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Landowners Can Click for Aquifer Data

03/13/2015
LINCOLN (NE) March 13, 2015 - Landowners in a 99-square-mile area surveyed by special equipment hanging from a helicopter 18 months ago near Dwight, Valparaiso and Brainard can now go online to learn about aquifers under their land. The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District contracted with...Read more

Tri-Basin NRD Continues Cooperative Efforts in IPAs

03/11/2015
On February 20, Tri-Basin Natural Resources District (NRD) staff and directors met with landowners involved in the district's Improvement Project Areas (IPAs). These IPAs are a cooperative effort between the district and landowners to provide and maintain drainage ditches in areas of high water...Read more

Windbreak Workshop Hosted by NE Forest Service at Upper Big Blue NRD

03/05/2015
The Upper Big Blue NRD and the Nebraska Forest Service will be hosting a free Windbreak Workshop on March 20, 2015, at the Upper Big Blue NRD Office in York from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. The York office is located at 105 N. Lincoln Avenue. Workshop speakers and topics include: Windbreak Renovations...Read more

Central Platte Natural Resources District Approves Big Nitrogen Management Project

02/27/2015
CPNRD Approves Project SENSE: New Nitrogen Management Program (GRAND ISLAND, NE) On Thursday, the Central Platte Natural Resources District's board of directors approved participation in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Project SENSE pilot program in the amount of $16,500/ year for three years...Read more

Supreme Court Ruling to Benefit Nebraska Irrigators

02/25/2015
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of a Republican River basin water-accounting change that could be worth approximately $20 million annually to Nebraska and significantly reduce the amount of water that must be provided to Kansas in years when action is needed to maintain compliance...Read more

Supreme Court Decision Benefits Nebraska Water Users, Taxpayers

02/25/2015
The hard work of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, Attorney General's Office and Natural Resources Districts in the Republican Basin has resulted in a favorable decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of a water-accounting change that could...Read more

Landowners Conservation Efforts Pay Off In Big Way

02/24/2015
The North Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) has awarded over $138,000 in cost-share for the 2015 fiscal year. The conservation cost-share program is open to any landowner in Banner, Garden, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, and southern Sioux counties, and the Program reimburses cooperating landowners...Read more

Students Compete in the 2015 Metro Regional Envirothon

02/23/2015
Omaha, NE - The 2015 Metro Regional Envirothon competition will be held on Tuesday, February 24. There are two competition times available to teams: 10:30am, and 4pm. The event will take place at the Papio-Missouri River NRD's Natural Resources Center located in Chalco Hills Recreation Area...Read more

North Platte NRD Unveils New Recreational Mapping Application

02/19/2015
The North Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) will be unveiling a new interactive Recreational Mapping Application. The event will take place at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center Auditorium in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on February 26th, 2015, at 7:00pm. This event...Read more

Emergency Preparedness and Planning

02/17/2015
Emergency Preparedness and Planning, Valuable Partnerships and Diversified Funding Equal Public Safety Each late winter or early spring Nebraska's Platte River presents challenges to those tasked with protecting lives and property from flooding due to ice jams. Serious flooding along portions of...Read more

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