Helping You Conserve Natural Resources For 35 Years...

Upper Republican Natural Resources District

The URNRD encompasses 1,728,070 acres of land in Chase, Dundy, and Perkins counties. The district includes 12 communities with a total population of approximately 8,900.

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Formed in 1972 by the Nebraska Legislature, the Upper Republican Natural Resources District is one of 23 local governing bodies helping to protect Nebraska’s natural resources.

NRDs have local leadership responsibility for protecting groundwater from overuse and
pollution; soil conservation; planting trees and wildlife habitat; flood control; improving urban conservation; and recreation. Often, the NRD builds partnerships with other agencies and organizations, including the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, universities, municipalities, counties, and private organizations, in an effort to provide local control and local solutions to natural resources challenges.

Building Update!

Left, the outsides of our new office and shop are nearing completion; right, on the inside, walls are going up and sheetrock is being hung...stay tuned for more updates on our ongoing building project!

 

Photo dates: August 13, 2008

NRDs encourage stewardship by providing financial assistance to landowners for irrigation water management and best-management practices to protect water. NRDs are not just water protectors; in some cases they are providers. A number of NRDs operate water systems for rural customers.

With information, education and outreach efforts, NRDs also touch Nebraska's future generations, the young people who will watch over the state's resources in the 21st Century.

URNRD’s Current Integrated Management Plan

Ø 2008 IMP

Ø Order 29 Rules