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Thedford, Thomas County, Nebraska

"the middle of everywhere"

The Upper Loup Natural Resources District

With its regional office at Thedford, The Upper Loup Natural Resources District  is one of twenty three Natural Resource Districts across the state of Nebraska. It began operating in 1972 as a subdivision of the state government in all Blaine, grant, Hooker, Logan and Thomas Countries and parts of Brown, Cherry and McPherson Countries. The task of the NRDs the management and supervision of the natural recourses including erosion control, water monitoring, tree planting programs, wildlife management and grazing land management.

General manager Helen White, resourse technician TJ Brown, administrative secretary Angie Jensen, and resource technician Jack Brummet 

The NRD is governed by a board of directors. The board members serve 4-year terms and are elected by the public. The current board members are Steve Boyer, Byron Cox, Wayne Eatinger, Ginger Fouse, Louis Jacobson, Travis Hansen, Joan Marland, Judy Ridenour, Gary Schaeffer, Marvin Schmitz and Eric Storer. The board establishes programs and policies. The local NRD office is led by general manager Helen White, administrative secretary Angie jensen, recourse technicians JackBrummet and TJ Brown and NRCS field office secretary Cleo Jacobs.

    The responsibilities of each NRD reach form flood control, water quality soil conservation to forestry, range and wildlife habitat. The Upper Loup NRD offers cost share programs for a variety of projects to support and encourage things like windbreaks, well abandonment, pivot conversions, planned grazing practices and soil testing. Scholarships are available
for teachers and students for environmental education programs and camps.
        But the NRD does more than just office work. The NRDs regular tasks are groundwater monitoring, water quality sampling, chemigation inspection and equipment rental. The Upper Loup NRD has a drill to rent for local
farmers. Every spring the NRD sells trees for planting projects. It also has the equipment and the know-how to support the tree planting.

For more information link to: http://www.dnr.state.ne.us/databank/nrd/histnrd.html

You can reach the Upper Loup Natural Recourses District at
Upper Loup NRD, PO Box 212, Thedford, NE 69166

Phone: 308-645-2250 Fax: 308-645-2308 E-mail: ulnrd@nebnet.net