by Little Blue | Oct 1, 2024 | News, Water Management, Watershed Management
The Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act (NiRIA) was passed by the legislature earlier this year. This state program aims to provide incentives to producers for reducing the use of commercial fertilizers. The requirements of NiRIA are that producers verify a reduction in...
by Little Blue | Mar 29, 2024 | News, Watershed Management
The Farming for the Blue River project is a partnership between the Little Blue Natural Resources District (NRD), Lower Big Blue NRD, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Nature Conservancy. The goal of this project is to co-learn with farmers to...
by Little Blue | Jul 18, 2023 | News, Water Management, Watershed Management
During spring 2023, the Little Blue Natural Resources District (LBNRD) launched the Thirty-Two Mile Creek WFPO Plan-Environmental Assessment (EA) with support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). A kick-off meeting with local and state agencies was...
by Little Blue | Apr 12, 2023 | News, Water Management, Watershed Management
Date: April 11, 2023 To: Prospective Consultant From: Little Blue Natural Resources District RE: Request for Proposal – Development WFPO Watershed Plan – Environmental Assessment for – Thirty-Two Mile Creek Watershed Improvement Project in Adams County, Nebraska The...
by Little Blue | Jun 19, 2019 | Groundwater Management, News, Water Management, Watershed Management
NEWS RELEASENatural Resources Conservation Service 100 Centennial Mall NorthFederal Building, Rm. 152Lincoln, NE 68508-3866www.ne.nrcs.usda.gov@NebraskaNRCSContacts:Joanna Pope, NRCS Public Affairs Officer(402) 437-4123Janet Valasek, NRCS District...
by Little Blue | May 15, 2019 | Groundwater Management, News, Water Management, Watershed Management
In the spring of 2018, Geologic Area 1 was just a few inches from implementing a stay on well drilling and expansion of irrigated acres. Geologic Area 2 has had such a stay in place since 2006. However, 2018 fall levels were up, and fortunately, that did translate...
by redthread | Jun 8, 2018 | Water Management, Watershed Management
The Little Blue and Tri Basin NRD’s Watershed Management Plan to address water quality and quantity is now complete and available to the public. View...
