Little Beaver Conservation District Minutes – November 3rd 2025

Little Beaver Conservation District Minutes
November 3rd,2025

Came to order:5:10 p.m.

Minutes:The minutes from the October 2025 meeting were approved. Public Comment:none
Introductions:CameIa Carstarphen with Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology reached out to Jessica
and wondered while she was in town testing wells that are involved with the Fox Hills-Hell Creek
Aquifer,if she could attend our meeting to give the board an insight on what she was doing with the
wells and explaining that she was eager to see what the wells looked like today since the last time
they were tested in Fallon County was in 1995.Cam was awesome and she answered all questions and
had a lot of extra visuals to help us understand where all the wells are in eastern Montana.

Attendance:Fred Houzvicka,Cris Beckers, Kodie Olsen, Keith Rustad,Roddy Rost,Jessica Stark,Dave
Kirschten- Extension,Camela Carstarphen- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology,Sara Berger- Fallon
County Weed Dept.

Profit and Loss:Last month’s profit and loss was approved by Fred & Kodie

FinancialInformation:Kodie made a motion to pay the bills as presented,Cris seconded,motion
passed.Bills were paid.

Education Outreach and Discussion:

• Jessica gave a report of where she is with the rethinking rangelands workshop.
• Sara Berger reached out to Jessica about partnering with her for Spray days and we decided to
  conjoin spray days and rethinking rangelands into one event. Sara attended the meeting and gave a
  small speech and gave details about this idea. It was approved.
• Jessica,Sara and the board were discussing future partnerships with the Fallon County Weed
  Dept and brainstorming ideas for workshops,educational days,and informational packets.
  Old Business:
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  The building concrete is done.The walls will be put up later on once the carpenter has the time to
  come do it.He said hopefully by December it can be done and then we will work on getting the cooler
  done first then the remaining.
  New Business:
• The new CD Model Operations Policies and Procedures from DNRC has been finalized and throughout
  board meetings we will split it up into sections and decide to adopt or not adopt.
• There are a few policies t at Jessica brought to the board that Terry has made and we decided to
  table them so they have time to read over them and get a good grasp on everything and we’ll approve
  them next month. Kodie made a motion to work up an agreement for the employee when remote work is
  needed to be done. Cris seconded,Jessica will make an an agreement and bring it to December
  meeting. Keith made a motion to approve a new office computer with a budget of $2,000. Fred seconded. Kodie will talk to the court house IT guy to get a better idea of
• a process of getting a new computer and then Jessica and Kodie will find a new computer to
• purchase.
• Terry and Jessica started working on the operational plan and will be continuing the work until
  our hours with the extended agreement is up.
• Jessica gave her coordinator report to see what she has been up to for the month. Excusal of
  Absences:
  Other Business:
• The old tree planter and fabric layer was picked up.
• MSU Extension:Dave Kirschten
• DNRC-CBD:Veronica Grigaltchik
• MACD:Roddy Rest
• NRCS:Michelle Gorder

Executive Session:

• Jessica’s Annual Review was done.The board decided Jessica is doing a good job and her six­
  month goals include updating the office and hosting for educational events.

With no other further business Roddy adjourned the meeting @ 7:10 p.m.The next monthly meeting ofthe Litte beaver Conservaton District will be held December3″‘, 2025@ 5:00pm.
Roddy Rost- Chairman