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Lower Platte South NRD   

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Office Information

 
Name Address Phone Numbers
Dennis Schroeder
District Conservationist 		8000 S 15th Street
Suite D
Lincoln, NE 68512		 Phone: (402) 423-9683
Fax: (402) 423-7614


 

  • District Conservationist Biographical Sketch
  • Resource Needs and Concerns
  • Priorities Addressed by NRCS
  • Primary Programs and Services
  • Lower Platte South NRD homepage


    District Conservationist Biographical Sketch

    Photo of Lower Platte South NRD District Conservationist, Dennis Schroeder

    Dennis A. Schroeder
    District Conservationist
    Lower Platte South NRD

    1981 Bachelor Science Agriculture Education, Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
    1982-1984 Soil Conservationist, York, NE
    1984-1989 Soil Conservationist, Falls City, NE
    1989-1990 District Conservationist, Geneva, NE
    1990-1998 Resource Conservationist, Aurora, NE
    1998-2000 Resource Conservationist, Fremont, NE
    2000 - Present -- District Conservationist, Lincoln, NE

    Dennis leads the NRCS Natural Conservation Resources Conservation Team that addresses the resource needs in Lancaster and Cass Counties.

    The team includes Resource Conservationist, Soil Conservationist, Civil Engineering Technician, Soil Conservation Technicians, NRD Soil Conservation Technicians and NRD District Secretaries.

    Resource Needs and Concerns
    Water Quality
    Water Quantity
    Soil Erosion
    Enhance Wildlife Habitat
    Wetland Protection

    Priorities Addressed by NRCS
    NRCS, through a variety of programs and with the help from partners continues to address the district’s resource priorities in the following ways:

    1. The area has a strong soil conservation ethic millions of feet of terraces, waterways, diversions, tile outlets,and acres of no-till residue management have been installed.  NRD cost share programs and EQIP continue to provide incentives to have practices installed.

    2. Watershed Structures and small farm ponds have been installed to reduce erosion and flooding.  Programs that allow structures include PL 566, EQIP, WHIP and the NRD small dam program.

    3. Pasture and rangeland acres have and continued to be improved with fencing and the use of proper grazing techniques through EQIP.

    4. Water Quality, which has always been a secondary benefit from the installation of conservation practices, is gaining more attention.  Areas have been identified as water quality priority areas and receive special consideration through several programs.

    5. Streams and Saline Wetlands are resource concerns in the district.  WRP has provided an alternative in restoring wetland functions and values in Lancaster County.  Miles of conservation buffers have been installed around wetlands, creeks and streams in the district.


    Primary Programs and Services
    EQIP
    WHIP
    WRP
    NSWCP & LPS NRD Cost Share Program
    CRP
    CREP-CRP
    PL 566
    NRD Small Dam Program
    Nebraska Buffer Program
    NRD Buffer Program 

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