About Our Company
Clark Fork Land Management provides professional wildfire mitigation and land management services for landowners in Missoula and throughout Western Montana. We help protect and improve properties through defensible space, fuel reduction, and post-storm cleanup.
Our team brings front-line experience from both wildland and municipal fire service backgrounds. We understand fire behavior, fuel dynamics, and the importance of defensible space because we’ve seen firsthand how preparation impacts outcomes.
We apply that experience to practical, effective solutions—focused on safety, efficiency, and long-term land health. Whether reducing wildfire risk or restoring storm-damaged property, our work is grounded in real-world conditions and proven methods.
As members of the Missoula community, we take pride in providing honest recommendations and dependable service you can trust.
Cooper Berry, Owner
Cooper graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and brings over a decade of project management experience in both the private and public sectors. His private sector work focused on environmental restoration, including wetland and streambank projects, while his public sector experience included managing capital improvement projects for the Portland Water Bureau.
Cooper returned to Missoula to raise his family and joined the fire service in 2012 with Missoula Rural Fire District, where he currently serves as a Captain. Through his work in fire response and prevention, he has developed extensive experience in wildfire behavior, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.
Cooper combines his background in project management with real-world fire experience to help landowners create effective defensible space, reduce wildfire risk, and improve the long-term health of their Western Montana properties.
Jeff Noble, Project Lead
Jeff brings nearly two decades of experience in emergency services, including eight years as a federal wildland firefighter with the National Park Service. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry with a Fire Science concentration from Colorado State University, combining formal education with extensive field experience.
Jeff currently serves with the Missoula Rural Fire District, where he continues to apply his expertise in wildfire response and prevention. He specializes in wildfire risk reduction, defensible space, forest thinning, and long-term land management planning.
He has led and implemented mitigation projects in Rocky Mountain National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Arches National Park, and Canyonlands National Park—bringing proven, real-world experience to every project.
As a federally certified NWCG Faller Level 2, Jeff has advanced training in technical tree felling and hazard mitigation, allowing him to safely manage complex fuel reduction and defensible space projects. He is committed to helping Montana landowners protect their homes, reduce wildfire risk, and build healthier, more resilient landscapes.
Clint Dregalla, Project Lead
Clint grew up in Colorado and earned a degree in Forestry with a concentration in Fire Science from Colorado State University. He brings over 13 years of experience in wildland fire, including time on a mitigation crew, as a hotshot sawyer, and seven seasons as a smokejumper based in Missoula.
Clint currently serves with the Missoula Rural Fire District, where he applies his extensive field experience to fuel mitigation and advanced tree felling operations. His background working in some of the most demanding fire environments in the country gives him a practical understanding of wildfire behavior and what it takes to protect homes and properties.
He has conducted numerous home and community assessments through the Firewise Program, helping landowners identify risks and implement effective defensible space strategies. Clint brings a direct, experience-based approach to mitigation, delivering practical solutions that make Montana properties safer and more resilient.