From Trout Unlimited: "What are Conservation Towns?
In America’s “Conservation Towns,” rural communities that survived the past century’s boom-and-bust cycles are building new blueprints for economic success by tapping into their most important assets: the rivers and streams, public lands, and wild landscapes that have always sustained them.
At Trout Unlimited, we are putting a spotlight on these communities at the heart of the work we do to care for and recover rivers and streams, because the leaders in these communities embody the conservation spirit and model what it means to be a champion for your rivers, your communities, and your fisheries.
Philipsburg, Mont., which leads TU’s inaugural list of Conservation Towns, is shifting its focus from industry of the past century to the opportunities of today: recreation and conservation."
Learn more at https://www.tu.org/conservationtowns