We gathered with Shields Valley residents at the Clyde Park Town Hall to talk about living in bear country, including tips on how to keep bears off your property in fall.
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As we round out our 35th year, I invite you to reflect on your own story of place. Why do you love Park County? Why do you support PCEC? And, will you help us ensure that we can do our work for another 35 years and beyond?
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Dear Federal Employees,
Thank you. For continuing to show up, no matter what. For showing up when you aren’t getting paid. For showing up amidst the cloud of threats that has pervaded the last nine months: government shutdowns, RIFs, probationary firings and insulting requests to justify your daily necessity. We see you, and we want to say thank you.
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The City has taken implementing the Growth Policy and planning processes seriously, and they’re doing it with real commitment to public input. I want to commend them for such regard and respect; by extending comment periods and expanding public process for more opportunities to make room for every voice. There are a couple of opportunities for public input this week.
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In an op-ed by PCEC, we discuss how the balance between the health of our communities and ecosystems was thrown off this summer in the Shields Valley when the Crazy Mountain Ranch altered its water use without going through the proper change of use application procedure with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC).
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At their September 30 meeting, Park County Commissioners expressed unanimous support for the Gardiner Neighborhood Plan, a document that started with a 2019 community visioning effort called Successful Gardiner.
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During a regular Consolidated Land Use Board (LUB) meeting in September, the board voted to continue the zoning code discussion at their next meeting, Wednesday October 8, 5:30pm. This provides more time and opportunity for the public to learn, weigh in, and will help formulate the LUB's recommendation to the commission.
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This Saturday, September 27th is National Public Lands Day—a time to honor and celebrate the places that make Montana so special. This year, more than ever, we’re reminded how vital these lands are to wildlife and our communities. We’d love to share some recent highlights from PCEC and invite you to join in on some upcoming events that benefit our local public lands.
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Livingston Loves Trees Community Conversation covered the successes of the Livingston Loves Trees program, the pivotal role of volunteers in the care and monitoring of all 381 of our trees, and the next steps we're taking to improve as a program. Read on to learn more and watch the replay.
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Parks Master Plan public survey due TODAY! The City wants to hear from you, and they have extended the deadline for Parks Master Plan through the end of today. If you have already commented, thank you!
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The Roadless Rule is an essential protection for the 1.6 million acres of Inventoried Roadless Areas within the Custer Gallatin National Forest surrounding our community.
Read MoreThis is your final chance to submit a comment to the USDA on the Roadless Rule
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Learn about the Livingston Loves Trees program, its successes, the output of our growing volunteers programs and how we care for and monitoring 381 trees in Livingston Montana.
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Hear about the new Suce Creek Zoning District
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Join us for an in person community conversation about living with bears in the Shields Valley, hosted by the City of Clyde Park, at the Clyde Park Town Hall, October 1st at 6pm!
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The debate over the future of Montana's public lands is at a critical juncture once again. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is moving forward with plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or "Roadless Rule," which would locally impact roughly 1.6 million acres of Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) in the Custer Gallatin National Forest surrounding Park County. The public comment period is currently open, and we need your help sharing the local perspective by September 19th.
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PCEC kicks off its 35th Anniversary Giving Campaign at its annual members' meeting
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Comment on the Parks Master Plan by September 5th and the Zoning Code Update
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Our friends up Suce Creek received some good news today when the Park County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve their citizen initiated zoning district.
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PCEC gathers local stakeholders to get an aerial perspective on the Crazy Mountain Ranch
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