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Steve Schumacher with his "Outstanding Tree Planter Award" near conservation trees he has planted on his property near Dalton.
Doug and Theresa Keller, of Kimball, with their "Outstanding Grassland Award" at the NARD Annual Conference in Kearney.
Two local families were recently recognized for their excellence in conservation practices at the 2015 Nebraska Association of Resources Districts Annual Conference, held at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney Sept. 28-29. Doug and Theresa Keller, of Kimball, and Steve Schumacher, of Dalton, were recognized at the event.
The Kellers won the Outstanding Grassland Award after being nominated by the South Platte Natural Resources District. The award acknowledges those individuals or families who promote grassland management.
Schumacher won the Outstanding Tree Planter Award and was also nominated by the South Platte NRD. The award recognizes individuals who promote tree planting in Nebraska.
Both the Kellers and Schumacher use the many programs available through the South Platte NRD to promote conservation efforts in the state of Nebraska. Programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Nebraska Soil & Water Conservation Program and the South Platte NRD's Conservation Tree Program and Community Forestry Program offer cost share options that help financially with conservation efforts.
More information is available at the South Platte NRD website at http://www.spnrd.org/Html/Cost_Share.html.
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