Conservation in the New West of Montana
| April 18, 2008 |  View for printing |
Region’s natural beauty draws newcomers, bolsters economy, triggers bitter battles
“Henry David Thoreau didn’t build a trophy home.”
Jim Barrett, Park County Environmental Council
Thanks to modern four-wheel-drive vehicles, you can live at an elevation of 7,000 feet and still be a soccer mom.
“It’s as much of a revolution and a change in the demographics as the horse was for the Plains Indian,” said archeologist Larry Lahren, who is also a Park County commissioner. “It’s been a revolution in terms of people moving into this area, particularly the hinterlands.”
By SCOTT McMILLION Chronicle Staff Writer
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