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SUMMARY:Toward Convergent Solutions to Water Security
DESCRIPTION:Interdisciplinary Regional Workshop\, Toward Convergent Solutions to Water Security\nThe 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. \nThe 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]
URL:https://macdnet.org/event-calendar/toward-convergent-solutions-to-water-security/
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SUMMARY:CD Outreach Work Group (CDOWG)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor 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. \nThe 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! \nContact Tahnee Benson (SheridanCD@macdnet.org) or Eric Rannestad (eric@macdnet.org) for zoom information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://macdnet.org/event-calendar/cd-outreach-work-group-cdowg-2/
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CATEGORIES:Meetings
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SUMMARY:REALTOR Education Workshop Hosted by Gallatin CD
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nREALTOR education workshop hosted by Gallatin CD\nGallatin 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”27683″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEEudHJpYmUtZXZlbnRzLWV2ZW50LWltYWdlJTdCJTBBZGlzcGxheSUzQSUyMG5vbmUlM0IlMEElN0QlMEElM0MlMkZzdHlsZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Developer\, Contractor\, and REALTOR® Education
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nDeveloper\, Contractor\, and REALTOR® Education\nGallatin 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. \n\nWe will cover:\n\nIrrigation ditch basics\nPond installation\nStream permitting\nVarious other land and water-related topics\n\n\nAttached 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.\nLearn more and Register\n\nMore information here\nRegistration\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:MT Soil Health Focus Group - Virtual
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nWe 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.\n\n• March 16 in Great Falls at Holiday Village Mall conference room\n• March 17 in Glasgow at the Valley County Courthouse\n• March 23 in Miles City at Miles City College\, room 106\n• April 14 in Kalispell at Kalispell ImagineIF Library\n• April 15 in Dillion at Armory\n• April 20 in Livingston at Livingston Food Resource Center\n• May 26 virtual meeting via Zoom\n\n* Each meeting will be held from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\n \nWe encourage district staff\, district board members\, and any interested producers in your community to attend!\n\nPlease visit https://montanasoiloutreach.macdnet.org/ to RSVP and for additional information
URL:https://macdnet.org/event-calendar/mt-soil-health-focus-group-virtual/
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SUMMARY:Resolution and Committees Process Information Session
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nMontana Association of Conservation Districts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: MACD Info Session on Committee and Resolution Updates\nTime: May 26\, 2022 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84264421032?pwd=dkEvUU0zVG03c1ZMUzhzL3pCdXRhdz09 \nMeeting ID: 842 6442 1032\nPasscode: 254665\nOne tap mobile\n+12532158782\,\,84264421032#\,\,\,\,*254665# US (Tacoma)\n+13462487799\,\,84264421032#\,\,\,\,*254665# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 842 6442 1032\nPasscode: 254665\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbgoInRzxE \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:USDA Funding: Climate Smart Commodities (Funding Pool #2)
DESCRIPTION:USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities\, Expanding Markets\, Strengthening Rural America\nThe 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. \n“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.” \nFor 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. \nFunding will be provided to partners through the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation for pilot projects to provide incentives to producers and landowners to: \n\nImplement climate-smart production practices\, activities\, and systems on working lands.\nMeasure/quantify\, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those practices.\nDevelop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.\n\nHow to Apply\nThe primary applicant must be an entity\, not an individual. A range of public and private entities may apply\, including: \n\nCounty\, city or township governments\nSpecial district governments\nState governments\nSmall businesses\nFor profit organizations other than small businesses\nNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)\nNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)\nNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) (other than institutions of higher education)\nNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) (other than institutions of higher education)\nPrivate institutions of higher education\, or\nPublic and State-controlled institutions of higher education.\n\nFunding will be provided in two funding pools\, and applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on: \n\nApril 8\, 2022\, for the first funding pool (proposals from $5 million to $100 million)\, and\nMay 27\, 2022\, for the second funding pool (proposals from $250\,000 to $4\,999\,999).\n\nProposals must provide plans to: \n\nPilot implementation of climate-smart agriculture and/or forestry practices on a large-scale\, including meaningful involvement of small and/or historically underserved producers.\nQuantify\, monitor\, report and verify climate results.\nDevelop markets and promote climate-smart commodities generated as a result of project activities.\n\nUSDA 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. \nMore Information\nVisit 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. \nUSDA 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.
URL:https://macdnet.org/event-calendar/usda-funding-climate-smart-commodities-funding-pool-2/
CATEGORIES:Funding and Opportunities
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