North Platte Feeders
Tour a large beef cattle feedlot south of North Platte. Travel south on Highway 83 about 17 miles to 2800 E Echo School Rd, Wellfleet, NE 69170 (map link). Meet Dr. Elizabeth Fraser, NCTA Veterinary Technology faculty member, for a 1-hour tour of the facility. Each tour will have a 12-person maximum. To register, email Dr. Fraser at efraser3@unl.edu
***Parking will be designated at the yard. Please were suitable foot wear.***
Available times include:
- March 31 at 1:30 pm
- March 31 at 2:30 pm
- March 31 at 3:30 pm
- April 1 at 10:00 am
- April 1 at 11:00 am
- April 1 at Noon
- April 1 at 1:00 pm
Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District
Tour the largest water storage and diversion project in Nebraska that includes Nebraska’s largest reservoir, 5 hydro-electric facilities, over 500 miles of canals/laterals, and irrigation water for over 110,000 acres. Completed in 1943. To register for one of the tours below, contact Jeff Buettner jbuettner@cnppid.com
- Tour Option 1 – Travel 50 miles west on I-80 to Ogallala and 8 miles north to the Lake McConaughy Visitors Center and Water Interpretive Center (1475 NE Hwy 61 N., Ogallala, NE 69153). Meet with Nate Nielson, Kingsley Dam Foreman, for a 2-hour tour of the visit center, Kingsley Dam, and hydro plant.
Available tours: March 31 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm (20 person maximum each)
- Tour Option 2 – Meet Jeff Buettner, CNPPID Government and Public Relations Manager, at the D&N Event Center in North Platte. Jeff will lead a 2-hour tour of the canal diversion dam on the Platte River and the hydro-plant at Jeffrey Reservoir. Schools will use their own vehicles with total travel distance at about 70 miles.
Available tours: March 31 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm (20 person maximum each)