Bringing Water Back to the Land is the next in a series of webinars in 2026 that will be hosted by Rocky Mountain Front Ranchlands Group and Western Landowners Alliance (WLA).
Our guest speakers for this webinar are Autumn Holzgen, Montana Conservation Corps, and Shelby Weigand, National Wildlife Foundation.
Autumn Holzgen, the Northern Great Plains Program Manager for Montana Conservation Corps (MCC), works with a variety of partners from all across Central & Eastern Montana to provide targeted local resources that bolster on-the-ground drought resiliency projects. Autumn specializes in managing Low-tech Process-Based Restoration (LTPBR) projects that build drought resiliency across the landscape by restoring natural stream processes, increasing water retention, slowing erosion rates, and enhancing fish/wildlife habitat.
Shelby Weigand leads National Wildlife Foundation’s low-tech process-based restoration work on public and private lands in north-central Montana, cooperating with the BLM and our many agency and nonprofit partners. In addition to this restoration work, Shelby represents the Federation in the Montana Beaver Conflict Resolution collaborative project and coordinates the Montana Beaver Working Group.
During the webinar, Autumn and Shelby will cover the following:
- Riparian Systems – how these systems function when healthy and contribute to making a more resilient landscape.
- Degradation Challenges – give examples of how mesic and riparian systems are showing signs of degradation (erosion, channel incision, disconnected floodplain, upland veg encroachment).
- Restoration Methods – Examples of different restoration methods, with a focus on low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) and the different types of low-tech structures and their purpose.
- Project Planning – Walk through the components needed to piece together a project (permitting, technical assistance, labor, costs, materials).
- Resources – What kinds of resources are out there to help landowners get projects on the ground.
To RSVP, visit http://bit.ly/3ZYGete or scan the QR Code on the poster.
For more information, contact lrosenberger@westernlandowners.org or (406) 470-2101.
Stay tuned to our website for information on our next webinar!
Thursday, April 9 at noon – “Grazing Strategies for Drought”
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