Biomass Summit Agenda - Draft

Biomass Summit Registration Form

An INVITATION to attend the
ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING
October 21, 2009 · 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Lubrecht Experimental Forest

You are cordially invited to attend the 2009 Blackfoot Challenge Members Meeting. The Members Meeting is an opportunity to highlight the Blackfoot Challenge's accomplishments and thank our partners and members for their continued support. The 2009 meeting will be an excellent opportunity to learn about past and current Challenge projects, learn about opportunities to get involved, interact with the Board of Directors and program coordinators, and meet others who support the mission of the Challenge for the Blackfoot River Valley.

Below is a list of some activities our Committees are currently focused on.  Are there other needs in the watershed where the Challenge might respond?  We will have time at the meeting for visit, or call 406-793-3900 or email info@blackfootchallenge.org with your needs to conserve and enhance the natural resources and rural way of life in the Blackfoot Valley.

• Blackfoot Community Project
• Blackfoot Community Conservation Area
• Wildlife
• Water
• Forestry - Blackfoot Fuels Assessment Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
• Weeds
• Sub Basin Planning

Under the 1972 Clean Water Act, each State is required to develop TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads) for water bodies (streams, rivers, and lakes) that it has determined to be impaired or not meeting their designated beneficial uses within its boundaries. TMDLs refer to the amount of pollutant that a water body may receive from all sources without exceeding water quality standards. The State of Montana, through the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), is going beyond the basic requirements of the Clean Water Act by working with local watershed groups and stakeholders to develop not only TMDLs, but comprehensive plans for the maintenance, improvement, and restoration of water quality.