{"id":1042,"date":"2017-04-13T21:24:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T21:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montanaforestcolaboration.org\/?page_id=1042"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:33:52","slug":"participating-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanaforestcollaboration.org\/app\/participating-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Participating Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Butte<\/h3>\n

Beaverhead-Deerlodge Working Group<\/strong>
\nSean Steinebach – sean.steinebach@mt.gov
\nVaia Errett – vaia.errett@gmail.com<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Hamilton<\/h3>\n

Bitterroot Forest Collaborative<\/strong>
\nSkip Kolwalski – skipnmar@bitterroot.com
\nKirk Thompson
\nRavalli County Collaborative<\/strong>
\nMargaret Gorski – mgorski@bitterroot.com
\nKristine Lee – krismlee1971@gmail.com<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Ovando<\/h3>\n

Blackfoot Challenge<\/strong>
\nSeth Wilson – seth@blackfootchallenge.org
\nJennifer Schoonen – jennifer@blackfootchallenge.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Seeley Lake<\/h3>\n

Blackfoot\/Clearwater Stewardship<\/strong>
\nZach Angstead – zangstead@wildmontana.org
\nLee Boman – lee.boman@icloud.com
\nClearwater Resource Council<\/strong>
\nJon Haufler – jon_haufler@emri.org
\nScott Tomson – scott.tomson@crcmt.org
\nSouthwestern Crown Collaborative (SWCC)<\/strong>
\nJim Burchfield – burchfield.jamesa@gmail.com
\nJon Haufler – jon_haufler@emri.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Bozeman<\/h3>\n

Custer-Gallatin Working Group<\/strong>
\nJohn Prinkki – jeprinkki@gmail.com
\nEarl Atwood – eatwood@beartooth.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Helena<\/h3>\n

Big Elk Divide Restoration Committee<\/strong>
\nJoe Cohenour – joecohenour@gmail.com
\nSam Gilbert – gilbertas@centric.net
\nElkhorn Working Group<\/strong>
\nJoe Cohenour – joecohenour@gmail.com
\nFireSafe Montana<\/strong>
\nPat McKelvey – patm2850@gmail.com
\nMontana Watershed Coordination Council<\/strong>
\nAmy Seaman – director@mtwatersheds.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Libby<\/h3>\n

Kootenai Forest Stakeholder Collaborative<\/strong>
\nTim Dougherty – tdougherty@idfg.com
\nZach Angstead – zangstead@wildmontana.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Lincoln<\/h3>\n

Lincoln Restoration Committee<\/strong>
\nZach Angstead – zangstead@wildmontana.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Superior<\/h3>\n

Mineral County Resource Coalition<\/strong>
\nCarol Young – cyoung925@blackfoot.net
\nEmily Park – emily.park@montana.edu
\nWilly Peck – willy.peck75@gmail.com<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Plains<\/h3>\n

E. Sanders County Collaborative Committee<\/strong>
\nZachary Whipple-Kilmer – zachcore@hotmail.com<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Condon<\/h3>\n

Swan Valley Connections<\/strong>
\nLuke Lamar – luke@svconnections.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Missoula<\/h3>\n

Grant Creek Wildfire Risk Task Force<\/strong>
\nRichard Lasko – rich.lasko920@gmail.com
\nGreat Burn Conservation Alliance<\/strong>
\nHayley Newman – hayley@greatburn.org
\nHeart of the Rockies Initiative<\/strong>
\nEmily Harkness – emily@heart-of-rockies.org
\nLolo Restoration Committee<\/strong>
\nJim Burchfield – burchfield.jamesa@gmail.com
\nErin Clark – erin.clark@mtforests.com
\nMontana Forest Action Council<\/strong>
\nAli Ulwelling – aulwelling@mt.gov
\nMontana Forest Owners Association<\/strong>
\nPeter Kolb – peter.kolb@mso.umt.edu
\nNational Forest Foundation<\/strong>
\nMarlee Ostheimer – mostheimer@nationalforests.org
\nMaisie Powell – mpowell@nationalforests.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Dillon<\/h3>\n

Beaverhead County Collaborative<\/strong>
\nKaren Filipovich – karen.filipovich@gmail.com
\nRyan Chapin – rchapin@trcp.org<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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Ruby Valley<\/h3>\n

Ruby Valley Strategic Alliance<\/strong>
\nDarcie Warden – dwarden406@gmail.com<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t