The Montana Conservationist, March 1

This week in TMC:

• Yesterday President Trump issued an executive order to re-examine the controversial WOTUS rule
• Want to know when spring is coming? Ask the national Phenology network
• The Montana Legislature is now on its midway break, and so far 50 new bills have been signed into law…with 500 more to go
• Montana recognizes Invasive Species Awareness week at a critical time with the recent discovery of invasive mussels in Tiber reservoir
• The Western Montana Grazing & Ag Conference in Missoula had 170 attendees, despite snowy roads
• The LA Times reports that as bees disappear, robots may pick up their critical pollinating jobs
• Congress has introduced a bill to remove the DUNS requirement for farmers & ranchers signing up for conservation with NRCS
• The Helena Independent Record gives us a roundup of wildlife & natural resource bills so far in the legislature, including “Hunter Pink” and many more
• And NACD has an excellent post meant to help districts develop successful communication plans

That’s TMC, coming in like a lion on this first day of March: TMC 2017-03-01