310 Permits, Agriculture, Local Work Group Meeting, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS, Planning

2023 June Regular Board Meeting and Local Work Group Meeting

The next regular meeting of the Lewis and Clark Conservation District will be Thursday June 8 and will begin at 9:30 am. It will take place at the Augusta Community Center, next door to the Augusta Senior Center and across the street from the Allen's Mannix Store.  April Meeting Minutes June Meeting Packet Part 1 (agenda, reports etc.) June Meeting Packet Part 2 (310 Permitting section) This meeting will be followed, from 11 to noon, by the 1st of two Local Work Group meetings for the county. Local Work Group meetings assist the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Lewis…
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Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS, Planning

September Local Work Group and Regular Board meeting-September 8, 2022

The next regular meeting of the Lewis and Clark Conservation District will be Thursday, September 8, 2022 and will be in the C.M. Russell Room at the DNRC building at 1539 11th Avenue, Helena Montana.  The meeting room is a bit on the small side, so we will be doing this meeting in person and by zoom. Official June Meeting minutes Official July Meeting minutes June local work group minutes July local work group minutes September Meeting Packet  Zoom info is: LCCD is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: September 2022 board meetingTime: Sep 8, 2022 01:00 PM…
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Communication, Newsletter, NRCS, Plant materials, Pollinator, Programs, Publications, Tour

Autumn 2021 Explorer

The latest issue of the The Explorer is out on electronic form, and should be hitting mailboxes in hardcopy format soon! This issue has information on: the retirement of Supervisor Steve Granzow and appointment of Karl Christians A follow up with links to slide presentations for the Riparian Management Workshop that took place in Augusta in September A testimonial for the Working Lands Internship Conservation District report and Program information New Targeted Implementation Plans for NRCS EQIP funding-with maps! A report on a project that the Conservation District assisted on in Meagher County a few years ago.
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310 Permits, Budget, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS

August 13, 2020 Board Meeting

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and increased numbers in the county,  the Lewis & Clark Conservation District will again have their board meeting in virtual format in August. The meeting will be held via Zoom on August 13 at 1 pm.  All meetings of the Conservation District are open to the public.  If you prefer to call in to the meeting, any of the phone numbers liste will work. Meeting packet Agenda-Updated July meeting minutes August meeting notice Meeting information is: Chris Evans lccd@mt.net is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: August 13, 2020 Board Meeting, Lewis…
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Agriculture, Employees, Employment, NRCS

LCCD is Hiring a Conservation Planner!!!

As part of a grant from the National Association of Conservation Districts, the Lewis and Clark Conservation District is hiring a full-time temporary position as a Conservation Planner.   While working for the CD, this employee will be expected to: Collaborate with local conservation partners including government agencies, non-profit organizations and private agricultural landowners. Provide outreach and education to local agricultural landowners regarding integrated weed management, grassland enhancement and restoration, riparian grazing, stream corridor health, forestry and financial assistance opportunities. Work cooperatively with personnel at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in the Helena Field Office to develop site-specific conservation plans…
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Communication, Coronavirus, FSA, Newsletter, NRCS, Publications, Willow Projects

Summer Newsletter

The Summer Issue of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Newsletter, The Explorer, is out in e-form and will be hitting mailboxes in hard copy form soon! This newsletter has: an update and photos of a recent willow project on a local stream a story re-published from the Montana Outdoors Magazine (with permission) information about the Helena Field Office and how we are operating during the Covid-19 pandemic (hint: Phase 2 reopening!) Tips on improving garden soils a link to the Stream Gage Survey;and new faces in the Helena Field Office
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310 Permits, Budget, Flooding, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS, Planning, Programs

July Conservation District Board meeting and Local Work Group meeting

The next regular meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board will be Thursday July 11, 2019 at the Helena Field Office, 790 Colleen Street, Helena MT.  The meeting will begin at 8:30 am.   Following the regular meeting, the Conservation District will convene the Lewis & Clark County Local Work Group to discuss long range planning for NRCS funding in the county.  That meeting will begin at 10:30 am. June meeting minutes July Meeting notice/agenda Local Work Group notice  
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310 Permits, Agriculture, Budget, Cost Share, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS, Programs

April Board Meeting

The next regular meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District will be April 11, 2019 and will take place in the USDA Service Center Conference Room, 790 Colleen Street, Helena MT 59601.  All meetings of the Conservation District are open to the public. March meeting minutes April agenda In May the CD is co-hosting natural resource planning meetings across Lewis & Clark County along with the NRCS staff from the Helena Field Office. These meetings will be very important for agricultural landowners in the county who hope to utilize EQIP funds from NRCS in coming years, since they are…
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