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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

Lower Loup NRD Chemigation Permit Renewal Deadline is June 1, 2024.

05/07/2024
ORD, Nebraska -- Farmers planning to use chemigation (fertigation) to apply fertilizer or other chemicals to crops have a deadline of June 1, 2024, for permit renewal from the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. Completed chemigation permit applications must be received by the Lower Loup NRD on...Read more

Lower Loup NRD Launches New Website

04/30/2024
Loup Lines Column by Alan Bartels, Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator In my opinion, most of you reading this probably are not suffering from lack of information. If you are like me, you have a near constant barrage of calls, texts, social media messages, and emails pinging the...Read more

Lower Loup NRD 2024 Contest Entries Due May 15

04/30/2024
ORD, Nebraska -- The Lower Loup Natural Resources District (LLNRD) is accepting entries for its 2024 Photo Contest through May 15. The intent of the contest is to inspire photographers of every level to visit LLNRD recreation areas and to explore the scenic district. Photographers should submit...Read more

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Niobrara River project partners take major step to protect river basin for all users

10/01/2018
Kearney, Neb. -- The Niobrara River Basin Alliance (NRBA), the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC), and the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) took a significant step forward today towards protecting the Niobrara River Basin, water flows and all users of the river now and in the future.Read more

NRD Hall of Fame Inductees Announced at Husker Harvest Days

09/14/2018
Find out more about the three Hall of Fame inductees of 2018.Read more

Nebraska's Shell Creek Watershed Makes History for Successful Clean-Up Efforts

06/22/2018
(Schuyler, NE) A major Nebraska watershed is making history today for the cleanup and reduction of Atrazine which has greatly reduced negative impacts on aquatic life and overall health of the area. Shell Creek’s water, fish, frogs and other aquatic life are the healthiest they’ve been in decades...Read more

Watershed Projects Bring Nebraska Estimated Benefits of $80 Million a Year

05/02/2018
(Lincoln, NE) In honor of Soil and Water Stewardship Week’s theme “Watersheds, Our Water, Our Home,” the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are celebrating the watershed projects that benefit Nebraska. Through the 900+...Read more

Nebraska Association of Resources Districts Foundation 5K Run Cancelled due to Pending Winter Storm

04/12/2018
(Norfolk, NE) The Nebraska Association of Resources Districts Foundation’s annual 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk and Kids Dash set for Saturday, April 14, 2018 on the Cowboy Trail in Norfolk has been cancelled to the expected snow storm.Read more

5K Community Trail Run Comes to Norfolk

03/23/2018
Local NRD Run Raises Funds for Youth Education in Natural Resources NORFOLK - The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) is reaching out across the district to help support youth education in natural resources. The LENRD is hosting a 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk and Kids Dash fundraiser at Ta-Ha-...Read more

2018 Southeast Regional Envirothon Results are Released

03/14/2018
Twelve teams competed March 6th, in the 2018 Southeast Regional Envirothon Competition at Southeast Community College-Beatrice Campus. The Envirothon is a natural resources competition for 9th through 12th grade students. The competition consists of seven testing stations, where participants answer...Read more

Central Platte NRD Accepting College Scholarship Applications

10/31/2017
(GRAND ISLAND, NE) - Applications are being accepted for the CPNRD-Ron Bishop College Scholarship Program. Starting this fall, only junior and senior college students are eligible to receive a scholarship. The Central Platte Natural Resources District will provide five college students scholarships...Read more

KIMBALL COUNTY HOSTS 2017 REGIONAL LAND JUDGING

10/12/2017
(Dix, NE) Over 80 high-school students from around the panhandle participated in the 2017 West Regional Land Judging Contest. The event was held north of Dix.Read more

Fix It, Don't Disk It Recommendations from NRCS

10/05/2017
Harvest isn’t just about cutting stalks, it’s about taking stock. According to Britt Weiser, state resource conservationist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Lincoln, during harvest farmers should study the areas in their fields where erosion is occurring.Read more

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