The Logan Creek is an under-utilized resource right in our own back yard. Outdoor enthusiasts, especially those who like to kayak and canoe, have indicated that canoeing the Logan Creek would be a fantastic experience, if there were just access points where they could “put in” and “take out”.
The Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Board of Directors identified this as one of their projects. RC&D Board Member John Ross has led the effort to create one of these access points just north of Bancroft. John also serves on the Cuming County Board of Supervisors, and worked with Board of Supervisors, the Lower Elkhorn NRD, the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, local Pheasants Forever Chapters, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, to bring all these agencies together to develop plans for a ramp, a native warm-season grass seeding, a cool-season introduced grass seeding, and for planting some shrubs.
The ramp will be considered “improved” but still primitive. There will be parking for a few vehicles but no facilities. For anyone using the site, it will be their responsibility to carry out their own garbage. “Pack it in – Pack it out”. The plans are not yet finalized, but funding for approximately half the proposed costs have been made available through the Lower Elkhorn NRD. The other half will have to be raised locally.
For more information, contact John Ross or Kent Neumann.
