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Drayden Bellamy and Brad Eifert struggle to pull a net full of fish into the boat for evaluation during the fish survey at Pioneer Trails Recreation Area.

Drayden Bellamy and Brad Eifert struggle to pull a net full of fish into the boat for evaluation during the fish survey at Pioneer Trails Recreation Area.

Gone Fishin’: local lake assessed for fishery health

Chrystal Houston Upper Big Blue Nrd
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
by Chrystal Houston, Upper Big Blue NRD It is overcast and cool on the lake at Pioneer Trails Recreation Area on the morning of June 1, as a team from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) readies their equipment: boats, buckets, long handled nets and measuring boards.
In continuation of a conversation about nitrate awareness, especially as it pertains to ground and drinking water, Conservation Nebraska hosted a February webinar with Upper Big Blue NRD water resources technician Erin Wilkins.

In continuation of a conversation about nitrate awareness, especially as it pertains to ground and drinking water, Conservation Nebraska hosted a February webinar with Upper Big Blue NRD water resources technician Erin Wilkins.

A nitrate discussion via NRD

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
In continuation of a conversation about nitrate awareness, especially as it pertains to ground and drinking water, Conservation Nebraska hosted a February webinar with Upper Big Blue NRD water resources technician Erin Wilkins.
Jack Wergin peers through binoculars to get a better look at the birds at Teal View Wetland Education Area.

Jack Wergin peers through binoculars to get a better look at the birds at Teal View Wetland Education Area.

One year in, Teal View Wetlands thrive

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
For the past year, 39 acres north of Hampton have become a natural resource for Hamilton County residents. The many croaks and chirps of the new life testify to change.
From left, Dick Berthold, Harold Fankhauser and members of the Aurora Lions Club work to install a fishing line recycling bin near the water’s edge at Pioneer Trails Lake northeast of Aurora.

From left, Dick Berthold, Harold Fankhauser and members of the Aurora Lions Club work to install a fishing line recycling bin near the water’s edge at Pioneer Trails Lake northeast of Aurora.

Fishing line recycling bin installed

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Several organizations combined efforts last week to install a fishing line recycling bin at the Pioneer Trails Lake northeast of Aurora.