The Montana Conservationist August 22
August 22, 2019
Welcome to the August edition of The Montana Conservationist. In this issue: The Prairie Populist has been doing an excellent job covering the work of Conservation Districts. In this recent article, they spoke with Garfield CD administrator Dusty Olson about the work her district is doing around Garfield County, including being the first CD to […]
August 2019 Meeting Minutes
August 20, 2019
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on August 21, 2019. Reports from the GMCD Administrator and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks were presented. Nine 310 applications were discussed. The agenda and draft minutes are posted below. Agenda: Regular Board Meeting, August 21 7:00 PM at the Green Mountain Conservation District Office, […]
The Montana Conservationist July 25
July 25, 2019
Greetings, TMC readers! We return to your regularly scheduled, full length edition of TMC today. It took two peach milkshakes to get this edition together, but here we are. Without further ado: Montana Range Days was held last week in Beaverhead County. We’ve got a great writeup on the event and the results. A new […]
July 2019 Meeting Minutes
July 10, 2019
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on July 17, 2019. Reports from the GMCD Administrator and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks were presented. Ten 310 activities were discussed. The agenda and draft minutes are posted below. Agenda: Regular Board Meeting, July 17 7:00 PM at the Green Mountain Conservation District Office, […]
The Montana Conservationist, June 27
June 27, 2019
Greetings, TMC readers! I hear that it’s finally stopped snowing in West Yellowstone, and you know what that means: summer is here! So take this edition of TMC and a nice, cool drink to your nearest umbrella-covered sitting spot, and get to reading: As you may have heard, things are shaking at MACD & SWCDM. […]
June 2019 Meeting Minutes
June 19, 2019
The Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) held a routine monthly meeting on June 19, 2019. Reports from the GMCD Administrator, Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and Natural Resource Conservation Service were presented. Nine 310 activities were discussed. The agenda and approved minutes are posted below. Agenda: Regular Board Meeting, June […]
The Montana Conservationist May 30
May 30, 2019
Hello, loyal readers! This week in TMC: Governor Bullock has formed a panel to assess forested state lands and make a plan for management. Our own Steve Hedstrom has been appointed to the council to represent conservation districts Forbes reports that globally, soil erosion washes away $8 billion of productivity each year. Farmers have been […]
The Montana Conservationist, May 16
May 16, 2019
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 has a great write up about one of those, hosted for fourth graders in Choteau, […]
Let’s Talk About Soil Health Workshop coming to Hot Springs!
May 15, 2019
May 2019 Meeting Minutes
May 9, 2019
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 310 applications will be discussed, along with one complaint. The agenda and approved minutes are […]