March 29 (UPI) --Quiet is scarce in the United States, even in some of the country's most remote national parks and forests, where noise caused by humans -- the sounds of air traffic, military ...

The Niobrara National Scenic River, a 76-mile stretch east of Valentine, beckons canoers every summer with its 300-foot-high cliffs and wide-open skies. Best known for Discussed since the 1980s and ...

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Loren Wilson, one of the first people to promote canoeing Nebraska’s rivers, died while leading a canoe trip on the Niobrara River in 1986. On Sunday his family was presented the second Niobrara River ...

LINCOLN — An international foundation dedicated to preserving “quiet places” will honor Nebraska’s scenic Niobrara River for its “pristine natural soundscape largely free from man-made noise.” On Oct.

More than 80 elected directors and staff from Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts along with state and federal conservation partners gathered in Valentine June 9-10 for the annual NRD Basin Tour ...

An international group interested in preserving "quiet" places has honored Nebraska's Niobrara River. (Courtesy of Niobrara Council)(Courtesy of Niobrara Council) LINCOLN — A Friday interim study ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Nebraska’s state auditor has questioned the handling of public funds by a small nonprofit that helps manage the Niobrara Scenic River corridor. Among ...

LINCOLN – Supporters of the Niobrara River are contesting claims made by a local official about the status of federal funding and programs for managing the river and its environs as a congressionally ...

Scenic river, other topics Storer and Sen. Tom Brandt of Plymouth cosponsored LR 158, which calls on the Natural Resources Committee to “examine the process for and feasibility of the state of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Nebraska would have to dig into its pocketbook if it wants to take over management of the scenic Niobrara River from the National Park Service. That seems clear ...