Husker Harvest Days offers visitors a chance to take home free trees and seeds — and some advice.
Here are three things you won’t want to miss while lingering in the Natural Resources District building:
1. Free trees and seeds. Husker Harvest Days visitors can pick up a free native prairie grass seed packet at the Natural Resources Hub. Prairie seed goes quickly, so make the NRD Hub your first stop.
The NRD Conservation Tree Program helps landowners plant hundreds of thousands of trees each year, benefiting both people and animals. Colorado blue spruce tree seedlings are also free to visitors in the Natural Resources District building.
All 23 Nebraska NRDs administer tree planting programs to provide trees and shrubs for local landowners. Each district varies, but possible services include:
planting
weed barrier installation
weed control
drip irrigation
2. Water testing. The Water Well Standards Program with the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy will also be on-site to provide free water testing and screen for nitrates in minutes. Private well owners should bring a cup-size sample of water in a clean container.
3. Cost-share conservation. Along with the NRDs, agriculture producers can meet various conservation agencies that offer conservation assistance, cost-share opportunities and agricultural programs, all in the Natural Resources Hub.
A few of the organizations include Nebraska Forest Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Farm Service Agency, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, Platte River Recovery Implementation Program, Rainwater Basin Joint Venture, and Central Platte NRD’s Native Prairie and Pollination Awareness Program.
Add the Natural Resources Hub to your list of exhibitors to visit during Husker Harvest Days.
Stage welcomes NRD Hall of Fame winners
Join Natural Resources Districts staff as they introduce the 2022 NRD Hall of Fame inductees. The event will be at the Nebraska Farmer Hospitality Tent’s stage at 2 p.m. Sept. 14.
Annually, the Natural Resources Districts announce three outstanding individuals to induct into the NRD Hall of Fame. These individuals have made major contributions to protect the state’s natural resources. Current NRD managers and directors vote for nominated candidates. Hall of Fame categories are:
Natural Resources District Director
Natural Resources District Employee
Natural Resources District Supporter
The agency works with individual districts to protect lives, property and the future of Nebraska’s natural resources. NRDs are unique to Nebraska, and act as local government entities with broad responsibilities to protect Nebraska’s natural resources.
Major Nebraska river basins form the boundaries of the 23 NRDs, enabling districts to respond to local conservation and resource management needs.
Learn more at nrdnet.org.
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