Bitterroot Conservation District Funded Programs
Additional BCD Sponsored Events
Conservation Field Days were developed on the concept for multiple-use of natural resources. Local sixth graders are provided an outdoor opportunity to learn and form an association with various professional natural resource trained persons and programs. Ten basic natural resource areas are explored in workshop settings. Topics covered include: fire and pests, fish, grazing, recreation, soils, timber management and harvest, watersheds, weeds, wetlands, and wildlife. This event takes place the third week in May. Contact Julie Ralston at (406) 361-6181.
Bitterroot Conservation District Watershed Education Trailer offered to ages 8-adult: For further information and to request presentations please contact Julie Ralston at (406) 361-6181 or email: bcd@qwestoffice.net.
Envirothon is a program for 9th-12th grade students to learn more about our natural environment. The Envirothon tests the students’ knowledge on subjects such as soils, aquatics, forestry, wildlife, range, and one area of national interest. Five-member teams compete in a setting where they learn that cooperation is needed to achieve success. For more information please contact Emma Link (406) 770-4332 or email at secretary@cascadecd.com.
Montana Range Days Workshops for ages 4 to adult: plant anatomy, plant identification, soils and range sites, inventory and monitoring, stocking rate, utilization, and range planning. For further information, dates, location, and time contact Stacey Barta (406) 444-6619 or e-mail to: sbarta@mt.gov
Natural Resource Youth Camp is offered to ages 14-18. Spend one week in the rustic setting of the University of Montana Lubrecht Experimental Forest east of Missoula, learning about Montana’s natural resources. For further information, applications, and dates contact Christina Oppegard at (406) 243-2273 or email christina.oppegard@mso.umt.edu.
- Montana Youth Range Camp is offered to ages 12-18 who will be introduced to 25 of Montana’s important range plants, grasses, forbs and shrubs. For more information on this camp you can visit the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation website at https://dnrc.mt.gov/Conservation/Training-and-Education/, or call Stacey Barta at (406) 444-6619 or the Bitterroot Conservation District at (406) 361-6181.