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Outdoor groups sue state over new land exchange policy " Daily Montanan
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (504+ words) A Montana DNRC map showing a proposed acquisition as part of a land exchange. The state would receive the yellow-hashed parcels in exchange for giving up roughly half the acreage in landlocked parcels elsewhere. (Screenshot from DNRC documents) by Micah…...
Montana delegation champions "America the Beautiful Act" to fund public lands maintenance " Daily Montanan
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (674+ words) The entrance sign to Glacier National Park, seen on May 19, 2025. (Micah Drew/Daily Montanan) by Micah Drew, Daily Montanan June 25, 2026 A bill sponsored by Montana U. S. Sen. Steve Daines aimed at renewing a $2 billion investment in addressing deferred maintenance throughout the…...
University of Montana receives $5. 5 M donation for new wetlands center " Daily Montanan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (531+ words) (Provided by the University of Montana) by Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan June 18, 2026 A $5. 5 million donation to the University of Montana will establish a new research operation, the James C. Kennedy Waterfowl and Wetlands Center, UM announced this week. UM said the…...
Montana Land Board updates land exchange policy for first time in two decades " Daily Montanan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1417+ words) A Montana DNRC map showing a proposed acquisition as part of a land exchange. The state would receive the yellow-hashed parcels in exchange for giving up roughly half the acreage in landlocked parcels elsewhere. (Screenshot from DNRC documents) by Micah…...
Conservation groups to screen film about Yellowstone cougars
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (20+ words) Conservation efforts around Yellowstone's population of cougars are the subject of a new documentary about the Yellowstone Cougar Project....
Conservation groups, Forest Service add new public land near Yellowstone National Park " Daily Montanan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (377+ words) by Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan May 18, 2026 A tract of land near Yellowstone National Park which had been identified as a potential gold mining site in 2023 has been added to the roster of public lands after The Conservation Fund, the United…...
Conservation group sues over ESA protections for pygmy rabbit " Daily Montanan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) by Micah Drew, Daily Montanan May 15, 2026 Two conservation organizations filed suit in federal district court against the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a delayed decision about whether the world's smallest rabbit species qualifies for Endangered Species Act protections." Pygmy rabbits…...
Conservation organizations file lawsuit to determine legality of corner crossing in Montana " Daily Montanan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1753+ words) Public land in Montana. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan) by Micah Drew, Daily Montanan May 14, 2026 On Thursday, two conservation organizations filed a lawsuit in Lewis and Clark District Court seeking to "cement the legality" of corner crossing in Montana while respecting…...
Businesses to lawmakers: Stop harming our public lands and our bottom lines " Daily Montanan
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (837+ words) Businesses to lawmakers: Stop harming our public lands and our bottom lines Daily Montanan Businesses to lawmakers: Stop harming our public lands and our bottom lines The recent congressional battle over mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness uncovered…...
An Earth Day victory for the Endangered Species Act " Daily Montanan
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (472+ words) This was a social media post presented by Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican U. S. House member, who bucked the GOP leadership on Earth Day to protect Endangered Species. by George Ochenski, Daily Montanan April 24, 2026 Fifty-six years ago 20 million people…...