2006 HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 


District Supervisors

Associate Supervisors

District Staff

Bill Skinner (04), Chairman ‘07

Matt Flikkema (06)

Marcie Murnion-Learn (04)

Bill Wright (72), Vice Chair ‘07

Don McAndrew (90)

 

Sherwin Leep (85)

Tom Milesnick (83)

 

John Venhuizen (03)

Nick Schutter (05)

 

John Schutter (05)

 

Number after name is the year of joining the Gallatin CD

310 Projects Serviced:

Educational Programs:

310 Applications - 153

Sponsored four (4) Small Pasture Management Classes

310 Complaints - 20

Displayed ‘Rolling Rivers’ trailer at county fair

Emergency 310 Applications - 5

Joined Montana’s first ‘Small Acreage Team’

 

 

Grants Administered:

Participate(d) In:

Conservation Districts HB-223 Grant:

  • 2006 Weed Calendar, $7,875.00
  • “Path to Eden” DVD, $4000.00
  • Armored Stanchion Livestock Water Access, MSU, $3124.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farm Fair, 2006

Gallatin Valley Fair booth

Conservation Tree program

Local Work Group

Area 6 Meeting in WWS

Agency MOU meetings

Watershed Tour, Sept 2006

MACD Convention, Nov 2006

Noxious Weed Summit

Conservation Planning Workshops

Local weed board meetings and Statewide noxious weed meetings.

Conservation Plans Approved:

Other Ongoing Activities:

 (7) Environmental Quality Incentive Program for 1.2 million

CSP Contracts—awarded 26 contracts in Gallatin County for $1 million/year on 36,000 acres.

 

 

¨      Local Water Quality District (member)

¨      Missouri River Conservation District Council (member)

¨      Gallatin Valley Agriculture Committee (member)

¨      Northern Rocky Mountain RC&D, Natural Resources Committee (board member)

¨      County planning board, Manhattan city planning board (board members)

 

2006 Annual Banquet:

The Annual Banquet was held at the Gallatin Gateway Community Center on March 13, 2007. This year we hosted a live & silent auction and a raffle, with all proceeds going towards local, on-the-ground conservation efforts in Gallatin County. Dinner was only $5.00 a plate and consisted of a juicy 14 oz prime rib, baked potato, green salad, green beans, homemade dessert, and coffee. New this year was a wine and beer social, sponsored by UAP of Belgrade.  

 

2006 Outstanding Conservationist of the Year ~ Josh Jones ~ For outstanding accomplishments in the conservation of soil, water and related resources.

Gallatin Conservation District ~ 3710 Fallon Street #B ~ Bozeman, MT  59718

Phone: (406) 522-4011 ~ Fax: (406) 522-4037 ~ http://gallatincd.mt.nacdnet.org