07Jul 2016 by lccd2

Local Work Group Meeting

Agriculture, Meetings, NRCS, Planning, Programs
The next Local Work Group planning meeting will be following the Conservation District Board meeting on July 14, 2016.  The meeting should begin around 10 a.m. and will take place in the Dearborn Community Center, Highway 434, outside of Wolf Creek Montana.   The meeting notice can be found here.   The goal of this meeting is review and make adjustments to the priority resource issues within the Local Work Group geographic area and to develop some criteria to assist the NRCS in ranking project applications.   Anyone who is interested in resource concerns in Lewis & Clark County may attend and give feedback.  See the map below for location information.
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19Apr 2016 by lccd2

Ten Mile Forestry Project Signup Deadline

Cost Share, Forestry, NRCS, Programs
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="620"] Photo credit, Helena Independent Record, January 1, 2016[/caption] The Natural Resource Conservation Service has funds available to landowners for improving their forest health.   The project is for private land and consists of pre-commercial tree thinning, fuel breaks and other practices specific to forest health.  It is a cost share--usually a per-acre payment--program to assist landowners who are concerned about the potential for wildfire and also overall health of the forest on their property. If you own land in the Ten Mile area, and are interested in your forest health, please contact the Natural Resource Conservation Service at 406-449-5000 ext. 101.  The sign up deadline is May 20th. 
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02Mar 2016 by lccd2

Annual Plan of Operations

Budget, Cost Share, Planning, Programs
The Board of Supervisors approved the updated Annual Plan of Operations for 2016 at the February 11, 2016 board meeting.  The Annual Plan is tied to the Conservation District's budget and allocates district resources toward priority concerns of the Board of Supervisors.  The current year budget, as well as previous year budgets, shows a planned net loss as a result of some extra programs that the board is running.  Over several years the savings account has accumulated funds and the board has opted to put those funds back out to taxpayers in the form of a Weed Cost Share program and a Cost Share Program for practices such as culvert replacements, riparian and cross fencing and replanting projects.
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01Mar 2016 by lccd2

Cost Share Program

310 Permits, Cost Share, Programs
The Lewis & Clark Conservation District Board of Supervisors has approved a Cost Share Program for 2016.  They have allocated $7500 of the budget for the year for project work by landowners.  Practices include--but are not limited to--culvert replacement, cross-fencing, riparian area fencing, grass and/or pollinator seeding, irrigation diversion improvements, tree/shrub planting, etc.  If you are interested, or know someone who might be, download the application and get it in to us.  If it's a project that we can help with, we can provide up to 50% of the cost of the project or $2500, whichever comes first.  Multiple practices can be applied for on one application. There is no deadline for these applications, but the project must be done this year and must be done in Lewis & Clark County…
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11Feb 2016 by lccd2

Forestry Meeting

Forestry, NRCS, Programs
The NRCS Field Office staff are hosting a meeting up at Unionville tonight, February 11, 2016  in regard to their Ten Mile Forestry initiative.  The meeting will be at the Unionville Fire Department and will start at 6 p.m.   They will be discussing technical and financial assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service for treating forestry issues on private land.   Deadline for applications is 5/20/16. If folks are interested in visiting they can call John George, the District Conservationist at 406 449 5000 x 101.
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10Feb 2016 by lccd2

Weed Cost Share Program-2016

Cost Share, Noxious Weeds, Programs
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 competitive this year.
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