The Crazy Mountains (photo by Dee Linnell Blank)
Your comments will play a vital role in mandating (or not mandating) the Forest Service to protect the Gallatin Range, the Crazy Mountains, the Pryor Mountains, and other revered wildlands in the Forest for the next 20 to 30 years.
That makes it imperative that those who care about the preservation of wildlands across southern Montana to submit comments.
LWCF has paid for conservation projects at several national parks, including Glacier (photo of Swiftcurrent Lake by Robert Pal)
If Senator Steve Daines intends on putting his money where his mouth is, he’ll oppose Bernhard’s nomination simply because Bernhard has all but assured the American public that he intends on crippling a bipartisan, hugely popular program that Daines is currently championing – the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which was permanently reauthorized by a bipartisan supermajority.
Mt. Blackmore in the Gallatin Range (photo by Louise Johns)
The recreation pressure in these mountains is building, and we need to convince the Forest Service to recommend permanent protection for the Gallatin Range over the next year, or we could very well not have another chance.
Looking for dinosaur bones in Makoshika State Park (photo by Tracy McGiffin)
The legislative session runs from January to May, and we're taking our advocacy efforts to the Capitol to fight for the protection of our public lands. We'll be updating this post throughout the session, so check back for all the latest.
North Fork of the Blackfoot (photo by Eric Ian)
As “Hallowed Waters” beautifully demonstrates, the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (BCSA) will permanently protect the key tributaries of the iconic Blackfoot River and thereby help ensure that the entire Blackfoot watershed remains a stable and healthy fishery for native westslope cutthroat and bull trout.
The Whitefish Range in winter (photo by Steve Gnam)
Last week, the Forest Service released its final management plan for the Flathead National Forest, officially recommending nearly 80,000 acres of Wilderness in the Whitefish Range.
