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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

New Recreation Area to Open March 31st

03/13/2015
The gates to Prairie Queen Recreation Area will swing open Tuesday, March 31st. The multi-use water based outdoor recreation area/flood control reservoir is located near 132nd St and Highway 370 in Sarpy County. The Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District began construction of the park in...Read more

Area Improvements Approved for Platte River Landing

03/13/2015
Area Improvements Approved The Board of Directors of the Papio-Missouri River NRD has approved a construction contract for improvements to Platte River Landing, a river access park near Highway 64 in western Douglas County. Improvements to the 10 acre public park will include land grading for...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

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