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Flooding Impacts Felt Locally

06/12/2015
Flooding impacts from recent high South Platte River flows into Nebraska have been lessened by diverting water into irrigation canals for groundwater recharge.Read more

North Platte Natural Resources District Hosts Meeting with Surface Water Representatives

06/11/2015
The North Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) hosted a meeting with surface water representatives on Tuesday, June 9, at the NRD office. Of the twenty-six irrigation districts and canal companies invited, twenty-two were represented at the meeting. The NRD has enjoyed a long-standing and...Read more

Two New Programs to Provide Cost Share for Landowners in the Central Platte Natural Resources District

06/01/2015
June 19th is the deadline to sign up for two new initiatives approved by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. On Thursday, James Huntwork, USDA-NRCS district liaison, reported to the Central Platte NRD board on the signup deadlines and cost share details for the newly acquired funding...Read more

North Platte Natural Resources District Extends Deadline to Finalize Cost-Share Projects

05/27/2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information please contact John Berge or David Wolf, 632-2749 Date: May 27, 2015 North Platte NRD Extends Deadline to Finalize Cost-Share Projects Due to the extraordinary amount of rainfall in the past month, the North Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) has...Read more

Storm Damage Closes Trails

05/22/2015
The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District has closed parts of the MoPac East and Homestead recreational trails due to storm damage. Storms on May 6th and 7th washed away several miles of the Homestead Trail surface and there is bridge damage.Read more

North Platte Natural Resources District to Host Buffalograss Workshop May 27th

05/18/2015
The North Platte Natural Resources District will be hosting a buffalograss workshop on Wednesday, May 27th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the NRD building just south of the airport in Scottsbluff. The workshop is being held in cooperation with the Panhandle Research and Extension Center and is free and...Read more

Papio Natural Resources District to Request $10 Million from Offutt Air Force Base to Strengthen and Improve Adjacent Missouri River Levees

05/15/2015
The Board of Directors of the Papio-Missouri River NRD has approved an agreement with Offutt Air Force Base through which the base will be requested to contribute $10 million toward the design, land acquisition, upgrade and reconstruction of the R616/R613 Levee System south of Bellevue, NE. The...Read more

Tri-Basin Natural Resources District, Department of Natural Resources Cooperate with CNPPID to Divert High Platte River Flows

05/15/2015
Recent heavy rains, combined with snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains, are causing high flows and predictions of flooding along the Platte River. Tri-Basin Natural Resources District (NRD) Directors voted during their regular board meeting on May 12 to take advantage of those high flows and hopefully...Read more

Central Platte Natural Resources District Board to Hear Update on Cease and Desist

05/15/2015
The Central Platte Natural Resources District's board of directors will hear an update on the Cease & Desist Order that was issued to Lee and Terry Spradlin of Dawson County at their regularly scheduled meeting on May 28, 2015.Read more

New Wilber Dam Protects Town after Record-Breaking Rain and 500-Year Flood

05/12/2015
The Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District has determined a new dam it recently completed is a key contributor in protecting the town of Wilber, Nebraska from record-breaking rains Wednesday night and early Thursday morning of May 6th and 7th.Read more

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