The Missoulian

A third-grader in Missoula, Montana has successfully rallied her city to build a new bike lane near her busy street.

A deal between a Montana timber company and conservationists to preserve 320,000 acres of forest is the largest land conservation in U.S. history.

Community activists and designers have made a deal with local officials to reuse construction materials from a demolished fire station to build an amphitheater in a local park.

Open space in Flathead County, Montana, has been steadily decreasing for years, and a recently approved growth policy emphasizes development and the economic benefits that follow rather than farmland preservation.

Missoula deals with the loss of views and vistas in the face of increased density.