Useful Information
Meeting Info
The Lincoln Conservation District Board of Supervisor’s Meeting is held the third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. Meeting location alternates monthly between Libby and the North Lincoln County Annex in Eureka.
310 Permits
310 Permit Applications must be received by the Lincoln Conservation District Office by 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, the week prior to the scheduled meeting to be placed on the agenda.
Office Info
Our office is located in the North Lincoln County Annex at 66121 Hwy 37 in Eureka.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2170, Eureka, MT 59917
Hours: Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mon- Thurs. by appointment
Phone: 406-297-2233
LINCOLN CONSERVATION DISTRICT
OFFICE OPERATIONS NOTICE
We are located in the North Lincoln County Annex. You can visit our office through the main door of the annex. We ae located in the back hallway. 310 permit applications and other correspondence can also be sent via e-mail or U.S. Postal Service
Our e-mail address is lincolncd@interbel.net. The mailing address is P.O. Box 2170, Eureka, Montana 59917.
For further information, please call the District Office at 406-297-2233.
A special meeting will be held on May 9, 2023 at 2:30 pm. A public hearing will be held on May 17 at 3:45 to discuss a permissive medical mil levy. The next regular monthly meeting on May 17, 2023 at the American Forest Managment Office, 138 Pipe Creek Road, Libby. The meeting will begin at 4 pm. Please contact our office to receive information to login if you want to attend by Zoom. Information related to the agenda is available above, click on Meeting Documents.
310 Permit applications are due by Wednesday, May 10, 2023 to be placed on the meeting agenda.
Tobacco River Restoration
Construction began on Phase I of the Tobacco River Restoration Project in June 2018. Funded by an EPA 319 Grant through the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, the project restored a 0.4 mile reach of the river. Funding from a grant provided by the Sweet Grass Conservation District funded the riparian re-vegetation of the stream banks and floodplain.
Lincoln Conservation District has received funding through the Department of Natural Resource Conservation, Reclamation and Development Grant Program, EPA 319 Interim Grant program and Sweet Grass Conservation District to complete construction of Phase II. Construction began July 15, 2019 and was completed November 2019.
Combined, Phase I and II will restore approximately 1 mile of river channel. The goals of the project are to improve fisheries by addressing stream health including sediment reduction and floodplain access. The project will enhance habitat conditions in this important reach of the Tobacco River which serves as a critical migratory corridor to spawning and rearing tributaries in the Upper Tobacco River drainage.
To view photos of the project construction, click on Community Programs, then Tobacco River Restoration Project
Mud Creek Restoration
Lincoln Conservation District was awarded an EPA 319 Grant through the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to complete the restoration of one half mile of Mud Creek and the adjacent riparian area and floodplain. Additional funding was provided by the Department of Natural Resource Conservation Watershed grant program, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service through Kootenai River Network, DNRC 223 Grant and Clark Fork Kootenai River Basins Council. The project is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Mud Creek Road.
The goals of the project are to improve the aquatic species habitat by addressing stream health and installing a fish barrier to prevent non-native species from continuing upstream. The project site was formerly a timber milling site that operated from 1954 through 1973. During the sawmill operation, Mud Creek was straightened and channelized along Mud Creek Road and a cooling pond was constructed in the southeast corner of the project site. Construction was completed November 2018.
To view photos of the construction and post construction, click on Community Programs, then Mud Creek Restoration Project.
To view the restored creek, click here: Restoration Video
