Welcome to the Lower Loup Natural Resources District
The Lower Loup Natural Resources District is one of 23 NRDs
serving the people of Nebraska. Set up along hydrological
boundaries, the NRDs are the local agencies responding to natural
resources challenges in a variety of areas. The Districts have the
responsibility to protect and maintain natural resources in areas
ranging from water quality and quantity to forestry, range
management, soils and more.
News
LOWER LOUP NRD RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE NEBRASKA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
The Lower Loup NRD announced today that it will receive $46,075 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the "Wood Waste/Saw Log Utilization and Red Cedar Management Project." Read more.
ORD TEAM TIES FOR TOP RANGE SCORE AT STATE ENVIROTHON
An Ord High School team tied for first place in the range category and fourth overall at the 2008 Nebraska Envirothon contest held May 3, 2008 at the State 4-H Camp in the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. Read more.
IRRIGATED ACRE CERTIFICATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED
If you own irrigated land in the Lower Loup Natural Resources District, every irrigated acre had to be certified with the NRD by January 1, 2008. Read more.
DIRECTORS, STAFF HONORED FOR SERVICE TO NRD
The Lower Loup Natural Resources District honored four Directors and four staff members for their service at the NRD’s Annual Awards Dinner December 20, 2007 in Ord. Read more.
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NRD NEWSLETTER MAILED TO DISTRICT RESIDENTS
The Lower Loup NRD has distributed the latest edition of it's district-wide newsletter, entitled IN THE LOUP, to residents in all 16 counties that make up the NRD. Read more.
LOWER LOUP BOARD APPROVES NEW GROUNDWATER RULES
The Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors gave approval to changes and additions to the NRD’s groundwater management rules following a public hearing in Ord September 27th. Read more.
To view the Lower Loup NRD's Groundwater Rules and Regulations, click here.
OVER 146,000 TREES PLANTED IN 2007 IN LOWER LOUP NRD
This year, 146,201 trees started new jobs as they were planted across the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. Read more.
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LOUP CITY NRCS OFFICE IS NOW CLOSED
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Loup City closed its doors September 28, 2007. Read more.
THUNDERSTORM THROWS A DAMPER ON RANGE CONTEST
Rain, rain, go away became the unofficial theme for the 2007 Area 4 Range Judging Contest in Greeley County on September 18th. Read more.
LOWER LOUP GROUNDWATER LEVELS SHOW DECLINE
The groundwater level across the Lower Loup NRD in the spring of 2007 saw an average 0.16 foot decline from levels in the spring of 2006. Read more.
SOIL AND WATER SAMPLING REQUIRED IN AREA 28
Soil and water sampling are part of the requirements for residents of Area 28, a strip of the Lower Loup NRD south of the Loup River stretching from Columbus to west of Fullerton. Read more.
MEASURE RAIN WITH AN NERAIN GAUGE
With more showers hopefully on the way, volunteers are still being sought from townships in each of the counties
served by the Lower Loup Natural Resources District for the NeRain program. NeRain is short for
Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network.
Read more.
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