Earth Week Day 1: Organizations in Natural Resources In The Ruby Valley!
April 17, 2023
Hello everyone, and happy Earth Week! This week, we’ll be covering all sorts of fun topics surrounding natural resources and conservation right here on our website and on Facebook and Instagram. We hope you’ll keep coming back around to learn all about conservation practices in the valley, and that we’ll see you in person on […]
Get Your Tickets For The RVCD Banquet Now!
April 7, 2023
The RVCD Annual Banquet is coming right up! We’re looking forward to another night of dinner, drinking and dancing, as well as opportunities to win a variety of raffle prizes provided by local businesses! The event is at the Round Barn on April 22nd, with tickets available for $40 a piece on EventBrite.com. Click here […]
Introducing Our New Conservation Speaker Series Coming This March/April!
March 1, 2023
UPDATE: Our April Conservation Speaker Series events are relocating to the Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library (217 Idaho Street) in Virginia City. The Madison and Ruby Valley Conservation Districts have teamed up once again to create a brand new annual speaker series, starting this March! This series is specifically focused on natural conservation of the land, […]
Halfway Done With 2023’s Rancher Roundtable Speaker Series
February 3, 2023
*UPDATE: The February 21st Rancher Roundtable Event Was Postponed Due To Inclement Weather; New Date is March 21st* Entering February also means that we’re entering the second half of our Rancher Roundtable speaker series! Our two events in January were a rousing success and a lot of fun, starting with Dr. Marsha Goetting’s lecture on […]
2022 Rancher Roundtable Wrap Up and Video Recordings
March 16, 2022
After four great events on a variety of topics, the winter of 2022’s Rancher Roundtable Series came to a close in February. For folks who missed these events or would like to rewatch, video recordings of the presentations are available to watch here. The series kicked off at the Ennis Public Library on January 11th […]
Welcome BSWC Member Ben
January 14, 2022
Originally from Florida, Ben spent the last 12 years in Virginia. He first gained an appreciation for the outdoors through surfing and fishing along the Atlantic Coast. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Environmental Sciences and a minor in Biology. Ben spent the last few years interning in Australia, and […]
Earth Week Day 5: Seed Starting & Gardening
April 23, 2021
What better way to welcome spring than starting veggie and flower gardens! Whether that’s starting seeds yourself or buying seedlings from your local greenhouse, we’ve got you covered. We’ve partnered with Jackson’s Garden and Judy’s Garden & Greenhouse to bring you fantastic content today! Seed Starting Starting seeds can bring a little green into a […]
Earth Week Day 4: Nature Scavenger Hunt
April 22, 2021
Happy Earth Day! Earth Day is celebrated all over the world as a way to support environmental protection. Here in the Ruby Valley, we have incredible wildlife, land, water, and open space. It is important that we actively work to protect and restore these resources and appreciate the landscape! We encourage you to spend time […]
Earth Week Day 3: Snowpack & Water Supply
April 21, 2021
Water is essential for all aspects of life in the Ruby Valley. The work we do at the Ruby Valley Conservation District is centered around keeping our water resources healthy and available. Today’s activities will focus on where our water supply comes from, what “snowpack” means, work the RVCD is doing to monitor our water […]
Earth Week Day 2: Pollinators!
April 20, 2021
When you think of pollinators, what do you imagine? Most of us think of the honey bee, but there’s more to the story. Montana is home to hundreds of species of pollinators, including 450 species of identified native bees (although it’s expected that there are close to 1000 species of native bees, they just haven’t […]