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Working together for Local, Common Sense Conservation

A 501(c)4 organization. MACD supports Montana’s Conservation Districts through advocacy, partnership building, and more.

A 501(c)3 organization. SWCDM supports Montana’s Conservation Districts through supplemental program support and technical assistance. www.swcdm.org

About Conservation Districts

What’s a Conservation District?

Conservation districts are units of local government designed to help citizens conserve their soil, water, and other renewable natural resources. They were organized in the 1930s as a response to the “Dust Bowl” days.

The State of Montana passed legislation creating its conservation districts in 1939 to provide for local control of natural resource management programs and activities. Montana’s 58 conservation districts cover all counties and include more than 70 municipalities included within district boundaries.

In Montana, CDs have the additional responsibility of implementing the Natural Streambed and Land Preservation Act, also known as the 310 law. This law requires a permit from the local CD before any work is done in Montana’s waterways.

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News & Updates

NACD 2019 Report

The annual NACD convention was another extremely busy event. The first day consisted of the Resource Policy Groups (sub committees of the Natural Resource Policy Committee) meeting to discuss their…

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MACD Approved Minutes, December 2018

Attached are the minutes from the December 2018 regular board meeting of the Montana Association of Conservation Districts. Items discussed at the meeting included: Insurance ad-hoc committee activities and the…

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The Montana Conservationist February 6

Greetings, TMC readers! You've officially made it through the longest month of the year (if not actually the longest mathematically, I'm pretty sure January is the longest metaphorically). It's now…

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Resolutions Library

Each year, MACD’s member districts are invited to craft and submit resolutions that will help direct the advocacy and policy work of the Association on specific natural resource issues. Through the resolution process, districts are able to provide the Association with direct input on natural resource topics of high interest or concern at the local, regional, state, and/or national level.

MACD has added resolutions from 2005 onward to this website. You can browse our resolutions library by clicking below.

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