Streamside Planning Help Offered To Communities

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With residential development requests on the increase in Montana, a state task force is offering local officials, planning boards and others a chance to learn how streamside planning can help to conserve local values, protect private property, guard builders and local governments against lawsuits, and boost economies.

  The presentation, sponsored by Governor’s Task Force for Riparian Protection, is aimed at helping local governments and business better understand the role and function of natural areas and floodplains. It also addresses legal responsibilities as communities attempt to balance development opportunities with efforts to maintain the Montana lifestyle.

To schedule a presentation, call Mary Vandenbosch or Jeff Erickson, Headwaters Policy and Planning Partnership at 406-449-3229, or email headwaters@q.com.   

The Governor’s Task Force for Riparian Protection is an interagency group convened to provide information about responsible development along Montana’s riparian corridors.  For more information, visit http://water.montana.edu/setback .