Created in 1942, MACD is a private nonprofit association, governed by a statewide Board of Directors, who simultaneously serve as district supervisors in their own districts. In order to carry out the specific directives of the Board, MACD maintains an office and small staff in Helena.
Rebecca Boslough-King
Executive Director
Brenna Rietmann
Programs Manager
Madeline Larson
Engagement Coordinator
The Bridger Plant Material Center (BPMC) has served as an important on-farm research center for both native and crop plants important to Montana and Wyoming for nearly 60 years. Montana and Wyoming’s conservation districts co-own the Center and lease it to the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the purpose of maintaining a research facility for the development of plant materials to help solve conservation problems throughout Montana and Wyoming.
Jessica Kersh
Justin Dravetsky
Liz Francis
Madison Birrer
Mason Schutterle
Nikolas Krum
MACD maintains also maintains field staff throughout the state of Montana.
Abbigale Robson
Range Conservationist
Jalyn Klauzer
Range Conservationist
Big Sky Watershed Corps Members
Big Sky Watershed Corps is an AmeriCorps program that places young professionals in communities across Montana to make a measurable difference in local conservation efforts while gaining hands-on skills to better equip them for a career in natural resources. BSWC members serve at Host Sites throughout the state of Montana, making a large collective impact throughout the state as a cohort year after year.
