Area Stewards To Be Recognized By SPNRD

Four awards will be presented to top stewards from across the South Platte NRD at a reception next week, recognizing their contributions to their care of natural resources in various areas.

The reception will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 12 at the South Platte NRD conference room just prior to the District’s monthly board meeting.

Matt and Mia Varra, who ranch north of Dix, are being recognized for the Grassland Manager award. They purchased their ranch in 2008 and since then have dramatically changed its value with intensive management.

The ranch had previously been used on a cont...