Montana Association of Conservation Districts

Conservation Districts Advisory Council Meeting
2024-02-16 10:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Great Falls, Montana
Conservation Districts Advisory Council Meets February 16
The Conservation Districts Advisory Council (CDAC) will meet on February 16 at Cascade Conservation District’s office in Great Falls from 10:00a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The Council serves to advise and support the Conservation Districts Bureau (CDB) on matters pertaining to conservation districts, including operations and impending conservation issues. It aims to enhance communication between the CDB and districts, advocate for the significance of district work to the public and stakeholders, and actively contribute to the recruitment, training, and engagement of district supervisors.
To participate via zoom, email Abby Weimer at Abigail.Weimer@mt.gov with your name and a request. Instructions will be sent for joining and participating in the meeting by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting.
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 845 1545 4577
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Meeting Agenda

MACD Board Meeting
2024-02-20 07:30 - 09:30 | Zoom
Due to Presidents Day the February Board Meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 20th at 7:30am
The MACD Board meets on the third Monday of the Month at 7:30am via zoom. Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting details.
Board Organization Documents

February Roundtable: Emotional First Aid/Resilience Training (Registration Required)
2024-02-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Montana
The MCDEO, MACD, and the CDB invite you to a wellness training
Wednesday, February 21 from 10-11 a.m.
From Surviving to Thriving: Nurturing Well-Being through
Emotional First Aid, Stress Management, and Resilience
This course is an introduction to the concept of taking care of ourselves psychologically, just as we do physically. It is designed to equip participants with essential skills to navigate and respond effectively to emotional challenges, stressors, and cultivate resilience in both personal and professional spheres. Using the practical tools and strategies provided, participants will be able to take the steps necessary to build a supportive environment for emotional well-being, learn healthier ways to respond to stress, develop coping mechanisms for challenging situations, and create sustainable habits to prioritize emotional health.
Kody Ramler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and wellness trainer for ComPysch, a worldwide leader of fully integrated employee assistance program (EAP), behavioral health, wellness, work-life, HR, FMLA, and absence management services.
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MCDEO Monthly Director's Meeting
2024-02-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
This month’s MCDEO Director’s Meeting will be held from 11am-12pm via Zoom.
Link to Join Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87391658208?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please note: the above link is only for the MCDEO Director’s Meeting, and not for the February Roundtable meeting. This month’s Roundtable is not being held via Zoom, but hosted as a webinar by MCDEO, MACD, and the CDB. Details can be found here: https://macdnet.org/event-calendar/emotional-first-aid-resilience-training/

Missouri River Conservation Districts Council Quarterly Meeting
2024-02-21 14:30 - 17:30 | Fergus County Conservation District Office, 211 McKinley St #3, Lewistown, MT, 59457, United States
Missouri River Conservation Districts Council Quarterly Meeting
February 21, 2024 from 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Fergus County Conservation District Office (211 McKinley St #3, Lewistown, MT 59457)
Full Agenda Here
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Rocky Mountain Soil Health Roundtable - Virtual Stakeholder Event
2024-02-22 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
Rocky Mountain Soil Health Roundtable – Virtual Stakeholder Event
Join us at this Virtual Stakeholder Event hosted by IN-RICHES to review a draft of a conference report for the Rocky Mountain Soil Health Roundtable. This event will take place on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM

We are pleased to share this draft of a conference report for the Rocky Mountain Soil Health Roundtable.
When finished, we hope this document will inspire collaboration and action around state level and regional opportunities to advance soil health. We are seeking input on each section of the report, including barriers, opportunities, recommendations, promising current initiatives, and implementation. Please use this google form to provide input on this draft. We are particularly interested to get community input on promising current initiatives underway across the region. The form will stay open until February 26th. We expect a final draft to be ready in early March.
You can register for this free event by clicking here.

CMR Community Working Group Meeting
2024-02-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Fergus County Fairgrounds, 153 Fairgrounds Road,, Lewistown, MT, 59457, United States
CMR Community Working Group Meeting
February 22, 2024 from 10:00am – 3:00pm
Fergus County Fairgrounds and Zoom
Full Agenda Here
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National Invasive Species Awareness Week
2024-02-26 - 2024-03-03 | Montana
National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is an international event to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their spread.
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MRCDC Executive Committee Meeting
2024-02-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Montana
Missouri River Conservation District Council Executive Committee Meeting
The Missouri River Conservation District Council will be meeting
March 26, 2024
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Fort Peck Test Flow Stakeholder Meeting
2024-02-27 | Montana
Fort Peck Test Flow Stakeholder Meeting
Tuesday February 27
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News and Brews
2024-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Sawdust and Steel Brewing, 123 W Elm St, Three Forks, MT, 59792, United States
News and Brews
Presented by MSU Extension Gallatin County & the Gallatin Conservation District
February 27 at 6 pm
Sawdust and Steel Brewing, Three Forks
Making Regenerative Grazing Work, by Dave Scott (MT Highland Lamb)

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CEMIST Meeting
2024-02-28 | Montana
CEMIST Meeting
February 28, 2024
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DIY Strategic Planning Training Opportunities
2024-03-05 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
DIY Strategic Planning Training Opportunities
March 5 at 9a.m and March 6 at 5p.m.
Please join the CD Bureau to learn how to craft a thoughtful and compelling roadmap for your conservation district’s future. These sessions will guide participants through a four-step process of crafting a strategic plan without the assistance of a hired planning facilitator. Take-home resources will include strategic planning discussion questions and an easily customizable plan template with sample conservation districts priorities, strategies, and goals for your district to consider.
Terry Profota is the founder of Sage 4 Success and has been working with hundreds of nonprofits, businesses, and organizations helping them to improve their effectiveness since 2004. She retired as a professor at Montana State University’s Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship at the end of 2018. Profota has also developed and taught online nonprofit management courses for the University of Montana and was a Founding Board Member and past Chair of the Montana Nonprofit Association.
More information on Sage 4 Success’ work, resources and clients can be found at www.sagenonprofitconsulting.com
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MSGA Producer Profitability Listening Session 2
2024-03-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Three Forks, Three Forks, MT, 59752, United States
MSGA Producer Profitability Listening Sessions
Tuesday, March 5 Three Forks, MT
5pm at the Headwaters Livestock Auction
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) will hold a series of listening sessions throughout the spring as part of their Producer Profitability Initiative, aiming to gather input and ideas from livestock producers on ways to strengthen the American livestock industry. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a grassroots movement started and led by cattle ranchers who have a vision to create a sustainable future for the American livestock industry. All livestock producers are invited to attend, attendees do not need to be MSGA members.
Full Event Information Here

2024 MWCC Virtual Annual Meeting
2024-03-06 09:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Registration is now open for MWCC’s 2024 Annual Meeting.
March 6 from 9 am to 1 pm
Each year, MWCC hosts an annual meeting to provide updates on our programs and resources to partners, as well as to provide opportunities for the collaborative conservation community to connect and learn.
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Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program Meeting
2024-03-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Montana DNRC Headquarters, 1539 11th Ave, Helena, MT, United States
Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program Meeting
March 7, 2024: 1:00pm-3:00 pm
Helena DNRC Headquarters, Montana Meeting Room
1539 11th Ave, Helena, MT 59601
The Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team (MSGOT) will take executive action to approve the November 20, 2023 and December 11, 2023 MSGOT meeting minutes. MSGOT members with hear presentations from the Program on the conservation easement/leases update, the new Basemap, and the 2023 Annual Report. Additionally, the Program will share a proposal received from the University of Montana and present the plan to initiate stakeholder focus group meetings.
Full Agenda Here
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Registration is also available by contacting the Program at Sagegrouse@mt.gov. Requests should be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Requests received after that time will be accommodated to the best of our ability.
Meeting Materials
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MRNRC 2024 Conference
2024-03-11 - 2024-03-13 | Lied Lodge and Arbor Day Farm, 2700 Sylvan Rd, Nebraska City, NE, 68410, United States
MRNRC 2024 Conference
March 11-13
Nebraska City, Nebraska or Zoom
Lied Lodge and Arbor Day Farm(2700 Sylvan Rd, Nebraska City, NE 68410)
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Teton County Working Group Meeting
2024-03-11 07:30 - 09:00 | Montana
The Teton Conservation District will host a local working group meeting to gather input from local stakeholders on how the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) can most effectively deliver conservation assistance in Teton County. The meeting will be held on March 11, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. at the Outpost Deli in Choteau.

MSGA Producer Profitability Listening Session 3
2024-03-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Dillon, Dillon, MT, United States
MSGA Producer Profitability Listening Sessions
Monday, March 11 Dillon, MT
5pm at the Dillon Livestock Auction
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) will hold a series of listening sessions throughout the spring as part of their Producer Profitability Initiative, aiming to gather input and ideas from livestock producers on ways to strengthen the American livestock industry. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a grassroots movement started and led by cattle ranchers who have a vision to create a sustainable future for the American livestock industry. All livestock producers are invited to attend, attendees do not need to be MSGA members.
Full Event Information Here

News and Brews
2024-03-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Manhattan Saloon, 204 W Main St, Manhattan, MT, 59741, United States
News and Brews
Presented by MSU Extension Gallatin County & the Gallatin Conservation District
March 12 at 2 pm
Manhattan Saloon, Manhattan
Invasive Weed ID and Management, by Gallatin County Extension and Weed District
*PESTICIDE CREDITS AVAILABLE*
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Montana Comprehensive Water Review Stakeholder Meetings
2024-03-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Kalispell, Kalispell, MT, United States
Montana Comprehensive Water Review Stakeholder Meetings
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Public Listening Session
March 12, 2024: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Flathead Valley Community College – Room AT-139, Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell
Zoom Registration Here

Stakeholder Working Group Meeting
March 13, 2024: 8:30am-3:30pm
SpringHill Suites, 250 Old Reserve Drive, Kalispell
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Montana Wetland Council Meeting
2024-03-13 08:30 - 15:30 | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, 59601, United States
Montana Wetland Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 at 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Montana DEQ Metcalf Building in room 111 in Helena
The Montana Wetland Council will be hosting our Spring meeting to discuss and learn about the current regulatory status of wetlands in Montana. At the meeting we will provide a national perspective on WOTUS post-Sackett and discuss how the State, Tribal Nations, and Local Governments can and are filling the gaps left by recent Supreme Court Rulings and Waters of the United States rulemaking. We will also discuss current and future Wetland Council activities and learn about Trout Unlimited’s development of a framework to help understand water rights and when they may be required for wetland and stream restoration projects.
Zoom Registration Here
Full Agenda Here

MACD Board Meeting
2024-03-18 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 additional details.
The draft agenda for the 3/18/2024 Meeting is available here.
Board Organization Documents

MSGA Producer Profitability Listening Session 4
2024-03-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Lewistown, Lewistown, MT, 59457, United States
MSGA Producer Profitability Listening Sessions
Monday, March 18 Lewistown, MT
5pm at the Lewistown Livestock Auction
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) will hold a series of listening sessions throughout the spring as part of their Producer Profitability Initiative, aiming to gather input and ideas from livestock producers on ways to strengthen the American livestock industry. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a grassroots movement started and led by cattle ranchers who have a vision to create a sustainable future for the American livestock industry. All livestock producers are invited to attend, attendees do not need to be MSGA members.
Full Event Information Here

News and Brews
2024-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Dry Hills Distillery, 106 Village Center Lane, Bozeman, MT, 59718, United States
News and Brews
Presented by MSU Extension Gallatin County & the Gallatin Conservation District
March 26 at 6 pm
Dry Hills Distillery, Four Corners
Programs and support for Farmers and Ranchers, by NRCS
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International St Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board - Study Progress Webinar
2024-03-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
International St Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board – Study Progress Webinar
March 26, 2024 at 7:00PM via Zoom
The International St. Mary & Milk Rivers Study Board will hold a public webinar on March 26, 2024, welcoming all interested individuals. The webinar aims to provide updates on the study’s progress, activities, timeline, and work plan, focusing on ongoing technical work. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions during a designated segment.
This webinar will build upon the information provided by the ISMMRSB during its 2022 public webinar (recording available at the IJC’s Vimeo page). Participants are encouraged to visit the ISMMRSB website for additional information, including the Study Workplan, progress reports, and factsheets.
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CEMIST Meeting
2024-03-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Montana
CEMIST Meeting
March 27, 2024
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Montana Soil Health Week
2024-03-31 - 2024-04-06 | Montana
The weeklong celebration is designed to raise awareness about how healthy soils can increase crop yields, strengthen food security, create greater climate resiliency, and improve nutrition. Soil Health Day and Week will also provide an opportunity to highlight the work of farmers, ranchers, gardeners, agencies, and organizations that are stewarding soil health across Montana.
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Women in Fireland Panel Discussion and Informational Event
2024-04-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Women in Fireland Panel Discussion and Informational Event
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 7:00pm-8:30pm via Zoom
Panelists work in the wildfire world in a diversity ways, whether that is directly with fire through wildfire management and intentional fire, or through wildfire focused careers in the fields of social and ecological science, advocacy and policy, and program management. We are excited to share a conversation with these panelists to explore the opportunities within and beyond the wildland firefighting world so that we may continue to cultivate an intentional fire community that values one another and the landscapes we work within. Panelists will answer questions considering ideas on allyship, pivotal times in their careers, and why they decided to enter and stay in the wildfire world.

This year’s panel members:

Dr. Melinda Adams, The University of Kansas
Rebecca Roller, the US Forest Service
Naomi Mills, US Forest Service International Programs
Kelly Martin, the International Association of Wildland Fire
Colleen Rossier, Senior Research an Policy Advisor, Karuk Tribe
Susan Farrington, Missouri Department of Conservation

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Montana Soil Health Day
2024-04-03 | Montana
