DAM BUILDERS WANTED. (TEETH OPTIONAL). We've got an interesting project going to help restore Norwegian Creek. We're building Beaver Mimicry Structures (yup, beaver dams) out of willow cuttings. The structures are an easy, low cost way to rehabilitate stream channels…
July 18 was a great day for our summer field tour. Beautiful blue skies, lots of friendly faces, and plenty to learn.
Faith Moldan, The Madisonian “We all live downstream,” is a phrase Sunni Heikes-Knapton said is used quite frequently in her office. As the Madison Watershed Coordinator with the Madison Conservation District, she knows how very true that statement is and…
The following was recently featured in the Madisonian Newspaper A recent article has had me thinking about the role of agriculture in addressing local natural resource issues. The tone of the article brings to question why we so often rely on…
We had a lot of fun at our annual Stream Team Spring Training. You can Read about our MST Spring Training in the Madisonian, and scroll below for pictures from the event!
This summer the Madison CD has hired water quality expert Torie Bunn as a summer technician to assist in various water monitoring projects around the valley. After working for a water quality consulting firm for 5 years, Torie came to…
Interested in learning how your neighbors are maximizing their land? Join the Madison Conservation District and NRCS as we embark on a Summer Field Tour to area ranches that are using new practices to get the most of their land…
June 3, 2013: Join us as the Madison Conservation District & DEQ present updates on sample results from water quality monitoring activities around the Madison Watershed. DEQ will also present on the long-range water quality planning process (TMDL) planned for…