Missoula County to sign closing docs for Marshall Mountain
Barring any last-second surprises, the closing documents will seal the mountain's acquisition as the region's newest public asset.
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Missoula County forms new lands department, names director
A new department formed within Missoula County will also have a new director to oversee everything from trails to the newly acquired public park at Marshall Mountain.
Forest condition, treatment costs atop Dean Stone surprises city
The City of Missoula hopes to apply a forestry grant from the state to clean up what one official described as “messy” forest conditions atop Mount Dean Stone – a condition that wasn't known to the city when it acquired the property.
County notches agreement with Five Valleys for Marshall Mountain
An effort to purchase 480 acres on Marshall Mountain took another step forward on Tuesday when Missoula County approved an option agreement with Five Valleys Land Trust.
Advocates: Ten Spoon conservation easement 'checks all the boxes'
The 21-acre conservation easement would preserve some of the habitat and agricultural soils on the valley bottoms that are quickly being lost in Missoula as growth spreads ever-further from the city center.