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.
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Background Readings
Three essential subscriptions:
(1) Scientific American A monthly science journal covering the leading topics of our time: anthropology, artificial intelligence, astronomy, genetics, solar energy, and quantum math. https://www.scientificamerican.com
(2) The Wall Street Journal A Monday through Saturday newspaper covering the business world as it impacts our daily lives. https://www.wsj.com
(3) The World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural, and other society leaders to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. It is independent, impartial, and not tied to any special interests.. Sign-up for the email notices. https://www.weforum.org
Articles
Hassenzahl, David (2021, May 8). Creating a Learning Community for Solutions to Climate Change. National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). Retrieved from #1 https://cleanet.org/trace/projects/creating_learning_community_so.html
Retrieved from #2
http://www.CamelClimateChange.org
Makridis, Christos A. (2020, February 27). Don’t fear a ‘robot apocalypse’ – tomorrow’s digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/dont-fear-a-robot-apocalypse-tomorrows-digital-jobs-will-be-more-satisfying-and-higher-paid-132075
Mattila, Anna (2021, May 7). Taste alone won’t persuade Americans to swap out animal meat for plant-based burgers. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/taste-alone-wont-persuade-americans-to-swap-out-beef-for-plant-based-burgers-158682
Schumacher, Russ and Bolinger, Becky (2021, May 7). Warming is clearly visible in new US ‘climate normal’ datasets. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/warming-is-clearly-visible-in-new-us-climate-normal-datasets-159684
Websites
2019 Town Survey
https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showdocument?id=47273
3 Lessons from a Very Small Town
Agricultural & Resource Economics (multiple lists of resources)
https://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Agricultural_%26_Resource_Economics
City of Faribault Vision 2040
https://www.ci.faribault.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/1553/Community-Vision-2040
Climate Change and Human Health in Montana
http://www.emountainworks.com/docs/2021_C2H2inMT_final.pdf
Community Visioning
https://conservationtools.org/guides/51-community-visioning
Helena College, University of Montana (2021, May 11) Introduction to Artificial Intelligence https://www.ed2go.com/hc/online-courses/introduction-to-artificial-intelligence/
Montana Climate Assessment
Montana Dept of Environmental Quality, DEQ (1921). Solar Energy in Montana Retrieved May 11, 2021, from http://deq.mt.gov/Energy/renewableenergy/solar.
Montana Institute on Ecosystems
Montana PBS
Artificial Intelligence Crash Course https://watch.montanapbs.org/show/crash-course-artificial-intelligence/episodes/season/1/
One minute guide to economic development for rural small towns
https://www.globenet.org/archives/web/2006/www.globenet.org/horizon-local/perso/guiderur.html
Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
PPS is a source for multiple articles on local community visioning, planning, and follow-through of community development. Below are a few links, beginning with the home site for PPS.
A sample of PPS links:
(a) Small-Town Secrets: Five Ideas for Rural Design
https://www.pps.org/article/small-town-cird-rural-design-greatest-hits
(b) Citizens' Institute on Rural Design
https://www.pps.org/projects/citizens-institute-on-rural-design
(c) Our Top 10 Articles of 2020
https://www.pps.org/article/our-top-10-articles-of-2020
(d) Our Top 10 Articles of 2019
https://www.pps.org/article/our-top-10-articles-of-2019
Research Project Guidelines
http://westlakek12ohus.finalsite.com/uploaded/Resources/Project_Guidelines.pdf
Richlands Community Vision Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G7JFVTC
Smart Growth in Small Rural Towns
https://www.pps.org/article/small-town-cird-rural-design-greatest-hits
South Wood County Vision Survey
https://incouragecf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Community-Survey-Report-Full-April-2012.pdf
Temple Planning Board Survey
https://www.templenh.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif5071/f/file/file/templepb-vision-survey_010418_2.pdf
University of Montana Climate Office
University of Montana Rural Institute
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development Grants in Montana
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-business-development-grants/mt