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The Montana Conservationist August 2

Greetings all! If you can see this through the wildfire smoke, we have a great issue of The Montana Conservationist today!

First up, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has announced that the C.M. Russell wildlife refuge will be opened for cattle displaced by the Lodgepole Fire. And a big reason for that is thanks to the good working relationship of Garfield CD and the USFWS.
NRCS has also stepped up to help with wildfire recovery in Montana, announcing $3 million in funds to help fix fences, water facility development, and more.
Casey Gallagher with Milk River Watershed Alliance writes in about the River Rendezvous held in June, and the tour of the St. Mary Diversion.
Carla Lawrence sent a story about the Montana Range Days, which were held in Red Lodge this year.
Senator Tester has launched an online portal to help guide people looking for drought & wildfire recovery assistance
EPA has opened the comment period as they look to make changes to the controversial Waters of the US rule.
And farming on wildlife refuges has transformed Klamath Basin agriculture – and the wildlife.

All of that, plus the details (naturally) in this week’s edition of The Montana Conservationist: TMC 2017-08-02