Private Land Development, Wildlife Movement Across the Landscape, and the Character of Rural Landscapes in the Northern Rockies

A workshop to consider cooperative solutions

                                                       May 15, 2007                                                                                                                                  Missoula, Montana

Speakers and Presentations

Boyer, Jennifer:  Madison Growth solutions and the Madison Valley Ranchlands Group - a balanced, collaborative approach for engaging the community in growth management

Davis, Tim:  Is there such a thing as "smart growth"?  Ideas on how to balance the needs of communities, wildlife and natural resources

Evans, Barbara:  Welcome to Missoula County - why this workshop is important to the people and wildlife of Montana

Goetz, Hank and Greg Neudecker:  The Blackfoot Challenge approach to maintaining a healthy watershed

Gude, Patty:  Expected projections of private land development across the northern Rockies

Miller, SuzAnne and Cindy Swanson:  The Montana Challenge:  remaining the last best place for fish and wildlife in a changing West

O'Herren, Pat and Vickie Edwards:  Planning growth - the role of county governments in managing land development in Missoula County, Montana

Rasmussen, Robert:  The role of land conservation organizations in balancing wildlife needs and private lands development: the Trust for Public Lands as an example

Servheen, Chris:  The impacts of private land and highway development on wildlife - where is this going?

Smith, Chris and Jack Troyer:  Welcome and introduction to the workshop - why are we here?

Sorenson, Jerry:  The role of corporate landowners in managing private land development

Stark, Carole:  Alberta ranchland conservation: a values based planning approach

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