Conservation Issues Summed Up as Briefing Papers

MCVEF's Briefing Papers provide an educational and in-depth perspective on conservation issues in Montana - to increase the effective participation of conservation advocates in the political arena and to provide background for policy-makers and the media

Hardrock Mining Reform

Updated July 2008 - .pdf version Montana has a long history of hardrock mining, and a huge legacy…

Kalispell: Big Plans in the Works

Updated 11/05  What the Flathead Valley looks like tomorrow depends on what we do today. These are…

Land Use Planning and Smart Growth

Updated July 2008 - .pdf version For the last twenty years, the population in Montana has grown at…

Livingston's Yellowstone River

 Updated July 2007 | .pdf version Dubbed “America’s last best river” by National Geographic…

Montana Climate Change Advisory Committee Recommends Action

Updated July 2008 | .pdf version  This briefing paper is adapted with content provided by the…

Montana Environmental Policy Act

Updated July 2008 | .pdf version Protecting Public Health, Fish and Wildlife by Restoring…

Montana Solutions to Global Warming

Late last year, the U.S. Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 2007, a comprehensive legislative…

Montana’s Major Facility Siting Act

Updated July 2008 | .pdf versionThe Montana Legislature passed the Major Facility Siting Act (MFSA)…

Protect Missoula County's Western Tradition: Seeley Lake Regional Plan Update

Loggers, bears and loons may make odd bedfellows, but the motley crew makes up the fabric of…

Protect Montana's Rocky Mountain Front

Updated July 2008 | .pdf version Montana's Rocky Mountain Front has long been valued for its…