2023 MACD Convention Agenda
Updated 11/2/23 – Additional details to come!
Tuesday, November 14
Meetings:
9:30am – 12:30pm. . . . . . . . . Montana Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) Board
8:30am – 12pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservation Districts Bureau (CDB)
12:30pm – 2pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montana Salinity Control Association (MSCA)
12pm – 3pm . . . . . . . . . . Montana Conservation Districts Employee Organization (MCDEO)
1pm – 5pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservation District Advisory Council (CDAC)
2pm – 5pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri River Conservation District Council (MRCDC)
5pm – 5:30pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milk River Watershed Alliance (MRWA)
Education/Training:
3pm – 5pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Cohesive Conservation District
Terry Profota (Sage 4 Success)
Evening Activities
5:30pm – 8:30pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Traveler’s Toast: Reflecting on the Past to Inspire Our Future
Wednesday, November 15
8am – 8:50am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast and Opening Ceremonies
MACD Leadership, Keynote Speaker Kim LaFleur
9am – 11:30am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MACD Standing Committee Meetings and Resolutions Review
11:30am – 11:45am . . . . . . . . . . . . NRCS Presentation (begins at conclusion of Standing Committee Meetings)
11:45am – 12pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DNRC Presentation
12pm – 12:50pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lunch and Pull Your Share Project Presentation
Dan Wilkins (PYS, Great Falls Public School) and Colin Threlkeld (Madison CD)
1:30pm – 1:50pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partner Reports
2pm – 2:45pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Funding and Dues
Rebecca Boslough-King (MACD), Dean Rogge (MACD), Mark Bostrom (DNRC)
2:45pm – 3pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
3pm – 3:50pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakout Session 1
- Happenings at the Bridger Plant Materials Center
Charles Eckman, Manager (BPMC)
- Employee Retention: Principles and Strategies for Long-Term Success
John Rife, Human Resource Consultant (Job Service Billings)
- Stopping the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species in Montana
Tom Woolf, AIS Bureau Chief (FWP), Dusty Olsen, Liz Riter, Diane Black, Kylie Martin (Representatives from CD-Operated AIS Stations)
- Programs and Opportunities at the National Level
Kim LaFleur (NACD)
4pm – 4:50pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakout Session 2
- Tools for Long-Term Stewardship: Land Trusts and Conservation Easements
Mark Copenhaver, Laura Nowlin (Winnett Aces), Brad Hansen (Montana Land Reliance)
- Streamlining 310 Permits: Gilly Presentation
Sharon Brodie (Gilly)
- State Funding and Program Opportunities
Hannah Riedl (DEQ), Heidi Anderson Folnagy (DNRC-RDB), Stacey Barta (DNRC-RR), Greta Dige (Dep. of Ag), and representatives from MACD and DNRC-CDB
- Turning Visions to Reality: Project Planning and Development
Gallatin Conservation District: Sherwin Leep (Board Chair), Mike Hansen (Board Supervisor), Becky Clements, Elizabeth Emeline, and Sydney Lyons (Staff)
5pm – 6pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . Cocktail Hour with Big Sky Watershed Corps Project Posters
6pm – 9pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . A Night on the Town: Dinner, Live Comedy Show, and Awards Ceremony Hosted by the MCDEO
Thursday, November 16
8am – 8:50am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breakfast and Invasive Species Roundtables
9am – 10:45am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MACD Business Meeting
10:45am – 11am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
11am – 11:50am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakout Session 3
- Role of Conservation Districts in Emergency Response
Sara Hartley and Ryan Lee (Department of Emergency Services)
- Understanding CD Liability Insurance
Chris Hindoien, Partner/Producer (Rocky Mountain Insurance MT)
- Water Program Highlights: Ground Water Investigation Program and WaterSMART
Elizabeth Meredith and Ginette Abdo (MT Bureau of Mines and Geology), Marlena Lanini and Lindy Johnson (Bureau of Reclamation)
- NRCS – Community Agriculture
Brad Holliday, Community Ag Specialist (NRCS)
12pm – 12:50pm. . . . . . . . . . . . .Lunch and Stream Restoration Committee Presentation
Traci Sears (DNRC), Jeff Ryan (Lewis & Clark CD), Chris Evans (Lewis & Clark CD)
1pm – 2:45pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elected Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
Daniel Clark (MSU Local Government Center), Terry Profota (Sage 4 Success), Steph Criswell (DNRC)
2:45pm – 3pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
3pm – 3:50pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elected Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities – Cont.
4pm – 5pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office Hours
310 Office Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailey Graf (CDB)
Legal Office Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caitlin Overland (Overland Legal Services)
Funding Office Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
Gilly Office Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Brodie (Gilly)
Insurance Office Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Hindoien (RMIC)
4:30pm – 6pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Happy Hour with Conservation Partners
6pm – 9pm. . . . .MACD Awards Banquet with Keynote Speaker Kim LaFleur (NACD)