Rural Montana Life Community Groups
The Town of [Wild Horse] Plains, in the Cabinet Mountians Valley of western Montana, was named for the thousands of wild horses grazing in the mild winter months a century ago. The residents of the Plains area are the members of community groups who vision, plan, and work together on community goals.
Adaptation aims to manage climate risk to an acceptable level, taking advantage of any positive opportunities that may arise. Adaptation options are measures and actions that can be implemented to improve adaptation to climate change.
Adaptations are unique characteristics that allow animals to survive in their environment. There are three types of adaptations: structural, physiological, and behavioural.
Air
Climate changes can make it more difficult for communities to maintain air quality that protects human health and the environment. The Adaptation Strategies below offer possible ways to address anticipated climate risks to outdoor and indoor air quality.
Water
Climate change can make it more difficult for communities to provide drinking water and wastewater services, protect water quality, and maintain healthy aquatic environments. The Adaptation Strategies below offer possible ways to address anticipated climate risks to water management.
Waste
Climate change can make it more difficult to properly manage hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. The pages below offer possible ways to address anticipated climate risks to contaminated site management and disaster debris management.
Public Health
Climate change can make it more difficult for communities to maintain public health. The pages below offer possible ways to address public health risks to air quality, water quality, extreme heat, and waste issues related to anticipated climate changes.