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Montana Climate Center - Gateway to a vast array of information, including weather alerts, current satellite snapshots of Montana skies and instant links to weather conditions in communities across the state. Includes links to Montana DoT Web cameras that give up-to-date images of mountain-pass roads. Also links to Web pages like the National Weather Service, U.S. Geologic Survey, Montana Dept of Agriculture and Montana Natural Resource Information System. pop
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Rural Futures:Agriculture

Across Montana, sheep make short work of weeds - Seventeen projects of the Montana Sheep Institute are underway across the state, including a ranch outside Missoula, where nearly 2,000 ewes and lambs are making short work of a leafy spurge infestation. Economically, sheep are a lot cheaper than chemicals, and insects are a more long-term solution--10 to 20 years down the road. The spurge is healthier than native grasses, with nearly three times the protein. Sheep can be part of a solution to what has become a very serious problem in the West.
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Center For Bison Studies, MSU-Bozeman - The primary mission is to serve as a regional center for information exchange and research on all aspects of the biology and management of the American bison. This includes research on disease and parasite identifications, transmission, and control; nutrition and physiology studies; genetic studies; studies on grading and marketing; range science and ecology studies; growth and production studies; and ecology.
(Added: 12-May-2004 Hits: 48 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Montana Farmers Union - The Montana Farmers Union is a statewide grassroots organization working for family farmers, ranchers and rural communities through conferences, scholarships and other educational opportunities as well as legislative representation and support for producer-owned co-ops.
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Rural Futures:Agriculture:Organic

Harvest Montana - Flax has been grown since the beginning of civilization. Today, because of its link to good health, flaxseed is fast becoming a new food in many diets. Harvest Montana of Chinook, Montana grows certified Organic flax -- grown in a manner consistent with the standards for organic farming - without the use of commercially-made fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides.
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Rural Futures:Conservation

Inland-Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium - A cooperative effort between the Forest Products Department at the U of Idaho, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the U of Montana, and the Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory at Washington State U. The Consortium utilizes a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional approach to solve forest-industry problems unique to the Inland Northwest. It is funded by a special grant from the USDA CSREES.
(Added: 14-Nov-2003 Hits: 70 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Montana Land Reliance // Land Trust - Conservation Easements - MLR works with Montana landowners individually and in groups to provide long-term, legally sustainable conservation of the productive and natural elements of their land and their neighborhoods.
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Montana Wilderness Association - A community-based wilderness advocacy group with five field offices across the state working to educate and organize people to protect Montana wilderness lands and to influence and shape policy on Montana wilderness issues.
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Rural Futures:Economic Development

Inland Northwest Economic Adjustment Strategy - The Inland Northwest Economic Adjustment Strategy (INEAS) is a partnership between the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. The goal of INEAS is to strengthen the economic vitality of 137 distressed resource-dependent counties in the Inland Northwest through strategic, cooperative regional action that supports communities as they adjust to new economic realities.
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Montana Associated Technology Roundtables - The Montana Associated Technology Roundtables was founded to promote economic development in Montana by bringing together the network of entrepreneurs and business professionals to share ideas and information.
(Added: 25-Jul-2002 Hits: 50 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Montana Cooperative Development Center - MCDC - The Cooperative Development Center is a statewide resource for community-based development and assistance in Montana. MCDCs mission is to study and promote cooperative action as a means of meeting the economic needs of rural Montana.
(Added: 3-Nov-2001 Hits: 64 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Montana Council of Cooperatives - Assistance and information on ecomomic development
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Montana Manufacturing Extension - The Montana Manufacturing Extension Center is a statewide manufacturing outreach & assistance center staffed by full-time professionals with degrees in engineering and extensive experience in manufacturing and business in a variety of industries. We can assess your business operations today and help you move ahead for tomorrow. Our field staff are knowledgeable, unbiased, and forthright in their observations as we work with you to improve your business.
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Montana Rural Business-Cooperative Service - The Montana Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) provides financial and technical assistance to emerging and expanding rural businesses and cooperatives. RBS staff provide this assistance through different programs designed to target various aspects of business creation and management.
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Montana Rural Developement Partners - the Montana Rural Development Partnership is committed to supporting locally conceived strategies to sustain, improve, and develop vital and prosperous rural Montana communities by encouraging communication, coordination, and collaboration among private, public and tribal groups.
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The Digital Divide Network: - A conversation with Montana Public Service commissioner Rob Rowe regarding the digital divide in rural places... germane and interesting. take a look!
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Rural Futures:Emerging Technologies

Harvesting Clean Energy - This site was created to provide well-organized and streamlined information, and serve as a central clearinghouse for information on making energy projects happen in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho. Includes programs already underway on wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, etc., energy uses and how rural areas are tapping into their use for economic sustainability.
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Rural Futures:Energy

Geothermal Energy Books - Here are a few good books to whet your appetite for information on geothermal energy. The most comprehensive guide to the hot springs of the northern Rockies and a good overview of mankind's long interaction with geothermal phenomena, are two books in this list.
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Hydro Power Books - When we think of green energy, we tend to think wind, solar, biofuels. When we think of hydropower, we tend to think big dams, lots of engineering, huge projects. This short list focuses on hydropower in the large but also at the micro project level. Even folks at home can build micro hydro power systems. Take a look here.
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Incentives in Montana for Renewable Energy - Links to Financial Incentives: Exemptions and Tax Credits, Industry Recruitment, Personal Tax Credit, Production Incentive, Property Tax Exemption, State Loan and Rebate Programs, and Utility Grant Programs. Outreach & Voluntary Programs include: Green Pricing, and Outreach. Rules, Regulations & Policies include: Generation Disclosure, Interconnection, Mandatory Utility Green Power Option, Net Metering Rules, Public Benefits Fund, Solar and Wind Access Law.
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Montana DEQ - Alternative Energy Loan Program - The Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program was established by the 57th Montana Legislature in Senate Bill 506. It's purpose is to provide a financing option to Montana homeowners and small businesses to install alternative energy systems that generate energy for their own use.
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Montana DEQ - Energize Montana - "There is no greater way for Montanans to be a part of the solution than to conserve energy. Not only can they reduce their power bill - they can improve our environment through conservation."
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Montana Green Power - Explore these pages to learn what's happening in solar, wind and other renewable energy technologies in Montana. You'll find the latest renewable energy news, information on planning and designing your own solar, wind and micro-hydro systems, activities for the classroom, updates on utility restructuring, and links to other useful sites.
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Montana Renewable Energy Overview - Montana generates a very small percentage of its electricity mix from renewables � almost all from biomass. However, eastern Montana offers several key locations for large-scale wind installations near the transmission grid. In fact, the wind resource alone could provide enough power for the entire state more than 70 times over. This PDF document has four maps showcasing several forms of renewable energy potential across Montana.
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