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What’s Happening!

NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING:

October 7th, 2008 * Dept. of Nat. Res.* Basement Conf. Room* 301 Centennial Mall South* Lincoln, NE * 9:00 am meeting (NOTE NEW TIME)* View Agenda here.

 

Newsletter

CORRIDOR CONNECTIONS

COMING SOON

VOL 6 NO 1 Summer 2008 Click here to view

Next edition will be out in winter 2008.

 

News Worthy

$12 Million for Lower Platte River Efforts

Congress authorizes $12 million for LPR Watershed efforts. Read more here.

 

Featured Project

Camp Ashland River Obstruction Removal Project - PHASE I & II

This two-phase project is 1 of 12 in our efforts to remove old bridge pilings and other obstructions in the Lower Platte River

See plans, reports, & pix of this project. Click here for info

 

Add'l Info

Site Last Updated
July 22nd, 2008

contact webmaster at: alliance@lpsnrd.org

 

UPCOMING EVENTS in 2008

Airboat Tour - Friday, July 18th, 2008 * Fremont to N. Bend* 9 am to 4 pm * Launch site - Bryson's Airboat Tours landing* Lunch included * Registration - No cost * Limit - 50 people. Special thanks to our donors - HDR Engineering Inc and EA Engineering, Science, & Technology, Inc. Click HERE for details or e-mail us at rverhoeff@lpsnrd.org to check for space availability.

Water Quality Open Golf Tournament & Educational Excursion - Thursday, September 4th, 2008 * Quary Oaks Golf Club near South Bend* 10 am presentation & demo / 12:30 pm shotgun start * Registration - $65/player includes includes all green fees, cart use, practice balls, prizes, and evening banquet. * Teams of four - individuals welcomed * Demos and trivia on various holes. Click HERE for more info - Donors needed!

Lower Platte River Summit - Thursday, November 6th, 2008 * Camp Calvin Crest near Fremont * Morning - tour / 12:00 noon to 8 pm - summit * Registration - $40/person includes two meals and all event materials * Topics include: Water Resources & Land Use * Format - concurrent sessions, discusion panels, and featured speakers * Other sponsors: UNL School of Natural Resources, National Park Service, USDA-NRCS, USGS Nebraska Water Science Center, PrairieFire newspaper, and the EPA.