2026 Spring Board & Northern Plains Region Summer Meeting
Join MACD and conservation partners from across the region for the 2026 Northern Plains Region Summer Meeting and MACD Spring Board in Helena, Montana, June 22–25, 2026. Registration is now…
2025 Conservation District Law Book Now Available
The 2025 Conservation District Law Book is now available to download. Click Here to Download the 2025 CD Law Book
District Directory Photo Contest – Call for Entries!
Conservation districts are invited to submit photos for the District Directory Photo Contest. The winning photo will be featured on the cover of this year’s Conservation District Directory! Deadline to…
Applications Open for 2026 Big Sky Watershed Corps Host Sites
Attention BSWC Supervisors!Applications are now open to host Big Sky Watershed Corps Member(s) in 2026. Deadline: September 5, 2025, by 5:00 PM MSTEarly applications are welcome and encouraged. Apply Now…
Meet MACD’s new Grant Manager
We are excited to announce that we have hired and onboarder Seth Shteir as our new Grant Manager! Seth brings over two decades of experience working on a wide range…
NACD Photo Contest
Do you have any photos of conservation practices? We want to see them! The NACD national photo contest is open to all photographers - amateur or professional, youth or adult…
Soil Health Week 2025 Recap
A month has already passed since Montana Soil Health Week 2025! Thank you for joining us and participating in the celebration. We hope that it was a fruitful time of…
NACD Update on Executive Actions | May 2nd, 2025
On May 2, 2025, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) issued a new update on executive actions. This update included information on proposed budget cuts, relevant legislation, and NACD's…
Free Grant Training Opportunities now available through MACD
MACD is now offering free grant training opportunities in partnership with Grant Writing USA! Click on the links below for more information: *Free* Grant Writing or Management 2-Day Workshops Conservation…
Call for Resolutions
If your District would like to submit a resolution for consideration during your local Area Meeting and at Convention, please submit via google form OR email to rebecca@macdnet.org by September 1st, 2025
NACD Update on Recent Executive Actions | April 18th, 2025
Click here for the full update.
MACD 2024 Annual Convention in Review
MACD's 2024 Annual Convention was held from November 19th to November 21st in Great Falls, Montana. The convention brought together people from 37 conservation districts, several state NRCS offices, and…
Meet MACD’s new Programs Manager
We are excited to announce that we have hired and onboarded Sara Smith as our new Programs Manager. Sara comes to us having spent ten years working in outdoor education…
Meet MACD’s First Working Lands Climate Corps Member
We are excited to announce that Michael Ginster has been onboarded our first ever Working Lands Climate Corps member. Michael comes to us having previously worked as an AmeriCorps Restoration…
MACD Executive Committee Meeting Minutes-November 4, 2024
On November 4, 2024 the MACD Executive Committee met to discuss topics including: Review Governance Calendar Approve October Minutes Grant Updates Policy - Meeting with Valley CD Standing Committee Activity…
