Area 2 Soil Corps Zoom Discussion Forum Thanks to all that were able to make the Soil Corps Discussion Forums in Ennis, Missoula, Great Falls, and Glasgow the past couple of weeks. I have scheduled a Zoom option for Area 2 & 4 next week if you are interested in weighing in about the potential…
DEQ Nutrient Work Group The Nutrient Work Group is an advisory work group, convened by the Department of Environmental Quality, representing publicly owned and privately owned point sources of pollution, nonpoint sources of pollution, and other interested parties that will advise the Department on the implementation of nutrient water quality standard together with associated economic…
Education Committee Meeting Contact Rebecca Boslough (rebecca@macdnet.org) for Zoom information.
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…
Area 2 Soil Corps Zoom Discussion Forum Thanks to all that were able to make the Soil Corps Discussion Forums in Ennis, Missoula, Great Falls, and Glasgow the past couple of weeks. I have scheduled a Zoom option for Area 2 & 4 next week if you are interested in weighing in about the potential…
ANNUAL MEETING Each year, MWCC hosts an annual meeting for our partners to provide updates on our programs and resources, as well as provide opportunities for the collaborative conservation community to connect and learn. In recent years, we’ve also been joined by natural agency directors for to learn about opportunities to collaborate and support shared…
Considerations for developing a monitoring plan – exploring data collection and analysis partners, relevant metrics and management platforms to meet monitoring objectives.
Contact Emma Link (emma@cascadecd.com) for meeting information.
The MACD Executive Committee meets on the first Monday of the Month at 7:30am via zoom. Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting details. https://macdnet.org/about-us/board-organization-documents/
This is two days, March 1st in Malta and March 2nd in Glasgow. No need to come to both of them Come and listen to Elaine Froese's talk about how to navigate transition's and transfers to honor your Agricultural heritage. In the next 20 years 70% of farmland will transfer ownership. If you are a…
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…
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.
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.
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.
CEMIST In Person Meeting When: Thu Mar 3, 2022 1pm – 5pm (MST) Where: Winnett MT
MACD has one more opportunity to provide Soil Corps feedback if you missed the Discussion Forums we held in Ennis, Missoula, Great Falls, and Glasgow last month.
Employee Organization Area 2 Meeting Please contact Kay Webb at littlebeavercd@macdnet.org for more information
Our next Legislative Ad Hoc Committee (LAHC) Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 9th at 1pm via zoom.I will send out the meeting materials in the coming days, in the meantime the zoom link for the meeting is included below.
Demi Blythe, CARDD MEPA Coordinator, will provide an overview of the MEPA process as well as how to draft and prepare an ‘Environmental Checklist’ at this training. For those that won’t be able to attend, it will be recorded.
The March MACD Board Meeting will be on Monday, March 14th at 7am via zoom. The plan is to cover normal board business from 7am-8am followed by an hour-long (8am-9am) discussion of proposed updates to the MACD resolutions process and committee structure. You should have just received the google calendar invite.
Irrigation is the dominant commercial use of Montana’s water and is a key component of Montana’s economy, accounting for 96% of surface and ground water withdrawals. The irrigation development grant program was created to increase the value of irrigated crops while preserving natural resources and the environment for future generations.
EO Roundtable Meetings usually meet on the third Wednesday of the month.
From Sept 2021 - July 2022, MACD and partners are reaching out across the state to ask: "What more might be done to better support farmers and ranchers in managing soils in Montana?" The purpose of this outreach effort is to understand how to help increase the pace and scale at which land stewards implement voluntary…
Three examples of community-based and regional cooperative monitoring approaches.
