Do you #GiveAHoot about the Yellowstone River?

The cold, clear water of the Yellowstone and Shields Rivers are the lifeblood of Park County. The health of the river’s ecosystem and the health of the local community are inextricably linked.

As we face threats from climate change and development, PCEC is committed to protecting our local rivers and their tributaries. We are working with stakeholders and decision-makers to create on-the-ground water conservation strategies that will maintain and build resiliency in the ecosystem.

That’s why we’re encouraging you to show your support for Park County rivers and streams through the Give a Hoot Giving Challenge.

Help us #GiveAHoot about Park County's public lands

PCEC has been working to protect and preserve Park County’s vast natural resources since 1990. PCEC works with residents to safeguard and advocate for the county's world-class rivers, diverse wildlife, landscapes, and outstanding natural beauty, while protecting the health and wellbeing of people who live and work here.

Paving the way for urban sprawl

It behooves us all to understand the immediate and future costs of development and to advocate before our city leaders for something different. Sprawl is not inevitable. It is time to write letters, attend planning board and city commission meetings (virtually or safely masked) and influence the future of our community.

Planning, Resilient CommunityGuest UserJuly 20, 2020sprawl, urban sprawl, railroad crossing

Help us #GiveAHoot about planning for Park County's future

We’re encouraging you to show your support for community planning through a donation to PCEC through the Give a Hoot Giving Challenge.

Guest UserJuly 15, 2020

East Crazies/Inspiration Divide Land Exchange

This week, the Crazy Mountain Project, an informal coalition of locals representing ranching, recreation, Crow Nation, hunting and conservation interests (which includes PCEC), announced a new land exchange designed to help consolidate public land and enhance public access in the Crazy Mountains: The East Crazy Mountains and Inspiration Divide Public Access Improvement Land Exchange.

Do you #GiveAHootAboutTheEnvironment?

During the month-long challenge, all donations to PCEC will be partially matched by the Park County Community Foundation. This makes right now a great time to donate.

NewsGuest UserJuly 9, 2020#giveahootabouttheenvironment, fundraising, donations, give a hoot

TAKE ACTION: Weigh in on Livingston's Future Growth Areas (Plus results from our bike audit)

Comments on Livingston’s future growth survey are due tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. If you haven’t already, please take the time to submit comments on how and where you think Livingston should grow.

Resilient Community, PlanningGuest UserJuly 7, 2020growth policy, livingston, housing, fleshman creek

Slow Roll Bike Audit: What we learned about connectivity and Livingston's future growth areas

Check out our comments on the Livingston Growth Policy Update based on our bike audit and other research.

TAKE ACTION: Weigh in on where/how you want Livingston to grow

The city is asking for your opinion “about development in the extra-territorial jurisdiction,” i.e., land outside Livingston city limits where the city could eventually grow. The survey is open until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8th.

Guest UserJune 18, 2020growth policy, pcec, burton planning services, livingston, covid-19, railroad crossing

Livingston Farmers Market Starting Up - Volunteers Needed

Join us at the Livingston Farmer Market every Wednesday of the summer.
We will have masks available at our table, and will give them to anyone who wants one.

Erica LighthiserJune 9, 2020

Let’s celebrate National Trails Day Apart, but Together

PCEC is proud to join the Livingston Parks and Trails Committee’s call to action to help with a safe and healthy trail clean-up.

Erica LighthiserJune 5, 2020

Defining Livingston's Community Character

What is it about Livingston that makes our community unique?

Guest UserMay 27, 2020

A Mother's Day message from our Executive Director

For me, Mother’s Day is a celebration of life, kinship and our shared responsibility to care for one another and the future.

Guest UserMay 10, 2020

This Land is Our Land Across Big Sky Country

Statewide survey shows unanimous support for public lands by Montanans.

Public LandsMax HjortsbergApril 24, 2020PCEC, Public Lands

Earth Day 2020 Message From Our Director

Our Executive Director Michelle Uberuaga shares her thoughts and reflects on what Earth Day means to her and PCEC on the 50th anniversary of it’s creation.

Max HjortsbergApril 22, 2020

With stay-at-home order in place, PCEC celebrates 'Earth Day, Every Day'

The theme of this year’s events was “Earth Day, Every Day”—an appropriate message considering now we really ought to continue to celebrate throughout the year, rather than just focusing on the events during this one week.

Resilient CommunityGuest UserApril 17, 2020PCEC, earth day, earth day every day, covid-19, adelle welch, susan regele

Volunteers sew 1,000 masks for Livingston Health Care!

PCEC's amazing Boomerang Bags sewing team -- along with many other generous sewing groups and individuals in the community -- have participated in a tremendous local effort to sew cloth masks for Livingston Healthcare.

Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act: One year later, the fight continues!

One year ago, the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act was signed into law, permanently banning mining on 30,000 acres of Custer Gallatin National Forest.

What we learned from the Livingston Growth Policy Survey

Results from the Growth Policy Survey were released Friday! With almost 1,200 responses, the survey helps provide information about some of the community’s priorities.

Guest UserMarch 11, 2020conservation, growth policy, livingston

Park County seeks Old Yellowstone Trail South Corridor Study comments

For the past two years at the request of Park County, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Western Federal Lands Highway Division conducted a comprehensive study of the Old Yellowstone Trail South (OYTS) corridor, from Point of Rocks to Gardiner. This study looks at the feasibility and costs of repairing and improving the OYTS to make a multi-use road and trail, and an alternative means to access the Park.