Volume 16 Issue 5 May
In this month’s cover story, we speak with Nick Simonson, the assistant general manager of the Lower Republican Natural Resources District, and Joslynn VanDerslice, the water resources manager of the…
Volume 16 Issue 4 April
In this month’s cover story, we look at how the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District is responding to the devastating floods that affected its service area in 2019. In our conversation with General…
Volume 16 Issue 3 March
To figure out what was going on underground, the Middle Republic Natural Resources District took to the air. Working with Aqua Geo Frameworks and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the district carried out…
Volume 16 Issue 2 February
In this month’s cover story, we speak with Judy Ridenour, who has been recognized—for the second time—as the natural resources district system’s director of the year. With 50 years of experience ranching in the Sandhills…
Volume 16 Issue 1 January NE
Over the course of his rich career, Lee Orton has been involved in a wide array of Nebraska irrigation and water organizations, including the natural resources district system, the Nebraska Association of Resources…
Volume 15 Issue 10 Nov-Dec NE
Most of our Nebraska readers will know about the Nebraska LEAD program; fewer may know that it has a new leader. My friend Terry Hejny has retired after many productive years at the helm, and he has…
Volume 15 Issue 9 October NE
This month, we interview Aaron Thompson, the area manager of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Nebraska- Kansas Area Office. We speak with him about the office’s top projects as well as the benefits of title…
Volume 15 Issue 8 September NE
The Lower Loup Natural Resources District manages water resources across one-tenth of Nebraska’s territory. In this month’s cover interview with General Manager Russell Callan and Information and…
Volume 15 Issue 7 July/August NE
Just last month, our Nebraska edition was commemorating the 20th anniversary of the passage of LB 962, Nebraska’s groundbreaking water law. This month, our focus on forward-looking…
Volume 15 Issue 6 June NE
Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 962, passed in 2004, was a decisive step toward better water management—and it is one that other states can learn from. In this month’s cover story, we speak with Tom Riley, the director…