Missoula Board of County Commissioners: Jean Curtiss, Bill Carey, Michele Landquist

Missoula County Rural Initiatives: "Streamside Protection Program" website

Phone: 406-258-4877 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Our 2009 Stream Care Guide offers watershed residents practical tips on how to make their home and property "stream-friendly."

This new guide will help you protect an irreplaceable part of our lives: clean water in the Clark Fork basin. Download the guide for free today!

Resource Library:

Channel Migration Zone Maps: See how they work in the Yellowstone River basin's 12 counties!

Missoulian article: Take me to the river: Float trip focuses on issues surrounding streamside protection

"Setbacks Facts" Informational Brochure by the Clark Fork Coalition

"How to Grow?" Setbacks article from Winter 2007 Currents by the Clark Fork Coalition

"Why Setbacks?" Setbacks article from Spring 2008 Currents by the Clark Fork Coalition

"Lessons in Flooding" Setbacks article from Summer 2008 Currents by the Clark Fork Coalition

Montana Audubon: Series on Scientific Recommendations on the Size of Vegetated Buffers

Governor's Task Fork for Riparian Protection

NewWest.Net Article: The Skinny on Streamside Setbacks (2.25.08)

University of Wisconsin: Analysis of Zoning to Protect Lakefront Amenities (21 pp.)

Cleveland State University: Hedonic Analysis of Riparian/Wetland Setbacks (43 pp.)

Ravalli County Streamside Setback Committee

Montana Watercourse: “Montana’s Ground Water: A citizen’s guide to understanding and protecting ground water."