The board of directors of the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District has recently approved a $2,500 Educational Capital Projects (ECAP) grant for St. Joseph Catholic School in York for the creation...

By Jacob Mitchell, Water Resources Technician During March and April 2023, staff of the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District measured roughly 500 observation wells throughout the district to...

Pollinator Day Event Held in York The calls of meadowlarks and the excited voices of children fill the air on a warm spring day as youngsters in vibrant orange tee shirts swarm over the hillside on...

By Marie Krausnick Assistant General Manager Irrigation plays a vital role in Nebraska’s agriculture. This is especially apparent in the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District, which is the most...

By Erinn Wilkins, water resources technician The Upper Big Blue NRD recently finished a five-year study that used our monitoring wells to look at arsenic, selenium, and uranium concentrations within...

Trees offer numerous benefits to a community, from increasing property values, to decreasing summer temps, to controlling wind and snow in the colder months, to reducing noise and air pollution. That...