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Cost Share, Programs

2021 Practices Cost Share Program

The Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board welcomes applications for our 2021 Cost Share Program within Lewis & Clark County. All projects have to be done within Lewis & Clark County and with private landowners only (no agencies will qualify). Application deadline for 2021 is November 13, 2020. Projects must be implemented between January 1 2021 and December 31, 2021. The Cost-Share program is available to any private sector landowner with property within Lewis & Clark County. There is a limit of one project per person or group per year. All projects must be completed within one year of approval. …

310 Permits, Budget, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings

October 8 2020 Board meeting

The next regular meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District will be Thursday, October 8, 2020 and will begin at 1 pm. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the meeting will take place via Zoom and be a virtual meeting. All members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting. Using a device with a microphone and camera such as a cell phone, tablet or laptop, or a desktop computer with a camera and microphone, you can dial into the meeting by clicking the "Join Zoom Meeting" link below. If you would like to call in on a phone,…

Plant materials, Pollinator, Programs

Pollinator Initiative

As part of the Area 6 Conservation Districts (mostly south west Montana), the Lewis & Clark Conservation District is participating in a Pollinator Effort. We have free pollinator seed (with a few strings attached and a few limits) that landowners can use to create pollinator gardens. We have a seed mix for all native pollinators and a non-native seed mix. The native mix has 7 pollinator plant species, 6 of which are native to SW Montana. They are perfect for a backyard pollinator garden that doesn't have to compete with noxious weeds. The non-native seed mix includes 6 pollinator species,…

Events

Farm and Ranch Seminar

Registration is live for the virtual event of “Farm and Ranch Leadership in the 21st Century”! Please join Montana State University on September 22 and 23rd from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM each day for an interactive session with Dr. Bob Milligan as he discusses one of the greatest challenges facing agriculture….how to recruit, train, and retain good employees. Please Register by September 14th to receive a hardcopy of reference materials. Registration is $40 and can be accessed here.

310 Permits, Budget, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings

LCCD September Meeting

The September 10, 2020 Board meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District will once again be held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. All members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting. It will be held at 1 pm via Zoom conferencing. Click the link to join the meeting with a mobile device or computer with microphone and camera, or call one of the phone numbers to join us. Board meeting packet Meeting Notice August Meeting Minutes Chris Evans lccd@mt.net is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: September 10, 2020 LCCD Board MeetingTime: Sep 10,…

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USDA SURVEY

USDA wants to know — what's working and how can we improve? In August 2020, USDA is sending a customer experience survey to 28,000 farmers, ranchers, and private forestland owners. This new, annual survey will evaluate USDA customer service and help us identify areas for improvement. Even if it's not sent to you as a farmer or rancher or private forestland owner, please feel free to fill it out!

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Sun River Watershed CMZ

For those who don't know, a CMZ is a Channel Migration Zone for a stream or river, identified using Lidar (light detection and ranging) imagery to identify former stream channels and helping to identify where streams and rivers are likely to migrate naturally to. The Sun River Channel Migration Zone report is now available on the SRWG website: https://sunriverwatershed.org/app/news-events/ The Sun River Watershed Group conveyed their thanks to Cascade CD for being their partner, DNRC and DEQ for funding, Al Rollo for igniting the idea, and everyone else for being great partners in making this happen. Great work by Applied…

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…

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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New District Conservationist

Those of you who follow these things, know that in 2019--between May and October--the Helena NRCS Field Office had a mass exodus of staff, including our District Conservationist. All left for good reasons and I think people are happy with their moves. What it meant for Lewis & Clark County though, was some major instability in program delivery from NRCS.Since the former DC, John George, moved to Spokane, we've had acting DCs and some detailed employees covering the office. After Diane Fitzgerald moved to the Whitehall office in December, the office has been pretty empty.So I'm happy to say that…