RVCD Earth Week 2024 – Day 5: Eat Local
April 26, 2024
We’ve made it to the last day of Earth Week – today’s topic is eating locally! Have you ever tried sourcing some of the food you consume from local producers? The majority of the U.S. has lost the connection between the food they eat and where it came from. They might not second guess what […]
RVCD Earth Week 2024 – Day 4: Volunteer Opportunity
April 25, 2024
Volunteer opportunity at Ruby Habitat Foundation’s Hill House and Orchard! Join RVCD at Ruby Habitat Foundation for a half-day of service and learning! We will be wire-wrapping their young orchard trees to help them grow and be resilient! Dave Delisi, Outreach Coordinator for RHF, will tell us about the orchard’s history, and we can count […]
RVCD Earth Week 2024 – Day 3: Pollinators
April 24, 2024
Today’s topic: pollinators! Pollinators play a crucial role in the survival of our world. They bring life to the transition between spring and summer, by turning flowers into food (pretty awesome if you ask me). There are many different pollinators in the world, from bats to bees, and we’re going to talk about ways you […]
RVCD Earth Week 2024 – Day 2: International Dark Sky Week and Light Pollution
April 23, 2024
Welcome to day two of Earth Week 2024! Today, we will be covering Dark Sky Week and the impacts of light pollution (something us here in the Ruby Valley don’t experience much but is still important to learn about!). International Dark Sky Week happened earlier this month, celebrating night to bring awareness to the effects […]
RVCD Earth Week 2024 – Day 1: The 3 R’s
April 22, 2024
Welcome to Earth Week 2024! In the next five days, we will be posting information for you to keep in mind for this year’s Earth Day. Remember to love our beautiful mother Earth, because we have only one of her! Today, we’re going to talk about the 3 R’s. But what are the 3 R’s?? […]
Volunteer Opportunity with RVCD at Ruby Habitat Foundation!
April 9, 2024
Join RVCD at Ruby Habitat Foundation for a half-day of service and learning! We will be wire-wrapping their young orchard trees to help them grow and be resilient! Dave Delisi, Outreach Coordinator for RHF, will tell us about the orchard’s history, and we can count on him for some fun facts about grafting apple trees! […]
Our New Strategic Plan For 2023-2028 is Complete!
November 14, 2023
Curious to get an overview of the RVCD’s plan for the next five years? That document is now available to the public now that it’s been fully approved by the RVCD board and stewardship director! See it below or on the page dedicated to it under the “About The CD” tab.
SW Montana Wildlife Speaker Series Throughout This Summer!
June 7, 2023
Several conservation organizations will be hosting Wildlife Speaker Series throughout Southwest Montana this summer! Be sure to join the Ruby Valley Conservation District at Jackson’s Garden for an event focused on grizzly bears on the evening of July 20th, but don’t miss out on all the other great events listed here! Scan the QR code […]
Local Working Group Meeting
May 22, 2023
Are you a local landowner in Madison County who has had ideas for new or improved conservation efforts in the county? Come join us on June 6th at the Ruby Valley Conservation District office at 1 PM to discuss your own ideas, and take part in a great discussion that will hopefully lead to new […]
Training For The RVCD Stream Monitoring Program
May 17, 2023
Join us at 10 AM on Friday,June 2nd at the Ruby Valley Conservation District officein Sheridan (402 S Main Street) for our annual streammonitoring training! We’ll be demonstrating how tomonitor stream discharge and water levels out in thefield in preparation for our volunteer opportunities tovisit our monitoring sites throughout the summer. It’ll bea good chance […]