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Central Platte NRD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Levy for 2024/2025 Budget

08/16/2024
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) will hold a public hearing on August 29th at 1:45 p.m. to receive public input on the proposed levy for the 2024/2025 fiscal year budget. The total requirements for the general fund and sinking fund are $34,714,184.14...Read more

Upper Niobrara White NRD Announces 2024 Amateur Photo Contest Winners

08/13/2024
CHADRON, Nebraska -- The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (UNWNRD) held the 5th Annual Amateur Photo Contest, in search of natural resources related photos from residents of the District encompassing Box Butte, Dawes, Sheridan and Sioux counties. After a slow start, the photos...Read more

Road Closure Scheduled for Lower Loup NRD's Davis Creek Recreation Area

08/08/2024
ORD, Nebraska -- To better serve visitors, the access road through Davis Creek Recreation Area, south of the community of North Loup, will close beginning Oct. 1, 2024, for a paving project. This project was originally planned to take place in 2023. Continual improvements to Davis Creek Recreation...Read more

Lower Loup NRD - Water Conservation

08/01/2024
This article is part of Loup Lines (Volume 45, No. 8) originally written by ​Alan Bartels, Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator. Drought conditions have improved considerably since the August 2023 Loup Lines column from a year ago. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor map...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board Approves Amended 2025 Budget

07/26/2024
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Following a public hearing on Thursday, the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved an amended budget. The total requirements for the general and sinking funds amount to $34,714,184.14. Based on current balances and estimated revenue,...Read more

City of Lincoln Unveils Plans for New Northwest Park: Cornhusker Bank Park

07/25/2024
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, Mike Sousek, Lower Platte South NRD General Manager, and various community partners have announced the acquisition of land for a new park in northwest Lincoln, which will be named Cornhusker Bank Park. “Thanks to the generous support of our public and...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Board of Directors Meeting

07/24/2024
Weeping Water, Nebraska – July 17, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (NRD) convened on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at the Weeping Water City Office. The meeting, chaired by Chair Landis, commenced at 7:00 p.m. with the participation of seventeen...Read more

MOPAC East Connector Trail Study Team Hosts Second Round of Public Meetings

07/15/2024
Public invited to provide input on the potential connector routes being evaluated in greater detail LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (NRD) and Cass County will host a second round of public meetings for the MoPac East Connector Trail Study on July 30, 2024...Read more

Central Platte NRD Board to Hold Public Hearing for 2025 Budget

07/11/2024
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to consider approving the 2025 fiscal budget of expenditures on Thursday, July 25, 2024. The proposed budget is $35,757,815 with an estimated tax of $5,316,196. The hearing...Read more

Middle Niobrara NRD Assesses Successful Stream Restoration Projects in Long Pine Creek Watershed

07/10/2024
VALENTINE, Nebraska – The Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District (NRD) recently conducted a thorough assessment of stream restoration projects within the Long Pine Creek Watershed (LPCW) following significant rainfall. Between June 17-21, 2024, Brown County landowners reported 9-11 inches of...Read more

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Nebraska to Host 2021 NCF-Envirothon

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

NARD Physical Office Closed Due to Fire

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

Nebraska’s Youth Plant Hope in the Face of COVID-19

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

2020 NCF-Envirothon Competition Cancelled

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

Nebraska State Envirothon Cancelled

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

Coalition Plans Statewide Youth Tree-A-Thon for 2020

03/16/2020
On Monday, March 16, Beyond School Bells, Nebraska’s statewide afterschool and summer learning network announced its statewide challenge for youth and their communities across the state to collectively plant over 20,000 trees in 2020, starting on Arbor Day weekend, April 24-26. Beyond School Bells...Read more

NARD Elects 2020 Officers

03/16/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The voting members of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) Board of Directors elected new officers during their board meeting March 9, 2020. The NARD Board consists of representation from each of the Nebraska’s 23 Natural Resources Districts (NRDs). The board...Read more

Envirothon Competitions Qualify 14 Teams for State

03/13/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Between Feb. 5 and March 10, Nebraska high school students competed around the state at regional Envirothon competitions demonstrating natural resources knowledge by measuring trees, identifying animal pelts and plotting maps. The winning teams from each regional Envirothon...Read more

Nebraska Ag Youth Institute Accepting Applications

02/13/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – It’s application time for one of the biggest youth agriculture outreach events in the state—the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI). NAYI brings together high school juniors and seniors to learn more about Nebraska agriculture, network with agriculture leaders and...Read more

NRDs Sign Agreement with NRCS to Continue Conservation Efforts

01/30/2020
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) collectively signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Jan. 28. This agreement is a renewal of a long-standing commitment between the NRDs and NRCS that...Read more

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