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It's October 3. And it's time for TMC! Our stories this week are totally fetch, so read on: Congress recently let two bills important to conservation lapse. Both the 2014 Farm Bill - for which a replacement bill is in…

Greetings readers! September is a bountiful season, and we're not short on conservation news this week. So take a break from your harvesting, hunting, gathering, and canning projects and give this week's TMC a read: Lincoln CD has begun an…

Greetings readers! It's time for The Montana Conservationist. This week, there's a lot of new (or, newly appointed) faces in our conservation world: NRCS has appointed a new State Conservationist. Tom Watson, formerly the assistant state conservationist in Oregon, will…

Greetings, readers! Today, the hot topic is water and what lives in it. From snails and grayling to toxic algae we're diving deep into Montana's waters. In today's issue: Some Big Hole River residents are getting another look from the…

Greetings, readers! Conservation Districts and CD Supervisors across the state have been getting a lot of press this month for their great work, and we've got it all in this issue. So pour yourself an ice bath (hello, 100 degree…

Greetings, Conservationist readers! I have taken a break from running through the sprinkler (hello, is it super hot everywhere else too?) to bring you the following conservation news: In Oregon, an industrial pasta machine is helping restore burned rangeland. As…

Greetings readers! It is July 11, and instead of free slurpees we're serving up another edition of The Montana Conservationist full of great conservation news. (A slurpee sounds darn good though). This week: Did you miss the Riparian Grazing Workshops…

Hello, Conservationist readers! Are you ready for a little summer reading? Well then here is this week's news: EPA has taken the first step towards rewriting the controversial Waters of the US rule. The draft rule, which has not been…

Greetings, readers! Have you been missing The Montana Conservationist? I thought perhaps you might. Here's what's happening this week: The MACD and SWCDM board of directors just wrapped up our Spring Board meeting in Helena. It was super productive (kudos…

Greetings, Conservationist readers! I hope you all had a meaningful Memorial Day holiday. Ours here in Northwest Montana was spent on yard projects and picking morel mushrooms. Yes, we found a lot. No, I'm not going to tell you where…