUP LINES (Volume 46, No. 4) by Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator Alan Bartels. ORD, Nebraska -- Davis Creek Recreation Area is one of the most popular recreational destinations in Nebraska, and the numbers prove it. In 2024, an...Read more

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

04/07/2025
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) were represented by nearly 50 directors and staff in Washington, D.C., March 31 to April 2, 2025. Nebraska’s NRDs advocate for strengthening tools to preserve and fund natural resources projects, which includes engaging policymakers...Read more

Lower Big Blue NRD Recreation and Wildlife Management Areas Open for the Season

04/04/2025
BEATRICE, Nebraska - Recreation areas managed by the Lower Big Blue NRD will open for the 2025 season on April 1, 2025. Walnut Creek Recreation Area located northeast of Crete, Swanton Wildlife Management Area, located north of Swanton, Willard L. Meyer (Swan Lake) Recreation Area, located east of...Read more

Upper Niobrara White NRD Hosts 6th Annual Amateur Photo Contest

04/02/2025
CHADRON, Nebraska - The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) is hosting the sixth annual amateur photo contest, in search of natural resources related photos from residents within the district encompassing Box Butte, Dawes, Sheridan and Sioux counties. The goal of the photo...Read more

Lower Elkhorn NRD March Board Meeting Update

04/01/2025
NORFOLK, Nebraska - On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) Board of Directors met for their monthly Board meeting. Aside from monthly reports and an update from the Logan East Rural Water System, Directors also discussed and voted on numerous items...Read more

Federal Funds Greenlight Papio NRD Design of Dam Site & Rec Area

03/31/2025
This article was originally published by the Papio-Missouri River NRD . OMAHA, Nebraska - Federally authorized funding will provide over $90 million for the construction of vital flood mitigation structures throughout the Omaha metro. A portion of the funding will enable the U.S. Army Corps of...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board Appoints Amy Kyes to Represent Subdistrict 9

03/28/2025
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska –The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors has appointed Amy Kyes of Central City to represent Subdistrict 9. The appointment, made during the Board’s monthly meeting on Thursday, will extend through December 2026. The Subdistrict 9 seat became...Read more

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Woody Florals: Bradshaw Business Sees Annual Growth

11/15/2021
BRADSHAW, Nebraska -- Gary Eberle has a different relationship with trees on his property than most Nebraska farmers. Far from seeing them as a nuisance on a fence line or useful only in a windbreak, Eberle and his wife, Nancy, have cultivated a modest agroforestry business using trees purchased in...Read more

Funding Available from USDA to Protect Groundwater

10/26/2021
Press Release from the Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service Oct. 25, 2021. LINCOLN, Nebraska – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has funding available to assist landowners in source water protection priority areas to install conservation practices. Interested landowners...Read more

Annual NRD Conference Focuses on Resource Sustainability, New Technology

09/20/2021
Hall of Fame and Conservation Award Winners Recognized for Success LINCOLN, Nebraska – Natural resources stakeholders and experts will be in Kearney for the annual Nebraska Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) Conference at the Younes Conference Center Sept. 26-28. The conference brings together NRD...Read more

NRD Hall of Fame Inductees Announced at Husker Harvest Days

09/16/2021
LINCOLN, Neb. – During Husker Harvest Days Sept. 15, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) recognized four individuals, who will be inducted into the NRD Hall of Fame later this month. “Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts’ projects involve many dedicated individuals working to make the...Read more

NARD Welcomes Intern

09/07/2021
Presley Wendelin, currently a junior at UNL studying agribusiness, will join NARD as a part-time intern beginning Sept. 8, 2021. Presley grew up in Gothenburg, Nebraska, where she was involved in many extra-circular school activities including serving as the Gothenburg FFA President. Some of her...Read more

Husker Harvest Days includes Free Trees and Water Testing

09/07/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Questions about trees, erosion, flood control or water quality? Stop in to visit with Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts during Husker Harvest Days Sept. 14-16. “This is a great opportunity for producers to meet with conservation agencies all in one place and learn more...Read more

2021 NCF-Envirothon Nebraska Announces Winning Teams

07/29/2021
Students from Esopus, New York, Named Champions LINCOLN, Nebraska – On July 28, students from Esopus, New York, took the top prize of $15,000 at the 2021 National Conservation Foundation (NCF)-Envirothon, an international environmental and natural resources education competition for high schoolers...Read more

National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore to Open 2021 NCF-Envirothon

06/23/2021
National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore to Open 2021 NCF-Envirothon NARD Foundation to Award Additional Scholarships LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) is excited to announce Joel Sartore as the keynote speaker for the 2021 National Conservation...Read more

Papio-Missouri River NRD Leads Water Basin Tour

06/14/2021
OMAHA, Nebraska – Approximately 75 directors and staff from Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts convened in Omaha for the annual NRD Basin Tour hosted by the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District (Papio NRD) June 7-8, 2021. “It was a pleasure hosting the Basin Tour this year to...Read more

Nebraska Envirothon a Success at Lake Wanahoo

04/29/2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska – High schoolers from across Nebraska – and a few pelicans – descended on Lake Wanahoo for the 29th annual Nebraska State Envirothon April 28. Ord High School took home the championship along with $1,500 and will represent Nebraska at the National Conservation Foundation (NCF)...Read more

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