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RONAN — The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes Division of Engineering and Water Resources held an event last week to answer questions about ongoing projects tied to the CSKT Water Compact. The four-hour event was meant to be informal, allowing attendees to come as their schedule allowed to ask about elements of the Compact in the way it pertained to the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project (FIIP). Most who attended arrived within the first hour and asked for a simple overview. Seth Makepeace and Jace Smith presented. Adaptive management, the process to preserve flexibility to continuously manage and improve the allocation of water between instream flows and reservoir level...
News from Montana PBS MONTANA — ‘Celebrate America’ is a national program designed to give our nation’s youth a life enhancing opportunity by showcasing their choirs on Public Television” said ‘Celebrate America’ founder, Tim Janis. The production and filming of...
News from USDA BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is delivering on its promise to expand markets by investing $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity will f...
RONAN — The Ninepipes Museum received a new storage shed last week thanks to the combined efforts of a supportive community. The ever-growing museum has been using their basement to store ladders and tools alongside important storage sections for both their gift shop and their collections. The multi...
News from Fish, Wildlife, Recreation & Conservation PABLO — Due to the increase in recreation pressure on CSKT Tribal lands, including developed and primitive sites, it was determined a conservation permit fee increase was necessary in all resident categories. Fee increases will be used for ad...
News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library will close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, for staff training. Come in early to get your materials that day. We will re-open for our regular hours on Wednesday, March 9, from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Upgrade...
Do you know a Lake County resident high school senior with an interest in conservation, natural resources, and agriculture? Then check out our Future Steward Conservation Scholarship on our website: https://lakecountyconservationdistrict.org/. Award: $500.00 Application opens: 2/2/2022 Application c...
News from Strong Nation MONTANA — A new Fight Crime: Invest in Kids research report makes a compelling case that recent Congressional preschool investment proposals could provide a strong, long-term, net return on investment (ROI). Montana, for example, could reap an ROI of $240 million if federal...
News from the Department of Revenue HELENA — The Montana Department of Revenue would like to remind owners of real and personal property about these upcoming important deadlines: April 15 - Property Tax Assistance Program The Property Tax Assistance Program (PTAP) provides property tax rel...
News from Journey to Wellness PABLO — The community-driven, crisis intervention initiative, Journey To Wellness (JTW), recently announced a $750,000 financial investment from the Headwaters Foundation. The investment will be distributed over the course of three years, with the intention of furt...
