Newsletters & Press Releases

    

     The NPNRD's newsletter, "Resources," is a four-page tab-type publication containing the district's latest developments and information related to western Nebraska's natural resources. "Resources" is published quarterly and inserted into the region's major newspaper, the Scottsbluff Star-Herald, where it is delivered to 16,000 subscribers. Copies are also mailed to organizations and other NRDs. Extra copies can be picked up at the NPNRD office in Scottsbluff, mailed out by request, or can be viewed here, in PDF form using Adobe Acrobat 7.0.

 

Spring 2012 - Board approves amendments; No-till conference; Flow meters; Summer camp scholarships

Winter 2011 -Trees; Dam H completed and Yensen drain started; Pay from early diversions; Year in review

Summer 2011 -- North Platte River flooding; Platte Basin plan reviewed; certified acres data; buffalograss and weeds; scholarship recipients

Spring 2011 -- Spring water levels; flow meter updates; early diversion projects; Environmental Trust Fund award

Winter 2011 -- Water use reports; soil moisture sensors; Staff-Thad Kuntz; AWEP funding available

Fall 2010 -- Managing water; water level comparison; newest technology; ground water withdrawals; camp scholarships

Spring 2010 -- New 56/4 ground water allocation; tree pruning workshop; new camp scholarships offered; west Region Envirothon results

Fall 2009 -- Fall flow meter readings; Setting the Record Straight (CNPPID); Yensen Drain explained; Levy Lowered; Range and Land Judging contests

Summer 2009 -- IMP public hearings; Gering Valley Flood Control Project; NET Funds HEM project; Summer Science Camp; Disaster Mitigation Plan

Spring 2009 -- Allocations Begin; Flow Meter Status; IMP Update; New Staff; Buffalograss and Tree Programs

Winter 2009 - Understanding Allocations; PCB allocations reduced; HEM Survey; NRD Year-In-Review; 2009 Tax Request/Levy

Summer 2008-- Flow Meter Progress; Certification; Commingled Water; "Can You Live Without Your NRD?"; IMP Progress; HEM Survey Raw Data

Spring 2008 -- Flow Meter Deadline; Canal Geophysics Survey; ETF Awards HEM Survey; PCB Limited Irrgation Project; Buffalograss Program

Winter 2008 -- Transfer Rules in Effect; No-Till Workshops; Fall '07 Levels; Local Stakeholders Meet; New Grass and Classroom Programs

Fall 2007 -- Certification Deadline; Flow Meters; New Transfer Rules; Range Judging, FY-08 Budget; No-Till Educator

Summer 2007 -- Allocations; Pits as Wells; Spring '07 Levels; New Weed Management Association; Water Camp

Spring 2007 -- CNPPID Talks; New Flow Meter Rules; Drought Management; Invasive Species Removal

Winter 2007 -- No-Till Conference; Flow Meters Required; New Directors; PCB EQIP; Year-End Review

Fall 2006 -- Office Relocation; Talks Start with CNPPID; Certification Approved; 3-Cent Levy; NARD Annual Conference

Summer 2006 -- PRRIP; NET Funds Awarded; Spring '06 Levels; Voluntary Metering Urged; Poster Contest Winners

Spring 2006 -- Cooperative Agreement; FFA in Action; Benefits of Metering; NPNRD Plan for OA Basin

Winter 2006 -- Levels Measurements; Nine Mile Creek Project; USGS Real Time Recorders; Pumpkin Creek Basin Allocations

Fall 2005  -- Incentives for Meters; Stakeholders Group Works on IMP;, Nine Mile Project Feature; Regional Water System

Spring 2004 (special IMP issue) -- Explaining the IMP Process