Education – Page 4 – Lewis & Clark Conservation District

26Jun 2018 by lccd2

Lewis & Clark County Day on the Range

Agriculture, Education, Events, Monitoring, Planning, Plant materials, Programs, Range, Training

Please join the NRCS and the Lewis and Clark Conservation District for a Day on the Range on August 14, 2018. It runs from 10-3 and the cost will be $10/person to help cover lunch. Range Monitoring Invasive Species insect releases and monitoring Rainfall simulator Montana Wild presentation on Raptors Please register by August 3, 2018!!! Directions: Out of Augusta, take Benchmark Road, follow it past Nilan Reservoir (to your right). At the Y where Benchmark Road takes a left, continue onto Beaver Willow Road. Scoutana is just before the next Y in the road. It’s about 15 or 16 miles out of Augusta and should take about ½ an hour out of Augusta. For more information contact the Lewis & Clark Conservation District at 406-449-5000 ext. 112…

12Jun 2018 by lccd2

Wildfire in Your Neighborhood: Are We Next?

Education, Programs

June 26 and 27, there will be a presentation at the Myrna Loy and the Helena Middle School respectively. Helena Food Share is requesting a donation of food for admittance to the events. This should be a really great presentation! Poster for Event

18Apr 2018 by lccd2

Riparian Grazing Workshops

Agriculture, Education, Tour

The Lewis & Clark Conservation District would like to invite you to this event. Register here. The field portion of the Helena Event will be held out on the Sieben Ranch.

22Mar 2018 by lccd2

Electric Fencing Workshop

Education, NRCS

There will be a workshop on using electric fencing on April 11 in Townsend, hosted by the Broadwater NRCS and High Country Ag. Marketing. To RSVP, contact Eric Wyatt at 406-266-3146 x112, or Broadwater CD at 406-266-3146 x104. For more information download the pdf file.

27Apr 2017 by lccd2

Winning Envirothon Team!!!!

Education

A little birdy told me that the winning team at this year's State Envirothon competition was from our very own Helena High School! For the second year in a row, the winning team is from HHS. The third place team was from Capital High!!! The Conservation District sponsored the 4 teams that went this year from Helena and Capital High schools, and will assist the winning team to get to the North American Envirothon. Congratulations!!!!

03Apr 2017 by lccd2

District Newsletter Spring 2017

310 Permits, Education, Events, Newsletter, Noxious Weeds, NRCS, Programs, Publications

The Spring 2017 issue of The Explorer is ready for viewing! If you prefer to receive the newsletter via mail or email, give the office a call at 406-449-5000 ext. 112 and let us know, or email lccd@mt.net.

11Jan 2017 by lccd2

Pretty Neat Article

Agriculture, Education, Programs, Publications, Uncategorized

This article is about a family in the Helena area who worked with DNRC, NRCS and the Conservation District on a cover crop project to help improve their soil health. It's a pretty great read!!! Dusenberry Project

12Dec 2016 by lccd2

Cheatgrass Management Seminar-2017

Agriculture, Education, Events, Noxious Weeds, Plant materials, Training

The Lewis and Clark Conservation District and the Lewis and Clark County Weed District are co-hosting a seminar on the management of “cheatgrass” on forage and range/pasture land. Lunch will be provided. Six RE-CERTIFICATION CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED FOR PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT APPLICATORS. DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2017 TIME: 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM LOCATION: Helena Valley Community Center, 3553 Tizer Road PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: JANUARY 26, 2017 COST : $15 PER PERSON TOPICS will include: Management of cheatgrass on crop/hay land Management of cheatgrass on range/pasture Management of water and herbicides Management Opportunity – Soil Inoculation for cheatgrass SPEAKERS will include: Jane Mangold – MSU – Rangeland Susan Tallman—NRCS-- Forage Cecil Tharp – Water Quality and Herbicides - MSU Cheryl Swartzkopf— Soil Inoculant – Weed Suppressive Bacteria AGENDA: 9:00…

03Oct 2016 by lccd2

Autumn Newsletter

Education, Events, Newsletter, NRCS, Programs

The latest issue of the Conservation District newsletter is out! Those of you who get the electronic version here get the first look. The hard copies are going in the mail soon! Look inside for a view of a stream project, information on the High Tunnel program from NRCS, information about successful fall seeding of grass/forbes, news from our Partners and the District Report for the 3rd quarter.

29Sep 2016 by lccd2

Small Acreage Landowner Workshop!!!!!

Education, Events, Programs

Please plan to join us on Saturday November 5 for our small acreage landowner workshop! Registration must be done in advance, since we need your property information to print up individual soil maps for you. Registration is only $10 and is limited to 30 people. Topics will include: 10:00 a.m. Registration 10:15 a.m. Soil Health Test Learn why it is beneficial to test your soil health. Having this information will help you to better assess what your soils needs are for the best production. Slake Test This test determines the stability of your soil under various weather conditions. This is important when determining what kind of crop you want to plant. Rainfall Simulation See how rainfall absorption is affected by vegetation! 12:30 p.m. Lunch (Provided) Discussion…

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