Central Platte NRD Recreation Areas

BUFFALO COUNTY

* *Cottonmill Lake -located northwest of Kearney owned and operated by City of Kearney: swimming fishing fitness trail, nature viewing. As part of a renovation project funded in part by the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund CPNRD provided shore stabilization & erosion protection.

**Heritage Park - southwest Kearney: under development as a City of Kearney park mostly with a grant from a 1ocal family CPNRD has completed work to alleviate flooding problems in the area.

**Off-Road Crane Viewing Site: located 3 miles west of the Richard Plautz Crane Viewing Site on State Spur L-10C; off-road parking. An ISTEA grant was acquired (Audubon Society Rowe Sanctuary provided the land for the site) to improve safety for crane viewers and local traffic.

*Richard Plautz Crane Viewing Site: located 2 miles south of I-80/Gibbon interchange on State Spur L-10C; waterfowl viewing deck off-road parking & walking trail. An ISTEA grant was acquired (matching funds from CPNRD and Buffalo County to improve safety for crane viewers and local traffic.

* Owned & operated by CPNRD.   
**CPNRD provided matching funds & the projects were turned over to another entity for operation.

DAWSON COUNTY

*B-1 Reservoir: located 10 miles north, 5 miles west of Lexington; nature hiking CPNRD developed the recreational area as part of a multi-use project (flood control and recharge demonstration).

* Owned & operated by CPNRD.   
**CPNRD provided matching funds & the projects were turned over to another entity for operation.

HALL COUNTY

**Alda Trail Site: located 1.5 miles south of Alda on State Spur L-40C; preservation of historical trails (Mormon, California and Fort Kearney trails) at the Townsley-Murdock site. CPNRD provided fencing for the area, which is accessible by the public. The site is owned by the HalI County Historical Society.

**Eagle Scout Lake: located in Grand Island in the intersection of North U.S. 281 and Broadwell Avenue; fishing, picnicking, walking trail. The lake was originally a "super cell"' for CPNRD's Moores Creek Flood Control Project-it was turned over to the city which developed the recreation features with a sizeable financial contribution from CPNRD.

**Hall County Crane Viewing Deck Site: located 2 mi. south of I-80/Alda interchange; waterfowl viewing deck, off-road parking. An ISTEA grant was acquired to improve safety for crane viewers and local traffic. Hall County has rifle to the property and will further develop the area as a park.

* *Off-Road Crane Viewing Site: located 4 mi. west of U.S. 281 on Platte Road 5 mi. south on Platte River Road off-road parking. An ISTEA grant was acquired (matching funds from CPNRD & Hall County) to improve safety for crone viewers and local traffic.

* Owned & operated by CPNRD.   
**CPNRD provided matching funds & the projects were turned over to another entity for operation.

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