Minutes/Presentations/Misc.


2025 Legislative Breakfast Presentations
- Alexa Davis, Dept. Natural Resources.  Presentation on Resilient Soils and Water Quality Act and Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act. (Presentation Slides)
- Craig Derickson, Nebraska Soil Health Coalition. (Presentation Slides)

2024 Legislative Breakfast Presentation (Pesticides & Endangered Species)

2023 Annual Meeting Files

2023 Legislative Breakfast Summary
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2022 Annual Meeting Files:
2022, 39th Legislative Meeting:
2021 Annual Meeting Files:

2021_award_winners_press_release_july_2021.pdf

​2021_annual_meeting_files__all_.pdf

2021 - 38th Annual Legislative Meeting.
In 2019, LB243 created the Healthy Soils Task Force.  The Task Force was responsible for developing a comprehensive healthy soils initiative and action plan. That plan was completed in December 2020 and is found here: nda.nebraska.gov/healthysoils.  Feb. 8, 2021 Meeting Presentations:

2020 Annual Meeting: Minutes

​2019 Annual Meeting - Technical Workshop Summary, Business Meeting Minutes, Foundation Minutes.

2019 Legislative Breakfast - Eastern Red Cedar Presentation

2018 Annual Meeting - Minutes and Foundation Minutes

​2018 SWCS Awards Summary (from UN-L Crop Watch Article)

2018 Legislative Breakfast - Ephemeral Erosion Control Presentation.

2017 Annual Meeting Minutes

2017 Foundation Minutes

2017 NE SWCS Awards Summary

2017 Legislative Breakfast; Field To Market Presentation - Handout - Flyer

2016 International Meeting Delegate Report - By Patrick Cowsert

2016 Nebraska SWCS Award Recipients

2016 Foundation and SWCS Business Minutes

2015 Foundation and Business Minutes

2015 Legislative Breakfast Topics/Links

2015 Honey Bee Health - Erin Ingram

2015 Farming Evolution Video Recordings

2014 Annual Meeting Minutes

Past Newsletters

Nebraska SWCS Digital Archives
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The digital archive currently has over 1000 files (1.4 GB), mainly PDFs and image files, though there are a few audio files. 

Annotated Description of Materials
 
  • various lists of Nebraska SWCS officers, both state and national, from the beginning of SWCS
  • History of the Nebraska Chapters 1960s, 1972, 1986
  • Archive of Soil Conservation Service (SCS) personnel directories (1963-1984)
  • Lists of chapter and national awards 1949 - 2022
  • Annual state meeting and national conference programs/agendas, 1967 - 2007
  • Select state chapter meeting minutes, 1971, 1974, 1991, 1997
  • Chapter Newsletters dating back to 1959
    • Panhandle Chapter (1)
    • Northeast Nebraska Chapter (1)
    • Lincoln Nebraska Chapter (9)
    • Council/State (~96)
  • Newspaper clippings and web page copies of articles involving SWCS members
  • Pictures of golf outings, International meetings, chapter meetings, field tours, etc. Most of the images have been tagged with people’s names. Pre-1979 to current
  • Digital recordings e.g. Efforts to Clean Up Water (CWA watershed planning); 2013 NRD Stories interview with Tony Vrana; and Inspirational Quotes on Conservation)
 
Many of the images have been tagged with people’s names. Contact the following if you’d like to request copies of the archive:
 
Craig Romary
Email: clrpkrne at windstream.net
Phone: 402.464.1423