During the month-long challenge, all donations to PCEC will be partially matched by the Park County Community Foundation. This makes right now a great time to donate.
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Comments on Livingston’s future growth survey are due tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. If you haven’t already, please take the time to submit comments on how and where you think Livingston should grow.
Check out our comments on the Livingston Growth Policy Update based on our bike audit and other research.
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The city is asking for your opinion “about development in the extra-territorial jurisdiction,” i.e., land outside Livingston city limits where the city could eventually grow. The survey is open until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8th.
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Join us at the Livingston Farmer Market every Wednesday of the summer.
We will have masks available at our table, and will give them to anyone who wants one.
PCEC is proud to join the Livingston Parks and Trails Committee’s call to action to help with a safe and healthy trail clean-up.
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What is it about Livingston that makes our community unique?
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For me, Mother’s Day is a celebration of life, kinship and our shared responsibility to care for one another and the future.
Read MoreStatewide survey shows unanimous support for public lands by Montanans.
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Our Executive Director Michelle Uberuaga shares her thoughts and reflects on what Earth Day means to her and PCEC on the 50th anniversary of it’s creation.
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The theme of this year’s events was “Earth Day, Every Day”—an appropriate message considering now we really ought to continue to celebrate throughout the year, rather than just focusing on the events during this one week.
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PCEC's amazing Boomerang Bags sewing team -- along with many other generous sewing groups and individuals in the community -- have participated in a tremendous local effort to sew cloth masks for Livingston Healthcare.
Read MoreOne year ago, the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act was signed into law, permanently banning mining on 30,000 acres of Custer Gallatin National Forest.
Read MoreResults from the Growth Policy Survey were released Friday! With almost 1,200 responses, the survey helps provide information about some of the community’s priorities.
Read MoreFor the past two years at the request of Park County, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Western Federal Lands Highway Division conducted a comprehensive study of the Old Yellowstone Trail South (OYTS) corridor, from Point of Rocks to Gardiner. This study looks at the feasibility and costs of repairing and improving the OYTS to make a multi-use road and trail, and an alternative means to access the Park.
Read MoreLivingston’s current 2017 growth policy doesn’t say much about housing. In fact, it’s just 27 words: “Given the relatively stable population the overall housing stock seems to be adequate. Some 276 housing units, or 8.2% of the housing stock, were vacant in 2000.” —However, discussions with community members, business leaders, nonprofits and service providers tell a different story: One where housing prices are going up, and there are fewer cheap places to live.
Read MoreIn 2020, we will continue to honor that legacy in all the work we do for you, and for this place we call home. This work would not be possible without the engagement and generosity of people like you Johnathan. Thank you.
Read MoreIn November 2019, PCEC submitted comments to the U.S. Forest Service on the proposed South Crazy Mountains Land Exchange. Throughout the 45-day public comment period we took a hard look at the details of the exchange and had dozens of conversations with community members. Thank you to everyone who participated in the process—it’s clear that our members care tremendously about the future of the Crazy Mountains.
Read MoreDuring a two-month public comment period, the Park County Environmental Council, Protecting Paradise and the community raised concerns about the tire dump’s potential to pollute air and water in Paradise Valley.
Read MoreLike many Montanans, the Crazy Mountains holds special significance to our family. Back in his early twenties, my husband maintained trails and repaired fences in the Crazies as part of a hitch in the Montana Conservation Corps. He took me on a hunting trip to the Ibex cabin when we were pregnant with our first daughter -- I was hooked. Whether backpacking, biking, skiing or just out for a day hike, I love spending time in the backcountry with my family in this stunning island range.
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