Agriculture, Communication, Education, Forestry, Pollinator, Range, Watershed, , , , , ,

Photo Contest – Spring 2021

Lewis and Clark Conservation District is excited to announce we will be hosting a spring photo contest. The theme is spring green although we encourage all entries that include aspects of the Conservation Districts mission statement such as agriculture, natural resources, education, and community. Rules for submission are listed below. How to submit a photo Remember if you have your account set to private, we may not be able to see your post, if you want to keep that setting enabled consider submitting by email. Facebook – reply to any announcement post or by direct message to the CD’s page.…
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310 Permits, Agriculture, Communication, Flooding, Forestry, Monitoring, Noxious Weeds, Planning, Plant materials, Pollinator, Programs, Water Quality

New Landowner Resource Concern Survey

As part of our annual planning operations, the Conservation District has a new survey for landowners to report natural resource concerns to us.   Residents of Lewis and Clark County are asked to take this short survey, giving feedback on new concerns about our natural resources in the county or ongoing concerns.   The Conservation District will utilize the feedback we receive as we look at program development, budgeting,  collaboration with other partner organizations such as the NRCS, and in our planning revisions for our long-range-plan. Please take just a minute or so to fill this out for us!
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Flooding, Forestry, Noxious Weeds, Plant materials, Publications

From Flooding to Fire

It seems to be a typical transition anymore at the Conservation District.  My desk is a mountain of paperwork responding to spring/summer flooding--some even from last year! And now the hills are alive with the crackling of wildfires! Post fire concerns for landowners include--what else?--Flooding!  The organic material at the ground surface often burns in a fire, removing a layer of water absorbable materials, from duff and leaves, to the soil itself, depending on the heat from the fire.  Areas that burned primarily as tree/crown fires aren't generally as severely affected, but if there was a ground fire, especially if…
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Forestry, NRCS, Programs

Fuel Reduction Program

Private forest land thinned with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service assistance.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOZEMAN, Mont., March 8, 2018 – In its second year, the Tri-County Fuels Reduction Initiative is building on work done in areas with high fuel hazards in Broadwater, Lewis & Clark, and Meagher counties. Agricultural landowners can access technical and financial assistance through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to address forest health. Assistance for eliminating excessive fuels, improving forest health, treating conifer encroachment, preventing runoff after fires, and revegetating treatment areas is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). While EQIP applications…
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Education, Forestry, Plant materials

Tree Ordering Time!!!!

  Fall brings with it the time to order trees for spring planting!  Lewis & Clark Conservation District used to have a program that they ran via a nursery in North Dakota, but after a few years of bad experiences, we have opted to go with working out of the DNRC Conservation Seedling Nursery in Missoula. Because of the minimums required for ordering, another alternative is to submit the order to the County Extension office where they'll bundle your order together with other smaller orders. All of the trees come in the spring, usually in April, and will be delivered…
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Cost Share, Forestry, NRCS, Programs

Ten Mile Forestry Project Signup Deadline

The Natural Resource Conservation Service has funds available to landowners for improving their forest health.   The project is for private land and consists of pre-commercial tree thinning, fuel breaks and other practices specific to forest health.  It is a cost share--usually a per-acre payment--program to assist landowners who are concerned about the potential for wildfire and also overall health of the forest on their property. If you own land in the Ten Mile area, and are interested in your forest health, please contact the Natural Resource Conservation Service at 406-449-5000 ext. 101.  The sign up deadline is May 20th. 
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Forestry, NRCS, Programs

Forestry Meeting

The NRCS Field Office staff are hosting a meeting up at Unionville tonight, February 11, 2016  in regard to their Ten Mile Forestry initiative.  The meeting will be at the Unionville Fire Department and will start at 6 p.m.   They will be discussing technical and financial assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service for treating forestry issues on private land.   Deadline for applications is 5/20/16. If folks are interested in visiting they can call John George, the District Conservationist at 406 449 5000 x 101.
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