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Communication

New Contact Info

Due to some seemingly impossible-to-fix issues with our email address (lccd@mt.net), we now have a new email address for contacting the Conservation District. Please, for now at least, contact us at chris@lewisandclarkcd.org. Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience.

310 Permits, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings

July 9, 2020 Board meeting-Change in plans

Due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in the state and in the county, the Board of Supervisors will again be meeting virtually on June 9, 2020. The meeting will be held at 8:30 am via Zoom video/audio conferencing. June meeting minutes-Amended July meeting notice Meeting information is below. If you are phoning in, please use any of the phone numbers listed. Chris Evans lccd@mt.net is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9294061278?pwd=VzZjZkZnc3pzS1lMNktmZkEwbXkyUT09 Meeting ID: 929 406 1278 Password: 6SJhqa One tap mobile +12532158782,,9294061278#,,,,0#,,576161# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,9294061278#,,,,0#,,576161# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1…

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

July 2020 Board meeting

The next regular board meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Supervisors will be held on July 9, 2020. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am and will take place at the Dearborn Community Center, Highway 434, outside of Wolf Creek Montana. All meetings of the Conservation District are open to the public. We ask that if you choose to attend this meeting, to please observe appropriate social distancing measures and wear masks if you wish. Please let us know if you have questions or concerns. We can be reached at 406-449-5000 ext. 5 or via email at lccd@mt.net.…

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

Agriculture, Coronavirus, FSA, Programs

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program-FSA

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is administering the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) right now. There were a few webinars online recently which were recorded and will be available to those who missed them who may wish to view them. For more information, see the attached Fact Sheets that FSA provided to the Conservation District. CFAP for Livestock CFAP Non Specialty Crops Webinars For more information, go to www.farmers.gov/cfap/.

Budget, Meetings

Public Hearing

The Lewis and Clark Conservation District will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 29, 2020 from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the hearing will be held via conference call/zoom conferencing. The purpose of the public hearing will be to review the Conservation District budget and to consider increasing the permissive mill levy to cover employee benefits for an additional Conservation District employee. This proposal would amount to about $.60/year per $200,000 home value, currently, the amount is about $.25/year. For more information, contact Chris Evans, District Administrator at 406-449-5000 ext. 5, 790 Colleen Street, Helena,…

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

June 11 2020 Regular Meeting

The next regular meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District will be June 11, 2020 at 1 pm. Due to the Covid-19 virus, this meeting will be held via conference. You may call in, or use a computer with a microphone. The CD will be sharing their screen so that documents can be viewed. You may use video if you choose. Reports and public comments can be emailed to the CD at lccd@mt.net. All meetings of the Conservation District are open to the public. Please bear with us since this can be an awkward way of doing business during…

Events, Programs, Range

Riparian Grazing Workshop

The Conservation District had planned to have a Riparian Grazing Workshop in the Augusta area on July 21. With the consideration of the Covid-19 virus and the nature of the workshop, specifically the proximity of people to each other during the day, we have opted to postpone the workshop to spring/summer 2021. If you have questions about this, please let us know at lccd@mt.net or call the CD office at 406-449-5000 ext. 5.

310 Permits, Flooding, Flooding Photos

Spring Rain, Snowpack, Streams and Emergencies…

Photo credit NRCS, 1964 near Augusta With the upcoming spring storm predicted, I just want to remind everyone that there are avenues to take action in an emergency to keep you out of trouble with permitting agencies. With the Conservation District, if life, crops or property are in immediate danger, action can be taken and an emergency notice should be filed with the CD within 15 days of doing the work. Photos before and after will be very helpful this year with the limits on contact with others. Please know that a permit may be required to do…

310 Permits

Montana Outdoors

I recently opened the latest issue of the Montana Outdoors magazine, published by Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. My spouse and I are long-time subscribers and especially enjoy the annual Photo issue. This particular article was short, one page, and really caught my eye. I so enjoyed it, that I tracked it down at the source and requested permission to put it on our website. The article highlights a unique collaborative partnership that most people in the state don't even probably know about, that between the regional Fish, Wildlife and Parks fisheries biologists and your local Conservation District. …