Montana Association of Conservation Districts

MACD Board Meeting
2022-05-09 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
The MACD Board will meet on the second Monday of the Month at 7:30am. Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting details.

MACo Insurance Rates for CDs
2022-05-11 00:00 (America/Denver)
MACo Insurance Rates for CDs
May 12 @ 10:30, Zoom
Bonnie Knopf from MACo has agreed to host an informational session for conservation districts to explain insurance changes and answer any questions.
Zoom Information

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87245732428?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 872 4573 2428 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Phone: +16699006833,,87245732428#,,,,*[REDACTED]#

Conservation Districts Financial Training
2022-05-11 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, 59601, United States
On Wednesday, June 15th from 9 am-4 pm the Montana Conservation Districts Employee Organization (MCDEO) will host a Conservation District specific training for all things finance. We will cover personal financial considerations like retirement and health insurance, CD financial protocols and Board Member responsibilities and we will hold our in-person Quickbooks training to accompany the online training held in March 2021. All employees should attend!! There will be something for everyone, $25 for EO Members and $50 for non-EO members. Cost includes lunch!!!
RSVP ONLINE NOW CLICK HERE TO RSVP.
Ready to attend, need rooms or travel scholarships???

RSVP now FINANCIAL TRAINING RSVP
There are two room blocks available under MCDEO (or Chris Evans if that doesn’t work) ROOMS ARE ONLY BEING HELD UNTIL FRIDAY MAY 20TH!!!!

Baymont by Wyndham Helena 406-443-1000
Fairfield by Marriott 406-449-9944

There are travel scholarships available from MWCC and if we use those up the MCDEO. If you need a travel scholarship please mark it in your RSVP.
MACD will host dinner on the night of 6/15 for all attendees of the training for FREE.
Watch the Quickbooks Training here 2021 Quickbooks Training Videos

Legislative Committee
2022-05-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
Legislative Committee
Jun 1 @ 1pm, Zoom
Contact Rebecca Boslough for zoom meeting information: rebecca@macdnet.org

RDGP Project Grants
2022-05-16
RDGP Project Grants
For projects that compensate Montana citizens for the effects of exploration and mining on Montana lands and serve the public interest and the State of Montana.
Learn More on the DNRC Website

Grant Amount:
DNRC will recommend no more than $300,000 for most projects. DNRC may recommend up to $500,000 for a project if the applicant has clearly demonstrated multiple natural resource benefits , the need and urgency of the project, and the financial need and unavailability of other funds to complete the project.
Application Guidance and Forms

RDG Project Grant Application Guidance
Fillable Project Narrative
Fillable Budget Justification
Budget Table 1: Project Funding Package
Budget Table 2: Project Budget Summary Form

How to Apply:
Applications must be postmarked by and received in grants.dnrc.mt.gov by 5 pm on May 16, 2020. No late applications will be accepted.
Submitted Online: Online application at https://grants.dnrc.mt.gov
Submitted by Mail: One unbound hard copies of the entire application including a copy of all supporting documentation.

MRCDC Quarterly Meeting
2022-05-17 09:00 - 14:30 (America/Denver)
MRCDC Quarterly Meeting in Sidney, Montana.

Employee Roundtable
2022-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
Procurement 101 Training
Please join us for a Procurement 101 Training on Wednesday, May 18th, at 10 AM on Zoom (as part of the regularly scheduled Roundtable Discussion).
In this training we’ll discuss topics such as selecting the appropriate solicitation process for your project, understanding procurement law for CDs, contracting basics, and where to go for help when you need it. This will be a great training for any CD staff that manage grants or contracts for their district, as well as any Supervisors that are the CD Treasurer or are on project committees for their CD.

Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZIkc-qqqzouH9PfZd7t1nYPRJhXZckiG3Wp/ics?icsToken=[REDACTED] [us02web.zoom.us]

EO Roundtable Meetings usually meet on the third Wednesday of the month.

Procurement 101 Training
2022-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
]
Procurement 101 Training
Please join us for a Procurement 101 Training on Wednesday, May 18th, at 10 AM on Zoom (as part of the regularly scheduled Roundtable Discussion).
In this training we’ll discuss topics such as selecting the appropriate solicitation process for your project, understanding procurement law for CDs, contracting basics, and where to go for help when you need it. This will be a great training for any CD staff that manage grants or contracts for their district, as well as any Supervisors that are the CD Treasurer or are on project committees for their CD.

Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZIkc-qqqzouH9PfZd7t1nYPRJhXZckiG3Wp/ics?icsToken=[REDACTED] [us02web.zoom.us]

EO Roundtable Meetings usually meet on the third Wednesday of the month. JTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEEudHJpYmUtZXZlbnRzLWV2ZW50LWltYWdlJTdCJTBBZGlzcGxheSUzQSUyMG5vbmUlM0IlMEElN0QlMEElM0MlMkZzdHlsZSUzRQ==

Capacity-Building Workshop with MWCC and Future West
2022-05-19 | Virginia City, Virginia City, MT, United States
Increasing the Sustainability and Impact of Our Work
Future West and the Montana Watershed Coordination Council invite local conservation leaders to attend an in-person capacity-building workshop on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Virginia City. We will focus on increasing the sustainability and impact of our work, including building stronger relationships to achieve local conservation goals. Included in the workshop will be an optional gathering the evening of May 18 to get to know one another and get our collective, creative juices flowing.
Watershed groups, conservation districts, tribal governments and tribal partners, and municipal governments are invited to attend. The workshop will take place in an outdoor venue, and we will follow Covid-19 protocols as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control at that time. More details will be available on the MWCC Training page, where information and registration will be posted in the coming months.
Save the date: May 19, 2022
(With optional evening event on May 18)

310 Webinar for Staff and Supervisors [FULL]
2022-05-19 09:30 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, 59601, United States
310 Permitting Workshop
310 Permitting Workshop for CD Staff and Supervisors. Please RSVP by May 11 to Chris Evans. Phone: 406-389-3884 | Email: chris@lewisandclarkcd.org

CMR Community Working Group
2022-05-19 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
CMR Community Working Group – May 19 topic is invasive species, highlighting invasive, annual grasses. Location is Circle, MT.

Toward Convergent Solutions to Water Security
2022-05-24 - 2022-05-26
Interdisciplinary Regional Workshop, Toward Convergent Solutions to Water Security
The Montana Water Center is hosting a workshop on solutions to Water Security May 24-26, and they’re offering to pay for travel for those who participate and apply by Jan. 24.
The Montana Water Center is excited to co-sponsor Water in the West: Toward Convergent Solutions to Water Security, an interdisciplinary regional workshop to be held in Bozeman, Montana in May 2022. The workshop will bring together individuals working across a wide variety of water-focused disciplines to consider the challenges of fostering convergent research (collaborative transdisciplinary research for social benefit) to protect our regional water resources. Travel support will be provided for participants and applications will be accepted through January 24th, 2022. The full call for proposals is attached. For more information and to apply, visit: http://www.montana.edu/stes/regional-workshop.html [montana.edu]

CD Outreach Work Group (CDOWG)
2022-05-24 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
For those of you who may be interested in CDOWG working through the process of tracking the special days of recognition (weeks/months too) through the year, and how we may be able to help provide social media and/or other materials to CDs to alleviate the burden of everyone having to recreate the wheel, there will be a subgroup of the CDOWG meeting at our normal CDOWG meeting time in May, the 24th at 10 am.
The goal of this subgroup is to start coming up with a list of as many of the events/dates as we can, find the links to their resources if they’re already prepared, and get them on the MACD calendar for CDs to use. We can also talk about a project that Radley had discussed before—a “what kinds of education projects do all the CDs do?” sort of thing. I did find my old binder that the EO put together years ago, and have scanned it, so I have the beginnings of that project. You should all have received the link to it. It’s not a comprehensive look at what kinds of things CDs do, but is a start. I’ll be happy to help lead that discussion for now, unless someone else would like to step up!
Contact Tahnee Benson (SheridanCD@macdnet.org) or Eric Rannestad (eric@macdnet.org) for zoom information.

REALTOR Education Workshop Hosted by Gallatin CD
2022-05-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
REALTOR education workshop hosted by Gallatin CD
Gallatin Conservation District is hosting a free, in-person workshop to update REALTORS® about land and water regulations in our area. We’ll provide refreshments, important information about irrigation basics/regulations, and a space for local REALTORS® to connect with each other. JTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEEudHJpYmUtZXZlbnRzLWV2ZW50LWltYWdlJTdCJTBBZGlzcGxheSUzQSUyMG5vbmUlM0IlMEElN0QlMEElM0MlMkZzdHlsZSUzRQ==

Developer, Contractor, and REALTOR® Education
2022-05-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
Developer, Contractor, and REALTOR® Education
Gallatin CD is to co-hosting a workshop titled Protecting Water and Managing Urban Growth. The purpose of this event is to educate contractors, developers, REALTORS, and other professionals about water issues in the county.

We will cover:

Irrigation ditch basics
Pond installation
Stream permitting
Various other land and water-related topics

Attached is an invitation flyer and a link to registration. Although most of you are familiar with these topics, this will be a great space to chat with folks in this industry. We have speakers lined up but there will be opportunities to hand out information and chat with developers and REALTORS in our area. Please let me know if you’re interested in joining and offering information to attendees.
Learn more and Register

More information here
Registration

MT Soil Health Focus Group - Virtual
2022-05-26 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
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 practices and systems to maintain and improve soil health, and thereby the long term economic and ecological vitality of agriculture in Montana.

We are looking to hear from producers & partners through upcoming focus group meetings being hosted throughout the state (listed below). Each meeting will feature a local producer and provide an opportunity for all attendees to voice their ideas.

• March 16 in Great Falls at Holiday Village Mall conference room
• March 17 in Glasgow at the Valley County Courthouse
• March 23 in Miles City at Miles City College, room 106
• April 14 in Kalispell at Kalispell ImagineIF Library
• April 15 in Dillion at Armory
• April 20 in Livingston at Livingston Food Resource Center
• May 26 virtual meeting via Zoom

* Each meeting will be held from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

We encourage district staff, district board members, and any interested producers in your community to attend!

Please visit https://montanasoiloutreach.macdnet.org/ to RSVP and for additional information

Resolution and Committees Process Information Session
2022-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
Montana Association of Conservation Districts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: MACD Info Session on Committee and Resolution Updates
Time: May 26, 2022 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84264421032?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 842 6442 1032
Passcode: [REDACTED]
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,84264421032#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US (Tacoma)
+13462487799,,84264421032#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US (Houston)
Dial by your location
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 842 6442 1032
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbgoInRzxE

USDA Funding: Climate Smart Commodities (Funding Pool #2)
2022-05-27
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is delivering on its promise to expand markets by investing $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity will finance pilot projects that create market opportunities for U.S. agricultural and forestry products that use climate-smart practices and include innovative, cost-effective ways to measure and verify greenhouse gas benefits. USDA is now accepting project applications for fiscal year 2022.
“America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest owners are leading the way in implementing climate-smart solutions across their operations,” said Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Tom Watson in Montana. “Through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, USDA will provide targeted funding to meet national and global demand and expand market opportunities for climate-smart commodities to increase the competitive advantage of American producers. We want a broad array of agriculture and forestry to see themselves in this effort, including small and historically underserved producers as well as early adopters.”
For the purposes of this funding opportunity, a climate-smart commodity is defined as an agricultural commodity that is produced using agricultural (farming, ranching or forestry) practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon.
Funding will be provided to partners through the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation for pilot projects to provide incentives to producers and landowners to:

Implement climate-smart production practices, activities, and systems on working lands.
Measure/quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those practices.
Develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.

How to Apply
The primary applicant must be an entity, not an individual. A range of public and private entities may apply, including:

County, city or township governments
Special district governments
State governments
Small businesses
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) (other than institutions of higher education)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) (other than institutions of higher education)
Private institutions of higher education, or
Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education.

Funding will be provided in two funding pools, and applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on:

April 8, 2022, for the first funding pool (proposals from $5 million to $100 million), and
May 27, 2022, for the second funding pool (proposals from $250,000 to $4,999,999).

Proposals must provide plans to:

Pilot implementation of climate-smart agriculture and/or forestry practices on a large-scale, including meaningful involvement of small and/or historically underserved producers.
Quantify, monitor, report and verify climate results.
Develop markets and promote climate-smart commodities generated as a result of project activities.

USDA is committed to equity in program delivery and is specifically seeking proposals from entities serving all types of producers, including small or historically underserved producers. Providing sufficient incentives to encourage producer participation and generating both verifiable greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration benefits are critical to project success and will be considered in the evaluation criteria.
More Information
Visit usda.gov/climate-smart-commodities for additional information, including details on Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and resources to support your application. Get more information from a virtual meeting hosted Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will focus on the details of the funding opportunity. Recordings will be available after the event.
USDA published a Request for Information in September 2021 seeking public comment and input on design of this new initiative and used the nearly 400 comments received to inform this funding opportunity.

MACD Executive Committee
2022-05-30 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
Contact Rebecca Boslough for meeting information (rebecca@macdnet.org).

Wetland Delineation Refresher Course
2022-06-01 - 2022-06-02 | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, 59601, United States
Scholarship Opportunity – Wetlands Training Institute Wetland Delineation Refresher Course
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Montana Wetland Council has funding to sponsor up to five individuals to attend the Wetland Training Institute (WTI) Wetland Delineation Refresher Course June 1 – 2, 2022 in Helena, Montana. This course is designed for those who would like a refresher on wetland delineation field practices. More information on the course can be found at: https://wetlandtraining.com/course/wetland-delineation-refresher/. Along with covering the cost of the registration, DEQ will also cover lodging for one night in Helena, at the state rate, for those receiving a scholarship. Depending on interest and need, a combination of scholarships may be used to fund one participant for the full WTI Basic Wetland Delineation Course and 2 participants for the Wetland Delineation Refresher.
Scholarship Application

Kickin' Grass Range Tour
2022-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Haughian Ranch, 447 Road 155, Kinsey, MT, 59338, United States
Kickin’ Grass Ranch Tour
Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Wednesday June 1st, 2022 8:00am-5:30pm
Haughian Ranch, 447 Road 155, Kinsey, MT 59338 (25 miles northeast of Miles City)
Join us for a tour of the Haughian Ranch to learn about the Haughian Ranch’s history and management.
Industry speakers listed below:

Terry Haughian
Whit Hibbard Miles City Veterinary Service
Ft. Keogh Livestock and Range Research
Kevin Good, Cattle Fax – Fall Price Outlook

Tickets are $20 each, lunch and dinner provided. For registration, please visit our eventbrite or contact Ben Hauptman at (406)-544-5090

Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) Meeting
2022-06-01 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Denver) | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, 59601, United States
Montana Invasive Species Council to meet Early June.
Montana Invasive Species Council meets June 1, 2022
HELENA, Mont — The Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) will hold its next meeting Wednesday, June 1, in Helena. The meeting will take place from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Montana State Capitol room 102, a virtual option will be available.
The meeting will commence with a welcome from Chair Bryce Christiaens. The Council will hear updates on the AIS grant program, Feral Swine, Salt Cedar, and the Firewood Science Advisory Panel recommendation,. The Council will discuss and take action on proposed revisions to the AIS grant program guidelines. Click to view the June MISC meeting agenda.
MISC is a statewide partnership working to protect Montana’s economy, natural resources, and public health through a coordinated approach to combat invasive species. All MISC meetings are open to the public. For more information about the meeting and to access meeting materials, visit misc.mt.gov or contact Liz Lodman, Council Coordinator. A live stream video of the meeting can be found on Montana Legislative Division website at: http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00309/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20220601/-1/44632
To participate via zoom, register at the following link: https://mt-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UT0mL3hqTR-hJa4avcbT5A. If you have trouble registering using the link, please email EMoran@mt.gov with your name and a request. Written comments may be emailed to staff and forwarded to the Council.

Wildlife Speaker Series: Songbirds
2022-06-01 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver)
Wildlife Speaker Series: Songbirds | June 1
Join the Ruby Habitat Foundation on the evening of June 1st for a free presentation on songbirds!
Wildlife Speaker Series: Scaup | June 8
Join the Centennial Valley Association for a free presentation on scaup. Jeff Warren of the US FWS will present.
Wildlife Speaker Series: Stoats and Mink | July 1
Join the Ruby Valley Conservation District for a free presentation on stoats and mink. The Montana Trappers Association will present.
Wildlife Speaker Series: Snake Savvy | Aug 3
Join the Madison Valley Ranchlands Group for a free presentation on snakes. Dr Jared Beaver (MSU) and Stephen M. Vantassell (MT Dept of Ag) will present.
Wildlife Speaker Series: Pika | July 9
Join the Jack Creek Preserve for a free presentation on pika. Dr. Eric Beever (USGS) will present.
Wildlife Speaker Series: Beavers | July 14
Join the Big Hole Watershed Committee for a free presentation on beavers. Torrey Ritter (FWP) and Elissa Chott (Clark Fork Coalition) will present.

406 Grazing Academy
2022-06-07 - 2022-06-09 | lewiston, lewiston, MT, United States
Registration Open for 406 Grazing Academy
Learn More: 2022 406 Grazing Academy
Ranchers wanting to hone their grazing management skills are encouraged to register for this year’s 406 Grazing Academy. The 3-day, hands-on workshop is offered by the Rangeland Resources Program in the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), Montana State University (MSU) Extension Range Management, and MSU’s Dan Scott Ranch Management Program. Additional partners include the Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative and Winnett ACES.
Participants will gain practical information to help them make strategic decisions for their ranch. Topics include economic optimum stocking rates, diverse grazing strategies, range monitoring, extending the grazing season, livestock-wildlife relations, targeted grazing, and coping with drought, wildfire and poisonous plants. Successful Montana ranchers and other range managers from across the state will share their expertise and complement presentations by the educators.
The workshop will be held June 7-9, 2022. Classroom activities will occur in Lewistown, MT at the Yogo Inn with field activities held on working ranches near Winnett, MT.
Registration is $150/person or $250 for two people from the same ranch. Registration covers educational materials, noon and evening meals. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging expenses.
Registration closes May 16 and space is limited. Early registration is encouraged. To register, contact Teresa at Judithbasincd@macdnet.org or call 406-599-2311 ext. 107. To learn more, contact Stacey Barta at 406-594-8481 (sbarta@mt.gov), Jeff Mosley at 406-994-5601 (jmosley@montana.edu), or Rachel Frost at 406-994-3724 (frost@montana.edu).
Agenda is still being finalized, topics include, but not limited to the following:
Day 1

Healthy Plants, Healthy Soils (plant growth and development, mineral cycle, energy flow, water cycle, soil health)
Balancing Forage Supply with Livestock Demand
Stocking Rate and Stock Density (including economic optimum stocking rate)
Grazing Concepts (timing, intensity, frequency, selectivity)

Day 2
Field day

Reading the Range: Identification of Indicator Plant Species (small groups)
Reading the Range: Range Health Checklist (including hands-on practice
Utilization Monitoring (including hands-on practice)
Photo Monitoring for Range Trend

Day 3

Gathering Time
Review and Looking Forward
Rangeland Analysis Platform and Other Technology Tools Grazing Decisions for Drought and Wildfire
Coping with Poisonous Plants
Riparian Area Grazing
Targeted Livestock Grazing for Weed Control
LUNCH
Can Livestock and Wildlife Coexist?

Evenings of day 1 and 2, we will have our campfire discussions where Montana ranchers will describe their operations followed by open discussion with workshop participants

Tribal Nonpoint Source Management: Protect & Restore Waters
2022-06-08 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Webinar Overview
Learn more about how to connect your Tribe/Nation with financial or technical support for projects that reduce nonpoint sources of pollution. This webinar explores how your Tribe/Nation can take advantage of leveraging opportunities between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Water Act Section 319 Program and resources available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and local conservation districts. It will feature EPA’s new fact sheet, Tribal Nonpoint Source Management: Leveraging Opportunities to Protect and Restore Waters – Focus: USDA NRCS. Join representatives from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Penobscot Indian Nation, NRCS, and the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) to learn about partnership and assistance opportunities to advance Tribal nonpoint source program work.
Key Topics

Make connections with NRCS and conservation district staff
Plan projects and coordinate conservation services
Seek financial assistance and leverage resources
Implement and maintain projects successfully
Make your voice heard—advise NRCS on Tribal/Nation issues

Wildlife Speaker Series: Scaup
2022-06-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver)

Montana Drought Task Force Meeting
2022-06-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
The next Montana Drought Task Force meeting is March 9, 10:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

Zoom registration
Agenda

For more information about the Montana Drought Management Plan, check out this Webinar or visit mtdroughtinfo.org.

MACD Spring Board Meeting
2022-06-14 - 2022-06-16 | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, 59601, United States
MACD 2022 Spring Board Meeting
The MACD Spring Board Meeting will take place in Helena at the State Capitol from June 14th-16th. Check back here for more updates.

How Spokane CD Became a Conservation Powerhouse
2022-06-14 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, 59601, United States
How Spokane Conservation District Became a Conservation Powerhouse
Eat, Learn, and Grow during the 2022 MACD Spring Board Meeting
Learn how Spokane Conservation District (SCD) grew from a modest district to a self-sustaining one. Vice Chair Randy James and SCD Director, Vicki Carter, will share their districts journey, so you can learn how they became a conservation powerhouse in Washington State.
RSVP by June 1st
To RSVP, please email: Katherine Certalic (KCertalic@mt.gov)
Speakers
Vicki Carter
Vicki Carter currently serves as the Director of the Spokane Conservation District. Her management experience includes over 30 years in human resource management, accounting and financial management, project and program development, and governmental insurance programs. She provides input to policy and legislative matters at local and state levels.
Vicki is active in the veteran community of Spokane through her work as Director of Vets on the Farm. VOTF has gained statewide and national attention by emphasizing the growing need to fill a gap in our agricultural production with post 9/11 Veterans ready for a new mission. Vicki was instrumental in the formation of the Farmer Veteran Coalition Washington State Chapter and was recently appointed to the national Farmer Veteran Coalition Board of Directors. Over the last 5 years, Vicki has been instrumental in the purchase and development of a 50-acre former rock quarry in the heart of Spokane.
Randall S. James
Randy has lived in Spokane County in Washington State his whole life. He grew up loving the out-of-doors and continues to be an avid hunter, fisherman, backpacker, and camper. Randy’s family roots and culture instilled a fierce Conservation Ethic that has continued to grow over his 70 years. Randy has been married to the love of his life for 46 years, has three kids and two absolutely adorable and wonderful twin granddaughters that are five years old. He is currently retired from teaching after teaching science in a high poverty public school for 39 years. Randy absolutely loved his job and feels that he had the best job in the world; educating kids. Always wanting to be a farmer, the closest he has come has been helping his neighbors swath (He loves swathing) and harvest and being on the Spokane Conservation District board for the past 23 years. He would tell you that one of the highlights of his life has been watching and helping the Spokane Conservation District family continue to be a conservation leader in putting conservation on the ground. He loves his family, people, the out-of-doors, life-long learning, and Conservation. JTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEEudHJpYmUtZXZlbnRzLWV2ZW50LWltYWdlJTdCJTBBZGlzcGxheSUzQSUyMG5vbmUlM0IlMEElN0QlMEElM0MlMkZzdHlsZSUzRQ==

2022 MACD Annual Barbeque
2022-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Ten Mile Brewing, Helena
MACD invites you to its 2022 Annual Barbecue following Wednesday’s Spring Board Meeting. We will be gathering at Ten Mile Brewing on Wednesday, June 15th. Food will be provided by Bad Betty’s Barbeque.
