Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Advisory Group Meeting
You are invited to attend a Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) meeting regarding the Flathead total maximum daily load (TMDL) project. A joint meeting will be held by DEQ and EPA on Monday, June 17th at 1pm in the conference room of the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Regional Office in Kalispell.
April 22, 2013 Business Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER & ATTENDANCE: Chairman Ronald Buentemeier called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. in the conference room. Members present: Ronald Buentemeier, Chairman; Mark Siderius, Vice Chairman; Frank De Kort, Supervisor; Pete Woll, Supervisor; Dean Sirucek, Supervisor; being a quorum of the Board. Members not in attendance: Ken Meckel, Secretary/Treasurer. Absence is excused. [...]
New Magazine for Grazing
Check out the first issue of the new “On Pasture” magazine. It’s FREE! Learn how to turn your livestock into land managers. Find the link here http://onpasture.com/2013/03/19/welcome-to-on-pasture/
Cover Crops Help Control Weeds
Martha Mintz produced a good article on how cover crops help suppress weed populations. A-Cover-Crop-Bonus-Weed-Suppression-No-Till-Farmer This NRCS photo of cover crops looks pretty good!
Support Agriculture by Supporting Bumblebees
Bumblebees do best in areas of high plant diversity. Support healthy populations of crop pollinators by supporting plant diversity.
Keeping Farm Land in Production
Flathead Farm Hands and the Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) are working on a new project to get beginning farmers both in class and on-the-ground training.
Nutrient Technical Advisory Group Meeting
You are invited to attend a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting regarding the Flathead total maximum daily load (TMDL) projecton Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 1:30 pm (please note the time change from previous meetings).
Celebrate World Water Day
Friday, March 22nd, is World Water Day! Did you know that there are 46 transboundary river basins in North America? Water knows no political boundaries. Learn about water cooperation at: http://www.unwater.org/watercooperation2013.html
Targeted Funding Opportunity
In collaboration with locally led conservation efforts, NRCS will help producers improve forest and riparian health, install fuel breaks, control noxious weeds, and reduce human/wildlife conflict in the Blackfoot Watershed in northern Powell County, the North Fork area of the Flathead River, and the foothills of the Swan Mountain Range in Flathead County.
Forest Stewardship Workshop 2013
This year, MSU Extension Forestry has scheduled Forest Stewardship Workshops for Thompson Falls in June and Yaak in July.