The Montana Conservationist February 21
February 21, 2019
Greetings, TMC readers! We are invading your inbox this week with a lot of stories about invasive species, and some things we can all do to prevent them. Next week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week! We asked the Montana Invasive Species Council to write in about what we all can do to help stop […]
February 2019 Meeting Agenda
February 15, 2019
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) will hold a routine monthly meeting on February 20, 2019. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana will be presented. Five 310 applications will be discussed. The agenda is […]
The Montana Conservationist February 6
February 6, 2019
Greetings, TMC readers! You’ve officially made it through the longest month of the year (if not actually the longest mathematically, I’m pretty sure January is the longest metaphorically). It’s now February, my mailbox is full of seed catalogs, and a little groundhog told me there might be hope yet. Here’s what’s in TMC this week: […]
Local watershed partners plan for a busy year
February 6, 2019
Published in the Sanders County Ledger on February 7, 2019. Photo: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks fisheries biologist Jason Blakney observes past restoration project completed in 2007. Large wood structures on the left bank and fencing around streamside plantings on the right bank are visible under mid-winter snow. Local land managers, fish biologists, watershed workers and […]
January 2019 Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2019
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on January 16, 2019. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and Natural Resource Conservation Service were presented. Five 310 applications were discussed. The agenda and draft minutes are posted below. Agenda: Regular Board Meeting, January 16 7:00 PM at the Green […]
The Montana Conservationist January 10, 2019
January 10, 2019
Welcome to 2019, TMC readers! We hope your holidays were joyous, and that you’re returning to your desks, tractors, or wherever, inspired and ready to make 2019 a big year for conservation! This week in TMC: As the 2019 legislative session convenes, MACD has begun posting updates on our legislative activities. National Geographic has a […]
Revegetation is an ongoing effort
December 27, 2018
The end of each year often provides opportunity for reflection on past work and achievements, while the start of a new year fuels the generation of lofty goals. A large accomplishment in 2018 for the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, Green Mountain Conservation District, and partners was completing final implementation of the largest revegetation project […]
The Montana Conservationist December 20
December 20, 2018
Welcome to the last TMC of 2018! We’ll make this short, since we know you’ve got halls to deck, gay apparel to don, and fa-la-la-la-las to sing. This week: The Montana Rangelands Partnership is shining a spotlight on the Franko Ranch in Prairie County for their stewardship work Students from Simms and Lewistown are solving […]
December 2018 Meeting Minutes
December 6, 2018
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on December 5, 2018. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana were presented. Four 310 applications will be discussed. The agenda and minutes are posted below. Agenda: Regular Board […]
The Montana Conservationist December 5
December 5, 2018
Greetings, TMC readers! Today we are celebrating World Soil Day! So in honor of this festive & fertile annual occasion, we have lots of soil-related topics: We have movement on two long-awaited and important federal topics this week. First up, negotiators have reached a tentative Farm Bill agreement to rectify the differences between House and […]