June 27, 2008 Tree Planting and Landscape Grant Funds Available LINCOLN, Neb. — Trees for Nebraska Towns provides nearly $300,000 in grant funding to help with tree-planting and associated landscaping in communities across Nebraska. MoreMay 22, 2008 Roads Scholar Tour Takes IANR Employees to Northeast Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb. — While the University of Nebraska's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources is always working to make connections throughout the state, it also wants people across the state to feel connected to it as well. MoreApril 28, 2008 Nebraska Forest Service Announces Grant Recipients LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Forest Service is awarding Volunteer Fire Assistance grants worth $218,110 to 92 Nebraska communities. MoreApril 21, 2008 UNL Extension and Partners Begin 17th Year Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers LINCOLN, Neb. — Thirty-nine locations in Nebraska are accepting empty, plastic pesticide containers for recycling this year. MoreApril 16, 2008 UNL Students A Big Part Of Spring Affair LINCOLN, Neb. — Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's floral design class will contribute their designs to this year's Spring Affair. MoreMarch 27, 2008 March 29 Weather Symposium to Help Town Rebuild LINCOLN, Neb. — A fund drive to help the town of Greensburg, Kan., which was devastated by a tornado in May 2007, will be part of the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium Saturday (March 29). The symposium and family WeatherFest is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Hardin Hall, on the northeast corner of 33rd and Holdrege streets in Lincoln. MoreMarch 7, 2008 Small Communities Rank High in Beautification Efforts LINCOLN, Neb. — About one-fourth of the 2008 Community Enhancement Program funds for landscaping projects are going to communities with populations under 500. MoreFebruary 27, 2008 Red Carpet Service Boosting Tourism by Improving Hospitality LINCOLN, Neb. — Even people in the business of serving travelers don't always know everything about their communities. So, they might be stumped by the question, "what is there to do around here?" MoreDecember 13, 2007 Extension Meth Program Reaches Out to Thousands Across the State LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educational program on methamphetamine is taking aim at the dangerous drug and spreading the message to thousands. MoreNovember 9, 2007 Survey to Focus on Farmers' Motivations LINCOLN, Neb. — Farmers in the Blue and Little Blue River watersheds in Nebraska and Kansas can earn $40 by taking a survey for University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers about what motivates their decisions on soil and chemical management practices. The surveys will be anonymous, and the results will help the U.S. Department of Agriculture shape its programs to work better for farmers. More |
