6585 NRCS projects (38361847334)
Rocky Schwagler, NRCS district conservationist in Forsyth, Mont., looks at the soil structure on Jason Brewer's farm. The fibrous roots on the soybean plant can increase soil organic matter, improve air and wat... More
6755 NRCS projects (25050743218)
Jason Brewer, right, farmer near Forsyth, Mont., shows Rocky Schwagler, NRCS district conservationist, a Bourgault air drill he purchased for seeding crops into his no-till fields. June 2017. Rosebud County, Montana.
Conservation Education10 (37950969445)
Group of students and adults sitting in grass, Ryegate Outdoor Classroom, 1998. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, t... More
Conservation Education SH06 (38121985194)
April 19, 2010 Montana Envirothon, Lewistown. High School students solve a groundwater contamination issue Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Departmen... More
Crazy Mountains (38347973454)
The Crazy Mountains in the summer with little to no snow left. Wheatland County, MT. 2013
Historical 05 (38828973892)
Homestead along Bozeman Fork of the Musselshell River, June 2004. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made a... More
Industry 14 (38859643951)
Refineries in Billings, MT. August 2008. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's o... More
Irrigation 65 (37973074585)
Soil moisture sensor data logger installed under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contract in Richland County, MT. June 2010. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file i... More
Landforms 05 (37987142545)
Sedimentary uplands and plains, small drainage. August 1991. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as par... More
Mining 15 (38161222644)
Stripping and stockpiling overburden materials, July 1970. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part ... More
Misc 010 (24012513157)
Dirt cake, an edible version of a healthy soil profile. Making this cake is a learning exercise that helps teach children about the components of soil. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or... More
Pasture 09 (38847723762)
Two paddocks, one grazed, one un-grazed in a mob grazing system in Carter County, Montana. August 2010. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of... More
Pasture 06 (25006823228)
Pasture near Havre, MT fourth growing season after chiseling. Cattle have been off about 5 days. June 1993. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Departmen... More
Plants OB 40 (27104415269)
Asclepias speciosa, showy milkweed. Columbus, Montana. September 7, 2006.
Rangeland 108 (27264072909)
Sheep on range near Bridger Mountains, May 1972.
Rangeland 105 (38324473064)
Darrell Granbois and cooperator talking in the field, Miles City field office. September 1987.
Rangeland 131 (25169157128)
Whitetail doe on Big D Ranch south of Bozeman; 06/27/08
Rangeland 25 (25169429998)
Rangeland.
Rangeland 29 (39040985551)
Scenic rangeland at base of snow-capped mountains, May 1992.
Riparian 86 (38172110415)
River in bottom of deep gorge.
Roads 18 (38175754715)
Red Rock Pass; southern Beaverhead Co; 6/13/08
Roads 20 (24195909237)
Road to Harrison Lake, Madison County, Montana. March 2012.
Saline Seep16 (39026827492)
Saline seep in a field near Havre, May 1973.
Saline Seep13 (39026823792)
Saline seep on irrigated land near Columbus, April 1974.
Saline Seep20 (38347792904)
Saline seep in bottom of draw.
Scenic BL 05 (39027015722)
Photos at the Vogel Farm. June 26, 2013.
Scenic 11 (38176813265)
Lone Mountain with lake in foreground.
Scenic 84 (27280727309)
View of the Spanish Peaks in the Madison Range, south central Montana. June 2005.
Sediment 13 (39027815772)
Gravel bars in the Bitterroot River near Hamilton, May 1972.
Snow Survey110 (38349257094)
Lingering snow in the Hilgard Range in southwestern Montana. June 2007. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or ... More
Snow Survey61 (25192834288)
NRCS employees on snowshoes remove dirt plug at bottom of snow tube prior to weighing tube, Star Lake 1980. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Departmen... More
Snow Survey83 (38349220074)
Taking snow survey measurements on Storm Lake snow course in Deer Lodge County, Montana, 1961.
Snow 022 (39059208541)
Snow022.jpg
Sodbusting 18 (24210584807)
First year crop on plowout southeast of Winnett, November 1984. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as ... More
Soil Survey40 (39041810212)
Soil testing, November 1989. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duti... More
Soil Survey71 (38362392224)
Shovel and pile of dirt in yard, June 2000. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person'... More
Soilhealth 001 (38190377815)
Rainfall simulator with no-till soil, conventional-till soil, CRP soil, overgrazed range soil, and a healthy range soil. May 2013, Circle, MT. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is ... More
Soilhealth 002 (24210752067)
Wibaux cover crop soil health tour included at stop at a haying cover crop mix with a soil pit where Ann Fischer, NRCS district conservationist, discussed different compaction layers, rooting depths and structu... More
Technology 02 (39042668252)
GPS surveying for CAFO project Rimrock Colony West of Sunburst, MT. Oct. 2007.
6397 NRCS projects (38859325441)
Hay harvested by K&D Livestock, Inc., near Stacey, MT. The Kolka family has participated in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Practices have include... More
6530 NRCS projects (38859329501)
Hay harvested by K&D Livestock, Inc., near Stacey, MT. The Kolka family has participated in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Practices have include... More
6751 NRCS projects (38206627394)
Jason Brewer, right, farmer near Forsyth, Mont., shows Rocky Schwagler, NRCS district conservationist, a Bourgault air drill he purchased for seeding crops into his no-till fields. June 2017. Rosebud County, Montana.
6865 NRCS projects (39040865541)
Purple praire clover in a seeding mix on land converted from cropland to permanent cover on Jason Brewer's farm in Rosebud County, Montana. June 2017.
Conservation Systems Taylor 03 (24192816337)
Jim Taylor's grazing management plan on his ranch near Laurel, Mont., has created healthy riparian areas, full of diverse woody species and a dense mass of sedges, rushes, and grasses. 7/31/12. Laurel, MT.
Irrigation 83 (38829481992)
Harvested wheatfield with wheel line irrigation system near Manhattan, Montana, September 2014. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agricul... More
Irrigation 91 (23995168457)
Irrigation diversion structure near Bozeman, Montana. June 2015. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as... More
Landscaping 04 (37987266555)
Man digging in yard, residential area, June 2000. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that p... More
Landscaping 14 (37987307285)
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federa... More
Misc 007 (38847010572)
NRCS crew heading to conduct sage-grouse habitat inventories as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) sage-grouse special initiative encounters a "Montana traffic jam" in Beaverhead County... More
Pasture 08 (25006825948)
Two-year old pasture stand on Beaver Flats west of Ekalaka in Carter County, Montana. July 2010. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agricu... More
Pest Management04 (38879158161)
Grasshopper on flowers at the Bozeman farmer's market. August 2008.
Plants OB 20 (27104413419)
Acer negundom, box elder; Columbus, Montana. May 11, 2008.
Rangeland 142 (38154807065)
Snow-covered rangeland near Bozeman, MT. Jan.11, 2011.
Rangeland 166 (38154861795)
Rangeland166
Recreation 16 (24191901417)
People in canoes on lake or large river.
Saline Seep10 (39026819622)
Liberty County seep, affecting water quality, July 1983.
Scenic NR 35 (24197126907)
Spanish Creek. Bozeman, MT. June 2013
Scenic 135 (25191431578)
Hobbs Park, Wind River Range, Wyoming. July 2013
Sediment 14 (38348649194)
Sediment bars in the Bitterroot River near Corvallis, May 1972.
Sediment 19 (25192118228)
Sediment deposits in Garfield County.
Sediment 20 (25192120218)
Sediment pollution from Dearborn River at confluence with the Missouri River.
Snow Survey116 (39059493611)
NRCS employees, Austin Beard and Cedar Bossert, weigh a core sample from Elk Peak Snowcourse in Meagher County, Montana. May 3, 2011. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of... More
Snow Survey23 (39059516231)
Putting in a snowtel site, May 1977. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's offic... More
Snow Survey64 (39028382922)
Battle Ridge soil moisture station, June 21, 1968.
Soil Health NR 06 (27294467409)
Handful of soil. Ekalaka, MT., July 2013 Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's o... More
Soil Health NR 08 (24210667067)
Soil. Ekalaka, MT., July 2013 Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's official dut... More
Soil Survey132 (38362518474)
Soil is examined at sample point during National Resources Inventory (NRI) in Wibaux County, June 2015. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of... More
Soil Survey56 (24211574557)
D. Strom looking at soil sample in field, June 1986. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of tha... More
Soil Survey67 (27294897699)
Grass clippings contribute to compost, June 2000. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that p... More
Soil Survey73 (38362397824)
NRCS employee looking at soil in Gallatin County, 1999. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of ... More
Stock Tanks32 (39073109611)
stock tank; Carter County, Montana; watering facility; EQIP; public domain Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken ... More
Stream Habitat04 (38362899214)
Stream restoration on the Krause Ranch near Augusta, MT, 2001. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as p... More
6812 NRCS projects (24175260997)
Jason Brewer, farmer near Forsyth, Mont., seeded 4,000 acres of cropland back to permanent cover for sage grouse habitat. The mixture of grassses and forbs attract insects, which provides a high protein diet fo... More
6842 NRCS projects (24175278297)
Sue Fitzgerald, NRCS District Conservationist in Jordan, Mont., evaluates a seeding done by Jason Brewer, farmer near Forsyth, Mont., to convert 4,000 acres of cropland back to permanent cover for sage grouse h... More
Conservation District 004 (24964975228)
Gallatin Conservation District's conservation education project, funded through a National Association of Conservation Districts grant and numerous local community donations, includes conservation trees availab... More
Daniels 2013 (4) (27281803829)
Livestock facilites buried in snow. Maddock, MT. 2013
Hay 06 (38828849362)
Stack of baled hay, August 1958. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's official ... More
Historical 14 (38859476911)
Cabins at Bannack State Park, Montana; February 2013. Bannack was the first territorial capitol of Montana. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Departmen... More
Industry 04 (38829130002)
Refinery and storage at Cut Bank, April 1973. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that perso... More
Irrigation 50 (37973086985)
Tom Pick, NRCS, demonstrates Micrometer-type inline flow meter at American Water Resources Association Workshop, Lewistown, MT. Oct 2007. Not intended for use in streams. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse... More
Irrigation 86 (37973202885)
Irrigation channel near Bozeman, Montana. June 2015. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of tha... More
Natural Disasters08 (38847285422)
EWP sandbag barrier in Ravalli County, 2001. Julie Miller home. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as ... More
Natural Disasters50 (24012684427)
Heavy equipment working on riverbank, EWP on Ruby River, June 1995. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made... More
Pasture 01 (38847742622)
Pasture with cattle grazing in the Bitteroot, September 1978. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as pa... More
Pest Management02 (38879152591)
Cultural pest control through grazing. 2007 seeding of tall wheatgrass with trefoil which is flowering yellow. July 2008.
Plants OB 15 (38880844471)
Yucca glauca, soapweed yucca. Columbus, Montana. July 23, 2004.
Plants OB 26 (38880846341)
Toxicodendron rydbergii, western poison ivy. Columbus, Montana. May 15, 2004.
Rangeland 110 (27264075129)
Sagebrush grasslands native range on Miller's Butte, August 1972.
Rangeland 114 (25169116798)
Close-up of forage on Harold Klinker's property, Deep Creek Grazing Association, April 1983.
Rangeland 77 (39040369771)
Large herd of cattle on range, Snowline Grazing Association, Beaverhead County, 2001.
Rangeland 79 (24175014477)
Man opening fence, Snowline Grazing Association, Beaverhead County, 2001.
Rangeland 78 (38324425224)
Large herd of cattle on range, Snowline Grazing Association, Beaverhead County, 2001.
Recreation 32 (27276287539)
Boundary sign for the Lee Metcalf Wilderness area near Big Sky, Montana. September 2006.
Riparian 06 (39023185612)
J-Hook structure in the Shields River, Park County, October 2002.
Riparian 112 (39023363792)
Sage Creek, Montana. June 2007.
Riparian 15 (24192710227)
Blackfoot River in Powell County, 2001.
Riparian 58 (39022904772)
Aerial view of the Yellowstone River.
Saline Seep07 (39026816882)
Cracked earth, seep, in Liberty County, July 1983.
Scenic 118 (38176633325)
Sunrise over Bridger Mountains in Manhattan, Montana. June 25, 2011.
Scenic 86 (25191352498)
View of Sacajewa Peak in the Bridger Mountain range near Bozeman, MT.