Join PCEC for these June events!
Last night, I saw something new.
In the Sacajawea Park Lagoon, a blue heron sat under the tree in a few inches of water, waiting for a fish. Within minutes, it caught a trout and ate it whole.
Also in the park: the bats flew by, the goslings are starting to lose their yellow, and I saw my first Western Tanager of the season.
It was a good day in the park.
Starting tomorrow, there will be a Farmers Market every Wednesday. We also have many more great events this month.
Hope to see you there!
JUNE 2023 EVENTS
Livingston Farmers Market
Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sacajawea Park
The Livingston Farmers Market kicks off tomorrow. Each week, there will be live music, fresh food and lots of fun. PCEC will again be helping compost. If you're interested in volunteering, please email Karrie at Karrie@pcecmt.org.
Park County Planning Board Subcommittee Meetings
June 7, 8, 15, 22 and July 6
Across Park County!
Park County Residents:
The Park County Planning Board wants to know how you would like to be heard. Join neighbors and Planning Board members to brainstorm communication ideas.
DEQ Railroad Cleanup update
Thursday, June 8, 7:00 p.m.
Community Room, City-County Complex, Livingston
Or Virtual: Register now!
The Burlington Northern Livingston Shop Complex Facility includes an active rail yard used for repair and maintenance that is currently operated by Montana Rail Link (MRL), and the surrounding area where contaminants have come to be located. Previous rail yard operations resulted in soil and groundwater contamination, including chlorinated solvents, petroleum, lead, asbestos, and other compounds released to the environment.
In September 2001, DEQ issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Facility, which requires cleanup actions and additional investigations. BNSF Railway (BNSF) continues to investigate contamination and conduct cleanup. The Mission Wye Facility is located five miles to the east of Livingston, MT and was an industrial landfill that received waste from the Burlington Northern Livingston Shop Complex Facility (BN Livingston). DEQ issued the ROD for Mission Wye in March 2020 and the selected remedy for final cleanup includes monitored natural attenuation (MNA) for groundwater contamination and institutional controls (ICs). BNSF continues to implement the selected remedy through annual groundwater monitoring and IC inspections.
Community Conversation: Downtown Master Plan
Wednesday, June 14 at noon
Virtual: Register today!
Join PCEC to learn more about downtown master plans. The City of Livingston is gearing up to start the process of preparing a new downtown plan and there’s a lot to learn about how they work and how Livingston’s new downtown plan will fit with other planning documents. Once it starts, the process will need plenty of public input so we get a downtown plan that meets community goals and overall needs.
Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group meeting
Thursday, June 15, 6 p.m.
St. Johns Church, Emigrant
Agenda:
Mark Bremmer – New Museum feasibility assessment overview and Q&A
John Lunzer – Water supply update, water balance and monitoring update
Recreation Study – Summer overview
Committee updates
Yellowstone River Hootenanny
Thursday, June 22, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sacajawea Park, Livingston
Montana Freshwater Partners is holding a community event and fundraiser that brings together river lovers in a fun afternoon of friendly competition. MFP will use this opportunity to raise awareness of the Give Back to the Yellowstone Campaign, and watch our partners, sponsors, and river lovers compete against each other in multiple river-centric games. Create a team and sign up today!
Stream Permitting Panel
Wednesday, June 28, 6 p.m.
St. Johns Church, Emigrant
Join the Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group for a panel about stream permitting.
Here's the agenda!
6:00 Welcome and general overview, introductions: Ashley Lowrey (10min)
6:10: Permitting overview and big picture: Traci Sears (20 min)
6:30: Agency overviews: (30 min)
FWP (Scott & Buddy) 10 min
Park CD (Dewitt) 10 min
Army Corp (Jade) 10 min
7:00 Q & A (30 min)
Adjourn 7:30