Community Technical Assistance Program

Web Links Pertaining to Land-Use Information

Montana Land Trusts

Prickly Pear Land Trust, Broadwater-Jefferson-Lewis & Clark Counties

Montana Land Reliance-statewide

Gallatin Valley Land Trust

Bitterroot Land Trust-Bitterroot Valley

Five Valleys Land Trust- Missoula Valley

Flathead Land Trust-Flathead Valley

Montana Association of Land Trusts

Montana Private Sector-Professional Organizations

Montana Association of Realtors

Montana Building Industry Association

Montana Association of Land Surveyors

Non-Profit Planning Organizations

Sonoran Institute, Northern Rockies Program

Noxious Weeds

MT Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, Fighting Weeds on Small Acreages

MT Department of Agriculture, Noxious Weed Program

Montana War on Weeds

Montana State University, Extension Program

Montana Weed Control Association

Planning Consultants

MT Department of Commerce’s list of consultants

Public Meetings (Advice for Facilitating and Organizing)

Roberts Rules of Order

Roberts Rules of Order

U.S. Cooperative Extension System, Do’s and Don’ts for Public Meetings

Vermont Institute for Government, A Guide to Public Meetings

Meeting Facilitation

International Association of Facilitators, Meeting Facilitation Skills

Housing and Urban Development, Tips for Neighborhood Meetings

MT Department of Commerce Community Needs Assessment

Rivers, Streams, Lakes and Wetlands (Permits Etc)

Army Corp of Engineers, Civil Works Site, wetlands permits etc

MT Department of Natural Resources & Conservation stream permitting site

MT Department of Natural Resources & Conservation 310 permit site

MT Department of Natural Resources & Conservation joint application site

MT DNRC Stream Permitting Guide

Roads, Bridges and Transportation

Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) public involvement handbook

MDT publication list

MDT statistics

MDT Community Transportation Enhancement Program CTEP

MDT Railroad, Transit & Planning Division

United States Forest Service Road Cost Estimating for Road Construction

Montana State University, Local Technical Assistance Program

Manual of Traffic Signs website

Soils

USDA, Natural Resources and Conservation Service, Montana soils data and mapping

Water Rights & Wells

Department of Natural Resources & Conservation

Groundwater Information Center, Montana Tech

Water Supplies-Wastewater Treatment-Solid Waste

Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Action Coordinating Team site

DEQ Subdivision Section site

DEQ Public Water Supply Section site

DEQ Solid Waste Management site

DEQ Clean Water Act site

DEQ Water Quality Information site

Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat

MT Fish Wildlife and Parks

Montana's Comprehensive Fish and Wildlife Conservation Strategy

US Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region

Montana State University, Extension Program

Montana State Library, Montana Natural Heritage Program