Mountain ranges, and Yellowstone National Park, is an ecological keystone of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and provides vital connectivity within the Yellowstone-to-Yukon region…
…We envision a day when:
- The landscape of Park County has open vistas, intact wildlife winter and summer ranges, a free flowing and restored Yellowstone River, and housing and other human developments that fit into the landscape and express real attempts at consonance with the natural wonders that surround them.
- There is a common understanding among residents and visitors of the importance of this area to the overall vitality and health of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Rocky Mountain Region.
- Citizens of Park County take pride in and celebrate the area’s high quality of life and the economic strengths associated with the rural character and outstanding ecological wonders within which we live.
- Decisions made regarding resource and land use reflect comprehensive consideration of the compatibility of such use with the enhancement and reinforcement of long-range sustainable ecosystem management principles.
- Urban areas represent the centers of commerce and downtown areas have maintained their historic small town character. Economic development efforts recognize the importance that these centers play as stabilizing aspects of our community, and they respect the rural and open nature of the outlying landscape. Agriculture continues to be the predominant use of rural lands in the county, and strip development has not gotten a foothold in the highway corridors.
