• MRCDC Executive Committee Meeting

    Zoom

    Our Executive Committee meeting is next Tuesday, December 21 at 7:30am. Attached below is the meeting agenda, minutes from October, financials, and other related documents for the meeting. 

  • MACD Executive Committee Meeting

    Zoom

    Meeting is December 27th at 7:30am via zoom. Contact Rebecca Boslough (rebecca@macdnet.org) for meeting information.

  • DEQ Nutrient Work Group Meeting

    Zoom

    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…

  • Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant

    The Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund (NWTF) Grant The Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund (NWTF) Grant Program was established by the 1985 Montana Legislature to provide funding for the noxious weed research projects, state and community education/development projects, and local cooperative – landowner cost share. Applicants may apply for funding up to $75,000 per project.…

  • 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…

  • Future Nutrient Work Group Meetings

    Recurring
    Zoom

    The schedule for Nutrient Work Group meetings moving forward was decided at a Nutrient Work Group meeting on December 8. Beginning in January, meetings will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month through May 2022. The dates of those meetings are included below. Agendas with Zoom links…

  • DEQ Nutrient Work Group Meeting

    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…

  • ARPA Irrigation Grants

    ARPA Irrigation Grants The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Infrastructure Advisory Commission is pleased to announce the opening of the ARPA Irrigation Grants. There is a total of $10 million available for eligible projects, with a maximum award amount of $500,000 per project. For more information, please visit the DNRC Irrigation Grant Program page.

  • Employee Roundtable

    Zoom

    Employee Roundtable - January 19th at 10am - Please contact Chris Evans for more information (chris@lewisandclarkcd.org)

  • Building Relational and Effective Partnerships with Indigenous Communities

    Building Relational and Effective Partnerships with Indigenous Communities With James Rattling Leaf and Gwen Bridge The Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences is hosting an online event focused on recommendations for working with Indigenous communities based on the knowledge that long-term relationship building with these communities is the foundation upon which educational programs,…

  • 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 22nd, February 15th, March 15th, and April 15th.  These full-day on-site workshops will cover every thing you need to set up a regenerative grazing system on…

    $150
  • DEQ Nutrient Work Group Meeting

    Zoom

    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…

  • Legislative Ad Hoc Committee

    Zoom

    Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84158087888?pwd=TVd3NlVuS0IrUkNsQTdKdVhRQWxtQT09 Meeting ID: 841 5808 7888 Passcode: 076655 Phone: +13462487799 or +16699006833

  • Legislative Ad Hoc Committee

    Zoom

    LAHC Meeting following the Jan. 24th and 25th meeting of the Environmental Quality Council legislative interim committee. Please contact rebecca@macdnet.org for the zoom link or with any questions. Any CD supervisors or employees are welcome to join.

  • NACD 2021 Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants

    NACD 2021 Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants NACD is accepting applications for their Urban Agriculture Conservation (UAC) Grants, and CDs from states in the Northern Plains region (which includes Montana!) are especially encouraged to apply. NACD wants CDs/communities from all regions to benefit from this funding, and so far CDs located in these regions have received…

  • MACD Executive Committee Meeting

    Zoom

    The MACD Executive Committee Meeting will meet January 31st at 7:30am via zoom. Contact Rebecca Boslough (rebecca@macdnet.org) for zoom meeting information.

  • Stream Permitting Workshop

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

  • Area 1 Soil Corps Discussion Forum

    Area 1 Soil Corps Discussion Forums The Discussion Forums invite Conservation Districts and other partner organizations to have a conversation around building soil health capacity in our respective regions. Specifically, is there a need for a Soil Corps program in Montana and what might that look like? Many districts operate on a lean budget, so…

  • NCF-Envirothon: Diversity Grant Applications

    NCF-Envirothon Accepting 2022 Diversity Grant Applications Making environmental education accessible to all is a top priority of the NCF-Envirothon program. Through the Diversity Enhancement and Underserved Audience Grant program, NCF-Envirothon brings hands-on, outdoor natural resources education to students in minority and underrepresented groups across the United States and Canada. The National Conservation Foundation (NCF) and…

  • Learn Firsthand Winter Grazing Techniques from Sieben Livestock 

    Recurring

    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 22nd, February 15th, March 15th, and April 15th.  These full-day on-site workshops will cover every thing you need to set up a regenerative grazing system on…