Northwest Regional RC&D Celebrates RC&D Week
Northwest Regional RC&D (NWR)
celebrated RC&D Week by holding its first
Annual Meeting. The Annual meeting was
held at a Lookout Tower in Whitefish,
Montana with spectacular views of Whitefish
Lake and Whitefish Ski Resort. Over 40
people listened as the Board of Directors
outlined their emphasis for 2010 which
includes Hazardous Fuels Treatments, Noxious
Weeds, Flathead Lake Watershed Improvement,
and assisting small woody biomass markets.
In the past year, RC&D has
received 6 new grants totaling over $1.1
million and treated 360 acres for hazardous
fuels reduction on private property.
Community partners were
recognized for their significant
contributions to the RC&D program.
2009 award recipients include: USDA-NRCS,
Kevin Jump, John Jump Trucking, Ed Levert,
Lincoln County Forester, Paula Short, DNRC,
Dave Jones, DNRC Mike Frost, Elkhorn
resident, Joyce Goss, RC&D Program Assistant
and Bill Swope, RC&D Community Forester.
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