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  • Snowpack Conditions Ideal After Two Months of Consistent Precipitation

    TASHA GIBBY, Natural Resources Conservation Service|Jan 11, 2023

    A late October winter storm brought widespread precipitation to many SNOTEL stations in Montana. That snow was within one to two weeks of the typical snowpack onset and earlier than the fall of 2021, which was nearly a month late in some locations due to an unseasonably warm and dry fall. “Other good news is that November and December brought cool and wet weather, above-normal precipitation, and snowfall across most of Montana. The result was a good start to the snowpack accumulation season and currently, all major rivers basins have an a...

  • Lack of February Precipitation Decreases Snowpack Percentages Across Montana Basins

    TASHA GIBBY, Natural Resources Conservation Service|Mar 9, 2022

    Despite another round of promising weather outlooks, February did not bring the anticipated storms and was, overall, disappointingly dry. The main culprit was a stubborn ridge of high pressure off the West Coast that blocked Pacific moisture from flowing to the Rocky Mountain region. Southwest Montana only received 50-80% of its typical precipitation and even set record low accumulations for February, according to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SNOTEL period of record data. “January precipitation was below normal for most o...

  • USDA Announces Targeted Signup Period to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry in Montana

    TASHA GIBBY, USDA Natural Resources Conseration Service|Jul 7, 2021

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is holding a targeted signup to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry through voluntary conservation practices in 10 states, including Montana. This assistance, available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), will help agricultural producers plan and implement voluntary conservation practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change on working lands. Signup in Montana opens on July 1, 2021, with an application...