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August 17 - Lake Helena Watershed Festival
If you would like to submit something to the MWCC Watershed News please email a brief description to info@mtwatersheds.org with a link to a longer announcement on your website or a pdf to post to our website.
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Last minute reminder- WAWG and E&O meeting this afternoon to review 319 applications:
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2013 Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Location: Room 111 of the DEQ Metcalf Building, 1520 E Sixth Avenue, Helena, MT 59620 Conference Call Pass Code: 7508058 _________________________________________ STIPENDS NOW AVAILABLE!
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August 2013 The Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Wetland Council are pleased to offer several 1-day wetland plant identification workshops this August. The courses will be designed to provide the basic skills required to identify Montana's common wetland plant genera (Carex, Juncus, Salix) and species, including invasive plants, and will be tailored to accommodate the plants common to the specific geographic area of the individual workshop. Each workshop will be limited to a maximum of 20 participants and will be filled, in part, on a first come, first serve basis with priority given to representatives from federal, tribal, state, and local agencies and NGOs. Workshop dates and locations will include the following: August 21: Helena area - Waiting List August 22: Missoula area - Open August 27: Bozeman area -Waiting List
August 28: Billings area - Open To register for a workshop, please fill out and submit a Registration Form -OR- send an email with your contact information (including phone and email), date and location of workshop you wish to attend, and extent of wetland plant identification experience to DEQ Administrative Assistant Janelle Egli (JEgli@mt.gov). For more information click here. _______________________________________________ Crown of the Continent
The early registration discount for the 4th Annual Conference - Building Partnerships: Linking Local Actions & Landscape Outcomes - has been extended through August 23 - act now to take advantage! Click here to register Registration is $105 per person, but will increase to $135 on August 23rd. Register now to take advantage of the extended early registration discount.
Swimming Fun! Remember Safety First!
NEWS
August 13, 2013 Flathead Beacon Agencies eye future of river corridor through new management plan
August 12, 2013 Great Falls Tribune Lured by prizes, kids gather invasive mollusks
August 13, 2013 9KXLH.com Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks says while they can't be certain what killed off hundreds of carp at Holter Lake last month, they believe it's a variety of factors.
August 13, 2013 KPAX.com Recent rainfall has done very little to inflate river and stream flow levels. Extremely low flow is having an impact on businesses that rely on healthy water flow.
August 13, 2013 Bozeman Daily Chronicle The demands on Montana’s streams are many, but thanks to a law written almost a decade ago, Montana Trout Unlimited is helping ranchers help fish by reducing agricultural demand.
August 14, 2013 Missoulian Bitterroot River floaters better brace for some long drags as a tough water year heads toward the end of irrigation season.
August 14, 2013 Billings Gazette Low stream flows and continued high water temperatures have prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials to close the upper Big Hole River from the headwaters (south of Jackson) to the mouth of the North Fork Big Hole (approximately 14 miles downstream from the Wisdom Bridge) to all fishing effective immediately until conditions improve.
August 11, 2013 New York Times This is how officials here feel about grass these days: since 2009, the city has paid $1.4 million to homeowners willing to rip out their front lawns and plant less thirsty landscaping.
August 13, 2013 Idaho Statesman Fewer lake trout are being caught per net in Yellowstone Lake, marking a turning point in the effort to knock the invasive species out of the big lake.Fewer lake trout are being caught per net in Yellowstone Lake, marking a turning point in the effort to knock the invasive species out of the big lake.here:
Water Pollution Control Advisory Council Member Needed
New WPCAC Member Needed The Water Pollution Control Advisory Council (WPCAC) is looking for members of conservation organizations to apply for an open WPCAC position. WPCAC members are appointed by the Governor and advise the Department of Environmental Quality on water quality issues. For more information on WPCAC, please visit http://deq.mt.gov/wqinfo/WPCAC/default.mcpx. For information on how to apply for the position or to recommend someone else for the position, please contact Amy Steinmetz at (406) 444-0371 or asteinmetz@mt.gov.
Jobs
Helena Closes 8/16/13
Glasgow Closes 8/26/13
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