Marshall Mountain

The state and Missoula city and county have worked to log, thin and burn Marshal Canyon’s wildland-urban interface.

After a record XC event at Marshall Mountain last week, managers will turn to improvement projects ahead of fall.

Friends of Marshall Mountain will consider its next chapter and how to ensure the public park continues to evolve.

Missoula County on Thursday officially opened its public hearing over a range of alternatives intended to rid Marshall Mountain and its facilities of contaminants identified in an environment assessment.

The old facilities at Marshall Mountain contain some hazardous substances, so the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is considering some ways that Missoula County might deal with them.

Missoula County officially backed the city's application to the Forest Landowner Support program to improve forest health and conduct general forest management on Marshall Mountain Park, Marshall Grade and the Mount Dean Stone Preserve.

With summer in full swing and blistering temperatures on the way, Missoula County is bracing for a wave of recreation and the planning that comes with it.

Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday signed the closing documents for the purchase of Marshall Mountain, setting the stage for public ownership of the 480-acre park on a former ski hill northeast of the city.

Barring any last-second surprises, the closing documents will seal the mountain's acquisition as the region's newest public asset.

Now that Marshall Mountain is poised to become the newest park with year-round programming and the crowds that come with it, residents of East Missoula are concerned that traffic impacts in their community have been overlooked.