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HIGHLIGHT 2025 Board Meeting Calendar
The 2025 MACD Meeting Calendar is available here. You can find additional information about MACD, district, and partner meetings and events on MACD's web-based Events Calendar.
NEW MACD Executive Committee Meeting | April 7
NEW MACD Finance Committee Meeting | April 9
NEW MACD Board Meeting | April 21
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Wild Wings Festival | March 21-22 in Choteau
Rangelands in the Rotunda | March 25 in Helena
NEW NACD's 2025 Spring Fly-In | March 26 in Washington D.C.
NEW Dirt Rich Insights Webinar | April 1 via Zoom
NEW Growing Healthy Roots: A Montana Soil Week Kickoff (Webinar) | April 1 via Zoom
NEW Montana Matters Youth Outdoor Experience | April 19 in Helena
Envirothon 2025 | April 28-29 in Great Falls
Aquatic Pet Rehoming Event | April 29 in Missoula
406 Grazing Academy | June 3-5 in Havre
Registration Deadline: April 28th
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NEW DUE SOON CDB Conservation District Employee Wage & Benefit Survey | Deadline: April 1
We invite ALL CDs to complete the survey. Data collected through this survey will be used to inform CD supervisors and legislators about current staff attrition rates, to illustrate how compensation compares to market rates, and to demonstrate the increasing demands and responsibilities associated with conservation district staff positions. The summary of findings will be provided in the CDB's Conservation Matters newsletter once the data is aggregated and results are synthesized.
Gilly Software for CDs Questionnaire | Deadline: April 15
CDB is offering Gilly to Conservation Districts. This first year, while we get our ducks in a row, 9 CDs will be able to use Gilly for their 310 permit administration. If there is significant interest, the software will be available to additional CDs at a later date. If you are interested in using Gilly at your CD, please complete short questionnaire.
NACD Conservation District Survey
This conservation district survey was developed to help us understand the ongoing impacts of executive actions. Your responses are anonymous, unless you would like to be contacted by a NACD staff member.
High Plains CD needs volunteers for Envirothon
For more information, contact Teresa Wilhelms or Tenlee Atchinson.
Nominations Open for 2025 Montana Environmental Stewardship Award | Deadline: May 1
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Montana Environmental Stewardship Award. Each year, MSGA honors a Montana ranch that exemplifies environmental stewardship and demonstrates a commitment toward improved sustainability within the beef industry.
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Conservation District Directory
A landing page for all of your conservation districts general information.
NEW Grab Everything You Need For Stewardship Week
The NACD Stewardship and Education program offers free downloadable resources for 2025, including fun placemat activity sheets, student journals, lesson plan guides, and outreach kits to help districts engage schools and communities in conservation. These resources are ink-friendly for easy in-house printing and can also be ordered at low-cost printed options.
310 Violation Workflow Toolkit
This document establishes guidelines and procedures for the resolution of complaints and 310 violations. It outlines the process conservation districts should follow to seek judicial enforcement under Mont. Code Ann. §§ 75-7-122 and -123.
CDB 10-Minute Training Program Library
Updated 10-minute trainings from this program include Strategic Planning, Project Development & Grants, Mill Levies, Personnel, Board Engagement, Fiscal Responsibility, 310 Joint Application, Rental Equipment, Meeting Hybridization, and Meeting Minutes.
Discounted ESRI subscriptions available through MACD
Five discounted ESRI subscriptions are available through MACD. Each of these subscriptions is only $120. For more information, contact communications@macdnet.org.
Prescribed Fire References Document
This link contains a list of resources for learning about prescribed fire.
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Membership Website Login Information
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Need Help? Reach Out with the CDB Online Help Desk
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In an effort to enhance the Conservation Districts Bureau's customer service to districts, to prioritize requests, and to improve response time, the CDB has launched a virtual help desk. Please use this online portal to request assistance from the CDB.
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Once the CDB receives your request, they will respond promptly with an answer to your question or an estimated timeline to address your request. Districts can use the new help desk to:
- Ask a general question
- Submit a research request
- Make a suggestion on how CDB can improve
- Submit a technical service request
- Provide a general comment
Don't forget bookmark this page: https://mtdnrc.formstack.com/forms/help_desk!
We're here to help. Let us know how we can help your district.
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HIGHLIGHT NEW DUE SOON MAP EJ Grants are open until March 31 | Deadline: March 31
A new application cycle for MAP EJ grants has opened up. Apply by 1PM on March 31 in order to be eligible for funding from this round.
HIGHLIGHT MACD Mini-Grant Call for Applications | Deadline: April 18
MACD is pleased to announce an open Call for Applications for the Education and Outreach Water Quality Mini-Grant Program. MACD offers mini-grants up to $4,000 to help fund local education and outreach efforts that address nonpoint source water quality issues. Funding for these mini-grants is made available through the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s 319 program. Mini-grant applications are being accepted now through 5pm on Friday, April 18. Funded projects need to occur within a year of being awarded. If you have any questions, please email Sara Smith, MACD Program Manager.
HIGHLIGHT MACD Scholarship
Two $1,000 Scholarships are available for Montana students—high school seniors or students who are attending an accredited post-secondary institution in Montana may apply.
NEW NACD: Sharing Impacts Facing Districts in New Report
NACD has released a report about the impacts of recent Executive Orders and funding freezes on America’s locally led conservation delivery system, including conservation districts and the producers and communities they serve.
NACD Updates on Executive Actions
The attached document is a statement from NACD CEO Jeremy Peters about how recent executive orders and actions will impact the operations of conservation districts and adjacent agencies.
Montana Salinity Control Association Flyer
MSCA is a satellite of Montana's conservation districts that was created to deal with salinity issues too large for individual districts to handle.
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The Montana Conservation Menu is now live! This web resource includes grant applications, information about conservation district offices, and more.
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Highlights For District Employees
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HIGHLIGHT MCDEO Roundtable Meeting Dates
MCDEO holds roundtable discussions on the third Wednesday of each month.
MCDEO Dues
Dues are still $30/employee. Employees can pay it themselves, or their districts can pay it. If you could fill out the 2025 Dues notice and send it with a check to the address on the Dues notice. If your district has already paid 2025 dues please fill out the form anyway and note that on the form!
EO Current Board Members
Click the link above to see the current list of the board Members.
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Want a meeting, event, job, funding opportunity, or other announcement featured in District Dispatch? Please send it to communications@macdnet.org or ginsterwlcc@macdnet.org.
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