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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Education, Events, Tour

Sun River Watershed Group Turns 25!!

The Sun River Watershed Group is celebrating 25 years as an organization on August 24, 2019. The tour will start and end at Fairfield High School – departing at 9 (arrive at 8:30 to sign in) and returning around 1:30. We’ll make stops on upper and lower Muddy Creek, visit a riparian buffer-style restoration project at Mill Coulee, then head to the Lowry Bridge BLM access area, finally looping back to Fairfield. Topics include streamflow and water quality monitoring programs, water management for Muddy Creek, Muddy Creek issues and past projects, riparian buffer projects, fish habitat issues, and channel migration/riverbanks.…
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Soil Health Day

Join the Broadwater Conservation District and Lewis & Clark Conservation District for a full-day seminar and tour highlighting Soil Health and Cover Cropping!  Beginning at 8:30 with registration, the morning will be largely informational with a fantastic speaker from NRCS in North Dakota, and a presentation on some cover crops done in Lewis & Clark County by local producer, Tim Dusenberry.  After a pulled pork sandwich lunch, we'll board the bus with tour stops at Bruce Seed Farm, a stop and a Townsend area cover crop and back to the Staubach to look at their operation. Seating is limited, so please…
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