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Niobrara County

Niobrara Conservation District

Offers seedling trees and shrubs, including fruit and berry varieties, along with a variety of perennial flowers and seeds; has a variety of plant demonstration plots that showcase varieties of flowers, shrubs, and trees that grow well in the local environment; offers a gardening program for local youths (see listing below); and sells weed barrier.

The Niobrara Conservation District also helps landowners conserve natural resources, improve wildlife habitat, sample water, and develop windbreak and living snow fence designs; offers natural resource education and programs on range monitoring; and has a number of other conservation-related programs.

District manager:
Lisa Shaw; education coordinator and water technician: Heidi Sturman; volunteer board of supervisors: Bruce Kilmer, Odessa Mathias, Katie Smith, Terry Allbright, and Leonard Pullis
Location:
Lusk
Email:
lshaw@wyoming.com or heidi.sturman@wy.nacdnet.net
Phone:
307-334-9957

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People working in a garden
Niobrara Conservation District employees, local teachers, and volunteers work side-by-side with students participating in the district’s garden program, including harvest days.
People working in a garden
Niobrara Conservation District employees and volunteers work with students in the district’s garden program.