Volume 17 Issue 5 May
In our cover story this month, we speak with Jack Dwyer and Dani Quissell of the Upper Missouri Water Association about efforts to take full advantage of the great resources that the Missouri River represents. Representing irrigation districts, farmers, businesses, and more…
Volume 17 Issue 4 April
In our cover story this month, we speak with Rick Scheele, the manager of the Tin Cup Irrigation District in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, which dates back to the 1880s. To conserve water, the small district is installing electronic controls and satellite monitoring systems and sealing canals…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
The Grass Valley French Ditch Company has been supplying water to users near Missoula, Montana, for more than 120 years. In that time, and particularly in recent years, its service area has shifted away from agriculture and ranching and toward residential subdivisions, and with that has…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we interview McCall Lammerding, an elected supervisor at the Phillips Conservation District, which promotes conservation practices across about 3.3 million acres in Phillips County. By working with the community, the district aims to “protect and ensure…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
This month, we interview Mark LaRowe, who has served since May 2025 as the executive director of the Montana Water Resources Association, taking over from longtime officeholder Mike Murphy. Mr. LaRowe has a wide-ranging background in natural resources…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
In this month’s cover story, we interview Julie Merritt, a water resource specialist with WGM Group, a Montana-based engineering, planning, and design firm. We dive deep into the unique and complex world of Montana water rights and hear…
Volume 16 Issue 9 October
In our cover story this month, we interview Hayley Young, the administrator of the Valley County Conservation District. The district carries out education and outreach activities across the entirety…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
The Yellowstone Conservation District executes on a wide variety of responsibilities in Yellowstone County, Montana— overseeing and permitting work on the Yellowstone River or its tributaries, allocating…
Volume 16 Issue 7 Jul-Aug
In our cover story this month, we speak with Jillien Streit, the new director of the Montana Department of Agriculture. As a farmer and the mother of future farmers, she brings out-of-the-box thinking…
Volume 16 Issue 6 June
In our cover story this month, we hear the encouraging story of cooperation between the City of Billings, Montana, and the Billings Bench Water Association (BBWA), a long-established irrigation district.