Standing committees (also referred to as Session Committees) are established each session in the rules adopted for each house of the Legislature. Standing committees meet regularly to hear bills on…
The 2023 Legislative Session is coming up quickly. MACD encourages all conservation districts to connect with and congratulate your newly elected policymakers! Of the 150 members of the Legislature, 125…
On October 11, 2022 the MACD Board met to discuss topics including Financials Area Meetings Convention Partner Reports Chair of Water Resources Committee Upcoming Meeting time/dates View Meeting Minutes
Conservation districts receive a portion of their funding through local mill levies. The Revenue Interim Committee created a residential property tax brochure as part of its House Joint Resolution 36 study of…
Check out Lewis and Clark CD discussing their work and the importance of conservation district funding. This video made it's way to news outlets across Montana. Nice job LCCD!
At the most recent and final meeting of the 2021/2022 Environmental Quality Council (EQC) - and as a culmination of MACD's HJ27 CD Funding Study Bill - the EQC voted…
The MACD ececutive committee met on August 29th to discuss topics including: Staffing UpdateStanding Committee Activity and AssignmentsFinance CommitteeGovernance CommitteeResolutionsLegislativeDevelop the next full Board Meeting AgendaOpen Mic Exec-Minutes_8.29.2022Download
Next week will be the final meeting of the Environmental Quality Council (EQC). The Council will discuss the proposed legislation for conservation district funding. HJ27 CD Funding is on the Agenda for…
NACD is partnering with the NRCS and HabiTerre (a spin-off of the University of Illinois) to pilot field-level carbon outcome reports. These reports leverage historical data, advanced modeling, and remote…
NRCS Montana has received update guidance related to COVID-19 Testing programs are no longer being implementedAgencies will stop requiring proof of vaccination and collection of vaccine information of employees, visitors,…
On August 18, 2022 the MACD Executive Committee met to discuss topics including: Review of Committee Process Document Consent Agenda Committee Process Document Standing Committee Activity and Assignments Board Agenda…
On August 8th, 2022 the MACD Board met to discuss topics including: MACD Committee Processes and approval of charters Legislative topics and urgent comment period on CD funding (more info…
2023 BSWC Soils Team: Host Site Funding The Montana Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) and Little Beaver Conservation District (LBCD), with the support of the Department of Natural Resources Conservation…
On August 1, 2022 the MACD Executive Committee met to discuss topics including: Review of Committee Process DocumentConsent AgendaRecommendation to the full board to approve the Committee Process DocumentStanding Committee…
Previously known as the Resource Conservation Advisory Council, the Council's purpose is to: Advise and assist the Conservation Districts Bureau on district operations and conservation-related issues including impending conservation matters.…