May 14, 2008 Buy Local Firewood to Prevent Spreading Invasive Insects LINCOLN, Neb. — As campers plan their trips this summer, it's important to leave the firewood at home and purchase locally collected firewood at the campsite. MoreMay 9, 2008 May 16 eXtension Webcast Discusses Market-based Conservation LINCOLN, Neb. — Conservation practices by farmers may have value to others in society. That's market-based conservation. Farmers may be able to generate income by implementing conservation practices. MoreMay 5, 2008 June 3 or 5 Tour Showcases Environmentally Friendly Manure Treatment Systems LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension tour June 3 or 5 will highlight how Nebraska livestock producers are minimizing their risk to the environment by installing vegetative treatment systems to handle livestock waste. MoreMay 1, 2008 Annual Water Tour Visits Republican River Basin in June LINCOLN, Neb. — An early June water and natural resources tour will visit the lower Republican River basin in Kansas and Nebraska to help answer water use questions in the basin. MoreMay 1, 2008 Community Forestry, Tree City USA Awards and Heritage Tree Recipients Announced LINCOLN, Neb. — Communities and individuals across Nebraska were recognized for their work with tree resources during the Nebraska Community Tree Conference and Tree City USA ceremony last month. MoreApril 28, 2008 Grant Helps UNL Conservation Efforts For Least Terns and Piping Plovers LINCOLN, Neb. — A three-year, $270,000 grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust will help the University of Nebraska-Lincoln further its conservation efforts for federally endangered interior least terns and threatened piping plovers. 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 23, 2008 Prevent Pine Wilt's Spread by Removing Dead Trees LINCOLN, Neb. — Since entering Nebraska nearly 10 years ago, pine wilt has killed an estimated 7,000 pines across the state, a Nebraska Forest Service forest health expert said. MoreApril 21, 2008 Researchers Try New Technique to Remove Groundwater Contamination Under Old Ordnance Plant LINCOLN, Neb. — Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Oklahoma State University are testing promising new methods of removing longstanding groundwater contamination at the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant near Mead. 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. More |
