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Good Neighbor Handbook:
Information for Rural Landowners in Missoula County

Click here to view online (4.4 MB)

To pick up a hard copy, visit us at 317 Woody St in downtown Missoula. 

Last updated on May 22, 2012

About Us


Hayes Ranch

The mission of Rural Initiatives is to support rural landscapes and the rural way of life by protecting and enhancing the natural, cultural, economic, historic and recreational resources of Missoula County, including lands associated with farming, ranching, and timber management.

To achieve this mission, Rural Initiatives works in partnership with landowners, local communities, governmental boards and agencies, the development community, and non-governmental organizations to:

To learn more about the Rural Initiatives program, please contact any of our staff by e-mail, phone or visit our offices at 317 Woody in downtown Missoula.

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Contact & Office Location  

Mailing Address: Office Address
  200 West Broadway
  Missoula, MT 59802
  317 Woody St. (click here for map)
  (one block west of the courthouse)
Email:  ri@co.missoula.mt.us
Phone:  406-258-3432
Fax:  406-258-3920 
    
Laurie Hire  
  Administrative Aide
  406-258-3432
lhire@co.missoula.mt.us
Patrick O'Herren  
  Rural Initiatives Director
  406-258-4981 
poherren@co.missoula.mt.us
Nancy Heil  
  Planner
  406-258-4714
nheil@co.missoula.mt.us
Karen Hughes  
  Senior Planner
  406-258-3425
khughes@co.missoula.mt.us
Sarah Canepa  
  Rural Landscape Scientist
  406-258-4869
scanepa@co.missoula.mt.us
Lisa Moisey  
  County Parks and Trails  
  Coordinator

  406-258-4716
lmoisey@co.missoula.mt.us
Christine Dascenzo   
  County Parks and Trails 
  Assistant

  406-258-3458 
cdascenzo@co.missoula.mt.us 
Nate Rogers  
  Senior GIS Specialist
  406-258-3429
nrogers@co.missoula.mt.us

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