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SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE MANAGING MONTANA SOILS

SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE MANAGING MONTANA SOILS

The group diligently met with the collective purpose to increase the pace and scale at which land stewards implement voluntary practices and systems to maintain and improve soil health, and thereby the long term economic and ecological vitality of agriculture in Montana. And in September 2022, JG Research produced a report, which encompassed what was learned as well as recommendations that emerged from the effort.

One of the major takeaways from the effort both for the group at large in hearing from participants in the process as well as for me specifically in facilitating the group was the hunger for community, for connection, for conversation with people who share common concerns and cares.

BOZEMAN R/UDAT NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT

BOZEMAN R/UDAT NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT

Bozeman is one of three communities nationally that has been chosen for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Regional / Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) project. The focus area for the Bozeman R/UDAT is the Northeast Neighborhood District. Within the area within the orange R/UDAT study boundary, 70% of land has potential for redevelopment in the next ten years. In addition, Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT) is spending $40M to redo and upgrade the Rouse corridor.

THE HIGH DIVIDE COLLABORATIVE

THE HIGH DIVIDE COLLABORATIVE

The High Divide region of Idaho and Montana straddles the Continental Divide along the Idaho-Montana state line and is the center of connectivity between the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Crown of the Continent and the wilderness Central Idaho. Although the region only encompasses two states, it has continental significance because it houses headwaters for the Missouri and Columbia watersheds and it is a stronghold for wildlife that have disappeared from much of their historic range.  

To protect this crucial area, the High Divide Collaborative is bringing stakeholders together to work collectively to conserve and restore lands of importance for local communities and to protect ecological integrity at the landscape scale.