Missoula Conservation District on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Missoula Conservation District
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last updated: June 2022

Organized in 1946, Missoula Conservation District (MCD) is a political subdivision of the state, governed by a board of five (5) county-elected and two (2) city-appointed supervisors. MCD formed around the 1946 City Limits of Missoula. The boundaries of Missoula Conservation District are the boundaries of Missoula County minus the 1946 City Limits of Missoula (See Map Below). District funding comes from local city and county taxes levied on real property within the boundaries of the District. Through a long-standing partnership with NRCS, Missoula Conservation District is co-located in the NRCS Missoula Field Office.

Services

All services offered by the Missoula Conservation District are free and voluntary. In return for services, the District asks that you make a commitment to become a better steward of your land.

Watershed Planning

Inventory natural resources
Develop group coordinated resource management plans
Develop individual land management plans with private landowners for their property within the watershed

Develop Land Management Plans with Individual/Groups of Landowners within Missoula County:

Inventory of the natural resources
Develop plan map of property on aerial photo
Provide technical assistance to the landowner for management alternatives to accomplish the landowner's goals and objectives

Technical Assistance through our Staff and the Natural Resources Conservation Service:

Streambank Stabilization Measures
Soils Information
Grazing Management Pans
Fencing to Improve Livestock Distribution
Livestock Water Developments
Irrigation Systems and Irrigation Water Management
Pasture & Hayland Management
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
Windbreaks
Weed Control
Revegetation Plans
Forest Stand Improvement Planning

Cost Share Program to Promote Practices that Improve Natural Resources:

75% Cost Share, with a maximum of $5,000/project for Stream/Fisheries Improvements, Wildlife Habitat Improvements, Erosion Control Measures, Uplands Improvements, Fire Hazard Reduction Measures

Riparian Planting Mini-Grants:

$500 Grants for Planting/Seeding Native Riparian Vegetation Along Streams and Rivers

Legacy Conservation Grant Program:

A matching grant program to promote large scale conservation & restoration projects - minimum awards of $10,000 & maximum of $25,000, with limited exceptions. The District will award 1 to 4 grants per calendar year.

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Missoula Conservation District is not employed by or affiliated with the Land Conservation Assistance Network, and the Network does not certify or guarantee their services. The reader must perform their own due diligence and use their own judgment in the selection of any professional.