Welcome to the Veteran's Day edition of The Montana Conservationist. We'll start with a great article by the Great Falls Tribune about an Air Force veteran who realized during his service that all he wanted was to return to his…
Welcome to the most recent edition of The Montana Conservationist! This week we start by hearing from some fourth graders in Liberty County that got their hands dirty learning about wetland soils. Then, sticking with the school theme, the USDA…
This week in The Montana Conservationist: A story in Last Best News discusses the history of cooperation in the Musselshell Watershed, and the successes that cooperation has spawned. Then, it's time to get out your clover seeds, as we hear…
This week in The Montana Conservationist, you'll be surprised, given our total lack of commitment to the bird, to hear that we discuss the recent decision to keep sage grouse off the endangered species (this is sarcasm, we are actually…
Many of you are standing in the rain in Ennis today on the Montana Range Tour, but for those sitting cozily in the office (or at home by the fire, no judgement), come on a journey into the world of The…
The Montana Conservationist. September. They're both here. This week in the Montana Conservationist, we catch up with the newest supervisor on the MACD board of directors. That's Judi Knapp, of Treasure CD, and this isn't her first rodeo. (Well, actually,…
TMC for August 19, 2015, is now here! This week we tour a fantastic project in Alder, Montana that gave the Ruby River a curvy new look. Then we hear from farmers in New Mexico about what the orange-colored Animas River…
Ah, yes. The Montana Conservationist. This week we ask, just how low does fracking go? (And we answer too). Then there's a round of hand-shaking with the Swiss, and confirmation on just how sweet Montana is (apparently, not as sweet…
Hoooooh, boy! TMC is chock full this week, readers! We start off this week's issue with the news that SWCDM has signed an agreement with the State of Montana and USDA to streamline and coordinate Sage Grouse conservation efforts on…
SWCDM held a staff meeting on Tuesday, July 14 in Helena. We discussed our goals and projects for the coming month, including finishing Conservation Month graphics & sending to districts, getting the office more organized, and developing office communication processes.…