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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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Again, Thank you to all who worked to put the MWCC Symposium together and all those who attended! "The conversation is the relationship and 'do' is the result."
Presentations from the Symposium can be downloaded here. (Large zip file will be completely uploaded at 5pm)
Please help us carry on the conversation by filling out our Symposium survey and sending us your events (more info below) to be included in the 2014 MWCC Calendar.
Did you have such a great time at the symposium that you lost your coat or notebook? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered, a jacket and notebook were left behind in Missoula. To claim a lost items please contact Laura Andersen (vicechair@mtwatersheds.org).
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EVENTS
Please send your 2014 events to info@mtwatersheds.org so we can include these on the 2014 MWCC Calendar (printed version) and newsletter. Event must be submitted prior to November 14, in order to be included!
NEWS
October 22, 2013 Missoulian The eggs of endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon in Idaho and Montana are less likely to hatch in the river because of flow changes caused by Libby Dam and other human actions, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
October 18, 2013 Great Falls Tribune Montana State Parks is considering amending a conservation easement on the north shore of the Missouri to make way for a railroad spur that would serve a proposed industrial park north of Great Falls.
October 23, 2013 Huffington Post The U.S. states that already have a plan in place to cut carbon pollution from power plants are likely to make the case to regulators this week that their program offers a viable model for others to follow.
October 18, 2013 Ravalli Republic Armed with nets and buckets, nearly 60 Missoula and Corvallis high school students, biologists and other volunteers scrambled to mount an emergency "fish rescue" as engineers upstream worked quickly to choke off the flow of the West Fork of the Bitterroot River in order to make urgent repairs to the 75-year-old Painted Rocks Dam southwest of Darby.
October 18, 2013 Billings Gazzette It’s pretty hard to stop a bison, but at least in the state of Montana the thousand-pound mammals have struck a temporary barrier.
October 22, 2013 Havre Daily News Havre City Council Monday approved using funds to make a plan to improve the stormwater collection facilities and approved deeming Havre as a city that “goes the extra mile.”
October 22, 2013 Bozeman Daily Chronicle The final remaining closure in the Sixmile drainage from this summer’s Emigrant fire has been lifted, the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday.
October 23, 2013 Jerusalem Post For those Palestinians and Israelis working together on the ground in the water sector, cooperation has become a necessity – but on a business-to-business level rather than at governmental scale.
October 23, 2013 Missoulian The city of Missoula’s quest to acquire Mountain Water Co. is a formidable undertaking, and Mayor John Engen has formed a powerful team of advisers for the job.
October 19, 2013 Missoulian Approximately 2,000 irrigators in Lake and Sanders counties will be asked this fall whether they want their irrigation districts to remain part of the Flathead Joint Board of Control, or sever their ties with it, in a mail-in ballot referendum.
October 23, 2013 Montana Standard The Clark Fork Watershed Education Program and Butte High School facilitated a tour Tuesday to allow Butte High students to get out of the classrooms and experience a first-hand look at some of Butte’s reclamation and restoration sites. Those on the tour of Superfund sites look down into the Berkeley Pit and out over the city of Butte.
October 19, 2013 Great Falls Tribune PLWA, noting the road crossing Robbins’ private property leads to hunting opportunities on federal and state land, filed a lawsuit claiming the road is either a public county road or has what’s known as a “prescriptive easement” allowing public access because of continued use dating back decades.
October 19, 2013 Ravalli Republic Certainly that’s the case with a mere 10-yard-wide connection of private land with public land that will provide a wealth of access to hunters and hikers in the Big Snowy Mountains starting Oct. 26, the opening of the deer and elk rifle season.
Ongoing Notices
_________________________________________________ Montana Neighbor Awards gives recognition to landowners who go the extra mile through collaborative efforts to enhance our Montana sense of community. Our mission is to promote the on-the-ground reality of being a good Montana neighbor in a time of transition in our state. _________________________________________________ Clark Fork Task Force Public Meetings
Kalispell - Tuesday, October 29th Libby - Wednesday, October 30th
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Low-Stress Livestock Handling Principles, Techniques, and Practical Applications Increase production and performance at no cost Stockmanship JournalWestern Sustainability Exchange is hosting three workshops on low-stress livestock handling. Whit Hibbard - fourth generation Montana rancher, former national park mounted ranger, and editor of Stockmanship Journal - will lead workshops on this critical aspect of stockmanship. Low-stress livestock handling requires no additional inputs, yet studies have shown that it can significantly increase production and performance. Whit will make the case for low-stress livestock handling and will cover the fundamentals, including principles, techniques, and practical applications. Good stockmanship improves: Performance - weight gains, conception rates, immune function, and carcass quality Effieciency - accomplish the same workload with less labor Safety Welfare Quality of Life Join us! Lewistown, MT, Eagles Club, 124 West Main Tuesday, October 29th, 10:30am - 5:30pm $40 per person, $45 at door Scholarships available through Fergus County Livestock Association Livingston, Shane Lalani Center, 415 East Lewis Wednesday, October 30th, 9am - 5pm $45 per person, $40 for WSE members, $50 at door Dillon, National Guard Armory, 1070 Hwy 41 Thursday, October 31st, 8:30am - 4:30pm $45 per person, $40 for WSE members, $50 at door
New Funding Opportunities
2014 Watershed Planning and Assistance Grant (WPAG) - Second Round The Second Round of the FY 2014 the Watershed Planning and Assistance Grant (WPAG) is due on November 27, 2013. There is a new application form this year. The next round is planned for February 2014. Guidance can be found here or call David Martin @ 406-444-4253
Ongoing Funding Opportunities
If your watershed contains BLM managed public lands and you have ideas for a partnership please contact Mike Philbin (406-896-5041), or your local BLM office, for more information.
New Job Announcements
Ongoing Job Announcements Trout Unlimited Project Manager - Montana Water ProjectThis position will be project oriented; whoever fills it will work with irrigators, state agencies, and others to secure leases and state approval of leases for instream flows. The primary, though not exclusive, area of focus will be west of the Continental Divide, specifically in the upper Clark Fork River Basin.
The Development Coordinator is a one-year part-time (~10 hours/week) contract position to assist with the development of a fundraising program to accomplish fundraising and communications goals of the Blue Water Task Force. With oversight from the Executive Director, the Development Coordinator will develop, execute and maintain, in cooperation and with the approval of BWTF's Board of Directors, the annual fundraising plan. After one year, there is possibility of renewal. Volunteer work beyond the 10 hours/week and success in increasing revenues will be looked upon positively for renewal.
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