It’s hard to believe that 5 years ago today the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act was signed into law, permanently protecting 30,000 acres of public land from two industrial-scale gold mines. It feels like a lifetime ago and like it just happened yesterday.
Read MoreAfter almost a decade of service at PCEC, Michelle Uberuaga has accepted a new role as the Senior Program Manager for Yellowstone at the National Parks Conservation Association. Erica Lighthiser, who currently serves as the deputy director, will assume the role of interim executive director.
Read MoreCalled Referendum 1, the question will be on the June 4th primary election ballot. If approved, it would eliminate the Park County Growth Policy, handing over our future to developers, with no regard for our wildlife, clean air and water, and quality of life.
Read MoreA collaborative partnership with Appearing Flying Woman, Francine Spang-Willis, and PCEC’s Sarah Stands and Erica Lighthiser, the Crazy Mountain Oral History Project aims to provide a deeper understanding of the layered history of the landscape to strengthen relationships between people, the land and all wild nature.
Read MoreThis week, Park County Environmental Council joined a coalition of 40 Montana businesses and organizations to officially petition the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) in order to create a rule that requires the PSC to consider climate change in its regulation of electric and gas utilities.
Read MoreHere’s an opportunity to help create a vision for the gateways into Livingston!
Read MoreThank you for your interest in learning more about the proposed wellness center, or as the ballot calls it, the multi-use community recreation complex.
Read MoreTo help guide this discussion, we are hosting Livingston City Manager Grant Gager, 4 Ranges board representative and health professional Caroline Rehder, and invested community resident Laurie Bishop.
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Park County has seen a warming trend, with lower elevations transitioning from primarily zone 4b to a majority of zone 5a. For Park County wild habitat landowners, this warming trend presents both challenges and opportunities.
Read MoreIt’s been all anyone can talk about: Where’s the snow?
Read MoreAnnouncing Bethany Allen has been named our Wild Habitat Director, we’re also excited to welcome John Heidke to our board!
Read MoreAs we head toward the end of 2023, we wanted to share what we have planned for 2024 and ask for your support, so we can start off the year strong.
Read MoreAs we approach the end of the year, all of us at PCEC are reflecting on the incredible strides we've made together in 2023 towards a healthier, more sustainable future for our community.
Read MoreThis month, we also have the Montana Youth Climate Summit. I'm excited to learn from the next generation about what we need to do to ensure we have a bright future in Park County.
For over a year, students at the Park High Green Initiative, with some help from us at Park County Environmental Council, have been working to make this summit a reality. We’re excited to share more information about it with you.
It will be on the ballot, likely in June.
Read MoreThis is concerning. The repeal of the growth policy has serious implications
Read MoreThe Yellowstone Gateway 30k is just under two weeks away, and we are really excited about another year of runners experiencing this incredible course!