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Twin Platte NRD

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Office Information

 

Name Address Phone Numbers
Mary Reece
District Conservationist 		1202 South Cottonwood
North Platte, NE 69101-6127		 Phone: (308) 534-2360
Fax: (308) 534-8645


 

  • District Conservationist Biographical Sketch
  • Resource Needs and Concerns
  • Priorities Addressed by NRCS
  • Primary Programs and Services
     
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    District Conservationist Biographical Sketch

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    Mary Reece
    District Conservationist
    Twin Platte NRD

     

  • 1987 -- Graduate of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Education and Agronomy - Range and Forage Management.

    I worked as a Student Trainee in Pierce, Butte, Loup City, and Mullen. I worked as a Range Conservationist in Mullen and Imperial. I began my District Conservationist position in Pasco, Washington in 1990. I returned to Nebraska in November, 1992, as the District Conservationist in North Platte.

    A staff of Range Specialists, Soil Conservationists, Technicians, a Soil Scientist, a Civil Engineer, and Secretaries from North Platte and Ogallala, and myself are responsible for conservation efforts in Arthur, Keith, McPherson, Lincoln, and Logan Counties (3.7 million acres).



    Primary programs and services

    The primary programs are the USDA Conservation Programs, we have listed below the programs most utilized:
    • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
    • Grazing Lands Conservation Program
    • Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
    • Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)
    • Conservation Plant Materials
    • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

    State and Local Programs are listed below:

    • Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Program (NWSCP)
    • Corners for Wildlife Program
    • Local NRD Programs for well abandonment, irrigation flow meters, soil testing, etc.
    • Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program w/ NRD's and NGPC

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