Housekeeping Review of Team Calendars as a reminder to set us up for fall/winter activities Co-chair reports (Eric Rannestad is looking for a co-chair for the Outreach Team and the Stewardship week/Poster Contest team, and I am looking for a co-chair for the Rolling Rivers Trailer Team) Team Updates as applicable Action Items from…
NACD 2023 Outreach and Technical Assistance Grant Program Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM ET on August 6th, 2023. NACD is pleased to announce the FY2023 Outreach and Technical Assistance grant program. In partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), NACD anticipates award of approximately $15 million in conservation operations technical assistance…
The Governor's Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee (DWSAC) will meet next Thursday, August 17, at 9:30 a.m. With the onset of very dry conditions in July and higher daytime temperatures, drought conditions are expanding from the northwest across the highline and south into Beaverhead and Madison counties. DWSAC will receive an update on current drought conditions, current and…
Statewide Employee Training (SET) | Aug 27-29 At this year's training we will attend the play "Misery" at the historic Fort Peck Theater, and talk about Conservation District Authority, Mock Educational Event, Social Media, Working remotely, and give a YouTube Primer Accomodations for the event will be at Historic Fort Peck Hotel (no need to…
https://macdnet.org/mini-grants/
Tuesday, September 12 Ruminating on Grazing: Lessons from Montana Ranchers Come on out for a day of learning, listening, and discussion! Eat a delicious meal and ruminate with us on everything Montana grazing. Event RegistrationHear from Cooper Hibbard, Craig and Tyler French, and Allison Cooley-Agee! Lunch and notetaking supplies will be provided Registration and Coffee…
Upper Musselshell Conservation District Grazing Seminar in Harlowtown Hear from Cooper Hibbard, Craig and Tyler French, and Allison Cooley-Agee! Lunch and notetaking supplies will be provided Registration and Coffee 8:30-9:30 9:30 Welcome and first presentation 12:00-1:00 lunch 3:30 wrap up! If you need to pay cash or check, please send payment along with the number…
Montana Invasive Species Council meets Sept 13 in Missoula HELENA, Mont — The Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) will hold its next council meeting on Wednesday, September 13th, at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks office at 3201 Spurgin Road in Missoula. The meeting will run from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. On September 14th MISC will host an…
On September 14th MISC will host an informational meeting about eDNA and metabarcoding and how they apply to invasive species detections. Guest speakers are John Amberg (USGS), Gordon Luikart (University of Montana), and Taylor Wilcox (Rocky Mountain Research Station). The meeting will be held at the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks office from 8:30 am to…
Info Sessions on running for the MACD Board Sept 15 at 2pm Sept 18 at 9:15am We have several upcoming info sessions for those who may have interest in running for the MACD Board. If you are interested but are not able to attend one of these sessions - please reach out and we will…
MACD Board will be Monday, Sept. 18th at 7:30am via zoom. Montana Association of Conservation Districts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89875002317?pwd=ZTRHU09aZHhSQVJzZVhQTlN1WXZ5Zz09 Meeting ID: 898 7500 2317 Passcode: 332636
MACD has a convention planning meeting scheduled for next Tuesday at 10:00am. Meeting agenda is attached and up-to-date Convention agenda.
EO Roundtable Meetings usually meet on the third Wednesday of the month.
Area 5, Hosted by Granite CD | Sept 26
Area 3, Hosted by Teton CD | Sept 27
Area 6, Hosted by Jefferson Valley CD | Sept 28
Contact Rebecca Boslough-King (rebecca@macdnet.org) for details.
Area 4, Hosted by Lower Musselshell CD | Oct 3
Area 1, Hosted by Petroleum CD | Oct 4
Area 2, Hosted by Richland CD | Oct 5
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) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5538406576?pwd=SlFuOU1BQzk5ZzNMM0JweS9RUTQyZz09 Meeting ID: 553 840 6576 Passcode: 656526
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…
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…
