At the close of the year, Five Valleys finalized three land deals that will one day provide a trail corridor around the Mount Dean Stone ridge.
Fall is officially here. While the bears fatten up for a long winter, farmers finish their harvest, hunters feel hopeful and recreationalists swap out bikes and boats for skis, Five Valleys is wrapping up another remarkable field season.
“Open space is critical. It allows for wildlife to move freely through the landscape. It allows us to produce local food for the people that live in the community next to us. And it also provides an open vista and an open place for people to appreciate and value.”
Located just off Highway 93 south of Missoula, the Clark-Blue Mountain easement is protecting open space, widlife habitat and cultural history.
