Windbreak Renovation Funds

September 24, 2015 Leave a comment


The Papio-Missouri River NRD and the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) have funds (up to $3,500 per acre) available to assist landowners with the expense of renovating aging or storm damaged shelterbelts and windbreaks.

To apply for these funds, landowners must complete a PMRNRD Conservation Assistance Program application and an EQIP application. EQIP applications must be received by October 16, 2015 in order to be eligible for the upcoming ranking.  Both of these applications are available in the NRD/NRCS field office in the USDA Service Center in Tekamah, 539 S. 13th Street. For more information contact Deb Ward, NRD Program Assistant or Loren Ehlers, NRCS Resource Conservationist at (402)374-1920 ex. 3.

 

 

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Danish Alps SRA Grand Opening is August 1st

July 18, 2015 Leave a comment


LINCOLN – Enjoy a day of family fun Aug. 1 at the grand opening of Nebraska’s newest state recreation area – Danish Alps SRA in northeast Nebraska.

Activities scheduled between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. include a fishing clinic, kayaking, boat tours, naturalist activities, hayrack rides and fish-shocking demonstrations. A ribbon cutting will take place at 11 a.m. and refreshments will be served at 11:30 a.m.

Danish Alps SRA includes 520 acres of park land and 219-acre Kramper Reservoir. The area is owned by the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District and the SRA is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

The lake is stocked with channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and walleye. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. The lake features a handicap-accessible fishing pier, a variety of aquatic habitat features suitable for fish to reproduce and grow rapidly, and several breakwaters to provide excellent angling access.

Boaters will find a ramp that can accommodate two boats at once. There is a 5 mph/no-wake boating restriction on the lake.

The SRA has 73 electrical campsites as well as primitive sites. Danish Alps also has three day use areas, as well as hiking, biking and equestrian trails, picnic shelters, and horse corrals.

Hunting will be allowed in some areas south of 203rd Street from the first Tuesday following Labor Day through the end of the spring turkey season.

Danish Alps SRA is located 1½ miles south and one-half mile east of Hubbard in Dakota County. A park entry permit is required of each vehicle entering the park and may be purchased at the park.

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Health Advisory Lifted at Sutherland Reservoir

LINCOLN – A health advisory has been lifted at Sutherland Reservoir near Sutherland.

Earlier this month, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) detected elevated levels of toxic algae at the lake. As a precaution, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission closed the lake to swimming and advised visitors to avoid ingesting water and to keep pets out of the water. All other activities were unaffected.

Testing earlier this week by the DEQ indicated that algae levels had returned to normal levels. As a result, Game and Parks has reopened the swimming beach for public use.

More information on algae levels at lakes statewide can be found on the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality website, deq.state.ne.us.

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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 North 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
402.471.0641
www.OutdoorNebraska.org

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is responsible for stewardship of the state’s fish, wildlife, parklands, and outdoor recreation opportunities.

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Electronic Wast Collection Huge Success

May 8, 2014 Leave a comment


The Papio Missouri River Natural Resources District (PMRNRD) recently organized a series of electronic waste collections at USDA Service Centers in four northeast Nebraska counties. More than 342 households and 63 businesses participated in these collections by disposing of 63,000 pounds of electronic waste including computers, monitors, televisions and microwaves.  The Burt county collection was staffed by PMRNRD employees and volunteers from the Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council. Tekamah Herman High School’s Future Business Leaders of America organized a pre-collection so area residents and businesses could drop off items the week before the event.  On collection day these students then loaded the equipment for disposal at the collection.

“These collections were a huge success,” said Deb Ward, PMRNRD Program Assistant for Burt county. “The contractors had to rent an additional truck in the middle of a collection to handle the volume of material we received.  It was clear from the age of many of the televisions and monitors that people had been storing some of these items for years. This collection provided a convenient opportunity to recycle more than 31 tons of material while properly disposing of components containing mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium and other hazardous materials. The NRD thanks everyone who participated with a special thank-you to Linda Farrens of Tekamah Herman High School for organizing the FBLA collection.”  For more information about PMRNRD programs or events contact Deb Ward at (402)374-1920 ext. 101.

 

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103rd Legislature Comes to a Close

April 25, 2014 Leave a comment


Thursday April 17 brought the last day of the session and the 103rd Legislature, as well as the last day of service for 17 term-limited senators. In between filibustering attempts by Senator Chambers as retribution for his failed mountain lion bill, the Legislature individually recognized Senators Greg Adams, Brad Ashford, Bill Avery, Tom Carlson, Mark Christensen, Danielle Conrad, Annette Dubas, Tom Hansen, John Harms, Russ Karpisek, Steve Lathrop, Scott Lautenbaugh, Amanda McGill, John Nelson, Pete Pirsch, Norm Wallman, and John Wightman for their hard work and dedication to serving Nebraska.

There has been some speculation that the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District (PMRNRD) has plans to build a dam on the Bell Creek in an unknown location. PMRNRD General Director, John Winkler, assured me last Monday that these reports are based on an old U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Study outlining such plans, but that there is no current plan or funding for the project and that the NRD will remove the Bell Creek reference from the Draft Integrated Management Plan within the next few days. According to Mr. Winkler, “There are simply no plans to begin a Bell Creek dam.”

Governor Heineman, in his statement to the Unicameral, congratulated the members for efforts on issues such as water sustainability, prison reform, and tax reform. Tax measures passed by the Legislature this session included indexing individual income tax brackets for inflation, eliminating sales tax on repair parts for agricultural machinery and equipment, and expanding the homestead exemption program. “It’s been a very good year for Nebraska taxpayers. We are providing more than $412 million of tax relief to Nebraskans over the next five years. That is meaningful, responsible, and significant tax relief,” Heineman stated.

We have had a fantastic presence from District 16 clergy who have travelled to Lincoln to offer morning prayers before the Unicameral convenes. Thank you to Pastor Jonathan Ripke of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hooper for joining us as Chaplain of the Day on Tuesday, April 8 and to Pastor Lewis Miller of Beemer Mennonite Church in Beemer for joining us as Chaplain on April 9.

Now that the session is over, I am looking forward to several official appointments in District 16, as well as other various meetings and events. As usual, I anticipate a very busy summer, and my calendar is already starting to fill up.

Please contact me, my administrative aide, Katie Wattermann, or my legislative aide, Joe Neuhaus, with questions or thoughts at (402) 471-2728 or by email at lbrasch@leg.ne.gov; or stop by Room 1016 if you are at the Capitol.

Keeping the Good Life growing in Nebraska,

Senator Lydia Brasch, District 16

 

Senator Lydia Brasch

Senator Lydia Brasch

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