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Central Platte NRD’s 1st annual birding event was a success! Thank you to the nearly 30 birders who attended – we’re looking forward to hosting another event in 2024. Congratulations to our Raffle Prize Winners: Krystal Spilger of Grand Island, Bonnie Clough of Lincoln, Cameron Rog of Grand Island, and Merriah Bockman of Grand Island. […]

Notice of Board Vacancy The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) is accepting letters of interest to fill a board vacancy in Subdistrict 8.  This Subdistrict located in the northwest part of Grand Island, east of Highway 281. For further assistance determining if you live in Subdistrict 8, visit www.cpnrd.org/about/directors or call CPNRD at (308) […]

ACTION TAKEN APRIL 27, 2023 CENTRAL PLATTE NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Central Platte NRD Board Selects Search Committee for Sub-District 8 At their monthly meeting on Thursday, the Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors selected Keith Ostermeier, Alicia Haussler, Charles Maser, Mick Reynolds and Jerry Milner to serve as […]

PSM Birding Event Saturday, April 29 | 8:00 – Noon Prairie Silver Moores Flood Cells (PSM) near Grand Island To celebrate Nebraska Bird Month, avian enthusiasts are invited to participate in CPNRD’s first bird-watching event near Grand Island. Bring a friend and explore nature’s wonders in these wetlands and grasslands, two of Nebraska’s most important […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2:00 p.m. | Thursday, April 27, 2023 Location: Central Platte NRD Office, 215 Kaufman Ave. Grand Island NE 68803 Central Platte NRD Board to Select Search Committee for Sub-District 8 The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors will select a  Search Committee to fill the vacancy in Sub-District […]

PRESS RELEASE Mike Wilkens of Gibbon Appointed to Central Platte NRD Board (GRAND ISLAND, NE) –  The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors elected Mike Wilkens, Gibbon, to fill the vacancy in Sub-District 5 at their monthly meeting on Thursday.  Wilken’s two-year term will end in December 2024. -Student Presentation  Bren Vaughan, […]

PSM Birding Event              Saturday, April 29 | 8:00 – Noon Prairie Silver Moores Flood Cells (PSM) near Grand Island To celebrate Nebraska Bird Month, avian enthusiasts are invited to participate in CPNRD’s first bird watching event near Grand Island. Bring a friend and explore nature’s wonders in these wetlands […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023 Central Platte NRD Office – 215 Kaufman Ave Grand Island NE BUSINESS Pledge of Allegiance Call to Order  Excused Absences | Meeting Minutes | Public Forum Search Committee  Candidate recommendation to appoint to Sub-District 5 * Bren Vaughan, Central City High School  Presentation on Native/Non-Native […]

PERKINS COUNTY CANAL VIDEO Enjoy this video created by students from North Platte High School on the Perkins County Canal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM4N9FG2yHE  

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2:00 p.m. | Thursday, March 30, 2023 Central Platte NRD Office: 215 Kaufman Avenue, Grand Island NE Central Platte NRD Board to Consider Appointing New Director to Sub-District 5 The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors will consider the Search Committee’s recommended candidate to fill the vacancy in […]