Cost Share, Noxious Weeds, Programs

Weed Cost Share Program-2016

The Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board is once again offering a noxious weed cost share program for 2016.  Now in its 6th year, this program is for privately owned land in Lewis & Clark County and provides 50% or up to $1500 cost share for chemical, for commercial applicator, for biological controls (insects) or re-seeding.  Group applications may qualify for up to $5000 or 50% for projects such as Homeowner Association sprayed roads or Irrigation District sprayed ditches/canals. Applications need to be submitted to the Conservation District by March 31.  There's a $25,000 limit and applications will likely be…
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Education, NRCS, Plant materials, Pollinator

Encouraging Pollinators

One of the best things that we as land managers--big and small acreages!--can do to increase the health of our pollinators such as honey bees, is to plant species that they utilize and survive on.  The Natural Resource Conservation Service is introducing the Honey Bee Pollinator Initiative to help promote practices that are pollinator friendly.  The attached Fact Sheet lists species that are appropriate.  If you are interested in incorporating these practices into your land management, please contact the NRCS Field Office in your area.  The NRCS Field Office for Lewis & Clark County is in Helena at 790 Colleen Street,…
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310 Permits, Budget, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, Planning

Board Meeting for February

The next regular board meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board of Supervisors will take place February 11, 2016 at 1 pm in the USDA Service Center Conference Room, 790 Colleen Street, Helena MT 59601.   Due to the fact that the January meeting was cancelled, the board will be reviewing and hopefully approving, the 2016 Budget and 2016 Annual Plan of Operations. Once approved, both of those documents will be posted on the website.   The minutes for the December 2015 meeting are available here, pending approval.  The agenda and notice for the meeting in February is…
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What is a Conservation District?
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What is a Conservation District?

Many of you know exactly what a Conservation District is however, there are those of us whom haven't had the exposure to know what exactly a CD is. This year the hope is to really dive deep into what a CD is and what the the CD can do for you. We here at the CD want to get you engaged and in hope, you will pass on your knowledge to others and help them get involved with us and our beautiful community. So stay tuned for weekly tips, fun facts, education programs, cost-share programs, and community events. Oh and…
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Newsletter, Uncategorized

Latest Newsletter

The latest CD newsletter is available here. If you would like to sign up for the electronic version of The Explorer, please click here. We are working on moving into Social Media, and transitioning some of our newsletter subscribers to the electronic version if they are interested.    
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Employees

Out of the Office

District Administrator Chris Evans will be out of the office Wednesday the 20th through Friday the 22nd of January.  BSWC member Ashley Rivero will be in the office Wednesday and Thursday however. If you need to contact the CD office, you can stop in and leave a note, or call and leave a voice mail at 406-449-5000 ext. 112.  Or you can email us at lccd@mt.net.  
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Employees, Water Quality, Watershed

New Face in the Office

Ashley Rivero is a Big Sky Watershed Corps member who will be housed in the Conservation District office for the next 10 and 1/2 months.  Ashley has a varied background and will be posting a bio and some ideas about what she'd like to do for the next year.  Her time will be shared between the Lewis & Clark Conservation District, the Lake Helena Watershed Group and the Lewis & Clark County Water Quality Protection District.   If you're in the Helena Field Office, stop in and say "hi" to Ashley in the CD office.  We're the first door on the…
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Budget, Meetings, Planning, Uncategorized

January Board meeting change

Due to the requirement for District Administrator Chris Evans to attend a training, the January 14th meeting will be rescheduled to a different date in January, yet to be determined.   The Board of Supervisors reviewed and edited the Annual Plan of Operations for 2016 at the December meeting and is currently working on budget revisions.  Those two documents will be posted when they are complete.  January 4th, the Conservation District office will welcome Big Sky Watershed Corps (associated with Americorps) member Ashley Rivero.  Ashley will be working with the CD, the Lake Helena Watershed Group and the Lewis &…
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Budget, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, Planning

December Board meeting

The next regular meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board meeting will be held at 1 p.m. on December 10, 2015 and will take place at the USDA Service Center Conference Room, 790 Colleen Street, Helena MT 59601. For the meeting minutes from the November meeting, click here, and for the meeting notice and agenda, click here.    
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Office closures

Holiday Season

Just a reminder that we have entered the holiday season.  The Conservation District office will be closed November 11 for Veteran's Day, the 25-27th for Thanksgiving and December 24th and 25th for Christmas.  The office will be closed January 1 for New Year's Day. The Montana Association of Conservation District's annual convention is in Missoula so the CD office will also be closed November 17-20th.  Leave a message though or email since I'll be checking in at least once daily. As always it's best to call ahead to be sure someone will be in the office if you stop in.
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