The Upper Big Blue NRD has been asked to clarify rules regarding groundwater transfers, due to the discussions about proposed renewable energy developments in the district. The following information...

From “Working Trees”, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Windbreaks can serve many purposes in agricultural operations such as preventing soil erosion, providing wildlife habitat, and...

By Jason Severe, Nebraska Forest Service Questions about trees on your property? Give District Forester Kyle Yrkoski a call at (402) 362-6601 or email trees@upperbigblue.org Thinking about spring...

The NRD staff has had a number of changes in the past few months, including new hires and promotions. Longtime Water Conservationist Dan Leininger retired in the June of 2023 after 19 years with the...

By Justin Evertson, Nebraska Forest Service Wherever we can, we should be working to help trees and other landscape plants survive the drought. Of course, when we’re in a drought, water conservation...

The Nebraska Buffer Strip Program pays landowners to establish buffer strips on cropland adjacent to perennial and seasonal streams, ponds and wetlands or existing buffer strips with expiring...