| The November 16, 2006 meeting of the Yellowstone River Conservation District Council was held in Miles City at Fort Keogh. Carol Watts, Custer County Conservation District Administrator, did an outstanding job hosting the event. |
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| Rosebud Conservation District, PO Box 1200, 270 S Prospect, Forsyth, MT 59327 Email: laurie.kelley@mt.nacdnet.net (406) 346-7479 |
Rosebud Conservation District
YRCDC November 16, 2006 Meeting at Fort Keogh
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YRCDC November 16, 2006 Meeting at Fort Keogh
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| Rod Heitschmidt, Livestock and Range Research Laboratory (LARRL) Leader gave the group an overview of the Fort Keogh research facility. |
| Twenty two people attended the meeting. |
| Nicole McClain, newly hired coordinator, was introduced by chair Don Youngbauer. Nicole brings a great deal of experience in grant writing, grant management and watershed coordination to the group. |
| Matt Rinella, Rangeland Scientist, took time out of his busy day to give the group a tour of the facility. |
| Jennifer Muscha, Rangeland Scientist III, explained the workings of the greenhouse. |
| Roger Muggli, T & Y Irrigation Manager, told the group about the fish by-pass being built on the Tongue River. Ladders for fish species like trout and salmon don’t work for warm- water fish, which swim around, rather than over, obstacles. So the project partners are building a fish-bypass canal around the 12-Mile Dam on the Tongue River, a major tributary of the Yellowstone. The canal will help at least seven species of warm-water fish regain access to almost 50 miles of their native spawning habitat. Meanwhile, the dam will continue to divert irrigation water to about 300 farm families and 9,400 acres of thirsty crops. |
| Click here for page 2; Tour of the T & Y Irrigation Diversion and fish by-pass. |