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Notice of Availability of Draft Watershed Plan - Environmental Assessment for the Bone and Long Pine Creeks Watershed The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Nebraska announces the availability of a Draft Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment...
The Middle Niobrara NRD is still accepting tree orders for Spring 2023 plantings. The District has a list of seedlings available. Get your order in as soon as possible to guarantee your trees. Download an order form located under the Tree Resources tab, stop by the Middle Niobrara NRD Office at 303...
Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District Offers Scholarship The Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District (MNNRD) is offering a $500 scholarship to an outstanding student. To apply for the scholarship students may be; a graduating high school senior, currently attending college or vocational...
Middle Niobrara NRD Board Votes to Approve Modifications to Rules and Regulations; Approves Opening District for New Groundwater Irrigated Acres and Expanded Uses June 13, 2022 On Monday, June 13th the Board of Directors of the Middle Niobrara NRD (MNNRD) voted 6-0 to approve modifications to the...
Middle Niobrara NRD Notice of Public Hearing, June 13th, 2022 The Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District (MNNRD) hereby provide notice that the MNNRD shall hold a public hearing on June 13th, at 10:30 a.m. at the MNNRD Office, 303 East HWY 20, Valentine, Nebraska. The purpose of the hearing is...
Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District Offers Scholarship The Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District (MNNRD) is offering a $500 scholarship to an outstanding student. To apply for the scholarship students may be; a graduating high school senior, currently attending college or vocational...
2022 MNNRD & NRCS Local Working Group, Valentine, NE & Ainsworth, NE Public Notice The MNNRD & USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will be holding Local Working Group meetings to discuss natural resource conservation program priorities at the MNNRD Office located at 303 E. HWY20, Valentine...
The Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District (MNNRD) is sponsoring the USDA-NRCS, Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) West Sand Draw Cat Dam Plunge Pool Repairs project located in Brown County, Johnstown, NE at Appleman’s Dam, north of Johnstown, NE 4.5 miles. Sealed proposals for the...
Middle Niobrara NRD Receives Grant from Nebraska Environmental Trust Lincoln, NE – May 7, 2021 – Middle Niobrara NRD announced today that it will receive $810,000 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the “Long Pine Creek Watershed (LPCW) Restoration Phase 4” project. The Trust Board announced...
Middle Niobrara NRD Receives Grant from Nebraska Environmental Trust Lincoln, NE – May 1, 2021 – Middle Niobrara NRD announced today that it will receive $47500 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the “No-Till Drill” project. The Trust Board announced funding for the project at its meeting on...
Middle Niobrara NRD Receives Grant from Nebraska Environmental Trust Lincoln, NE – May 7, 2021 – Middle Niobrara NRD announced today that it will receive $290,000 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the “Forest and Grassland Utilization: Green Diamond” project. The Trust Board announced...
Middle Niobrara NRD Receives Grant from Nebraska Environmental Trust Lincoln, NE – May 1, 2021 – Middle Niobrara NRD announced today that it will receive $288,015 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the “Sandhills Interactive Natural Resources Education Complex (SINREC)” project. The Trust...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has funding available to Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers to develop Conservation Activity Plans. These plans are developed to help identify and find solutions for specific natural resource concerns on a farming...
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy Director Jim Macy announced the award of $6,686,369 in grants to support 144 projects across the state. Middle Niobrara NRD and North Central RC&D was awarded one of the grants to host a scrap tire collection. Mike Murphy, General Manager...
The MNNRD is requesting for proposals from interested and qualified firms for planning, design, permitting, construction, and construction oversight of the LPCW Restoration Phase 3 Project on Sand Draw Creek. Click here to view the RFP - LPCW Restoration Phase 3 This site is located approximately 9...
The Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District in Valentine is seeking applicants to fill temporary tree planting positions starting in early April. These positions will have a minimum of 40 hours/week with opportunity for more. Successful applicants will report to the MNNRD office in Valentine on...
With winter setting in we know Spring and warmer weather is on everybody’s mind. Now is the time to order your trees for Spring planting! We are still accepting tree orders and windbreak plantings for this coming spring. We have many different seedlings available including shrubs, hardwoods, and...
We have completed our first big project for the Sandhills Interactive Natural Resources Education Complex (SINREC) with our newly installed irrigation pivot. The Lindsay Corporation donated this 121' fully operational center pivot for us to use in our outdoor interactive training center. Well...
Nitrates A total of 335 wells were sampled in 2020 for nitrate contamination by MNNRD staff. These are a mix of Irrigation, Livestock, and Domestic wells across the 4 counties covered by the MNNRD. CDC/EPA guidance states that nitrate levels above 10 Parts per Million (PPM) are unsafe for humans to...
The MNNRD with the help of JEO Consulting Group are addressing threats to water quality, streambed channelization, aquatic habitat and infrastructure within the Long Pine Creek Watershed (LPCW) by implementing Best Management Practices (BMP) within the LPCW and an In-Stream Structure (SD-14) on Sand...