Welcome to the middle-of-May edition of The Montana Conservationist. We've got conservation news popping up faster than morel mushrooms after a fire. The stories this week: Springtime is the season when many districts host youth education events. The Choteau Acantha…
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on May 15, 2019. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana were presented. Three…
Greetings, TMC readers! We've got lots of great stories today in TMC: Coal wrecked Belt Creek, polluting the stream with mine runoff that often turns the water orange even a century after the Anaconda Belt mine closed. Now, coal financing…
Hello from rainy northwest Montana, TMC readers! I hope that the snow is finally melting wherever you are, and maybe you've even put some seeds in the ground. This week, we've got lots of conservation news for you: Is your…
Published in the Sanders County Ledger on April 18, 2019. It’s time to rig up those rods and reels and get pumped to go outdoors for some fly-fishing fun. But first, anglers of all stripes and ages are invited to…
Green Mountain Conservation District is pleased to offer 3 competitive $100 scholarships for this exciting camp experience to off-set the all-inclusive camp fees of $300. Applications for GMCD scholarships must be received by e-mail or by USPS to the GMCD…
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on April 17, 2019. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks were presented. Four 310 applications were discussed. The agenda…
Greetings, TMC readers! I hope the sun is poking through wherever you're reading this, and that you've spent at least a little time this week looking for the signs of summer that are beginning to emerge around us. I've been…
Greetings, TMC readers! Happy first day of spring!! Yes, we really did make it. And from my office in NW Montana, it really truly is even feeling like spring. Hoorah! This week in TMC: Studies have consistently shown that septic leachate…