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DISTRICT STAFF

Dana Schmelzle - District Manager

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Marya Haverkamp - Chairperson

Aaron Georg- Vice Chairperson

Austin Petry- Secretary

Shea Keegan- Board Supervisor

Tim Niehues - Board Supervisor

NRCS STAFF

Collin Feldakamp - District Conservationist

Steve O'Neil- Soil Technician

Speech Contest

The 2026 Speech contest theme for this year is Home is Where the Habitat is. Click Speech Rules 2026 for more information.

Poster Contest

The Poster Contest theme for this year is "Home is where the Habitat is" Download the Rules and Fillable Form by Clicking here. We also have a great presentation for you to use in your classroom

Photo Contest

There is no theme associated for the photo contest, but keep it conservation practice related! Click here for more information.

To submit your photo, click form

Upcoming Events:

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Women In Ag event!

4th Grade Ag Festival

Will be held

April 23 2027

Nemaha County Community Building

Kansas Envirothon

Envirothon

To view additional information on the Kansas Envirothon as well as past event results and the history, click here.

Grass Drill for Rent

We rent out our Great Plains Grass Drill $15.00/acre with a $150 minimum.

Call 785-336-2186x110

ask for Dana

We sell grass seed!!

We are taking Grass Seed Orders. We can order Grass Seed in and have it ready for you to plant, just give us a call.

NRCS recommended planting dates:

Aug 15th-October 1st and December 1st -April 15th Cool Season Grasses

December 1st-May 15th-Native Grass & CRP Mixes.

Drip Torches

We have two drip torches they are Free to use but must put down a $50 deposit per torch

Call 785-336-5748

ask for Dana