Communities Articles
Poll: Rural Nebraskans Back 'Immediate' Government Steps to Curb Climate Change
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LINCOLN, Neb. — A majority of rural Nebraskans are concerned enough about global warming that they support "immediate action" by the government, though many older residents and people in agricultural occupations are skeptical about climate change's causes and impact, according to the Nebraska Rural Poll.
Landscape Enhancement Funds Available to Communities
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Funding for community tree-planting and beautification efforts is now available through the Community Enhancement Program coordinated by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and Nebraska Forest Service at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Tree Planting and Landscape Grant Funds Available
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Trees for Nebraska Towns provides nearly $300,000 in grant funding to help with tree-planting and associated landscaping in communities across Nebraska.
Nebraska Forest Service Announces Grant Recipients
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Forest Service is awarding Volunteer Fire Assistance grants worth $218,110 to 92 Nebraska communities.
UNL Extension and Partners Begin 17th Year Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Thirty-nine locations in Nebraska are accepting empty, plastic pesticide containers for recycling this year.
UNL Students A Big Part Of Spring Affair
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's floral design class will contribute their designs to this year's Spring Affair.
March 29 Weather Symposium to Help Town Rebuild
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LINCOLN, Neb. — A fund drive to help the town of Greensburg, Kan., which was devastated by a tornado in May 2007, will be part of the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium Saturday (March 29). The symposium and family WeatherFest is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Hardin Hall, on the northeast corner of 33rd and Holdrege streets in Lincoln.