NELIGH – Join the Northeast Nebraska Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council as they partner with the Northeast Nebraska Weed Management Area (NNWMA) for a free workshop.
On Tuesday, May 22, there will be an educational workshop and tour lasting from 9 a.m. until Noon. The free event will take place at the Antelope County Courthouse basement meeting room, 501 Main Street.
No registration is required.
According to a release from the RC&D Council, landowners, County Board members, Natural Resource District Board members and interested citizens are encouraged to attend this Weed Workshop. Topics will include the invasive Yellow Flag Iris, efforts with biocontrol agents in controlling noxious weeds, mechanical and chemical control of Salt Cedar as well as accomplishments of the NNWMA. A tour to a site containing Yellow Flag Iris will complete the morning’s event which will then be followed by lunch.
This project is funded in part by a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust. The NNWMA covers an eight-county area and 4,610,212 acres of private, public, and tribal land. The Northeast Nebraska Weed Management Area has technical support from the Northeast Nebraska RC&D, a local non-profit.
Questions can be addressed to the Antelope County Weed Superintendent Office at 402-887-4659.
