Join PCEC for these February events!
In 2021, the Livingston City Commission unanimously adopted the Growth Policy. The final document was the product of thousands of public comment and years of work. It was something the entire community could be proud of. Nearly two years later, much of that implementation has stalled, for a variety of reasons.
On Tuesday, the staff of the City of Livingston will be presenting a plan to help implement the 2021 Growth Policy.
We're excited to hear the plan and support its implementation. The City's boards are full of enthusiastic volunteers, who we trust to faithfully execute the public's will. Please join us on Tuesday to hear the presentation!
Hope to see you there, or at one of these other great events this month!
FEBRUARY 2023 EVENTS
Livingston City Commission: Growth Policy Implementation
Tuesday, February 7, 5:30 p.m.
Community Room, City-County Complex
414 E. Callender Street, Livingston or on Zoom (Link will be here)
The Livingston City Commission will hear a plan for implementing Livingston's Growth Policy, which was adopted in 2021. At the meeting, we will learn more about how our shared community vision will move forward to becoming our City’s policies, procedures, and more.
Community Conversation: Legislative Update with MEIC
Wednesday, February 8, noon
Zoom: Register here!
This is a very hectic legislative session and our partners at the Montana Environmental Information Center will update us on bills that will impact our work and local community regarding the Montana Constitution, open cut mining, land use and planning.
MEIC will answer your questions about these bills and give us information on how and when to testify and make comments. Join us on Wednesday, February 8th at noon on Zoom.
Livingston Conservation Board
Wednesday, February 8, 5 p.m.
West Room, City-County Complex
414 E. Callender Street, Livingston or on Zoom (Link will be here)
Katherine Fazekas, who is an AmeriCorps Vista working with PCEC, will present an outline for a Community Resilience Plan to the Conservation Board. Katherine is hoping people will come and give their input!
Debra Magpie Earling
Thursday, February 16, 7 p.m.
Elk River Books
122 S. Second Street, Livingston
Award-winning author Debra Magpie Earling will celebrate the re-issue of her much-lauded novel, Perma Red, with a reading and discussion at Elk River Books, on Thursday, Feb. 16.
Perma Red, originally published 20 years ago, tells the story of Louise White Elk, a young native woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation of the 1940s, battling to free herself from the men who seek to possess her and the institutions that try to control her. At the time, Earling’s novel made an undeniable splash on the literary scene, winning the American Book Award, the Reading the West Book Award, and the Western Writers of America Spur Award for best novel of the West.
Native Cultures Seminar with Dr. Shane Doyle
Tuesday, February 21, 6 p.m.
Canary Conference Room, 2nd Floor of Mammoth Hotel
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming
Dr. Shane Doyle, Apsaalooke, is an educational and cultural consultant who hails from Crow Agency, Montana. His work includes archaeological and genetic research, curriculum design, performance art production, and environmental advocacy. Doyle helped commemorate Yellowstone Park's 150th Birthday by coordinating the installation of the All Nations Teepee Village at Madison Junction in August 2022. Dr. Doyle lives in Bozeman with his wife Megkian and their five children.
Adopt-a-Tree with Livingston Loves Trees
All month long!
Fill out this form here!
Livingston Loves Trees is seeking 100 people across Livingston to adopt, water and care for a tree on their boulevard or a public space near their home.
The program is giving away free trees, seeking to add beauty to our town and grow and diversify Livingston’s urban forest. In exchange, tree recipients must agree to care for trees including following a schedule of watering.
You can register to adopt a free tree at this link. The deadline to apply is the end of February.
Rally for Public Lands
Thursday, February 23, noon
Capitol Rotunda, Helena
RSVP Here!
Join conservation organizations from across Montana for the Rally for Public Lands.
From the event organizers: Montana state lawmakers are at it again, threatening public land access, funding for conservation programs, and our constitutional right to clean air, clean water, and healthy public lands. We’ve seen bills targeting our constitution, paving the way for motorized e-bikes on non-motorized trails, and attacking programs we depend on to protect public access and wildlife habitat.
It’s time for us to unite and show our elected officials that we won’t tolerate ANY attacks on the lands, waters, wildlife, and outdoor way of life we love.