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Five NRDs Awarded Grant Funding for Pasture Improvement Projects Five Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) were recently awarded grant funding for the “Partnering to Preserve Central Nebraska’s Core Grasslands” project sponsored by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation  https://www.nfwf.org/. The partnering NRDs include Central Platte, Twin Platte, Tri-Basin, Middle Republican and Lower Loup. The total grant […]

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, […]

Arbor Day is Friday, April 29th….. how are you planning to celebrate this Nebraska-born holiday with your class? Would you like to give a tree seedling to each of your students? The Central Platte NRD staff will deliver Ponderosa Pine seedlings for your classroom at no cost.  Ponderosa pines are native to Nebraska and can […]

The Richard Plautz Crane Viewing site in Gibbon is a busy place during spring crane migration and new upgrades now provide better accessibility. Located at the intersection of Elm Island and Lowell roads, the site has two elevated wooden viewing decks, concrete walking trail and a parking lot to provide a safe area for the […]

Municipal Water Bank Approved by Central Platte NRD Board The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved an agreement to add a municipal component to the CPNRD’s water bank for managed development of new uses of water for municipal and industrial uses by the cities within the District. CPNRD will administer the […]

Date: December 16, 2021                    Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Central Platte NRD office, 215 Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island, NE JEO Presents Flood Reduction Alternatives to Central Platte NRD Board on the Lower Wood River Watershed (GRAND ISLAND, NE) – John Petersen, JEO Project Manager, gave an […]

Board of Directors Meeting   November 18, 2021   2:00 p.m. 215 Kaufman Ave   Grand Island NE   Open to the Public Central Platte NRD Board Approves Redistricting Modifications (GRAND ISLAND, NE) – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved the proposed new subdistrict boundaries to submit to local county clerks. The CPNRD boundaries […]

Order Trees & Shrubs by 4/1 36 species of shrubs, deciduous trees and conifers sold.   COST: 100 trees $90.00 or 25 trees $22.50 Orders taken through April 1st for spring planting. All stock is sold in multiples of 25. Cost-Share is available for trees & weed barrier at 50%. Minimum of 200 trees must be […]