Welcome to the Nebraska Water Leaders Academy!

Since 2009, men and women from every corner of Nebraska have met in a year-long program to learn the principles of first-rate leadership and about the vital role of rivers, streams and aquifers in Nebraska. The mission of the Nebraska Water Leaders Academy is to provide learning opportunities that focus on cooperative approaches to solving Nebraska’s water issues.

The Nebraska Water Leaders Academy is supported through the Water Futures Partnership-Nebraska, a 501(c) (3) organization. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a partner in delivering sound program curriculum.

Consider this your invitation to join in a unique experience that will allow you to change and grow as a leader and progress in your knowledge of water and natural resource issues in Nebraska. For a brochure, click here.

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The Experience – 2025 Schedule 

Academy attendees are expected to be at all sessions

Lincoln
January 23-24

Scottsbluff
July 10-11 

Kearney
March 20-21

Valentine
September 11-12 (Tentative)

Omaha
May 15-16 (Tentative)

Nebraska City 
November 20-21 (Tentative)