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Opportunities for Capacity Building Support for Watershed Groups!

Calendar

 
 
 
 
April 26 Ruby and Madison Conservation Districts' Banquet

May 13-15 MWCC Spring Training

May 30- June 2 River Rally 2014 - Pittsburgh, PA

June 3,4 MACD General Meeting

June 24-27 Global Water Education Conference, Big Sky
 
July 25  Draft 319 Applications Due
 
Oct 3 Final 319 Applications Due

Oct 21-23 The Colombia River Basin Conference, Spokane, WA


MWCC Board of Directors

Chair
Laura Andersen, DEQ
Vice Chair 
Heather Mullee, Bitterroot Water Forum 
Treasurer
Mark Bostrom, DEQ
Committees 
Big Sky Watershed Corps
Ann Schwend, DNRC
Education and Outreach
Katie Kaylor, MSU Extension Water Quality
Development
Mark Bostrom, DEQ
Water
Robert Ray, DEQ
At Large
Casey Hackathorn, TU
Mike Philbin, BLM
Debby Hassel, USFS
Jeff Tiberi, MACD / SCDMI
Work Groups
Outreach
Elena Evans, DEQ
Events
Katie Kaylor, MSU Extension Water Quality
Monitoring
Katie Makarowski, DEQ
Amy Bamber. MT Dept. of Agriculture 
Training
Jennifer McBroom, Lewis and Clark Water Quality Protection District / Lake Helena Watershed Group
Water Activities
Mark Ockey, DEQ
Bookkeeper
Jan Fontaine, MACD / SCDMI


Staff

Executive Director
Kristin Sewak - Kristin@mtwatersheds.org
BSWC Member
Taylor Fridrich - Taylor@mtwatersheds.org


 
Opportunities for Capacity Building Support!
- A Call for Participation -


  • Does your organization have ideas for local watershed conservation efforts?
  • Are you interested in project development, building strategy, and increasing capacity?
  • Not sure how to retain leadership and volunteers?
 Thanks to a partnership with the BLM, the Montana Watershed Coordination Council is available to assist watershed groups in  eastern Montana who have limited capacity to fulfill conservation goals.
MWCC will provide underserved watershed groups with capacity building plans, tailored to each group's specific needs.

Learn how to apply here!

Questions? Contact Kristin Sewak at kristin@mtwatersheds.org
We look forward to working with you!
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Education and Outreach
Mini Grants 


SWCDMI is seeking applications for mini grants for up to $2,000 to fund local education and outreach efforts that address non point source pollution and water quality issues.
Access the Flier Here

Applications due March 10th!
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Five Montana Ranch Women to be Honored March 8th in Helena!

Learn more about this event!
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The Beaverhead and Ruby Valley Conservation Districts invite you to a streambank revegetation and bioengineering workshop
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NEWS

USGS Releases Watershed Maps that Cross U.S. - Canadian Border

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a “harmonized” set of maps of the watersheds that cross the U.S.-Canada border. The set includes 120 areas from the Alaska-Yukon to the Maine-New Brunswick border edges.

Cleanup Efforts Around Butte Succeeding in Reducing Lead
A legacy of mining and refining around Butte has caused lead levels in the surrounding environment to remain high enough to cause concern. However, recently levels of lead have been lower in soil, water, and youth blood levels. 

Spring Flooding a Certain Risk for Western MT
This weeks warmer temperatures are set to cause slush and flooding. Heavy runoff season is a mixed blessing over next few months. 

North Fork Protection Act Passes U.S. House
The bill was the first landscape protection act in nearly 30 years to garner the support of Montana’s entire congressional delegation.
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Resources

NRCS offers voluntary Farm Bill conservation plans

Funding Opportunities

DEQ Grants available to fund Volunteer Monitoring Support Programs

Deadline March 29th!

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Water for Agriculture
Take action by April 17th!
 

FY14 Strategic Science Funding Opportunity
Deadline March 14th! 

Aquatic Invasive Species Grant


New Jobs

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