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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Agriculture, NRCS, Programs

ACEP-WRE Sign up deadline!!!

Natural Resources Conservation Service runs the ACEP (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program).   Landowners in Montana who may be interested in specifically the Wetland Reserve Easement program (WRE) need to be aware that the application deadline for this program is October 21, 2016.  Easements can be another tool that landowners can use to keep their property working for them for the long-term. If you need more information in the program, you can check out the web page or contact the Helena Field Office at 406-449-5000 ext. 3.
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NRCS, Plant materials, Programs, Uncategorized,

Next Year’s Production

It's never too late to think about next year's production.  The Conservation District works very closely with NRCS and they always have programs to help you reach your goals.  NRCS currently offers a High Tunnel System program to assist producers. What is it? The High Tunnel System is a unique conservation practice used to extend growing season, improve plant and soil quality, reduce nutrient & pesticide transportation, improve air quality, and reduce the amount of energy used to produce crops for consumers.  This method also assists with crop production in climates with shorter growing periods.   Why consider this? The High Tunnel…
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310 Permits, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, Planning

August 2016 Board meeting

The next regular meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board of Supervisors will be Thursday August 11, 2016.  The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Dearborn Community Center, Highway 434 northwest of Wolf Creek.  See map below for location.  Minutes from the July board meeting and Local Work Group meeting are attached, as is the agenda and meeting notice for the upcoming meeting.  
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Publications, Uncategorized

New Ownership Map Booklets

The office just received a new shipment of land ownership map booklets!  The color version is $40 and is 1 township per page, the black and white version is $25 and is actually the same size as the color version, just cheaper since it's in black and white Used for hunting permission information, fishing access information and more, these booklets can be a valuable tool for working and recreating outdoors in Lewis & Clark County.  The information is the most up-to-date based off of the Department of Revenue's Landowner information off the www.gis.mt.gov, aka. "cadastral" map layer. The CD office…
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Agriculture, NRCS, Programs, , , ,

Conservation Easement Workshop

The Lewis & Clark Conservation District would like to invite area landowners who may be interested in learning more about Conservation Easements to a Conservation Easement Workshop put on by Natural Resource Conservation Service and their partners.  If you are interested in learning more about the workshop contact Abby Dresser at 406-544-6445 or by email at abby.dresser@mt.usda.gov. The Workshop will be held on August 17, 2016 at the US Forest Service Conference Room at 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena MT 59602 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.   More information is available on the flyer.
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Agriculture, Meetings, NRCS, Planning, Programs

Local Work Group Meeting

The next Local Work Group planning meeting will be following the Conservation District Board meeting on July 14, 2016.  The meeting should begin around 10 a.m. and will take place in the Dearborn Community Center, Highway 434, outside of Wolf Creek Montana.   The meeting notice can be found here.   The goal of this meeting is review and make adjustments to the priority resource issues within the Local Work Group geographic area and to develop some criteria to assist the NRCS in ranking project applications.   Anyone who is interested in resource concerns in Lewis & Clark County may…
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