27Feb 2025 by lccd2

2025 Lewis and Clark County Local Work Group Meeting

Meetings, NRCS, Planning
The 2025 Local Work Group meeting for Lewis and Clark County will take place on Thursday March 27th from noon to 1 pm. We will meet at the USDA Service Center Conference Room, 790 Colleen Street, Helena Montana. In the event of a government shutdown, the meeting will be moved to the DNRC CM Russell Conference Room, 1539 11th Avenue, Helena MT.  The purpose of this meeting is to review any new natural resource concerns in the county, as well as reviewing past and current concerns and priorities, so that the Lewis and Clark Conservation District and the NRCS Field Office can adjust planning for the future. If you cannot attend, but would like to provide feedback anyway, you can respond to the survey or you can email your feedback…
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26May 2023 by lccd2

2023 June Regular Board Meeting and Local Work Group Meeting

310 Permits, Agriculture, Local Work Group Meeting, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS, Planning
The next regular meeting of the Lewis and Clark Conservation District will be Thursday June 8 and will begin at 9:30 am. It will take place at the Augusta Community Center, next door to the Augusta Senior Center and across the street from the Allen's Mannix Store.  April Meeting Minutes June Meeting Packet Part 1 (agenda, reports etc.) June Meeting Packet Part 2 (310 Permitting section) This meeting will be followed, from 11 to noon, by the 1st of two Local Work Group meetings for the county. Local Work Group meetings assist the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Lewis and Clark Conservation District in gathering information about current and/or new natural resource concerns, related to air quality, water quality, plant health, soil health etc. These meetings help the two…
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23Aug 2022 by lccd2

September Local Work Group and Regular Board meeting-September 8, 2022

Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS, Planning
The next regular meeting of the Lewis and Clark Conservation District will be Thursday, September 8, 2022 and will be in the C.M. Russell Room at the DNRC building at 1539 11th Avenue, Helena Montana.  The meeting room is a bit on the small side, so we will be doing this meeting in person and by zoom. Official June Meeting minutes Official July Meeting minutes June local work group minutes July local work group minutes September Meeting Packet  Zoom info is: LCCD is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: September 2022 board meetingTime: Sep 8, 2022 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89771689615?pwd=eDQxWlVPVFc4cS9zUW5GY1Z6Z1l2QT09 Meeting ID: 897 7168 9615Passcode: 072201One tap mobile+12532158782,,89771689615#,,,,*072201# US (Tacoma)+13462487799,,89771689615#,,,,*072201# US (Houston) Dial by your location+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 346…
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30Sep 2021 by lccd2

Autumn 2021 Explorer

Communication, Newsletter, NRCS, Plant materials, Pollinator, Programs, Publications, Tour
The latest issue of the The Explorer is out on electronic form, and should be hitting mailboxes in hardcopy format soon! This issue has information on: the retirement of Supervisor Steve Granzow and appointment of Karl Christians A follow up with links to slide presentations for the Riparian Management Workshop that took place in Augusta in September A testimonial for the Working Lands Internship Conservation District report and Program information New Targeted Implementation Plans for NRCS EQIP funding-with maps! A report on a project that the Conservation District assisted on in Meagher County a few years ago.
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05Jan 2021 by lccd2

USDA Sets Agricultural Conservation Easement Application Cutoff Date!

Education, NRCS, Programs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BOZEMAN, Mont., January 4, 2021 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). While NRCS accepts easement applications on a continuous basis, applications for the next funding consideration must be submitted by February 5, 2021. “Easements are sometimes a perfect fit for a landowner who is looking to protect his or her land from future development or to protect and improve wetlands or provide critical habitat for wildlife,” said Allen Persinger, NRCS assistant state conservationist for easement programs in Montana. If you are or know a landowner in Lewis and Clark County who is interested in learning more about ACEP (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program), please call the USDA Service Center, Helena Field Office at 406-449-5000 ext. 3 to…
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28Jul 2020 by lccd2

August 13, 2020 Board Meeting

310 Permits, Budget, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and increased numbers in the county,  the Lewis & Clark Conservation District will again have their board meeting in virtual format in August. The meeting will be held via Zoom on August 13 at 1 pm.  All meetings of the Conservation District are open to the public.  If you prefer to call in to the meeting, any of the phone numbers liste will work. Meeting packet Agenda-Updated July meeting minutes August meeting notice Meeting information is: Chris Evans lccd@mt.net is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: August 13, 2020 Board Meeting, Lewis & Clark Conservation DistrictTime: Aug 13, 2020 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/9294061278 Meeting ID: 929 406 1278One tap mobile+12532158782,,9294061278# US (Tacoma)+13462487799,,9294061278# US (Houston) Dial by…
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28Jul 2020 by lccd2

LCCD is Hiring a Conservation Planner!!!

Agriculture, Employees, Employment, NRCS
As part of a grant from the National Association of Conservation Districts, the Lewis and Clark Conservation District is hiring a full-time temporary position as a Conservation Planner.   While working for the CD, this employee will be expected to: Collaborate with local conservation partners including government agencies, non-profit organizations and private agricultural landowners. Provide outreach and education to local agricultural landowners regarding integrated weed management, grassland enhancement and restoration, riparian grazing, stream corridor health, forestry and financial assistance opportunities. Work cooperatively with personnel at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in the Helena Field Office to develop site-specific conservation plans for agricultural landowners to address complex natural resource issues. The primary work area will be in the northern part of Lewis & Clark County, addressing resource concerns following 2 years…
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17Jun 2020 by lccd2

Summer Newsletter

Communication, Coronavirus, FSA, Newsletter, NRCS, Publications, Willow Projects
The Summer Issue of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Newsletter, The Explorer, is out in e-form and will be hitting mailboxes in hard copy form soon! This newsletter has: an update and photos of a recent willow project on a local stream a story re-published from the Montana Outdoors Magazine (with permission) information about the Helena Field Office and how we are operating during the Covid-19 pandemic (hint: Phase 2 reopening!) Tips on improving garden soils a link to the Stream Gage Survey;and new faces in the Helena Field Office
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02Jul 2019 by lccd2

July Conservation District Board meeting and Local Work Group meeting

310 Permits, Budget, Flooding, Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Meetings, NRCS, Planning, Programs
The next regular meeting of the Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board will be Thursday July 11, 2019 at the Helena Field Office, 790 Colleen Street, Helena MT.  The meeting will begin at 8:30 am.   Following the regular meeting, the Conservation District will convene the Lewis & Clark County Local Work Group to discuss long range planning for NRCS funding in the county.  That meeting will begin at 10:30 am. June meeting minutes July Meeting notice/agenda Local Work Group notice  
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