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 In My Place: Voices of People and Land
By Cori Stanek, Northwest Connections' Landscape & Livelihood alumnus and intern
Cori Stanek has compiled and published "In My Place: Voices of People & Land," a nearly 300 page book inspired by the National Public Radio series This I Believe and her time spent as a Landscape & Livelihood student and intern at Northwest Connections. She was driven by the belief that everyone, no matter the motivating factor, has a relationship to land and that each relationship is valuable to understanding where we find ourselves as modern land citizens. Under this premise, In My Place blossomed as a community writing project featuring essays from more than 90 authors – many of which hail from Swan Valley residents or alumni of L&L themselves. Contributors include students, teachers, loggers, writers, mothers, fathers, business owners, government employees, non-profit organizers, farmers, and scientists, just to name a few.
Copies of “In My Place: Voices of People and Land” are available for $15 a piece, shipping included. For more information, or to place an order, contact Cori Stanek at InMyPlace.project@gmail.com.
Also see the article In My Place written by Cori Stanek for the Seeley-Swan Pathfinder, September 24, 2009 (PDF).
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Swan Lands Update - February 2009 Newsletter
Download our newsletter to learn more about:
Montana Forest Legacy Project to protect 310,000 acres of working forestland
Montana Working Forests to block up ownership within State Forest
An Interview with Neil Meyer
Funding for Forest Service acquisitions in Swan Valley secured
Section 33 acquisition completed
Community input welcome for determining outcome on Swan Valley acres
Legacy Project staff to provide local contractors with updates
(1.81 MBs, PDF format.)
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 Swan Valley Place Names: A Mosaic of History, Stories and Local Lore
By Steve Lamar, Program Manager at Northwest Connections and
president of the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
This comprehensive guide to place names in the Swan River Valley of Western Montana covers more than 500 geologic and historic features including lakes, streams, and mountain peaks in the Mission Mountains Wilderness, the Swan Valley and the spectacular Swan Front.
Inside Swan Valley Place Names you will discover the mapmakers, mountain men, foresters, and early settlers who christened idyllic landmarks such as “Angels Bathing Pool” and “Daughter of the Sun Mountain” during the past one hundred and fifty years. The text and images weave a colorful mosaic of early survey maps, field notes, letters, oral histories and photographs.The reader will gain a broader understanding of this valley’s landscape and culture.
For additional information, contact Steve Lamar at lamar@blackfoot.net
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The Elk Creek Management Plan
Swan Ecosystem Center and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in 2007 completed a joint management plan for the Elk Creek Conservation Area in the Swan Valley, protecting vital fish and wildlife habitat and preventing subdivision development on former Plum Creek Timber Company lands.
(Click on the link above to SEC's website, visit their SWAN LANDS & ELK CREEK FOREST page to view publication, PDF format.)
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Land and Water Conservation Fund
Swan Valley Long Range Acquisition Plan for the Flathead National Forest
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was established by Congress in 1965. The Act designated that a portion of receipts from offshore oil and gas leases be placed into a fund annually for state and local conservation, as well as for the protection of our national treasures (parks, forests and wildlife areas). Since its inception, LWCF has contributed significantly to the creation and maintenance of our system of local, state and national parks and public lands, assisting agencies and local communities to acquire nearly seven million acres of land nationwide. In the Swan Valley, LWCF funding has been utilized to acquire over 8,200 acres, which have been incorporated into the Flathead National Forest.
Each year, based on project demands from communities as well as input from the federal land management agencies, the President makes recommendations to Congress regarding funding for specific LWCF projects. Once in Congress, these projects go through a rigorous Appropriations Committee review process. Given the intense competition among projects, funding is generally only provided for those projects with significant resource values and support. The active support of residents, landowners, and other stakeholders in the Swan Valley conservation initiatives has been a major factor in the successful implementation of the LWCF program in the valley.
The following brochure describes the Swan Valley Long Range Acquisition Plan for the Flathead National Forest.
(Click on page numbers in blue to download brochure, by section in PDF format.)
OR CLICK HERE to download the LWCF brochure as one document.
(Note, file size is 4MBs, PDF format)
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Swan Lands Update - November 2006 Newsletter
Partners protect land along Elk Creek
2006 accomplishments
North Swan conservation easement completed
Real estate update
Private Lands conservation news
Land & water conservation fund
(525 KBs, PDF format.)
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Upper Swan Valley Landscape Assessment
The Upper Swan Valley Landscape Assessment provides ecological
and social information about the ecosystem. It serves as a foundation
for planning across ownerships in the valley.
(Click on blue type to link to SEC website, visit their LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT page to view publication, PDF format.)
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Swan Lands Update - February 2004 Newsletter
The Swan Valley - what does the future hold?
Swan citizens help shape salvage sale
Did you know?
Swan land use survey information
Land use survey at a glance
Swan Lands Community Committee member quotes
Mark your calendars
(3.31MBs, PDF format.)
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