Conservation Lands Management Plan
Plan Details
Missoula Parks and Recreation has released the
new Conservation Lands Management Plan which was approved by City Council in August, 2010.
Citizens are encouraged to read the plan to learn more about the city’s plans for the management of Mount Jumbo, Mount Sentinel, the North Hills, the Rattlesnake Greenway and other open space lands. Parks and Recreation conducted an extensive public process to gather citizen input about the recreational uses of open space, vegetation and wildlife management, trail routing, accessibility, seasonal closures and maintenance. The new plan sets the vision, principles, goals and priorities to help guide management of the city’s nearly 3600 acres of conservation lands for the next 10 to 15 years.
Community Development
Missoulians have made significant investments in open space through the 1995 and 2006 Open Space Bonds, and citizen input is vital to the city’s effective management of these lands.The planning process began in March, 2009 with a public open house to solicit citizen input on open space management issues.
Parks and Recreation convened working and technical groups with citizens who had backgrounds and experience in wildland management issues. Along with consultants from Missoula’s Ecosystem Research Group, city staff and the working groups have written a plan which provides a framework based on scientific research and data to guide management policy throughout the city’s open space system.
Further Information
Comments or questions should be directed to Morgan Valliant, Conservation Lands Manager, via email, phone at 406-552-6263, or in person at Missoula Parks and Recreation:
100 Hickory St.
Missoula, MT 59801
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