For the last Montana Conservationist of 2016: The governor launched a rapid response team after invasive mussel larvae were found in Montana, and that team has placed restrictions on the Canyon Ferry and Tiber reservoirs A court ruling on how…
This week in the Montana Conservationist: Bitterroot Conservation District is working to help landowners prevent further impacts from the Roaring Lion fire Fergus CD is on the brink of completing a restoration effort on Big Spring Creek, on the section…
This week in The Montana Conservationist: An unlikely group of stakeholders is on the brink of an historic accord in the Kootenai National Forest, and they're setting a collaborative example for others to follow Take a look at the Colorado…
This week in The Montana Conservationist: Prepare for the 2017 legislative session by reviewing Montana's idea-to-law process Time is running out to keep Liver Wasting Disease out of Montana, which has many sportsmen worried Are the new endangered species listing…
This week in the Montana Conservationist: In September, a group of lichen researchers descended on a Roundup ranch, looking for specimens (we hear they lichened it a lot) A pair of trumpeter swans made a Missoula Valley ranch their home…
Greetings all! This week in The Montana Conservationist: A review of Lake County CD's bus tour to ultra-cool La Cense Ranch in Dillon A new program in Missoula is prescribing therapeutic farm work to special needs and disabled people A…
On September 7th & 8th, Sweet Grass Conservation District hosted the 2016 Montana Range Tour, which featured land management discussions, conservation project tours, and pasture walks in the Big Timber area. Several stops also highlighted the 10-year effects of the 2006 Derby…
Pivotal Pasturing Tour Notes By: Heidi Fleury Lake County Conservation District and Ben Montgomery NRCS Ronan On September 8th, 2016 approximately 90 people travelled from across Western Montana to La Cense Ranch in Dillon, Montana to take part in a…
This week in the Montana Conservationist: The Montana Rangelands Partnership's Rangeland Technicians check in with the work they've been doing since starting in April DEQ and Trout Unlimited are partnering to clean up mine waste along a portion of the…
This week in the Montana Conservationist: Details from FWP on the unprecedented closure of the Yellowstone River due to proliferative kidney disease infecting fish on the river A new study shows that the ancient practice of flood irrigation can help increase…