The Montana Conservationist
It's October 3. And it's time for TMC! Our stories this week are totally fetch, so read on: Congress recently let two bills important to conservation lapse. Both the 2014 Farm Bill - for which a replacement bill is in…
Healthy Riparian Guide: Conserving & Managing Streamside Vegetation
The Missoula Conservation District recently completed the Healthy Riparian Guide: Conserving & Managing Streamside Vegetation. While focused on the Middle Clark Fork River Basin, this document provides an overview of riparian areas (anything relating to the corridor along the banks…
The Montana Conservationist September 20
Greetings readers! September is a bountiful season, and we're not short on conservation news this week. So take a break from your harvesting, hunting, gathering, and canning projects and give this week's TMC a read: Lincoln CD has begun an…
September 2018 Meeting Minutes
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on September 19, 2018. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana were presented. Eight…
The Montana Conservationist September 6
Greetings readers! It's time for The Montana Conservationist. This week, there's a lot of new (or, newly appointed) faces in our conservation world: NRCS has appointed a new State Conservationist. Tom Watson, formerly the assistant state conservationist in Oregon, will…
The Montana Conservationist August 22
Greetings, readers! Today, the hot topic is water and what lives in it. From snails and grayling to toxic algae we're diving deep into Montana's waters. In today's issue: Some Big Hole River residents are getting another look from the…
August 2018 Meeting Minutes
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on August 15, 2018. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts…
The Montana Conservationist, August 8
Greetings, readers! Conservation Districts and CD Supervisors across the state have been getting a lot of press this month for their great work, and we've got it all in this issue. So pour yourself an ice bath (hello, 100 degree…
The Montana Conservationist July 25
Greetings, Conservationist readers! I have taken a break from running through the sprinkler (hello, is it super hot everywhere else too?) to bring you the following conservation news: In Oregon, an industrial pasta machine is helping restore burned rangeland. As…
July 2018 Meeting Minutes
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on July 18, 2018. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana were presented. Eight…