Conservation Lands Advisory Committee

Meetings

• CLAC will meet at least four times a year.
• CLAC will meet as needed, no more than once per month, September through April only. Meetings will be held the first Monday of the month, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., or at a time determined by the group.  Additionally, one field trip will be scheduled during the summer to visit active conservation lands management projects.

Agendas and Minutes

On the Agendas and Minutes Page, (August 2019 to present) use the filter button to the right of the search bar to filter by date or by the name of a board or committee.

Archived minutes prior to August 2019.

Greenough Park Advisory Committee (GPAC) - Archived minutes prior to 2013

The Greenough Park Advisory Committee is now maintained and is a part of the Conservation Lands Advisory Committee. Resolution 7759 (PDF). 

Purpose

The Conservation Lands Advisory Committee (CLAC) will make recommendations on and oversee implementation of the Missoula Conservation Lands Management Plan and the 1955 Greenough Park Decree (see attached Decree). CLAC is a subcommittee of the Missoula Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) and is subject to all of its rules and regulations. 

CLAC will report directly to the MPRB, which advises the Missoula Parks and Recreation Department (Parks). The MPRB is responsible for all actions of CLAC and may require this subcommittee to perform some functions, provide information or give specific advice on certain topics.

• 1955 Greenough Park Decree (PDF)
• Roles and Responsibilities (PDF)
• Bylaws (PDF)
• Conservation Lands Management Plan (PDF)
• Missoula Planning Region Reference Map

Members

• Nine voting members
• Three-year terms - the first terms will be staggered into one-year, two-year and three-year terms. After the initial appointments, terms shall expire on October 15th of each year with the replacement or re-appointed members beginning their terms on October 16th.

CLAC

Composed of those with a variety of expertise and/or interest in the following areas

• Botany (especially Montana native plants)
• Conservation
• Ecology
• Education
• Environmental law
• Health
• Local history
• Recreation
• Recreation resource management and sociology
• Silviculture
• Wildlife biology
• Wildland restoration

A representative from the Missoula Park and Recreation Board will be one of the voting members. A representative from the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and the Lolo National Forest will be included as non-voting members.

Residence

Up to three CLAC members may reside outside the Missoula City limits, but within the Missoula Urban Area Open Space Plan boundaries, which is approximately a 4.5 mile radius of the City.

Appointment

Appointment is by the Missoula Parks and Recreation Board.