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Upon request, Upper Loup NRD staff will make presentations for any school or community organization. The presentations can focus on water, wildlife, pollution, forestry, land treatment, or other conservation issues relating to the NRD's mission.

Classroom Activities:

  • The Upper Loup NRD staff will make classroom presentations for any grade level. The presentations can focus on water, wildlife, forestry, land treatment, or other issues relating to the NRD's mission.
  • A groundwater flow model is available for demonstrations. The model is a useful educational tool for visually describing groundwater and its importance. It simulates an aquifer and demonstrates groundwater quantity and quality issues
  • Upper Loup NRD staff are certified WET & PLT facilitators and are available throughout the district to conduct workshops for teachers, 4-H leaders, camp counselors, students, and all others interested in furthering conservation education through children.
  • For Arbor Day the Upper Loup NRD donates trees as well as holds a tree presentation for all 3rd and 4th grade classes throughout the district.
  • The Upper Loup NRD has plans in the near future to begin some gps / geocaching workshops with middle school students throughout the district.
  • The Upper Loup NRD has plans in the near future to begin performing water quality (sampling / testing) workshops with high school students throughout the district.

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Community Activities:

  • The Upper Loup NRD staff will make presentations for any community organization. The presentations can focus on water, wildlife, pollution, forestry, land treatment, or other conservation issues relating to the NRD's mission.
  • Upper Loup NRD staff are certified WET & PLT facilitators and are available throughout the district to conduct workshops for teachers, 4-H leaders, camp counselors, students, and all others interested in furthering conservation education through children.
  • The Upper Loup NRD will be available at the local county fairs to perform nitrate testing on domestic water well samples.
  • The Upper Loup NRD hosts annually both a hunter safety and boater safety course.
  • The Upper Loup NRD plans on holding a "producer" information day in the near future. Several areas will be covered such as water quality, chemigation, no-till drill use, treating gophers, caring for newly planted trees etc.

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Contact us at:

39252 Highway 2
Thedford, NE 69166
Phone: 308-645-2250
Fax: 308-645-2308
Email: ulnrd@upperloupnrd.org
www.upperloupnrd.org

Current weather

NE - Thedford, Thomas County Airport

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  • Temperature: 66.2 °F
  • Wind: South, 11.5 mph, gusts up to 20.7 mph
  • Pressure: 1011 hPa
  • Rel. Humidity: 83%
  • Visibility: 10 miles
Reported on:
Thu, 09/09/2010 - 11:50

Upcoming Events

July 2010

  • 5 Holiday--Office Closed
  • 8 ULNRD Board Meeting--Thedford

    August 2010

  • 4 Blaine/Thomas County Fair
  • 5 Hooker County Fair
  • 11 Logan County Fair
  • 12 ULNRD Board Meeting--Thedford
  • 20 Grant County Fair

    September 2010

  • 6 Holiday--Office Closed
  • 9 ULNRD Board Meeting--Thedford

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