MACD Executive Committee Meeting
2023-10-02 07:30 - 09:30 (America/Denver) | Zoom
Contact Rebecca Boslough-King (rebecca@macdnet.org) for details.

Area Meetings: Area 4
2023-10-03 | Montana

Area Meetings: Area 1
2023-10-04 | Montana

Area Meetings: Area 2
2023-10-05 | Montana

Education Work Group Meeting
2023-10-06 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Join us if you can, and forward to your board members as they are also welcome to join us!
Topic: MACD Education Work Group Meeting
Time: Oct 6, 2023 09:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Education Work Group Meeting
2023-10-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Agenda items for this meeting are:

Assign note-taker
Reports from teams
Re-visit calendars for each team to start planning for next steps
Update on Canva project
Update from Statewide employee training
Need to put together a report from the Work Group for MACD
Set next meeting

Action items from last meeting were:

Kay Webb will create a new Education Folder, owned by MACD and work with Chris Evans to clean up the files.
Madi will create a step-by-step draft for Canva project

Topic: MACD Education Work Group Meeting
Time: Oct 6, 2023 09:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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CDB Planning, Project, and Pollinator Grants
2023-10-15 | Montana
CDB Grants | Oct 15
The first grant cycle for CDB Planning, Project, and Pollinator Grants is now open. Applications are due Oct. 15. Contact your CD Specialist to discuss these grant opportunities or to receive feedback on a draft application.
Grant Guidelines

MACD Board Meeting
2023-10-16 07:30 - 09:30 | Zoom
The MACD Board meets on the third Monday of the Month at 7:30am via zoom. Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting details.
https://macdnet.org/about-us/board-organization-documents/

CEMIST Quarterly Meeting
2023-10-24 09:00 - 11:00 | lewiston, lewiston, MT, United States
CEMIST will host our Quarterly Meeting this month on October 24th starting at 9AM. It will be located at the Calvert Hotel in Lewistown, MT. We are also planning to provide a virtual option for those who are not able to attend in person.

The focus of the meeting will be AIS status in Montana and our neighboring states (Discussion led by Tom Woolf, MT FWP AIS Bureau Chief). We will also allow time for our partners to give an update as well. Attached is a draft agenda with call in information and location for the meeting.

CEMIST Quarterly Meeting 10_24_23 Agenda (DRAFT) (1)

Action, Implementation, & Mitigation (AIM) Funding
2023-10-27 | Montana
Action, Implementation, & Mitigation (AIM) Funding Release
The AIM Program is dropping its REQUEST FOR CONCEPT PAPERS (RCP) on September 29, with RCPs due October 27.
Learn more about the AIM Grant: https://co-co.org/get-involved/grants/aim-grant/
The AIM grant is available for a wide variety of capacity-building activities, including personnel, planning efforts, and wildfire risk reduction work on non-federal lands. COCO funds organizations across the country with a focus on programs and projects that increase communities’ ability to overcome barriers to successful community wildfire mitigation, multiply the efforts, achieve quantifiable outcomes, support equitable and inclusive community wildfire mitigation programs across the fence, and support place-based solutions.
Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal fits into the larger community wildfire strategy, including coordination with federal partners on nearby public lands. Applicants must contribute a 100% match and may request from $10,000 up to $75,000. Grants are contracted for a period of one year.
Learn more about the grant and your eligibility now!

AIM Grant Informational Webinar
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MT.
REGISTER NOW to reserve your spot and get your questions answered by the AIM team.
REGISTER HERE

Northern Plains Soil CD Employee Leadership Conference
2023-11-01 - 2023-11-03 | Montana
Northern Plains Soil Conservation District Employee Leadership Conference to be held at the Lodge in Deadwood, South Dakota, November 1st through the 3rd.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northern-plains-soil-conservation-district-employee-leadership-conference-tickets-699827531987?aff=oddtdtcreator
This is a great opportunity to meet District Employees from other states and gain insight into how other states function along with learning how to better manage your District. It is a valuable workshop that I hope everyone can fit into their schedules.

Annual Convention in Billings
2023-11-14 - 2023-11-16 | Billings, MT, Billings, MT, United States

MACD Board Meeting
2023-11-14 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
Contact Rebecca Boslough-King (rebecca@macdnet.org) for meeting details.
The November MACD Board Meeting will take place in Billings at the Double Tree Hotel as part of the MACD Annual Convention. The Meeting will be a hybrid format and zoom will still be available.
Draft agenda here.

FWP Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP) Deadline
2023-11-15 | Montana
Fish, Wildlife and Parks Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP)
Deadline: late November, 2023
The Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP) is a federal grant program for large-scale noxious weed control projects to restore wildlife habitats. Grant awards are based on project eligibility and competitive ranking criteria, which include: enhancement of ecologically important wildlife habitat and native plant communities through control or management of noxious weeds that directly threaten habitat functions; a landscape-scale approach; broad partnerships involving multiple landowners (private and public); areas open to public hunting; and a minimum 25% non-federal cash match. Awarded grants can be structured to provide funding for up to five years. Conservation Districts are eligible to receive and administer WHIP grants, or participate as a project partner and provide support to WHIP grantees (e.g., county weed districts, local watershed groups).
Link to learn more

WATERSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program - Phase 1
2023-12-05 | Montana
This funding opportunity provides funding for collaborative, grassroots watershed groups to complete group development activities, watershed restoration planning, and watershed management project design.
The Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) can provide up to $300,000 (with a min. grant of $10,000) in Federal funds to an applicant over a three-year period, with no more than $100,000 to be available per year. No federal cost-share is required.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349783

Forestry Conservation Education Small Grant Program FY23
2024-01-01 | Montana

MACD Executive Committee
2024-01-02 07:30 - 09:00 | Zoom
This meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 2nd on account of the New Years holiday.
The MACD Executive Committee meets on the first Monday of the Month at 7:30am via zoom. Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting details.
Board Organization Documents

MACD Finance Committee
2024-01-10 07:30 - 08:30 | Zoom
The MACD Finance Committee meets on the second Wednesday of the Month at 7:30am via zoom. (This is typically the Wednesday prior to MACD Board Meetings). Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting details.

MACD Board Meeting
2024-01-16 07:30 - 09:30 | Zoom
The MACD Board typically meets on the third Monday of the Month at 7:30am via zoom. For January this meeting has been pushed to Tuesday due to MLK Day.
Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting details.
Board Organization Documents

Info Session: MMIA Health Benefits for Montana CDs
2024-01-16 13:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
The Montana Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) has been working with the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority (MMIA) to gain access to the MMIA Health Benefits Pool for conservation districts. MACD and MMIA will be hosting Info Sessions for districts via zoom. Please bring any questions you have about the potential for MMIA health insurance and the ongoing survey.
Details and call info available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UKTPk2f7pS5-sG5qDlR-ZEXqR-sbsvriZgcCsshUo8Y/edit

Grasshopper Webinar with MSGA
2024-01-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Montana
MSGA is hosting two webinars which will focus on grasshopper biology and population and the USDA Rangeland Grasshopper Suppression Program. Gary Adams, Montana’s State Plant Health Director, who has more than 35 years with APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine office in Montana will be discussing grasshopper management options in rangeland; available treatments and their limitations, and existing federal spraying programs and private cost share options. As the grasshopper forecast for the season raises concern, we’re aiming to provide our producers with relevant information to make the best decisions for their operations. Following the presentation there will be time for Q & A.
Register Here for January 22nd at 6pm
Register Here for January 30th at 6pm

CEMIST Quarterly Meeting
2024-01-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Montana
CEMIST has scheduled our first quarterly meeting of 2024 for January 24th from 1-3pm. The meeting will be virtual only.
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Meeting ID: 826 6277 4491
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Liability Insurance Q and A with Chris Hindoien (Rocky Mountain Insurance)
2024-01-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Montana Association of Conservation Districts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Liability Insurance Q and A with RMIC Chris Hindoien
Time: Jan 25, 2024 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Private Land/Public Wildlife Advisory Committee Meeting
2024-01-30 13:00 - 16:30 | Montana DNRC Headquarters, 1539 11th Ave, Helena, MT, United States
The Private Land/Public Wildlife Advisory Committee (PLPW) will meet Jan. 30 and 31 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. . Participants can attend in person at the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation headquarter in Helena or via Zoom.
The committee will hear updates from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff and discuss its priorities for 2024. The 13-member advisory committee, appointed by the governor, is charged with reviewing FWP’s access programs and offering recommendations to help achieve program goals and maintaining good relations between hunters and landowners.
Meeting Agenda
To make a comment, you must register by noon on Jan. 29.

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Big Horn County Montana Local Working Group Meeting
2024-02-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Hardin, MT, Hardin, MT, 59034, United States
The Big Horn Conservation District is hosting meetings to gather input from local stakeholders to help prioritize natural resource concerns and guide NRCS funding opportunities.
The purpose of the local working group meeting is to develop a Big Horn County conservation needs assessment that will identify priority resource agricultural and natural resource concerns of the county, including high-priority areas needing assistance, and identify Natural Resources Conservation Service programs conservation practices.
For More Information Click Here

Montana Soil Health Symposium
2024-02-06 - 2024-02-08 | Montana

Rangeland Resources Committee Meeting
2024-02-06 13:00 - 17:00 | Billings Hotel and Convention Center, 1223 Mullowney Ln #6391, Billings, MT, 59101, United States
Rangeland Resources Committee Meeting will take place at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center on 2/6/2024 from 1pm-5pm.
Please review the Bylaws, Strategic Plan, and 10/17/2023 Minutes prior to the meeting because much of the agenda will focus on these documents.
Meeting Packet

Annual Invasive Species Forum
2024-02-12 - 2024-02-15 | Zoom
The theme of the 2024 Invasive Species Forum is Empowering Action.
The virtual Invasive Species Forum is an annual event that brings attention to invasive species issues, research, and advances in prevention and management occurring across Canada, and in neighboring U.S. States.
Click Here for More Information and to Register

Missoula Conservation District
2024-02-12 17:30 | Montana

Comprehensive Water Review Stakeholder Working Group Meeting
2024-02-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Montana DNRC Headquarters, 1539 11th Ave, Helena, MT, United States
The objectives of the meeting include providing updates on action items from the Water Planning, Growth, and Exempt Wells (PGE) and Final Decree Transition sub-working group discussions, prioritizing exceptions to the permitting process, reviewing and determining PGE priorities for the 2025 legislative session, discussing the selection process for judges, fostering shared understanding of issues, developing creative solutions for addressing concerns, strengthening working relationships, and gathering input and guidance on priorities and next steps from the sub-working group.

Meeting Details:
February 13, 2024: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Helena
DNRC Headquarters Montana Room & Zoom

Zoom Registration Here
Meeting Agenda
