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NGPC outlines Northeast District access and habitat projects, schedules Verdel ramp rebuild
Summary
NGPC said it completed multiple access upgrades (Grove Lake ramps and pier, new kayak launch, Willow Creek fishing deck), removed nearly 1,900 cubic yards of Gracie Creek sediment, and plans a $400,000 Verdel Boat Ramp rebuild in November 2025 that will temporarily close the site.
Jeff Schuckman, fisheries manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Northeast District, summarized a string of completed and planned lake access and aquatic-habitat projects and warned of temporary closures during construction.
Schuckman said last year’s work at Grove Lake included a new concrete approach, reshaped access roads, improved parking and bank protection, a floating fishing pier in the lake’s middle area and an ADA-accessible pad at the north ramp. "That is fully ADA," he said of the north-ramp pad. He asked visitors not to camp at access points and said the improvements should ease launching and shore…
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