• NACD Urban and Community Conservation Webinars

    Zoom

    NACD’s Urban and Community Conservation webinar series highlights programs related to urban and community conservation, outreach to underrepresented clients, small-scale natural resource concerns, stormwater management, and other related themes. Webinars will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 2:00 to 3:00 PM MST. More information and registration available here: https://www.nacdnet.org/general-resources/webinars/ NACD Webinar…

  • 49th Annual Livestock Seminar

    Powell County Community Center 416 Cottonwood Avenue, Deer Lodge, MT, United States

    49th Annual Livestock Seminar at the Community Center in Deer Lodge You won’t want to miss out on an afternoon of education on January 8, 2022, at the Annual Livestock Seminar hosted by the Deer Lodge Valley Conservation District. The Seminar will start with registration taking place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the…

  • Learn Firsthand Winter Grazing Techniques from Sieben Livestock

    Learn Firsthand Winter Grazing Techniques from Sieben Livestock’s 20 Years of Experience  Cooper Hibbard, from Sieben Livestock, located near Cascade, Montana, will be hosting four winter grazing sessions on January…

    $150
  • Stream Permitting Workshop

    Marena Gilbert and Jason Garber are offering a Stream Permitting Workshop on February 2nd, 2022 in Miles City Montana.

  • Applications of Data in Adaptive Management

    Big picture overview of ranch-scale to regional monitoring across multiple jurisdictions and the value of data for decision-making in complex and shifting systems (i.e., influenced by drought, market fluctuations and regulatory dynamics).

  • Rethinking Crisis in Crisis Conservation

    Zoom

    Rethinking Crisis in Crisis Conservation Dr. Libby Lunstrum, Associate Professor in the Environmental and Global Studies Programs at Boise State University Wednesday February 23, at 12:00 p.m Libby Lunstrum is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies and Global Studies Programs at Boise State University. Her research examines conservation-induced displacement, environmental displacement more broadly, the…

  • Mental Health First Aid – Virtual Training

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    Zoom

    A free Mental Health First Aid virtual course, led by a trained facilitator from the University of Montana, is being offered to Montana farmers and ranchers through the Montana Organic Assn. The two four-hour virtual sessions are March 1 and March 3 beginning at 8 am each day. Two hours of self-paced pre-work are required prior to the start…

  • ARPA Money Q&A

    Zoom

    Michelle McNamee will be doing a Q&A session for the ARPA Water and Sewer Grants (this includes the RRGL and other CD related grants that are drawing from ARPA money) on Tuesday March 22, 2022 from 1 to 2 pm. This will be recorded and posted for anyone who cannot attend.

  • USDA Tech Brown Bag Webinars

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    Microsoft Teams

    March 3: CRP Renovation—A Crested Wheatgrass and Smooth Brome Case Study. March 10: How to Better Partner MT-DEQ 319 Non-Point Source Grant Dollars into Proposed or Approved MFC TIPs. March 17: The Basics of Wind Erosion, What Causes it and How to Fix It.

  • Climate-Smart Commodities: Second Funding Pool

    Zoom

    USDA is committed to supporting a diverse set of farmers, ranchers and forest owners through climate solutions that increase resilience, expand market opportunities and strengthen rural America. The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity provides up to $1 billion for pilot projects that create market opportunities for commodities produced using climate-smart practices. USDA is now accepting project applications for fiscal year 2022.

  • Employee Roundtable

    Zoom

    EO Roundtable Meetings usually meet on the third Wednesday of the month.

  • Monitoring in Service to Local Communities

    How data can support and enhance collaborative efforts and outcomes for land stewards and local communities. Steward (verb): to manage or look after (another’s property)

  • Soil Health Webinar Series: Soil Health Assessment

    Zoom

    Soil Health Webinar Series: Soil Health Assessment, A New Approach Panelists: Patrick Freeze, Willie Pretorius, Zach Wright, Ray Ward, Nick Ward Date: April 16 Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5316474401423/WN_22epqjaEQg6RWcQaruZS7A Description: Dr. Ray Ward, Dr. Nick Ward, Willie Pretorius and Patrick Freeze of Ward Laboratories along with Zach Wright of Living Soil Compost Lab LLC discuss a NEW…