Representatives from the City of Fort Calhoun, Papio NRD, and community members holding a red ribbon for ceremony.

Celebrate Trees Grant Enhances Fort Calhoun Park

Those who use Pioneer Park in Fort Calhoun now get to enjoy some extra greenery. The City of Fort Calhoun held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the planting of 10 new trees in the park. The city applied for partial funding of the trees through the Papio NRD’s Celebrate Trees Grant Program. The Celebrate Trees […]

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Fort Atkinson State Historical Park employees plant a tree.

Nebraska State Park Replaces Trees through Papio NRD Grant Program

Several crabapple trees recently found a new home and the crew that planted them in the heat and among blood-thirsty mosquitoes was anything but crabby. Michael Westover, Superintendent I of Fort Atkinson State Historical Park in Fort Calhoun, says the trees were “heaven-sent.” “We’ve been taking out more trees than we’ve been able to replace […]

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