2008 Montana Neighbor Award Nominations Sought

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Rural Montana has a lot of good neighbors, and now there is a way to recognize the most outstanding among them.

"The Montana Neighbor Awards honor a few landowners among the many who epitomize the traditional values of rural Montanans, the role-models," said Ron Aasheim, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ communications and education division administrator.

The Montana Neighbor Awards is the brainchild of an informal coalition that includes Artemis Common Ground, The Nature Conservancy of Montana, the Montana Council of Trout Unlimited and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.  

"Our goal is to recognize landowners who go the extra mile to create a sense of community, who are good stewards of the land, who provide recreational access to others, and who work with neighbors to solve problems," Aasheim said.

Awards will be based on four criteria, including cooperation, land stewardship/conservation ethic, neighborly land access, and community leadership.

Nominations forms are available or by writing to Montana Neighbor Awards, P.O. Box 748, Helena, MT 59624, or by email to: Bruce@montanatu.org .