Latest news and upcoming events from the Upper Big Blue NRD
November 2019
You'll FALL for our Recreation Areas
Fall is a great time to visit our five NRD managed recreation areas.
Find the one nearest to you and plan a picnic and hike today to enjoy the fall foliage--before it's gone!
Camping is finished for the season, but there's still plenty of fun to be had.
Latest News
TREEmendous!
It's time to order your trees for spring 2020 planting. Order early for best selection. This year, the Upper Big Blue NRD will offer 50 varieties chosen for success in our region. Trees are offered at a low cost, so it's a great time to plan a new windbreak or other improvement to your property.
Would you take a minute to help us improve? We'd like to know what you think about the Upper Big Blue NRD. Your response to this very short survey will help us to better serve you in the future. Thanks!
Healthy Soils, Healthy Harvest
Water Conservationist Dan Leininger explores the rich microbiome that feeds the soil at Project GROW, made possible by cover crops.
The National Weather Service will soon recognize NRD Employee Tom Johnson with a prestigious award for his nearly 50 years of dedicated volunteer weather observations.
Partners from the Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service recently conducted a bathymetric survey of Recharge Lake in York. The data will allow the NRD to better manage the recreation area.
The Upper Big Blue NRD’s Private Dams Program provides landowners with an opportunity to correct or re-build privately owned dams. The program will provide 75 percent of the project costs up to a maximum cost-share of $50,000.
Improving and protecting the quality of drinking water for all residents is the goal of a continuing collaboration between the city of York and the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District. The latest effort in the cause is an inventory of all private wells in the Wellhead Protection Area.
New equipment provided by the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture allows cattle producers in the Upper Big Blue NRD to graze their herds more effectively in wetlands. This practice is good for the farmers, the cattle, and millions of migratory birds.
From a proposed recreation area near Milligan to a dam renovation in Friend, nine members of the board of directors of the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District toured the southeast portion of the district to explore NRD projects in September.
The Board of Directors of the NRD has sent a proposal for changes to Rule 5--Groundwater Quality Rules and Regulations back to the committee level after considering public input.
