Are you a new member of the Wild Divide Chapter looking for ways to get more involved in the conservation community? Possibly you are also new to Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, Jefferson, or Powell County. If so, welcome! Or perhaps you are a longtime Wild Divide Chapter member seeking to…
As of September 16, 2021, the Haystack Fire is burning near the Haystack Mountain Trail. Please stay away and let the fire crews do their jobs. North of Butte, the Haystack Mountain Trail is a shady summer hike perfect for a half-day adventure. The trail leads to the…
Update: August 18, 2020 Due to the large public outcry at the BLM Butte Field Office's environmental assessment and proposed recreation plan for the Scratchgravel Hills, the agency has extended the public comment period until October 6. As we've seen time and again, when we speak up, we can…
A few weeks ago, the Forest Service released its final draft of a management plan for the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. The Forest includes some of Montana’s most revered public lands, including the Big Snowy Mountains, the Little Belts, Big Belts, Badger-Two Medicine, Elkhorn Mountains, and the entire…
From the Big Snowies to the Badger-Two Medicine, the future of wild country along hundreds of miles of the wild Continental Divide and in seven awesome island ranges of central Montana is at stake in a recently released draft forest plan for the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. These…
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (HLCNF) belongs to every American, and every one of us has an opportunity to shape its future. Whether you live in Lincoln, Lewistown, Bozeman, Billings, or Baltimore, you can make your voice heard on behalf of the wildlands in this forest. It doesn’t…
The U.S. Forest Service recently released a draft plan, what it calls a “proposed action,” for the future management of the 2.8-million acre Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (HLCNF). The Forest includes the Rocky Mountain Front, Big Belts, Little Belts, Elkhorns, Big Snowies, Highwoods, and many other beloved landscapes…
The setting August sun lit up distant ridges and peaks across a hundred miles of the rugged Continental Divide on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Ravens played on updrafts as people from Lincoln, Helena and Canyon Creek gathered to eat, enjoy windswept vistas, and toast a unique collaborative success.
Imagine a national forest plan encompassing a dozen wild ranges of the Rockies that fully recognizes the priceless values of wild nature to people present and future. Imagine a forest plan that doubles the number of people working to care for and restore our trails, forests, waters, and wildlife.
In late April, the Helena Ranger District issued a draft Record of Decision for the Divide Travel Plan. Praised as “courageous” by backcountry horsemen and hunters, the proposed plan protects wildlands, restores abused lands, and significantly expands protection of the Continental Divide Trail while providing large tracts for…