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UPCOMING EVENTS
Landowner Lab: RAP Small Group Workshops
Registration required, and bring a laptop computer!
6 participants can register each day, either Nov 3 or 4th. Each workshop offers more in-depth discussion and hands-on practice with RAP.
Register with skylar@winnettaces.org or 406-289-0218
Class at the Petroleum County Community Center, Winnett, MT
Landowner Lab: RAP Small Group Workshops
Registration required, and bring a laptop computer!
6 participants can register each day, either Nov 3 or 4th. Each workshop offers more in-depth discussion and hands-on practice with RAP.
Register with skylar@winnettaces.org or 406-289-0218
Class at the Petroleum County Community Center, Winnett, MT
MT Salinity Control Annual Summit
Soil Inputs & Effects: Where we’ve been, where we’re going, how do we get there?
Two days of speakers, demonstration, community and more.
Build your Own Worm Bin
Join Kendall Morgan with Winnett ACES for a hands-on workshop on how to build and care for your very own worm bin! Learn how worms turn organic materials into nutrient-rich castings and discover the benefits these natural fertilizers provide for houseplants, gardens, rangeland, and farmland.
Participants will take home a fully functioning worm bin to continue their Vermicast journey at home.
Not ready to start your own bin? No problem! Observers are welcome to come watch, learn, and discover the benefits of vermicomposting at no cost.
Event at Hilger Fire Hall, Hilger MT.
Rural Legacy Planning Seminar with Abbey Bruski
Be prepared. Get organized. Start the conversation.
Join us for a hands-on emergency transition planning (ETP) workshop with Abbey Bruski, rancher from Ekalaka, MT. Attendees will receive their own ETP binder with ready-to-fill forms.
Take the precautionary steps to make sure your land, livelihood, and local traditions stay rooted here for years to come.
Lunch included!
Petroleum County Community Center in Winnett, MT
Landowner Lab Series: Intro to RAP Plant Productivity Software
Open to everyone! Learn how “Rangeland Analysis Platform” (RAP) works, explore its data layers, see examples of how landowners are using it.
RSVP with skylar@winnettaces.org or 406-289-0218
Class at the Petroleum County Community Center, Winnett, MT
Reimagining Rural Roadshow - Winnett
October 7th Agenda - Winnett, MT
The 2026 Roadshow roadmap looks a little different from years past. This one-day event will take us to Winnett, where we’ll get an up-close look at the community’s tremendous success in renovating and reimagining important community spaces. Along the way, we’ll hear from the people who made it happen and learn about the partnerships, funding, persistence, and community spirit that helped turn ideas into action.
9-10 AM Check-In & Networking
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Winnett: From Ideas to Action
Welcome & presentation from Winnett ACES
Tour Winnett’s three major renovation projects, 55 Main, the Petroleum County Courthouse, and the County Community Center—and hear the stories behind their transformation, including the partnerships, funding, and community effort that brought each project to life.
12:00–12:45 PM Lunch
12:45–2:00 PM Behind the Projects: How Winnett Made It Happen
Panel discussion featuring the people involved in the morning's tour projects. We’ll explore how the projects started, partnerships, funding, community support, challenges, lessons learned, and what they would do differently.
2:00–2:10 PM Break
2:10–2:50 PM Resources Around the Table: Funding & Partners
Representatives from funding and resource organizations share what they offer rural communities and how communities can work with them. Approximately 10 minutes each.
2:50–3:00 PM From Inspiration to Action
Quick reflection: What is one idea, connection, or resource you're taking home?
3:00 PM Wrap-Up & Adjourn
Sourdough Class - Part 2
A follow-up or stand alone to the earlier Sourdough class!
This class touches on: Sourdough Overview, Tips & Tricks, and a Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Tutorial.
Petroleum County Community Center
Hosted by Amanda Hansen, As Much as you Knead Owner/Operator
Connecting to Place Through Story
Community “open mic” to celebrate the people and landscapes of Petroleum County. At the Petroleum County Community Center.
Enjoy a meal and hear stories from community members (and share your own!) Share a song, an off-the-cuff telling, a poem. Winnett High School students will share their stories inspired by a workshop hosted earlier that day.
Free & Open to the Public
6pm - Doors Open
6:15 - Dinner is Served
6:45 - 8pm - Live Story Sharing
Body Condition Scoring Workshop
Body Condition Scoring Workshop with Rick Caquelin - PCCC, Winnett, MT
Please submit any questions on body scoring ahead of time here » Questions?
Pasture Walk - ACES In Mongolia: Observations on Prairie and Steppe
ACES In Mongolia: Observations on Prairie and Steppe
Indoor “pasture walk” at the PCCC - Taco bar dinner provided
Zoom link: Click here
Bring your curiosity and the whole family!
Questions? Email kendall@winnettaces.org
Diggin In: Eastern Montana Soil Health Discussion
PCCC, Winnett, Montana
Dinner & Snacks Provided
We will be hosting the second annual Digging In event to expand local soil health conversations. We will hear from land owners who are experimenting with grazing, compost, vermicast, and other innovative approaches!
Stick around because just after dinner at 5pm, Kendall will share out her experience and findings from her recent trip to Mongolia where she was able to do soil health work with nomadic herders
55 Main Grand Opening
Celebrating the grand opening of BOTH floors of the historic 55 Main Building, many local community projects, and 10 years of Winnett ACES!
Join us for food, community, live music, and fun!
11:00 am – Pickleball at the PCCC!
Join for casual pick-up games and/or lessons from more experienced players throughout the day.
1:00 pm – Potluck at the PCCC (moved from Flatwillow)
Join for a lunch potluck to learn more about the renovations at Flatwillow Hall
2:00 pm – Activities throughout Winnett
Visit all 12 project locations/booths to complete your souvenir! Ongoing all afternoon.
Winnett School Athletic Field – Bouncy House
55 Main – booths, games, and Punchy Paint specials
Courthouse Tours until 3:00 pm
3:20 – Inflatable Costume Races
at the Winnett School Athletic Field
4:00 – 4:45 – 55 Main Second Floor Apartment Tours
5:00 – Ribbon Cutting on the steps of 55 Main
Live Music until 9:00 pm
Dinner – Get your meal ticket at 55 Main.
Suggested donation to cover food costs
Taco Bar at the Winnett Bar
Melstone Café Steak Sandwiches at the PCCC
6:00 – Carrell Grant Awards at 55 Main
Good Year, Good Check, Good Plan
Ty McDonald, owner of Down Home Financial, will provide insights & strategies to managing seasonal cashflow & ways to invest in your family's future and the future of the operation.
At the Punchy Paint, in Winnett, MT.
Pasture Walk - Virtual Collars Report Back
Virtual Collars: A report back from a rancher’s first year of adoption
Hands-on learning experiences on local ranches in the Winnett area. All are welcome and we carpool from the PCCC in Winnett, MT.
Bring your curiosity and the whole family! The kids will be making s’mores in a solar oven!
Come prepared to walk the prairie.
Questions? Email kendall@winnettaces.org
Prairie Plans & Possibilities
Join us at the Petroleum County Community Center for a business workshop!
Includes:
Starting a Business
Writing a Business Plan & Financial Projections
Loan Programs & General Finanacing
Lunch & Networking
Local Business Owner Panel
Local Lenders, SCORE, and Snowy Mtn. Development
Hosted by the Opportunity Development Co-Op & Winnett Aces
Pasture Walk - Conifer Encroachment
THIS is the new date & time - the original was rescheduled due to wonderful rain.
Local Solutions for Conifer Encroachment & Control
Meet at the PCCC at 1pm to carpool out to public and private examples on Tin Can Hill.
Bring your curiosity and the whole family! Come prepared to walk the prairie.
Questions? Email kendall@winnettaces.org
PCCD Ladies Day on the Range
Join the Petroleum County Conservation District for their annual Ladies Day on the Range event on Tuesday, June 9th.
View the speaker bios here and the detailed agenda here.
RSVP:
RSVP to Trish @ 406.428.8151 or petroleumcd@macdnet.org
Pasture Walk - Conifer Encroachment & Control
Conifer Encroachment & Control - with ACES Conservation Committee
Hands-on learning experiences on local ranches in the Winnett area. All are welcome and we carpool from the 55 Main building in Winnett, MT.
Bring your curiosity and the whole family! Come prepared to walk the prairie.
Questions? Email kendall@winnettaces.org
Pasture Walk - Compost & Vermicast
Compost & Vermicast: How to utilize it on farms and ranches.
Hands-on learning experiences on local ranches in the Winnett area. All are welcome and we carpool from the 55 Main building in Winnett, MT.
Bring your curiosity and the whole family! Come prepared to walk the prairie.
Winnett Times Newsletter Meeting
Winnett Times Newsletter Meeting - Wednesday, April 15 at 4:00 PM - Petroleum County Community Center
Tree Planting Workshop
FREE Workshop on tree planting, pruning and other care.
At the PCCC in Winnett, MT, 1-4pm, April 14, 2026.
RSVPs encouraged but not required.
Respond at link below or email Jennifer@WinnettACES.org
Upcoming Regional Events
NGPJV - Ranching 101 Webinar Series - Ranch Economics: Costs, Risk & the Financial Realities Behind Decisions - October 7, 2026 - View registration & future webinars here
Judith Basin Conservation District - Bale Grazing Pasture Walk - October 9, 2026 - View flyer & directions here
RSA - A Montana Model for Working Lands - October 14, 2026 - Billings, MT - View more details here
MFU - Annual Convention - October 15-18, 2026 - Bozeman, MT - View agenda here
Governor's Summit on Local Food and Agriculture - October 23-24, 2026 - Helena, MT - More details & registration found here
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Winnett ACES - November Board Meeting - November 4, 2026 - Join virtually here
MISC - Montana Invasive Species Summit - November 4-5, 2026 - Helena, MT - View agenda & registration here
Northern Plains Resource Council - Annual Meeting - November 13-15, 2026 - Billings, MT - Registration found here
Montana Stockgrowers Annual Convention & Trade Show - December 3-5, 2026 - Billings, MT - More details found here