Fly Fishing Film Tour coming to the Rex
April 19, 2018
Photo credit: Cory Luoma By Susan Drumheller Explore the world of fly fishing, from Honduras to Alaska, Dubai to Africa, without leaving Sanders County, during the 12th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour, coming to the Rex Theatre in Thompson Falls on April 28. This is the first year the international film festival has landed in […]
GMCD Associate Supervisor, Mindy Ferrell, honored for work in outdoor education
February 7, 2018
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 the 29th Annual Watershed Festival, put on by GMCD and Eastern Sanders County Conservation District, […]
Roots: Bringing back the Bull River
February 2, 2018
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 vegetation which has varied root systems that hold streambanks intact (in addition to providing important […]
July 2017 Meeting Minutes
July 26, 2017
The Green Mountain Conservation District held a regular meeting on July 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, and Natural Resource Conservation Service were presented. See attached minutes for more information. Eleven 310 applications/projects were discussed. 07.19.17 GMCD Meeting Minutes
Emergency Actions – 310 permitting procedure
April 27, 2017
The definition of an emergency in 310 law means “an unforeseen event or combination of circumstances that call for immediate action to safeguard life, including human or animal, or property, including growing crops, without giving time for the deliberate exercise of judgment or discretion under the 310 law.” If a Landowner determines that must make […]
Sanders County Floodplain Regulations – Emergency Actions
March 30, 2017
If a landowner or their representative takes an emergency action during an emergency to safeguard life or structures, an Sanders County Floodplain Emergency Notification must be submitted to Sanders County within 5 days of the action taken. You can access the form here: Emergency Notification Form 2. Please direct any questions and submit Emergency Notifications to the […]