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September Board Meeting
August 22, 2025
Central Platte NRD Board to Meet September 25 The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025. The meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the CPNRD office, 215 Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island. AGENDA Board Search Committee The Board Search Committee will report […]
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Monarch Tagging Event
August 12, 2025
Thank you to all who stopped by the Groundwater Guardian’s Outdoor Learning Area for the Monarch Tagging Event at the Nebraska State Fair! We tagged 4 male and 2 female Monarchs. If you’d like to track the butterflies that were tagged, visit https://monarchwatch.org/ Their ID #s are: Alph125, Alph126, Alph127, Alph128, Alph129, Alph130 The Groundwater […]
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Dawson County Envirothon Club Qualifies for International NCF-Envirothon
May 1, 2025
High school students from across Nebraska gathered April 30, 2025, in Omaha for the 33rd annual Nebraska State Envirothon. Dawson County Envirothon Club earned the championship title and a $1,500 prize, securing their spot to represent Nebraska at the National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Envirothon, which will be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Envirothon is an […]
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Whole Field Approach – Wetland Conservation
October 28, 2022
Whole field approach helps producers transition flood-prone cropland to pasture and maximize irrigation efficiency Gayle Marsh says one thing has made his family farm in central Nebraska successful for four generations: frugality. Whether it was his great grandfather walking to Nebraska from Illinois because taking the train was too costly while going on-foot was free, […]
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