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.
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
It seems to be a typical transition anymore at the Conservation District. My desk is a mountain of paperwork responding to spring/summer flooding--some even from last year! And now the hills are alive with the crackling of wildfires! Post fire concerns for landowners include--what else?--Flooding! The organic material at the ground surface often burns in a fire, removing a layer of water absorbable materials, from duff and leaves, to the soil itself, depending on the heat from the fire. Areas that burned primarily as tree/crown fires aren't generally as severely affected, but if there was a ground fire, especially if…
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.
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
The office just received a new shipment of land ownership map booklets! The color version is $40 and is 1 township per page, the black and white version is $25 and is actually the same size as the color version, just cheaper since it's in black and white Used for hunting permission information, fishing access information and more, these booklets can be a valuable tool for working and recreating outdoors in Lewis & Clark County. The information is the most up-to-date based off of the Department of Revenue's Landowner information off the www.gis.mt.gov, aka. "cadastral" map layer. The CD office…
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