Developed by the Western Rural Development Center to help communities determine their tourism potential, the Community Tourism Assessment Program has been implemented in over a dozen Montana communities by the MSU Extension Service and the Montana Department of Commerce's Travel Montana division. Towns featured in the video include Choteau, Deer Lodge, Ft. Belknap, Hamilton, Lewistown and Three Forks.

Environmentally attractive communities, especially in the western United States, continue to experience an influx of residents seeking a better quality of life. Many of these towns are scrambling to find ways to manage growth, both inside and outside their city limits. This program explores some of the management techniques used by Rocky Mountain communities.

Natural attractions throughout America provide the backdrop for a host of tourist opportunities. This video provides an overview of nature tourism businesses ranging from bird watching, photo tours, ATV recreation, environmental lodges, scenic flights and others. Businesses in Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Utah and Wyoming are featured. (32:16 minutes, 2003).

A 45-page resource for people supervising, serving on or interested in public boards across the state. Among the topics covered in the handbook are Montana's open meetings law, code of ethics, board liability, information on wrongful discharge, discrimination, and use of Robert's Rules of Order and motions. Also available for purchase as a downloadable pdf.

Groups are often ambitious in achieving initial goals, but then stagnate when new goals are not set. This MontGuide describes several methods for setting and achieving group goals, including brainstorming, the nominal group technique and force field analysis.

Focus groups can be an effective means of involving citizens in a decision making process. Yet focus groups can also increase conflict and strain group dynamics if not properly executed. This publication provides information on the reasons to use a focus group, the steps involved, the types of questions that could be posed and expected outcomes.