The Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana (SWCDM) and the Missouri River Conservation Districts Council (MRCDC) have just announced another round of funding for Ranching for Rivers, a cost-share program to help ranchers with riparian pasture/fencing projects. This current…
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on March 21, 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. Four…
Greetings, TMC readers! It's the first day of spring (I knew it would come eventually!), my tulips are coming up, and it's TMC day. Does life get any better? Here's what's in store for you this week: Judith Basin CD…
The Thompson River Watershed Restoration Plan was finalized March 2018! Access it here: Thompson River Watershed Restoration Plan (2018) While the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group (LCFWG) sponsored the development of the Thompson River Watershed Restoration Plan, the overall goal for this…
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on February 21, 2018. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group were presented. Seven 310…
Greetings, conservationists! Here's hoping your pipes aren't frozen, and the snow stops blowing long enough for you to catch up on this week's conservation news: In case you missed it, Montana has had a particularly severe winter. Weather.com writes in…
Mindy Ferrell, a Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) Associate Supervisor, was recently given the Montana Wilderness Association’s Brass Lantern Award for continued volunteer service promoting public lands, wild spaces and outdoor education. One of her many activities included helping organize…
Greetings, readers! This week in The Montana Conservationist: In Bozeman, the Farmers Canal Company will be working with the Montana Bureau of Mines & Geology to study seepage out of the canal as it runs through the city. After a…
Today, the Bull River is lacking in native shrubs and trees along its river banks. Loss of riparian forest, modified hydrology and highly competitive reed canarygrass limit the natural regeneration of other species. A healthy river is lined with diverse…
Greetings readers! Did you spend the entire government shutdown just wondering when you could get to your email and read the Montana Conservationist? Well good news, it's here. This week: The government shut down. And then reopened. The Missoulian has…